Dudley ( eng. Dudley ) - metropolitan area ( Eng. Metropolitan borough ) with the status of borough in the county of West Midlands ( England ). The administrative center is the city of Dudley .
| Dudley | |
|---|---|
| English Dudley | |
| A country | United Kingdom |
| Included in | West midlands |
| Adm. center | Dudley |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | April 1, 1974 |
| Area | 97.96 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 315,799 people ( 2014 ) |
| Nationalities | English: 92.0% Mestizo: 1.3% Asians: 4.7% Blacks: 1.3% Chinese: 0.4% Other: 0.3% [1] |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | |
| Official site | |
 | |
The district was created on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a result of the merger of the old county of Dudley with the municipal districts of Holsowen and Stourbridge. At the same time, it becomes part of the metropolitan county of the West Midlands . The area has historically been part of the counties of Worcestershire and Staffordshire .
The council consists of 72 councilors representing 24 houses. After the local elections in 2008, there were 43 conservatives , 26 Labor , 2 liberal democrats .
Merry Hill Shopping Center is located in the area.
Settlements
Settlements within the region:
- Amblecote
- Brirlley hill
- Bromley
- Cosley
- Cradley
- Dudley
- Gornal
- Gornal Wood
- Holsowan
- Khobush
- Kingswinford
- Lower Gornal
- Laye
- Neterton
- Old swinford
- Pedmore
- Pensnett
- Priori Estate
- Quarry Bank
- Sedgley
- Stourbridge
- Straits
- Upper Gornal
- Wall hit
- Vitimur Village
- Wollaston
- Wullcott
- Wordsley
- Ren Nest Estate