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This is a list of boundary changes occurring in the West Midlands region of England, since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972.
When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there were still some details left to be decided, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's first work was to clarify these details.
| Date | Statutory Instrument | LGBCE Report |
|---|---|---|
| 1 February 1973 | The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972[1] | Report No. 001: Recommendations for new Districts in the non-Metropolitan Counties November 1972 |
| 1 May 1973 | The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973[2] | Report No. 002: Names of Non-Metropolitan Districts March 1973 |
| 1 April 1973 | The Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973[3] | n/a |
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the administrative boundaries of every local authority in England. Between 1974 and 1992 they completed a series of Principal Area Boundary Reviews; reviewing the administrative boundaries of local authorities at their request.[4]
| Date | Statutory Instrument | Effect | LGBCE Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 1985 | The Hereford and Worcester (Areas) Order 1985 | Changes to the boundaries of
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Report No. 442: Malvern Hills/Leominster/South Herefordshire/Wychavon/Wyre Forest March 1983 |
| 1 April 1986 | The Shropshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985 | Changes to the Shrewsbury and Atcham/South Shropshire (both Shropshire) boundary | Report No. 484: South Shropshire/Shrewsbury and Atcham November 1984 |
| 1 April 1987 | The Shropshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986 | Changes to the Shrewsbury and Atcham/The Wrekin (both Shropshire) boundary | Report No. 496: Shrewsbury and Atcham/The Wrekin July 1985 |
| 1 April 1987 | The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987[5] | Changes to the
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Report No. 446: Wychavon/Malvern Hills June 1983 Report No. 511: Worcester/Malvern Hills/Wychavon November 1985 |
| 1 April 1988 | The Shropshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987[6] | Changes to the North Shropshire/Shrewsbury and Atcham (both Shropshire) boundary | Report No. 516: North Shropshire/Shrewsbury and Atcham August 1986 |
| 1 April 1988 | The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1988[7] | Changes to the Leominster/South Herefordshire (both Hereford and Worcester) boundary | Report No. 523: Leominster/South Herefordshire December 1986 |
| 1 April 1988 | The West Midlands (District Boundaries) Order 1988[8] | Changes to the Birmingham/Solihull (both West Midlands) boundary | Report No. 524: Birmingham/Solihull December 1986 |
| 1 April 1993 | The Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands (District Boundaries) Order 1992[9] | Changes to the Stafford/Staffordshire Moorlands (both Staffordshire) boundary | Report No. 619: Staffordshire Moorlands/Stafford October 1991 |
Other principal area boundary reviews
In 1985 they began the first full administrative review of all non-metropolitan counties. Their reviews of metropolitan counties and Greater London began in 1987 and both reviews were completed in 1992.[10]
| Date | Statutory Instrument | Effect | LGBCE Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 1988 | The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988[11] | Changes to the Daventry (Northamptonshire)/Rugby (Warwickshire) boundary | Report No. 539: Northamptonshire August 1987 |
| 1 April 1991 | The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991[12] | Changes to the
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Report No. 582: Staffordshire February 1990 |
| 1 April 1991 | The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991[13] | Changes to the
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Report No. 577: Leicestershire October 1989 |
| 1 April 1991 | The Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991[14] | Changes to the Wyre Forest (Hereford and Worcester)/Bridgnorth (Shropshire) boundary | Report No. 573: Shropshire February 1989 |
| 1 April 1992 | The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992[15] | n/a | n/a |
| 1 April 1994 | The Hereford and Worcester and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993[16] | Changes to the
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Report No. 592: Hereford and Worcester November 1990 |
| 1 April 1995 | The Hereford and Worcester and West Midlands (County Boundaries) Order 1993[17] | Changes to the Bromsgrove (Hereford and Worcester)/Birmingham (West Midlands) boundary | Report No. 629: Birmingham (Bromsgrove) February 1992 Report No. 683: Birmingham (Bromsgrove) (Electoral Consequentials) August 1992 |
| 1 April 1994 | The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993[18] | Changes to the
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Report No. 685: Dudley/Sandwell/Walsall/Wolverhampton September 1992 |
| 1 April 1994 | The Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993[19] | Changes to the
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Report No. 682: Solihull August 1992 |
| 1 April 1994 | The Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County Boundaries) Order 1993[20] | Changes to the
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Report No. 678: Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) August 1992 |
| 1 April 1994 | The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993[21] | Changes to the
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Report No. 628: Coventry February 1992 Report No. 679: Coventry (Electoral Consequentials) August 1992 |
Other mandatory meviews of non-metropolitan counties, metropolitan districts and London boroughs
When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there was not sufficient time to draw up proper electoral boundaries for the new county and district councils, so a temporary system was quickly put in place, intended to only be used for the first elections in 1973.
