What is Birmingham City Council?
'''Birmingham City Council''' is the [[local government]] responsible for the City of [[Birmingham]] in England. It started in 1838. It has been a [[metropolitan district]] since 1974. It has the most people of any local council area in the United Kingdom (excluding counties). There are 101 [[Election|elected]] [[Councillor|councillors]] representing over one million people, in 69 [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|ward]]<nowiki/>s. It is part of the [[West Midlands Combined Authority]]. On September 6 2023, the council declared effective [[bankruptcy]]. [[Commissioner|Commissioners]] will be sent in to run it.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Jennifer|last2=Pickard|first2=Jim|date=2023-09-18|title=UK to appoint commissioners to run Birmingham city council|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ce93b38d-7984-4d0f-af73-0ba9f5eae7a7?desktop=true&segmentId=7c8f09b9-9b61-4fbb-9430-9208a9e233c8#myft:notification:daily-email:content|access-date=2023-09-19}}</ref> In 2024 it announced that there would be a 21% rise in council tax over the next 2 years. It will sell £750 million of [[Asset|assets]] and reduce spending on public services by £300 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bankrupt Birmingham council takes drastic steps to balance the books|url=https://www.ft.com/content/3ec920d6-d4eb-42fe-8cd4-61ec8a17244a|access-date=2024-02-20|website=www.ft.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Local government in England]] [[Category:Organisations based in Birmingham]] [[Category:City councils]]