Wyre Forest (district)
| Wyre Forest District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Wyre Forest shown within Worcestershire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Worcestershire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Kidderminster |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Wyre Forest District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MP | Mark Garnier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.4 sq mi (195.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 169th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 99,500 |
| • Rank | 237th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.2% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 47UG (ONS) E07000239 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SO8264776847 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 2°15′18″W / 52.389°N 2.255°W
Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, covering the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, and several civil parishes and their villages. Its council was previously based in Stourport-on-Severn, but moved to new purpose built offices on the outskirts of Kidderminster in 2012.
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, as a merger of Bewdley and Kidderminster municipal boroughs, Stourport-on-Severn Urban District Council and Kidderminster Rural District Council.
Since 2011, Wyre Forest has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull and Tamworth.
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