Edgbaston (ward)

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]

Edgbaston
Ward
Edgbaston Ward shown within Birmingham
Edgbaston Location 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
UK Parliament	Birmingham Edgbaston
Councillors	Deirdre Alden (Conservative Party) Matt Bennett (Conservative Party)
List of places UK England West Midlands 52.45°N 1.91°W / 52.45; -1.91

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 were 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 two Conservative Councillors; Deirdre Alden (1999-), 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 Preet Gill since 2017.

Election results

2020s

5 May 2022^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deirdre Alden	1,710	24.1
	Conservative	Matt Bennett	1,548	21.9
	Labour	Baljit Kaur	1,474	20.8
	Labour	Marie Hill	1,465	20.7
	Green	Ashish Awasthi	392	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Scott	251	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	James Bryant	243	3.4
Majority
Turnout			7,083
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010s

3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deirdre Alden	2,607	31.1
	Conservative	Matt Bennett	1,969	23.5
	Labour	Jenny Nolan	1,571	18.8
	Labour	Marcus Bernasconi	1,470	17.6
	Green	Alexander Nettle	279	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Chamberlain	259	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Scott	222	2.7
Majority
Turnout			8,377
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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

22 May 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fergus Robinson	2,235
	Labour	Robbie Lea-Trengrouse	2,061
	UKIP	Keith Rowe	470
	Liberal Democrats	Kaneyalal Chudasama	313
Majority			174
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deirdre Alden	2,240	46.1
	Labour	D Minnis	1999	41.1
	Green	B Marle	279	5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Green	196	4.0
	UKIP	D Bridges	131	2.7
Majority			241	5.0
Turnout				26.6	7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Hutchings	2,555	41.7
	Labour	D Minnis	2534	41.4
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Green	472	7.7
	Green	P Tinsley	414	6.8
	UKIP	G Houston	145	2.4
Majority			21	0.3
Turnout				33.9
	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 Democrats	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

1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deirdre Alden	2,429	58.8
	Labour	R Dungate	912	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	S Ritchie	372	9.0
Majority			1517	36.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Hutchings	2,410	51.9
	Labour	M Clee	1196	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	S Ritchie	524	11.3
	Green	B Smith	322	6.9
	BNP	T Shearer	121	2.6
	UKIP	F Jones	75	1.6
Majority			1214	26.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2017.
2. "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
3. Birmingham City Council. "Local election results: Edgbaston ward". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2022.