Allens Cross (ward)

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Allens Cross
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Allens Cross ward shown with Birmingham City Council
Population10,943  [1]
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Jack Deakin
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UK
England
West Midlands

Allens Cross is an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council in the south west of Birmingham, West Midlands, covering an urban area immediately to the west of Northfield town centre. 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.

Contents

The ward was gained by Jack Deakin of The Labour Party in May 2022 by a slim majority of 14 votes from Eddie Freeman, the sitting Conservative councillor.

Politics

Allens Cross ward is currently represented on Birmingham City Council by Labour Co-op Jack Deakin since May 2022. [2]

The ward was largely created from the former Weoley ward and is contained within the Birmingham Northfield constituency.

Elections since 2010

2020s

Allens Cross 2022 (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Deakin 922 45.9 Increase2.svg 1.3
Conservative Eddie Freeman90845.2Decrease2.svg 1.7
Green Daniel Brian Rust1125.6Increase2.svg 3.2
Liberal Democrats Claire Alexandra Fielden623.1Increase2.svg 0.2
Majority140.7
Turnout 2,01027.2Decrease2.svg 1.8
Rejected ballots7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 1.5

2010s

Allens Cross 2018 [3] (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Freeman 1,023 48.8
Labour Co-op Steve Bedser97444.6
Common Good Dick Rodgers723.3
Liberal Democrats Clare Fielden632.9
Green Peter Beck522.4
Majority49
Turnout 2,189
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

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    References

    1. "2018 Birmingham Ward Profiles". tableau.public. Birmingham City Council . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
    2. "Councillor Jack Deakin". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
    3. "Wards beginning A to B | Local government election results May 2018 | Birmingham City Council". www.birmingham.gov.uk.