| Date | Statutory Instrument |
|---|---|
| 7 June 1973 | The County of Hereford and Worcester (District Wards) Order 1973 |
| 12 April 1973 | The County of Hereford and Worcester (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
| 7 June 1973 | The County of Salop (District Wards) Order 1973 |
| 12 April 1973 | The County of Salop (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
| 7 June 1973 | The County of Staffordshire (District Wards) Order 1973 |
| 12 April 1973 | The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
| 7 June 1973 | The County of Warwickshire (District Wards) Order 1973 |
| 12 April 1973 | The County of Warwickshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
| 12 April 1973 & 10 May 1973 | The County of West Midlands (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973 |
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the electoral boundaries of every local authority in England. In 1974 they began the first full electoral review of all metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts, completing it in July 1980. Their reviews of the county councils were completed in 1984.[22]
| Date | Statutory Instrument | LGBCE Report |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1976 | The Borough of Oswestry (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 084: Oswestry October 1975 |
| 6 May 1976 | The Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975[23] | Report No. 047: Shrewsbury and Atcham September 1975 |
| 6 May 1976 | The Borough of Tamworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 013: Tamworth March 1975 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of North Warwickshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 151: North Warwickshire May 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of Stafford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 139: Stafford January 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 155: Stoke-on-Trent July 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 154: Bridgnorth June 1976 |
| 6 May 1976 | The District of Cannock Chase (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976[24] | Report No. 100: Cannock Chase October 1975 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Lichfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 138: Lichfield January 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 159: Malvern Hills July 1976 |
| 6 May 1976 | The District of North Shropshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976[25] | Report No. 120: North Shropshire December 1975 |
| 6 May 1976 | The District of South Shropshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 074: South Shropshire October 1975 |
| 6 May 1976 | The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976[26] | Report No. 114: Staffordshire Moorlands November 1975 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of Nuneaton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 180: Nuneaton December 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The City of Hereford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 168: City of Hereford October 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The City of Worcester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 171: City of Worcester October 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 179: Bromsgrove March 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of East Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 189: East Staffordshire March 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of South Herefordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 163: South Herefordshire August 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 202: South Staffordshire June 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 186: Stratford-on-Avon February 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 200: Newcastle-under-Lyme May 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978[27] | Report No. 298: Rugby October 1978 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of Sandwell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 181: Sandwell December 1976 |
| 3 May 1979 | The Borough of Solihull (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978[28] | Report No. 246: Solihull August 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Leominster (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978[29] | Report No. 307: Leominster October 1978 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of The Wrekin (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 281: The Wrekin August 1978 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Wychavon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 242: Wychavon August 1977 |
| 3 May 1979 | The District of Wyre Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 240: Wyre Forest August 1977 |
| 1 May 1980 | The Borough of Walsall (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979[30] | Report No. 310: Walsall November 1978 |
| 1 May 1980 | The City of Coventry (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 | Report No. 316: Coventry January 1979 |
| 5 May 1983 | The District of Warwick (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 | Report No. 332: Warwick May 1979 |
| 6 May 1982 | The Borough of Dudley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 336: Dudley May 1979 |
| 6 May 1982 | The Borough of Wolverhampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 340: Wolverhampton June 1979 |
| 6 May 1982 | The City of Birmingham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980[31] | Report No. 351: Birmingham October 1979 |
| 7 May 1981 | The County of Shropshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 382: Shropshire May 1980 |
| 7 May 1981 | The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 386: Staffordshire July 1980 |
| 5 May 1983 | The District of Redditch (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 356: Redditch October 1979 |
| 7 May 1981 | The County of Warwickshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 | Report No. 409: Warwickshire December 1980 |
| 2 May 1985 | The County of West Midlands (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1982[32] | Report No. 419: West Midlands October 1981 |
| 2 May 1985 | The County of Hereford and Worcester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 | Report No. 440: Hereford and Worcester February 1983 |
Local authorities could request a further review if they felt that there were changes in circumstances since the initial review. The LGBCE would only approve this if they felt it was appropriate because of major changes in the size or distribution of the electorate.[33]
| Date | Statutory Instrument | LGBCE Report |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1987 | The Borough of Tamworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 | Report No. 470: Tamworth April 1984 |
| 4 May 1989 & 2 May 1991 | The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989[34] | Report No. 543: South Staffordshire November 1987 |
| 2 May 1991 | The District of South Herefordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991[35] | Report No. 583: South Herefordshire May 1990 |
The Local Government Act 1992 established the Local Government Commission for England (or LGCE) as the successor to the LGBCE. In 1996 they began the second full electoral review of English local authorities. On 1 April 2002 the Boundary Committee for England (or BCfE) took over the functions of the LGBCE and carried on the review, completing it in 2004.[36][37]
| Date | Statutory Instrument | LGCE/BCfE Report(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1995 | The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1995[38] | n/a (merges two wards together) |
| 1 May 1997 | The District of The Wrekin (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997[39] | Draft report 3 September 1996 Final report 6 December 1996 |
| 1 May 2003 | The Borough of North Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[40] | Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999 |
