Edgbaston (ward)

Edgbaston
Ward
Edgbaston Ward shown within Birmignham
Edgbaston
Edgbaston shown within the West Midlands
Population	24,426 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SP055845
Metropolitan borough	Birmingham
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B15 B16
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Birmingham Edgbaston
Councillors	Deirdre Alden (Conservative Party) Fergus Robinson (Conservative Party) Matt Bennett (Conservative Party)

Edgbaston ward is a local government district, one of 40 wards that make up Birmingham City Council. Edgbaston lies to the south west of Birmingham city centre and is home to the University of Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth hospital. The ward population at the 2011 census was 24,426.^[2]

Ward Description

The ward covers an area of west Birmingham, including the districts of Edgbaston and parts of Ladywood. It also covers areas around the University Hospital.

The ward was created in 1838, and has been a ward ever since.

The boundary changes of 1950, transferred an area east of the railway line and north of Church Rd and Priory Rd, was transferred to Market Hall ward. To compensate for the loss of electorate, the ward was extended westwards to take in areas of north Harborne.

The boundary changes of 1962 so a reverse of the 1950 changes. The areas south of Lea Bank and Belgrave Roads from the Market Hall ward. Once again to balance the electorate, the area north of the Hagley Road close to the city boundary at Bearwood, and the area of northern Harborne which had been acquired in 1950 were transferred to Harborne ward.

Politics

The Edgbaston ward is currently represented by three Conservative Councillors; Deirdre Alden (1999-), Fergus Robinson (2002-), and Matt Bennett (2015-).

The ward of Edgbaston forms part of the Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston along with Bartley Green, Harborne, and Quinton, which has been represented by Labour Party MP Gisela Stuart since 1997.

Election results

2010s

5 May 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Deirdre Alden	2,043	44.6	2.1
	Labour	Tom Keeley	1,967	42.9	2.3
	Green	Joe Belcher	222	4.8	3.2
	UKIP	Peter Hughes	180	3.9	0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Lee Dargue	174	3.8	0.7
Majority			76	1.7
Turnout			4,586	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Matt Bennett	4,112	42.5	0.8
	Labour	Tom Keeley	3,932	40.6	0.8
	Green	Tom Dalton	777	8.0	1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Lee Dargue	433	4.5	3.1
	UKIP	Laura Howard	426	4.4	2.1
Majority			180	1.9
Turnout			9,680
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Deirdre Alden	2240	46.1
	Labour	D Minnis	1999	41.1
	Green	B Marle	279	5.7
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Green	196	4.0
	UKIP	D Bridges	131	2.7
Majority			241	5.0
Turnout				26.6	7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

6 May 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Fergus Robinson	3,832	40.4	18.4
	Labour	N Constantinou	3,036	32.0	9.9
	Liberal Democrat	R Hunter	2,053	21.7	12.6
	Green	E Moss	378	4.0
	BNP	E Wainwright	181	1.9
Majority			796	8.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2000s

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