Weoley (ward)

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FieldValue
official_nameWeoley
typeWard
static_image_captionShown within City of Birmingham
shire_districtCity of Birmingham
regionWest Midlands
countryEngland
post_townBIRMINGHAM
postcode_areaB
dial_code0121
constituency_westminsterBirmingham Northfield
metropolitan_boroughBirmingham
metropolitan_countyWest Midlands
councillor1Peter Douglas Osborn
party1Conservative Party
councillor2Julie Johnson JP
party2Labour Party
councillor3Steve Booton
party3Labour Party
population25,925
population_ref(2011)
hide_servicesyes
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| official_name = Weoley | type = Ward | static_image_name = | static_image_caption = Shown within City of Birmingham | shire_district = City of Birmingham | region = West Midlands | country = England | post_town = BIRMINGHAM | postcode_area = B | postcode_district = | dial_code = 0121 | constituency_westminster = Birmingham Northfield | metropolitan_borough = Birmingham | metropolitan_county = West Midlands | councillor1 = Peter Douglas Osborn | party1 = Conservative Party | councillor2 = Julie Johnson JP | party2 = Labour Party | councillor3 = Steve Booton | party3 = Labour Party | population = 25,925 | population_ref = (2011) | area_total_km2 = | area_footnotes = | hide_services = yes The Weoley local council ward 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, Weoley Hill, 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.

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

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Julie Johnson |votes = 2,125 |percentage = 40.7 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Eddie Freeman |votes = 1,943 |percentage = 37.2 |change = |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Steven Brookes |votes = 739 |percentage = 14.2 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Steve Haynes |votes = 213 |percentage = 4.1 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Ben Kerr-Morgan |votes = 200 |percentage = 3.8 |change = |votes = 182 |percentage = 3.5 |change = |votes = 5,220 |percentage = 30.1 |change = |reg. electors = 17,330 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Steve Booton |votes = 4,118 |percentage = 40.4 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jayne Freeman |votes = 3,519 |percentage = 34.6 |change = |party = UKIP |candidate = Tony Hayes |votes = 1,641 |percentage = 16.1 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Anna Lucille Masters |votes = 494 |percentage = 4.9 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Steven Alan Haynes |votes = 412 |percentage = 4.1 |change =

|votes = 599 |percentage = 5.9 |change = |votes = 10,184 |percentage = 58 |change = |reg. electors = 17,542 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Osborn |votes = 2,287 |percentage = 39.4 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Steve Booton |votes = 1,780 |percentage = 30.7 |change = |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Kevin Morris |votes = 1,205 |percentage = 20.8 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Anna Masters |votes = 305 |percentage = 5.3 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Sally Haynes-Preece |votes = 223 |percentage = 3.8 |change =

|votes = 507 |percentage = 8.7 |change = |votes = 5,800 |percentage = 33 |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Eddie Freeman |votes = 2,117 |percentage = 43.2 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Steve Booton |votes = 2,115 |percentage = 43.2 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Ross Kendall Axe |votes = 239 |percentage = 4.9 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Steven Alan Haynes |votes = 216 |percentage = 4.4 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Leslie John Orton |votes = 213 |percentage = 4.4 |change =

|votes = 2 |percentage = 0.0 |change = |votes = 4,900 |percentage = 27.2 |change = |reg. electors = 18,027 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Adrian Delaney |votes = 2,599 |percentage = 41.7 |change = |party = Labour Co-operative |candidate = Chris Hillcox |votes = 2,587 |percentage = 41.5 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Trevor Sword |votes = 402 |percentage = 6.4 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = David Williams |votes = 312 |percentage = 5.0 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = John Grainger |votes = 305 |percentage = 4.9 |change =

|votes = 12 |percentage = 0.2 |change = |votes = 6,239 |percentage = 35.3 |change = |reg. electors = 17,655 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Osborn |votes = 3,639 |percentage = 36.1 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Christopher Hillcox |votes = 3,575 |percentage = 35.4 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Trevor Sword |votes = 1,694 |percentage = 16.8 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Trevor Shearer |votes = 873 |percentage = 8.7 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = David Toke |votes = 277 |percentage = 2.7 |change = |votes = 64 |percentage = 0.6 |change = |votes = 10,094 |percentage = 57.82 |change = |reg. electors = 17,457 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

