Balsall Heath West

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Balsall Heath West
Population11,165  [1]
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Balsall Heath West is an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council in the south of Birmingham, West Midlands, covering an urban area to the south of the city centre.

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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

The ward was largely created from the former Sparkbrook ward and is almost entirely within the Birmingham Hall Green constituency with the exception of a small area of housing between Bristol Road and Pershore Road which lies within Birmingham Edgbaston. Previously part of Birmingham Hall Green constituency, Balsall Heath West will be joining the Ladywood constituency after the next general election.

Profile

The ward contains areas included in post-war slum clearance regeneration as well late Victoria/Edwardian terraces. Whilst the ward does not include Edgbaston Cricket Ground it does include the areas immediately to its north and east.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillor
2022 Shehla Moledina (Lab)
2018 Zhor Malik (Lab)

Elections since 2018

Balsall Heath West

Balsall Heath West 2018 (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zhor Malik 1,938 76.4
Liberal Democrats Islam Issa 2048.0
Birmingham WorkerSammi Ibrahem1566.2
Conservative Ali Fazel1395.5
Green Martin Guest983.9
Majority1,734
Turnout 2,570
Labour win (new seat)

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    References

    1. "Birmingham Ward Profiles". tableau.public. Birmingham City Council . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
    2. "Local government election results May 2018".