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Redditch is a town, and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 110,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry. At one point 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its neighbourhoods. In the 1960s it became a model for modern new town planning.

Redditch has a Borough Council with councillors elected from the Wards of Redditch, and manage bottom-tier local government services. Worcestershire County Council managing upper services.

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