Springfield, Birmingham
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Springfield is a ward in south east Birmingham, England, created in 2004 from much of the old Sparkhill ward. It is a part of the formal district of Hall Green.
The area is served by the grand Sparkhill Library that has, with its distinctive clock tower, developed into a local landmark. It was built in 1900 as the council house for the Yardley District Council. The building was converted into a library and opened on January 19, 1923. It is one of the earliest examples of double glazing windows in a public building[1].
St John's Church, Sparkhill is the Anglican Parish church for the northern part of Springfield Ward. It is also home of the charity, Narthex Sparkhill.
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[edit] Population
The 2001 Population Census found that 29,198 people were living in the ward. 66.0% (19,268) of the population consisted of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
The area is a densely populated inner-city area with many major economic and social problems.
[edit] Politics
It is presently represented on Birmingham City Council by one Labour and two Liberal Democrat councillors; Tanveer Choudhry (Liberal Democrats), Jerry Evans (Liberal Democrats) and Mohammed Fazal (Labour).
Springfield has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Pete Cotton.
[edit] Transport
Spring Road railway station is located within the ward's boundaries and is located on the Birmingham Snow Hill-Stratford-upon-Avon line.
Travel West Midlands operates the numbers 2, 4, 6, 12, 31 and 41 bus routes, to and from Birmingham city centre.
