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Population | 10,943 [1] |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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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.
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jack Deakin | 922 | 45.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 908 | 45.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Daniel Brian Rust | 112 | 5.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Alexandra Fielden | 62 | 3.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 14 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,010 | 27.2 | ![]() | ||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 1,023 | 48.8 | ||
Labour Co-op | Steve Bedser | 974 | 44.6 | ||
Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 72 | 3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clare Fielden | 63 | 2.9 | ||
Green | Peter Beck | 52 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 49 | ||||
Turnout | 2,189 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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