Official Name: | Weoley |
Type: | Ward |
Static Image Caption: | Shown within City of Birmingham |
Shire District: | City of Birmingham |
Region: | West Midlands |
Country: | England |
Post Town: | BIRMINGHAM |
Postcode Area: | B |
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) |
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52.4376°N -1.9702°WThe 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.
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
The Ward was created in May 1950[4] as a result of the boundary changes of that year. The boundaries have been changed on a number of occasions since then.
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.
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.[5]