claim: Birmingham is in Suffolk County.
evidence: The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356 , making it the second most populous county in England .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). metropolitan county. metropolitan county. western central. West Midlands ( region ). England. England. second most populous county. List of ceremonial counties of England. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972 , formed from parts of Staffordshire , Worcestershire and Warwickshire .. Local Government Act 1972. Local Government Act 1972. metropolitan county. metropolitan county. Staffordshire. Staffordshire. Worcestershire. Worcestershire. Warwickshire. Warwickshire. The county itself is a NUTS 2 region within the wider NUTS 1 region of the same name .. NUTS 2 region. NUTS 2 statistical regions of the United Kingdom. NUTS 1 region. NUTS 1 statistical regions of England. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs  : the City of Birmingham , the City of Coventry , and the City of Wolverhampton , as well as the boroughs of Dudley , Sandwell , Solihull , and Walsall .. Birmingham. Birmingham. City of Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton. Dudley. Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Walsall. Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. Sandwell. Sandwell. City of Birmingham. Birmingham. Solihull. Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. City of Coventry. Coventry. Coventry. Coventry. Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton. The metropolitan county exists in law and as a geographic frame of reference .. metropolitan county. metropolitan county. and as a ceremonial county it has a Lord Lieutenant and a High Sheriff .. ceremonial county. Ceremonial counties of England. Lord Lieutenant. Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands. High Sheriff. High Sheriff. Between 1974 and 1986 , the West Midlands County Council was the administrative body covering the county , this was abolished on 31 March 1986 , and the constituent metropolitan boroughs effectively became unitary authorities .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). West Midlands County Council. West Midlands County Council. unitary authorities. unitary authority. A new administrative body for the county ; the West Midlands Combined Authority was created in June 2016 .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). West Midlands Combined Authority. West Midlands Combined Authority. Since May 2017 the authority has been headed by a directly elected Mayor of the West Midlands , a position currently held by Andy Street of the Conservative Party .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). Mayor of the West Midlands. Mayor of the West Midlands. Andy Street. Andy Street. Conservative Party. Conservative Party ( UK ). Other county-wide bodies include the West Midlands Police , the West Midlands Fire Service and Transport for West Midlands .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). West Midlands Police. West Midlands Police. West Midlands Fire Service. West Midlands Fire Service. Transport for West Midlands. Transport for West Midlands. The county is sometimes described as the `` West Midlands metropolitan area '' or the `` West Midlands conurbation '' , although these have different , and less clearly defined , boundaries .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). metropolitan area. metropolitan area. West Midlands conurbation. West Midlands conurbation. The main conurbation , or urban area , does not include Coventry for example .. Coventry. Coventry. The name `` West Midlands '' is also used for the much larger West Midlands region , which sometimes causes confusion , not surprising perhaps when geographically it is on the eastern side of the region , the western side comprising Shropshire and Herefordshire .. West Midlands. West Midlands ( region ). West Midlands region. West Midlands ( region ). Shropshire. Shropshire. Herefordshire. Herefordshire