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This page is about the Government of Birmingham, England.
Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns formerly in Staffordshire or Worcestershire.
Until the 1760s Birmingham was administered by manorial and parish officials, most of whom served on a part-time and honourary basis. By the 1760s the population growth of Birmingham made this system completely inadquate, and salaried officials were needed. In 1768 a body of "Commisioners of the Streets" was established who had powers to levy a rate for functions such as cleaning and street lighting. They were later given powers to provide policing and build public buildings.
The Reform Act of 1832 gave Birmingham its first representation in Parliament innitially with only two MP's but this has been gradually expanded.
Birmingham gained the status of a borough in 1838 and gained its its first elected town councilIn England, town council s are civil parish councils, where the civil parish is a town. Civil parishes are the lowest level of elected governance, under the district and county level. Any parish can unilaterally decide to make itself a town. The chairman which took over the functions of the Street Comissioners. In 1889Events January-April January 8 Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 Meiji Constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown it became a county boroughCounty borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. History When the first county councils were created, it was decided that to let them have authority over the large tow (unitary authority) and a cityA city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. City can also be a synonym for " downtown. Introduction A city usually consists of residential, industrial and business areas. This remained unchanged until 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped when Birmingham became a metropolitan district of the newly-created West Midlands county under the West Midlands County CouncilThe West Midlands County Council (WMCC) was the former upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands county, a metropolitan county in England. It was established on April 1, 1974, and functioned for the next twelve years. Along with five other metr. The county council was abolished in 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa and Birmingham effectively reverted to being a unitary authority although sharing some services with other authorities in the county.