Birmingham will be represented by nineteen fewer councillors in the future, under proposals for the new electoral arrangements across the city.
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England has published its final recommendations for each council ward in the UK’s largest local authority.
The Commission is calling for Birmingham to cut its number of councillors from 120 to 101, representing 37 single-member wards and 32 two-member wards across the city.
‘The Commission believes that the new electoral arrangements provide an overall number of councillors that can help the authority set and implement its strategy for the city,’ said professor Colin Mellors, chair of the Commission.
‘The pattern of wards will also promote local accountability across the many communities that make up Birmingham.’
