Weoley (ward)

52.4376°N 1.9702°W / 52.4376; -1.9702 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.

Weoley
Ward
Population	25,925 (2011)
Metropolitan borough	Birmingham
District	City of Birmingham
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B
Dialling code	0121
UK Parliament	Birmingham Northfield
Councillors	Peter Douglas Osborn (Conservative Party) Julie Johnson JP (Labour Party) Steve Booton (Labour Party)
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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.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

Ward history

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.

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.^[5]

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2016 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Johnson	2,125	40.7
	Conservative	Eddie Freeman	1,943	37.2
	UKIP	Steven Brookes	739	14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Haynes	213	4.1
	Green	Ben Kerr-Morgan	200	3.8
Majority			182	3.5
Turnout			5,220	30.1
Registered electors			17,330
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2015 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Booton	4,118	40.4
	Conservative	Jayne Freeman	3,519	34.6
	UKIP	Tony Hayes	1,641	16.1
	Green	Anna Lucille Masters	494	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Alan Haynes	412	4.1
Majority			599	5.9
Turnout			10,184	58
Registered electors			17,542
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2014 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Osborn	2,287	39.4
	Labour	Steve Booton	1,780	30.7
	UKIP	Kevin Morris	1,205	20.8
	Green	Anna Masters	305	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Haynes-Preece	223	3.8
Majority			507	8.7
Turnout			5,800	33[11]
	Conservative hold		Swing

2012 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Freeman	2,117	43.2
	Labour	Steve Booton	2,115	43.2
	Green	Ross Kendall Axe	239	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Alan Haynes	216	4.4
	BNP	Leslie John Orton	213	4.4
Majority			2	0.0
Turnout			4,900	27.2
Registered electors			18,027
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Delaney	2,599	41.7
	Labour Co-op	Chris Hillcox	2,587	41.5
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	402	6.4
	Green	David Williams	312	5.0
	BNP	John Grainger	305	4.9
Majority			12	0.2
Turnout			6,239	35.3
Registered electors			17,655
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Osborn	3,639	36.1
	Labour	Christopher Hillcox	3,575	35.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	1,694	16.8
	BNP	Trevor Shearer	873	8.7
	Green	David Toke	277	2.7
Majority			64	0.6
Turnout			10,094	57.82
Registered electors			17,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Freeman	2,389	45.5
	Labour Co-op	Jan Drinkwater	1,791	34.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Davies	453	8.6
	BNP	Roy Orton	406	7.7
	Green	Mina Coalter	198	3.8
Majority			598	11.4
Turnout			5,249	30.0
Registered electors			17,526
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2007 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Delaney	2,187	37.0
	Labour Co-op	Mike Drinkwater	1,860	31.5
	BNP	Norman Ashton	548	9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	534	9.0
	Independent	Mark Jastrzebski	264	4.5
	Green	Stuart Masters	237	4.0
	Common Good	Dick Rodgers	198	3.3
	UKIP	David Collin	83	1.4
Majority				%
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Osborn	2,207	35.9
	Labour	Michael Drinkwater	1,873	30.5
	BNP	Julie Ashton	1,004	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	758	12.3
	Green	David Toke	307	5.0
Majority				%
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

2004 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley (3 seats)^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jan Drinkwater	2,001	25.8
	Conservative	Adrian Delaney	1,971	25.4
	Conservative	Peter Osborn	1,971	25.4
	Conservative	Edwin Freeman	1,957	25.4
	Labour	Peter Mayer	1,849
	Labour	Fiona Williams	1,645
	Liberal	Raymond Holtom	1,057	13.6
	Liberal	Marjorie Morrison	976
	BNP	Lee Windridge	947	12.2
	Liberal	John Axe	900
	UKIP	David Collin	986	11.5
	Green	David Toke	622	8
	Independent	Mark Jastrzebski	275	3.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2003 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[19][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Holtom	1,713	37.2
	Conservative	Adrian Delaney	1,595	34.6
	BNP	Lee Windridge	709	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Tomlin	593	12.9
Majority				2.6
Turnout				30.6
Registered electors			15,110
	Labour hold		Swing

2002 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley^[21][22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fiona Williams	1,716	35.8
	Conservative	Adrian Delaney	1,634	34.1
	Independent	Peter Spybey	573	11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Tomlin	523	10.9
	BNP	Lee Windridge	351	7.3
Majority				1.7
Turnout				31.7
Registered electors			15,309
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1955 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Henry Milner	5,225	61.3
	Conservative	Ernest Frank Scadding	2,875	33.7
	Liberal	Kenneth Arnold Day	261	3.1
	Communist	Albert Charles Norton	163	1.91
Majority			2,350	27.6
Turnout				39.6
Registered electors			21,518
	Labour hold		Swing	5.7

1954 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edmund John Haynes	5,702	68.6
	Conservative	Amy Whitehouse	2,471	29.7
	Communist	Albert Norton	136	1.6
Majority			3,231	38.9
Turnout				40.8
Registered electors			20,357
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

1953 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bertha Briggs	5,119	66.0
	Conservative	Lillian Budd	2,634	34.0
Majority			2,565	32.1
Turnout				40.3
Registered electors			19,246
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

1952 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Milner	6,618	73.0
	Conservative	Dudley Scandrett	2,449	27.0
Majority			4,169	46..0
Turnout				51.6
Registered electors			17,584
	Labour hold		Swing	13.6

1951 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edmund Haynes	4,352	59.4
	Conservative	Dudley Scandrett	2,975	40.6
Majority			1,377	18.8
Turnout				43.2
Registered electors			16,958
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

1950 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley, (3 New Seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bertha Briggs	4,815	63.5
	Labour	William Milner	4,623
	Labour	Edmund Haynes	4,611
	Conservative	John Gopsill	2,550	33.6
	Conservative	William Rathbone	2,533
	Conservative	Dudley Scandrett	2,496
	Communist	John Elder	222	2.9
	Communist	Daisy Vaughan	210
Majority			2,265	29.9
Majority			2,073
Majority			2,061
Turnout			7,644	45.6
Registered electors			16,765
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• Birmingham City Council elections