The district also includes the towns of Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, along with several villages and surrounding rural areas.

[3] Since 2011, Wyre Forest has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.

Wyre Forest District Council made headlines in June 2024 when it announced that it had banned bouncy castles on council-owned land because of insurance problems.

The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.

[33] The wards are:[33] The Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency, which covers most of the district, is represented by the Conservative MP Mark Garnier.