The Weoley local
council ward
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is one of the 40 electoral wards for the
City of Birmingham, England. It is also one of the four wards that make up the local
council constituency of
Birmingham Northfield, the other three being the wards of Northfield, Longbridge and King's Norton.
Ward Description
The ward covers an area of west Birmingham. It is predominantly based upon the
Weoley Castle area of Birmingham. Other communities within Weoley are
Allens Cross Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to:
Buildings
* Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee
* Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas
* Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...
,
Weoley Hill Weoley may refer to:
* Weoley Castle, a residential suburban district of the City of Birmingham, England.
* Weoley Castle (house), a ruined moated and fortified medieval manor house, which gave its name to the district of Weoley Castle, Birmingham, ...
, Middle Park Farm and Spicelands Road.
Ward Demographics (from the census of 2011)
The 2011 Population Census recorded that there were 25,925 people living in the ward. Eighty per cent (20,744) of the ward's population are of white ethnicity, compared with 57.9% for Birmingham.
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Ward history
The Ward was created in May 1950 as a result of the boundary changes of that year. The boundaries have been changed on a number of occasions since then.
Parliamentary Representation
The ward has been part of Birmingham Northfield constituency since 1950, which has been represented by Gary Sambrook of the ( Conservative Party (United Kingdom)) since he was elected on 12 December 2019.
Politics
As of 2017, the Ward is served by three councillors on Birmingham City Council: Conservative Peter Douglas Osborn, and two Labour Party councillors: Steve Booton and Julie Johnson.
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1950s
See also
*Birmingham City Council elections
Birmingham City Council elections are held every four years. Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan district of Birmingham in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, ...
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External links
Birmingham City Council: Weoley Ward
{{Wards of Birmingham
Former wards of Birmingham, West Midlands
Northfield Constituency