Elections in the 2000s

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Eddie Freeman |votes = 2,389 |percentage = 45.5 |change = |party = Labour Co-operative |candidate = Jan Drinkwater |votes = 1,791 |percentage = 34.1 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Gary Davies |votes = 453 |percentage = 8.6 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Roy Orton |votes = 406 |percentage = 7.7 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Mina Coalter |votes = 198 |percentage = 3.8 |change = |votes = 598 |percentage = 11.4 |change = |votes = 5,249 |percentage = 30.0 |change = |reg. electors = 17,526 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Adrian Delaney |votes = 2,187 |percentage = 37.0 |change = |party = Labour Co-operative |candidate = Mike Drinkwater |votes = 1,860 |percentage = 31.5 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Norman Ashton |votes = 548 |percentage = 9.3 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Trevor Sword |votes = 534 |percentage = 9.0 |change = |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mark Jastrzebski |votes = 264 |percentage = 4.5 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Stuart Masters |votes = 237 |percentage = 4.0 |change = |party = The Common Good (political party) |candidate = Dick Rodgers |votes = 198 |percentage = 3.3 |change = |party = UKIP |candidate = David Collin |votes = 83 |percentage = 1.4 |change = |votes = |percentage = % |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Osborn |votes = 2,207 |percentage = 35.9 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Drinkwater |votes = 1,873 |percentage = 30.5 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Julie Ashton |votes = 1,004 |percentage = 16.3 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Trevor Sword |votes = 758 |percentage = 12.3 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = David Toke |votes = 307 |percentage = 5.0 |change = |votes = |percentage = % |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Jan Drinkwater |votes = 2,001 |percentage = 25.8 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Adrian Delaney |votes = 1,971 |percentage = 25.4 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Osborn |votes = 1,971 |percentage = 25.4 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Edwin Freeman |votes = 1,957 |percentage = 25.4 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Peter Mayer |votes = 1,849 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Fiona Williams |votes = 1,645 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Raymond Holtom |votes = 1,057 |percentage = 13.6 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Marjorie Morrison |votes = 976 |percentage = |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Lee Windridge |votes = 947 |percentage = 12.2 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Axe |votes = 900 |percentage = |change = |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = David Collin |votes = 986 |percentage = 11.5 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = David Toke |votes = 622 |percentage = 8 |change = |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mark Jastrzebski |votes = 275 |percentage = 3.5 |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ray Holtom |votes = 1,713 |percentage = 37.2 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Adrian Delaney |votes = 1,595 |percentage = 34.6 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Lee Windridge |votes = 709 |percentage = 15.4 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Steven Tomlin |votes = 593 |percentage = 12.9 |change = |votes = |percentage = 2.6 |change = |votes = |percentage = 30.6 |change = |reg. electors = 15,110 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Fiona Williams |votes = 1,716 |percentage = 35.8 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Adrian Delaney |votes = 1,634 |percentage = 34.1 |change = |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Peter Spybey |votes = 573 |percentage = 11.9 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Steven Tomlin |votes = 523 |percentage = 10.9 |change = |party = British National Party |candidate = Lee Windridge |votes = 351 |percentage = 7.3 |change = |votes = |percentage = 1.7 |change = |votes = |percentage = 31.7 |change = |reg. electors = 15,309 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =

Elections in the 1950s

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Henry Milner |votes = 5,225 |percentage = 61.3 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ernest Frank Scadding |votes = 2,875 |percentage = 33.7 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Kenneth Arnold Day |votes = 261 |percentage = 3.1 |change = |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Albert Charles Norton |votes = 163 |percentage = 1.91 |change = |votes = 2,350 |percentage = 27.6 |change = |votes = |percentage = 39.6 |change = |reg. electors = 21,518 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = 5.7

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Edmund John Haynes |votes = 5,702 |percentage = 68.6 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Amy Whitehouse |votes = 2,471 |percentage = 29.7 |change = |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Albert Norton |votes = 136 |percentage = 1.6 |change = |votes = 3,231 |percentage = 38.9 |change = |votes = |percentage = 40.8 |change = |reg. electors = 20,357 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = 3.4

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Bertha Briggs |votes = 5,119 |percentage = 66.0 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Lillian Budd |votes = 2,634 |percentage = 34.0 |change = |votes = 2,565 |percentage = 32.1 |change = |votes = |percentage = 40.3 |change = |reg. electors = 19,246 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = 7.0

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Milner |votes = 6,618 |percentage = 73.0 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Dudley Scandrett |votes = 2,449 |percentage = 27.0 |change = |votes = 4,169 |percentage = 46..0 |change = |votes = |percentage = 51.6 |change = |reg. electors = 17,584 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = 13.6

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Edmund Haynes |votes = 4,352 |percentage = 59.4 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Dudley Scandrett |votes = 2,975 |percentage = 40.6 |change = |votes = 1,377 |percentage = 18.8 |change = |votes = |percentage = 43.2 |change = |reg. electors = 16,958 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = 5.5

|party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Bertha Briggs |votes = 4,815 |percentage = 63.5 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Milner |votes = 4,623 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Edmund Haynes |votes = 4,611 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Gopsill |votes = 2,550 |percentage = 33.6 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = William Rathbone |votes = 2,533 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Dudley Scandrett |votes = 2,496 |percentage = |change = |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = John Elder |votes = 222 |percentage = 2.9 |change = |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Daisy Vaughan |votes = 210 |percentage = |change = |votes = 2,265 |percentage = 29.9 |change = |votes = 2,073 |percentage = |change = |votes = 2,061 |percentage = |change = |votes = 7,644 |percentage = 45.6 |change = |reg. electors = 16,765 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =

References

Notes

Bibliography

References

  1. [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/weoley Birmingham City Council: Weoley Ward]
  2. [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Planning-and-Regeneration%2FPageLayout&cid=1223096353895&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper Birmingham City Council: Ward Information]
  3. [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=SystemAdmin%2FCFPageLayout&cid=1223096353755&packedargs=website%3D4&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FCFWrapper Birmingham City Council: Population in Birmingham]
  4. {{Harvtxt. Phillips. 2000, ''Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000'', p. 51.
  5. "Weoley councillors". [[Birmingham City Council]].
  6. [http://birminghamnewsroom.com/weoley-ward-2 Birmingham City Council: Elections: Weoley Ward 2016]
  7. [http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2016-elections-ward-by-ward Birmingham City Council: Elections: Ward-by-ward local elections electorate 2016]
  8. [http://birminghamnewsroom.com/weoley-ward Birmingham City Council: Elections: Weoley Ward 2015]
  9. [http://birminghamnewsroom.com/ward-by-ward-local-elections-electorate Birmingham City Council: Elections: Ward-by-ward local elections electorate 2015]
  10. [http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2014/results-sutton-trinity-weoley/ Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2014]
  11. [http://b31.org.uk/2014/05/election-2014-results-kings-norton-longbridge-northfield-weoley-beyond/ B31 Voices]
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  13. [http://elections.birmingham.gov.uk/2011/05/result-weoley-con-hold/ Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2011]
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