Birmingham City Council

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Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Birmingham has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council, a type of unitary authority. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. It is the most populous local government district in England, serving over 1.1 million people. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.

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Unite members hold rally outside Birmingham Council Unite the Union members hold a rally outside Birmingham City Council. It comes as Unite said its members voted overwhelmingly against what it described as the council's "totally inadequate" offer,.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:00Published 3 days ago

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