The English city of Birmingham is mostly within the county of West Midlands and has a population of approximately 1,076,700.
Most of Birmingham is governed by Birmingham District (B) council with the remainder being within the areas of Solihull District (B) council, Bromsgrove District council, Sandwell District (B) council, North Warwickshire District (B) council, Walsall District (B) council and Dudley District (B) council (in order).
Most of Birmingham is policed by West Midlands Police with the remainder being policed by West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police (in order).
The largest Parliamentary Constituency in Birmingham is Birmingham, Ladywood (10.89%) with the remainder being in Birmingham, Northfield (10.24%), Birmingham, Selly Oak (10.18%), Birmingham, Yardley (10.05%), Birmingham, Hall Green (9.84%), Birmingham, Hodge Hill (9.77%), Birmingham, Erdington (9.71%), Birmingham, Edgbaston (9.68%), Birmingham, Perry Barr (9.53%), Meriden (6.37%) and Bromsgrove (1.18%).
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