Unitary authority · England
Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.
What this council is responsible for
Telford and Wrekin
Unitary authority · E06000020
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000020
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Other bodies covering this area
Shropshire
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
33
Postcode sectors
23
Wards
2
Constituencies
5 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
23 wards recorded in this council area.
Admaston & Bratton · Arleston & College · Church Aston & Lilleshall · Dawley & Aqueduct · Donnington · Edgmond · Ercall Magna · Hadley & Leegomery · Haygate & Park · Ironbridge Gorge · Ketley · Madeley & Sutton Hill · Malinslee & Dawley Bank · Muxton · Newport West · Oakengates & Ketley Bank · Overdale & The Rock · Priorslee · Shawbirch & Dothill · St Georges · The Nedge · Wrockwardine · Wrockwardine Wood & Trench
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000020.