    birmingham city council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the city of birmingham in england, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. it is the most populated local council in the united kingdom (excluding counties) with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in june 2004, 120 birmingham city councillors representing over one million people, in 40 wards.{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/wards|title=birmingham city council: wards|publisher=birmingham city council|accessdate=31 
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