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Weoley (ward)
Weoley Ward Ward Description
It is request- The ward covers an area of west Birmingham. It is pre-
ed that a dominantly based upon the Weoley Castle area of Birm-
map or maps ingham. Other communities within Weoley are Allens
be included Cross, Weoley Hill, Middle Park, Spicelands Road and
in this arti- Stonebrook Way.
cle to im-
prove its
quality. Ward Demographics (from the
Wikipedians
in England
census of 2001)
may be able The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were
to help! 21,623 people living in the ward with a population den-
sity of 4,504 people per km² compared with 3,649 people
Shown within Birmingham per km² for Birmingham. 9.8% (2,109) of the ward’s popu-
lation consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6%
Status: Electoral
for Birmingham.
ward
Metropolitan City of
borough: Birmingham
Ward History
Metropolitan West Mid- The Ward was created in May 1950[1] as a result of the
county: lands boundary changes of that year. The boundaries have
been changed on a number of occasions since then.
Region: West Mid-
lands
UK Parlia- Birmingham Parliamentary Representation
ment con- Northfield The ward has been part of Birmingham Northfield con-
stituency: stituency.
Coordinates - Population 21,623
class="note" (2001): Politics
Ethnicity 2,109
As of 2010 the Ward is served by three councillors on
(2001):
Birmingham City Council: Eddie Freeman, Peter Douglas
Councillors Osborn and Adrian Delaney, all of whom represent the
Peter Douglas Osborn (Con- Conservatives. The Ward has also adopted a Ward Sup-
servatives) port Officer, the current holder of the post being Sarah
Eddie Freeman (Conserva- Bakewell.
tives)
Adrian Delaney (Conserva-
tives)
Election results
The Weoley local council ward is one of the 40 electoral 2010s
wards for the City of Birmingham, England. It is also one
5 May 2011[2]
of the four wards that make up the local council con-
Electorate 17,655
stituency of Northfield, the other three being the wards
of Northfield, Longbridge and King’s Norton. Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Joseph De- 2,599 41.66
laney
Labour Co-op Chris Hillcox 2,587 41.46
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Liberal De- Trevor Peter 402 6.44 Independent Mark Anthony Jas- 264 %
mocrat Sword trzebski
Green David Owen Wil- 312 5.00 Green Stuart Kenneth 237 %
liams Masters
BNP John Grainger 305 4.89 Common Dick Rodgers 198 %
Majority 12 0.19 Good
Turnout 6,239 35.33 UKIP David Walter Collin 83 %
Majority %
6 May 2010[3]
Electorate 17,457 Turnout
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative hold Swing
Conservative Peter Douglas Os- 3,639 36.05 4 May 2006
born Electorate
Labour Christopher Peter 3,575 35.42 Turnout %,
Hillcox Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal De- Trevor Peter 1,694 16.78 Conservative %
mocrat Sword Labour %
BNP Trevor John 873 8.65 Liberal %
Shearer
Independent %
Green David Toke 277 2.74
Majority %
Majority 64 0.63
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Turnout 10,094 57.82
Conservative hold Swing
2000s 5 May 2005
Electorate
1 May 2008[4] Turnout %,
Electorate 17,526
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative %
Conservative Eddie Freeman 2,389 45.51%
Labour %
Labour Co-op Jan Drinkwater 1,791 34.12%
Liberal %
Liberal Demo- Gary Davies 453 8.63%
Independent %
crat
Majority %
BNP Roy Charles 406 7.73%
Orton Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Green Mina Coalter 198 3.77% Conservative hold Swing
Majority 598 11.4% 6 May 2004
Turnout 5,249 29.95% Electorate
Turnout %,
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
3 May 2007[5]
Conservative %
Electorate ?
Labour %
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal %
Conservative Adrian Joseph De- 2,187 %
laney Independent %
Labour Co-op Mike Drinkwater 1,860 % Majority %
BNP Norman Ashton 548 % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Liberal De- Trevor Peter Sword 534 % Conservative hold Swing
mocrat 1 May 2003[6]
Electorate 15,110
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Party Candidate Votes % ±% 1990s
Labour R. Holtom* 1,713 37.2% 6 May 1999
Conservative A. Delaney 1,595 34.6% Electorate
BNP L. Windridge 709 15.4% Turnout %,
Liberal Democrat S. Tomlin 593 12.9% Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Majority 2.6% Conservative %
Turnout 30.6% Labour %
Labour hold Swing Liberal %
Independent %
2 May 2002[7]
Electorate 15,309 Majority %
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour Ms F. Wil- 1,716 35.8% Conservative hold Swing
liams 7 May 1998
Conservative A. Delaney 1,634 34.1% Electorate
Independent P. Spybey 573 11.9% Turnout %,
Liberal Democ- S. Tomlin 523 10.9% Party Candidate Votes % ±%
rat Conservative %
BNP L. Windridge 351 7.3% Labour %
Majority 1.7% Liberal %
Turnout 31.7% Independent %
Labour hold Swing Majority %
7 June 2001 Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Electorate Conservative hold Swing
Turnout %,
1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Electorate
Conservative % Turnout %,
Labour % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal % Conservative %
Independent % Labour %
Majority % Liberal %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Independent %
Conservative hold Swing Majority %
4 May 2000 Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Electorate Conservative hold Swing
Turnout %,
2 May 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Electorate
Conservative % Turnout %,
Labour % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal % Conservative %
Independent % Labour %
Majority % Liberal %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Independent %
Conservative hold Swing Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing
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4 May 1995 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 3 May 1990
5 May 1994 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
6 May 1993 1980’s
Electorate 4 May 1989
Turnout %, Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Turnout %,
Conservative % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour % Conservative %
Liberal % Labour %
Independent % Liberal %
Majority % Independent %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Majority %
Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Liberal Swing
7 May 1992 Conservative hold Swing
Electorate 5 May 1988
Turnout %, Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Turnout %,
Conservative % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour % Conservative %
Liberal % Labour %
Independent % Liberal %
Majority % Independent %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Majority %
Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Liberal Swing
2 May 1991 Conservative hold Swing
