Alum Rock (ward)

Summary

Alum Rock is an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council in the east of Birmingham, West Midlands, covering an urban area to the east of the city centre.

Alum Rock
Population27,164 [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands

The ward was created in 2018 as a result of boundary changes that saw the number of wards in Birmingham increase from 40 to 69.

Boundaries edit

The ward was largely created from the former Washwood Heath ward and is contained within the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency. The seat includes the historic area of Saltley.

Profile edit

The ward is largely composed of late-Victorian and Edwardian terrace housing which runs the length of the Alum Rock Road and the roads off it. The area is notable for a high ethnic minority population many of whom can trace their origins to 20th century migrants from the Indian Sub-continent.

Councillors edit

Election Councillor Councillor
2018 Mohammed Idrees (Lab) Mariam Khan (Lab)

Elections since 2018 edit

Alum Rock 2018 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Idrees 4,910 85.3
Labour Mariam Khan 4,464 77.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Lister 296 5.1
Conservative Richard Brookes-Bland 215 3.7
Conservative Amil Khan 214 3.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross 187 3.2
Majority 4,168
Turnout 5,755
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References edit

  1. ^ "Birmingham Ward Profiles". tableau.public. Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Wards beginning A to B | Local government election results May 2018 | Birmingham City Council". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2021.