| 2 May 2002 | The Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[41] | Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999 |
| 1 May 2003 | The Borough of Oswestry (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[42] | Draft report March 1999 Final report August 1999 |
| 2 May 2002 | The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[43] The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) (No.2) Order 2000[44] | Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999 |
| 2 May 2002 | The Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[45] | Draft report March 1999 Final report August 1999 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[46] | Draft report March 1999 Final report August 1999 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of North Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[47] The District of North Shropshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2006[48] | Draft report March 1999 Final report August 1999 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of South Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[49] The District of South Shropshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000[50] | Draft report March 1999 Final report August 1999 |
| 2 May 2002 | The District of Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[51] | Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[52] | Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999 |
| 1 May 2003 | The Borough of East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[53] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 2 May 2002 | The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[54] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 1 May 2003 | The Borough of Stafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[55] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 2 May 2002 | The Borough of Tamworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[56] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 2 May 2002 | The City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[57] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 2 May 2002 | The District of Cannock Chase (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[58] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Lichfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[59] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[60] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Changes) Order 2001[61] The District of Staffordshire Moorlands (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004[62] | Draft report 9 May 2000 Final report 10 October 2000 |
| 10 June 2004 | The Borough of Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[63] | Draft report 26 February 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
| 1 May 2003 | The Borough of Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[64] | Draft report 9 October 2001 Final report 3 April 2002 |
| 10 June 2004 | The City of Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[65] | Draft report 26 February 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
| 1 May 2003 | The County of Herefordshire District Council (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[66] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 31 July 2001 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[67] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[68] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
| 10 June 2004 | The District of Wyre Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002[69] | Draft report 26 February 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
| 10 June 2004 | The Borough of Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[70] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 10 June 2004 | The Borough of Sandwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[71] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 10 June 2004 | The Borough of Solihull (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[72] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 10 June 2004 | The Borough of Walsall (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[73] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 10 June 2004 | The City of Birmingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[74] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 10 June 2004 | The City of Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[75] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 10 June 2004 | The City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[76] | Draft report 22 October 2002 Final report 13 May 2003 |
| 1 May 2003 | The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003[77] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
| 5 May 2005 | The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004[78] | Draft report 28 May 2003 Final report 27 April 2004 |
| 5 May 2005 | The County of Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004[79] | Draft report 28 May 2003 Final report 27 April 2004 |
| 5 May 2005 | The County of Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004[80] | Draft report 27 August 2003 Final report 27 April 2004 |
| 5 May 2005 | The County of Worcestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005[81] | Draft report 24 February 2004 Final report 14 September 2004 |
| Date | Statutory Instrument | BCfE Report(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2007 | The Rugby (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007[82] | |
| 3 May 2007 & 4 June 2009 | The Warwick (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007[83] | |
| 1 May 2008 & 4 June 2009 | The Stratford-on-Avon (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2008[84] | |
| 4 June 2009 | The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009[85] | Draft report July 2008 Final report November 2008 |
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2010 as the successor to the BCfE. It continues to review the electoral arrangements of English local authorities on an ‘as and when’ basis.
| Date | Statutory Instrument | LGBCE Report(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2011 | The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011[86] | Final report March 2010 |
| 2 May 2013 | The County of Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012[87] | |
| 3 May 2012 | The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012[88] | |
| 2 May 2013 | The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012[89] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2014[90] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Herefordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014[91] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2014[92] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2014[93] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Warwick (Electoral Changes) Order 2014[94] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Lichfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2015[95] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2015[96] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Stafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2015[97] | |
| 4 May 2017 | The Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015[98] | |
| 7 May 2015 | The Wyre Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2015[99] |
| Date | Statutory Instrument | LGCE Report(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 1998 | The Staffordshire (City of Stoke-on-Trent) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995[100] | Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994 |
| 1 April 1998 | The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996[101] | Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994 |
| 1 April 1998 | The Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996[102] | Draft report September 1994 Final report January 1995 Draft report September 1995 Final report December 1995 |
| 1 April 2009 | The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008[103] |
Other structural reviews
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