Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough council
Leadership
Mayor	Syeda Khatun, Labour since 21 May 2024[1]
Leader	Kerrie Carmichael, Labour Party since 7 December 2021
Chief Executive	Shokat Lal since November 2022[2]
Structure
Seats	72 councillors
Political groups	Administration (64)   Labour (64) Other parties (8)   Conservative (5)   Independent (3)
Joint committees	West Midlands Combined Authority
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DB
Website
www.sandwell.gov.uk

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, or Sandwell Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 1979. It is based at the Council House in Oldbury.