The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. The county consists of seven metropolita
Status:
Metropolitan county &
Ceremonial county
Origin:
1974
(Local Government Act 1972)
Region:
West Midlands
Area
- Total:
Ranked 42nd
902 km² (348 sq mi)
ONS code:
2E
NUTS 2:
UKG3
Population
- Total (2006 est.)
- Density:
Ranked 2nd
2,600,100
2,884/km² (7,470/sq mi)
Ethnicity:
72.0% White
13.4% S. Asian
6.7% Black British
5.5% Mixed Race
2.4% Other
Executive:
Members of Parliament:
Bob Ainsworth (L)
Adrian Bailey (L)/(Co-op)
Richard Burden (L)
Lorely Burt (LD)
Liam Byrne (L)
Ross Cranston (L)
Jim Cunningham (L)
Bruce George (L)
Roger Godsiff (L)
Sylvia Heal (L)
John Hemming (LD)
Lynne Jones (L)
Khalid Mahmood (L)
Rob Marris (L)
