Editing Birmingham City Council (section)

===Political control===
[[File:Mike Whitby by John Hemming.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mike Whitby]], leader of the council from June 2004 to May 2012]]
[[File:Cllr Sir Albert Bore.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Albert Bore]], leader of the council from May 1999 to May 2004 and again from May 2012 to December 2015]]
[[File:Cllr John Clancy - 23097209149 CROP.jpg|thumb|upright| [[John Clancy (Labour politician)|John Clancy]], leader of the council December 2015 to September 2017, seen in the Council House's 'Crystal Gallery]]
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2012.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=change>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cn.stm | title = Birmingham | access-date = 2009-09-25 | work = [[BBC News Online]] | date=2008-04-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Party in control || Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1974–1975
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1975–1976
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1976–1979
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1979–1980
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1980–1982
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1982–1984
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1984–2003
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2003–2012
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2012–present
|}