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Telford & Wrekin
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Working for our part of Rural England with the Rural Services Network |
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Location: West Midlands Population: 171,159 (Mid-year estimate 2015) Interesting facts: It has been suggested that the Wrekin may have been the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth in the acclaimed series of books 'The Lord of the Rings', although this is subject to some debate. Tolkien lived in the West Midlands and visited the magnificent Shropshire landscape frequently.
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| Telford & Wrekin |
Telford & Wrekin is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Telford & Wrekin Information |
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| Phone number 01952 380000 |
Website www.telford.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) The Marches |
| Frequency of elections Elections are of whole council |
Number of councillors 54 |
Political composition Labour - 28 Conservative - 21 Liberal Democrats - 3 Independent - 2 |
| MPs Telford - Lucy Allen (Conservative) The Wrekin - Mark Pritchard (Conservative) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 1.0% Ten Year Population Change + 6.0% |
| Police Authority West Mercia Police Authority |
Fire Service Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service |
Health Authority NHS West Midlands |
| Area 26,000 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 39 rural OAs from 530 OAs in total |
Audited by KPMG LLP (England) |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with City and Town |
Population by Area- (Density) 6.58 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 28 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 2 |
Number of Parish Councils 22 |
Number of Town Councils 4 |
| Average house price £152,500 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 38.1 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Dawley, Madeley, Newport, Oakengates, Telford, Wellington |
Unemployment rate 0.9% (JSA claimants for August 2017) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2014/2015 Council Tax - £1,147.49 2015/2016 Council Tax - £1,147.49 2016/2017 Council Tax - £1,161.26 2017/2018 Council Tax - £1,222.10 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 8.1% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 45.9% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 10.8% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 38.6% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
Average annual wage for full time employees
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 41.4% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 20.6% 1 car or van - 43.1% 2 cars or vans - 27.9% 3 cars or vans - 6.3% 4 or more cars and vans - 2.1% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs None |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
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(All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
(Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)
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