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7 May 1987 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 6 May 1982
1 May 1986 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 7 May 1981
2 May 1985 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 1 May 1980
3 May 1984 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
5 May 1983
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1970’s 1 May 1975
Electorate
3 May 1979
Turnout %,
Electorate
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 2 May 1974
Electorate
4 May 1978
Turnout %,
Electorate
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 3 May 1973
Electorate
5 May 1977
Turnout %,
Electorate
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 4 May 1972
Electorate
6 May 1976
Turnout %,
Electorate
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 13 May 1971
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Electorate 11 May 1967
Turnout %, Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Turnout %,
Conservative % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour % Conservative %
Liberal % Labour %
Independent % Liberal %
Majority % Independent %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Majority %
Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing
7 May 1970
Electorate 12 May 1966
Turnout %, Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Turnout %,
Conservative % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour % Conservative %
Liberal % Labour %
Independent % Liberal %
Majority % Independent %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Majority %
Conservative hold Swing Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing
1960’s 13 May 1965
8 May 1969 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 7 May 1964
9 May 1968 Electorate
Electorate Turnout %,
Turnout %, Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative %
Conservative % Labour %
Labour % Liberal %
Liberal % Independent %
Independent % Majority %
Majority % Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing 9 May 1963
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Electorate 1950s
Turnout %,
14 May 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Electorate
Conservative % Turnout %,
Labour % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal % Conservative %
Independent % Labour %
Majority % Liberal %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Independent %
Conservative hold Swing Majority %
10 May 1962 Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Electorate Conservative hold Swing
Turnout %,
8 May 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Electorate
Conservative % Turnout %,
Labour % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal % Conservative %
Independent % Labour %
Majority % Liberal %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Independent %
Conservative hold Swing Majority %
11 May 1961 Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Electorate Conservative hold Swing
Turnout %,
9 May 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Electorate
Conservative % Turnout %,
Labour % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal % Conservative %
Independent % Labour %
Majority % Liberal %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Independent %
Conservative hold Swing Majority %
12 May 1960 Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Electorate Conservative hold Swing
Turnout %,
10 May 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Electorate
Conservative % Turnout %,
Labour % Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal % Conservative %
Independent % Labour %
Majority % Liberal %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Independent %
Conservative hold Swing Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing
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12 May 1955 10 May 1951
Electorate 21, 518 Electorate 16,958
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry 5,225 61.30% Labour Edmund John 4,352 59.40%
Milner* Haynes*
Conservative Ernest Frank 2,875 33.73% Conservative Dudley Thomas 2,975 40.60%
Scadding Scandrett
Liberal Kenneth Arnold 261 3.06% Majority 1,377 18.80%
Day Turnout 43.21%
Communist Albert Charles 163 1.91% Labour hold Swing 5.53%
Norton
11 May 1950
Majority 2,350 27.57% 3 New Seats
Turnout 39.61% Electorate 16,765
Labour hold Swing 5.66% Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bertha Hardy 4,815 63.46%
13 May 1954 Briggs
Electorate 20,357 Labour William Henry 4,623 %
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Milner
Labour Edmund John 5,702 68.62% Labour Edmund John 4,611 %
Haynes* Haynes
Conservative Amy Kathleen 2,471 29.74% Conservative John Alfred Gop- 2,550 33.61%
Whitehouse sill
Communist Albert Charles 136 1.64% Conservative William Henry 2,533 %
Norton Rathbone
Majority 3,231 38.88% Conservative Dudley Thomas 2,496 %
Turnout 40.82% Scandrett
Labour hold Swing 3.41% Communist John Watson 222 2.93%
Elder
7 May 1953
Communist Daisy Edith 210
Electorate 19,246
Vaughan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Majority 2,265 29.85%
Labour Bertha Hardy 5,119 66.03%%
Majority 2,073 %
Briggs*
Majority 2,061 %
Conservative Lillian Louisa 2,634 33.97%
Budd Turnout 7,644 45.59%
Majority 2,565 32.06%
Turnout 40.28% See also
Labour hold Swing 6.96% • Birmingham City Council elections
8 May 1952
Electorate 17,584 References
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry 6,618 72.99% Notes
Milner* [1] Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911-2000, p. 51.
Conservative Dudley Thomas 2,449 27.01% [2] Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results
Scandrett 2011
Majority 4,169 45.98% [3] Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results
2010
Turnout 51.56%
[4] Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results
Labour hold Swing 13.59% 2008
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[5] Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results (Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre,
2007 University of Plymouth, Plymouth),
[6] Rallings (2003), Local Elections Handbook 2003, p. 22. ISBN 0948858338
[7] Rallings (2002), Local Elections Handbook 2002, p. 61. • Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2003), Local
Elections Handbook 2003: The 2003 Local Election Results,
Bibliography (Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre,
University of Plymouth, Plymouth),
• Phillips, Christopher (2000), Birmingham Votes:
ISBN 0948858354
1911-2000, Twentieth Century Local Election Results,
Volume 4, (Local Government Chronicle Elections
Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth), External links
ISBN 0948858303
• Birmingham City Council: Weoley Ward
• Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2002), Local
Elections Handbook 2002: The 2002 Local Election Results,
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