Weoley (ward)
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| official_name = Weoley
| type = Ward
| static_image_name =
| static_image_caption = Shown within City of Birmingham
| shire_district = City of Birmingham
| region = West Midlands
| country = England
| post_town = BIRMINGHAM
| postcode_area = B
| postcode_district =
| dial_code = 0121
| constituency_westminster = Birmingham Northfield
| metropolitan_borough = Birmingham
| metropolitan_county = West Midlands
| councillor1 = Peter Douglas Osborn
| party1 = Conservative Party
| councillor2 = Julie Johnson JP
| party2 = Labour Party
| councillor3 = Steve Booton
| party3 = Labour Party
| population = 25,925
| population_ref = (2011)
| area_total_km2 =
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The Weoley local council ward is one of the 40 electoral wards for the City of Birmingham, England. It is also one of the four wards that make up the local council constituency of Birmingham Northfield, the other three being the wards of Northfield, Longbridge and King's Norton.
Ward Description
The ward covers an area of west Birmingham. It is predominantly based upon the Weoley Castle area of Birmingham. Other communities within Weoley are Allens Cross, Weoley Hill, Middle Park Farm and Spicelands Road.[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/weoley Birmingham City Council: Weoley Ward]
Ward Demographics (from the census of 2011)
The 2011 Population Census recorded that there were 25,925 people living in the ward. Eighty per cent (20,744) of the ward's population are of white ethnicity, compared with 57.9% for Birmingham.[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Planning-and-Regeneration%2FPageLayout&cid=1223096353895&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper Birmingham City Council: Ward Information][http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=SystemAdmin%2FCFPageLayout&cid=1223096353755&packedargs=website%3D4&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FCFWrapper Birmingham City Council: Population in Birmingham]
Ward history
The Ward was created in May 1950{{Harvtxt| Phillips|2000}}, Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 51. as a result of the boundary changes of that year. The boundaries have been changed on a number of occasions since then.
Parliamentary Representation
The ward has been part of Birmingham Northfield constituency since 1950, which has been represented by Gary Sambrook of the (Conservative Party (United Kingdom)) since he was elected on 12 December 2019.
Politics
As of 2017, the Ward is served by three councillors on Birmingham City Council: Conservative Peter Douglas Osborn, and two Labour Party councillors: Steve Booton and Julie Johnson.{{cite web | url=https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/councillors/specificWard/39/weoley | title=Weoley councillors | publisher=Birmingham City Council | access-date=30 June 2017}}
Election results
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=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin | title =2016 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://birminghamnewsroom.com/weoley-ward-2 Birmingham City Council: Elections: Weoley Ward 2016][http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2016-elections-ward-by-ward Birmingham City Council: Elections: Ward-by-ward local elections electorate 2016]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Julie Johnson
|votes = 2,125
|percentage = 40.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eddie Freeman
|votes = 1,943
|percentage = 37.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Steven Brookes
|votes = 739
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Steve Haynes
|votes = 213
|percentage = 4.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ben Kerr-Morgan
|votes = 200
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 182
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,220
|percentage = 30.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,330
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2015 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://birminghamnewsroom.com/weoley-ward Birmingham City Council: Elections: Weoley Ward 2015][http://birminghamnewsroom.com/ward-by-ward-local-elections-electorate Birmingham City Council: Elections: Ward-by-ward local elections electorate 2015]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Booton
|votes = 4,118
|percentage = 40.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jayne Freeman
|votes = 3,519
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Tony Hayes
|votes = 1,641
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Anna Lucille Masters
|votes = 494
|percentage = 4.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Steven Alan Haynes
|votes = 412
|percentage = 4.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 599
|percentage = 5.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,184
|percentage = 58
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,542
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2014 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2014/results-sutton-trinity-weoley/ Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2014]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Osborn
|votes = 2,287
|percentage = 39.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Booton
|votes = 1,780
|percentage = 30.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Kevin Morris
|votes = 1,205
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Anna Masters
|votes = 305
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sally Haynes-Preece
|votes = 223
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 507
|percentage = 8.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,800
|percentage = 33[http://b31.org.uk/2014/05/election-2014-results-kings-norton-longbridge-northfield-weoley-beyond/ B31 Voices]
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2012 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2012/04/results-sutton-trinity-weoley/ Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2012]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eddie Freeman
|votes = 2,117
|percentage = 43.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Booton
|votes = 2,115
|percentage = 43.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ross Kendall Axe
|votes = 239
|percentage = 4.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Steven Alan Haynes
|votes = 216
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Leslie John Orton
|votes = 213
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,900
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 18,027
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2011 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://elections.birmingham.gov.uk/2011/05/result-weoley-con-hold/ Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2011]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Delaney
|votes = 2,599
|percentage = 41.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Chris Hillcox
|votes = 2,587
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Sword
|votes = 402
|percentage = 6.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Williams
|votes = 312
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = John Grainger
|votes = 305
|percentage = 4.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,239
|percentage = 35.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,655
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2010 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/local-election-2010 Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2010]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Osborn
|votes = 3,639
|percentage = 36.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Hillcox
|votes = 3,575
|percentage = 35.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Sword
|votes = 1,694
|percentage = 16.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Trevor Shearer
|votes = 873
|percentage = 8.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Toke
|votes = 277
|percentage = 2.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 64
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,094
|percentage = 57.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,457
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin | title =2008 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2008/57/#ward1193 Local Elections Archive Project]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eddie Freeman
|votes = 2,389
|percentage = 45.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Jan Drinkwater
|votes = 1,791
|percentage = 34.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gary Davies
|votes = 453
|percentage = 8.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Roy Orton
|votes = 406
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mina Coalter
|votes = 198
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 598
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,249
|percentage = 30.0
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,526
