Sovereign state United Kingdom Region West Midlands Incorporated 1 April 1974 Non-metropolitan county Worcestershire | Constituent country England Admin HQ Kidderminster Area 195.4 km² University Kidderminster College | |
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Status Non-metropolitan district Team Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Parishes Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn Points of interest West Midland Safari Park, Hartlebury Castle, Harvington Hall, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire County Museum Destinations Kidderminster, Bewdley, Stourport‑on‑Severn, Hartlebury, Upper Arley | ||
Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, covering the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, and several civil parishes and their villages. Its council was previously based in Stourport-on-Severn, but moved to new purpose built offices on the outskirts of Kidderminster in 2012.
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Map of Wyre Forest District, UK
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, as a merger of Bewdley and Kidderminster municipal boroughs, Stourport-on-Severn Urban District Council and Kidderminster Rural District Council.
Since 2011, Wyre Forest has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull and Tamworth.
Governance
The Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency, which covers most of the district, is represented by the Conservative MP Mark Garnier. He has held the seat since the 2010 general election, when he gained it from Richard Taylor of Health Concern, who had held the seat from 2001 to 2010.
Elections to Wyre Forest District Council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the seats on the council being elected at each election. Since the first election to the council in 1973 no party has held a majority on the council for most of the time, while the Conservatives, Labour and Health Concern have had periods in control. The Conservatives regained a majority at the last election in 2015 and as of that election the council is composed of the following councillors:-