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2007 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/57/#ward1193 Local Elections Archive Project]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Delaney
|votes = 2,187
|percentage = 37.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Mike Drinkwater
|votes = 1,860
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Norman Ashton
|votes = 548
|percentage = 9.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Sword
|votes = 534
|percentage = 9.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mark Jastrzebski
|votes = 264
|percentage = 4.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Stuart Masters
|votes = 237
|percentage = 4.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = The Common Good (political party)
|candidate = Dick Rodgers
|votes = 198
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = David Collin
|votes = 83
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2006 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2006/57/#ward1193 Local Elections Archive Project]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Osborn
|votes = 2,207
|percentage = 35.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Drinkwater
|votes = 1,873
|percentage = 30.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Julie Ashton
|votes = 1,004
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Sword
|votes = 758
|percentage = 12.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Toke
|votes = 307
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2004 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley (3 seats)[http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2004/57/#ward1193 Local Elections Archive Project]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jan Drinkwater
|votes = 2,001
|percentage = 25.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Delaney
|votes = 1,971
|percentage = 25.4
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Osborn
|votes = 1,971
|percentage = 25.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edwin Freeman
|votes = 1,957
|percentage = 25.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Mayer
|votes = 1,849
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fiona Williams
|votes = 1,645
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Raymond Holtom
|votes = 1,057
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Marjorie Morrison
|votes = 976
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Lee Windridge
|votes = 947
|percentage = 12.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Axe
|votes = 900
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Collin
|votes = 986
|percentage = 11.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Toke
|votes = 622
|percentage = 8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mark Jastrzebski
|votes = 275
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2003 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2003/57/#ward12906 Local Elections Archive Project]{{Harvtxt|Rallings|Thrasher|2003}}, Local Elections Handbook 2003, p. 22.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ray Holtom
|votes = 1,713
|percentage = 37.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Delaney
|votes = 1,595
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Lee Windridge
|votes = 709
|percentage = 15.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Steven Tomlin
|votes = 593
|percentage = 12.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 30.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 15,110
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =2002 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley[http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2002/57/#ward12906 Local elections archive Project]{{Harvtxt|Rallings|Thrasher|2002}}, Local Elections Handbook 2002, p. 61.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fiona Williams
|votes = 1,716
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Delaney
|votes = 1,634
|percentage = 34.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Peter Spybey
|votes = 573
|percentage = 11.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Steven Tomlin
|votes = 523
|percentage = 10.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Lee Windridge
|votes = 351
|percentage = 7.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 15,309
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin | title=1955 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Henry Milner
|votes = 5,225
|percentage = 61.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Frank Scadding
|votes = 2,875
|percentage = 33.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Arnold Day
|votes = 261
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Albert Charles Norton
|votes = 163
|percentage = 1.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,350
|percentage = 27.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 39.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 21,518
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 5.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1954 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edmund John Haynes
|votes = 5,702
|percentage = 68.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Amy Whitehouse
|votes = 2,471
|percentage = 29.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Albert Norton
|votes = 136
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,231
|percentage = 38.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 40.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 20,357
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 3.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1953 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bertha Briggs
|votes = 5,119
|percentage = 66.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lillian Budd
|votes = 2,634
|percentage = 34.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,565
|percentage = 32.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 40.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 19,246
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 7.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1952 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Milner
|votes = 6,618
|percentage = 73.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dudley Scandrett
|votes = 2,449
|percentage = 27.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,169
|percentage = 46..0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 51.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,584
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 13.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edmund Haynes
|votes = 4,352
|percentage = 59.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dudley Scandrett
|votes = 2,975
|percentage = 40.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,377
|percentage = 18.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 43.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 16,958
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 5.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bertha Briggs
|votes = 4,815
|percentage = 63.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Milner
|votes = 4,623
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edmund Haynes
|votes = 4,611
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Gopsill
|votes = 2,550
|percentage = 33.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Rathbone
|votes = 2,533
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dudley Scandrett
|votes = 2,496
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = John Elder
|votes = 222
|percentage = 2.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Daisy Vaughan
|votes = 210
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,265
|percentage = 29.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,073
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,061
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,644
|percentage = 45.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 16,765
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
=Notes=
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=Bibliography=
{{refbegin|35em}}
- {{Citation|last=Phillips|first=Christopher|year=2000|title = Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000|series =Twentieth Century Local Election Results, Volume 4|publisher = Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth|isbn = 0-948858-30-3}}
- {{Citation|last=Rallings|first=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|year=2002|title = Local Elections Handbook 2002: The 2002 Local Election Results| publisher = Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth|isbn = 0-948858-33-8}}
- {{Citation|last=Rallings|first=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|year=2003|title = Local Elections Handbook 2003: The 2003 Local Election Results| publisher = Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth|isbn = 0-948858-35-4}}
{{refend}}
External links
- [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/weoley Birmingham City Council: Weoley Ward]
{{Wards of Birmingham}}