# Weoley (ward)

52°26′15″N 1°58′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.4376°N 1.9702°W﻿ / 52.4376; -1.9702 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.

## 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.

## Ward history

The Ward was created in May 1950 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.

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

2016 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Johnson | 2,125 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 1,943 | 37.2 |
| | UKIP | Steven Brookes | 739 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Haynes | 213 | 4.1 |
| | Green | Ben Kerr-Morgan | 200 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,220 | 30.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,330 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
2015 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Booton | 4,118 | 40.4 |
| | Conservative | Jayne Freeman | 3,519 | 34.6 |
| | UKIP | Tony Hayes | 1,641 | 16.1 |
| | Green | Anna Lucille Masters | 494 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Alan Haynes | 412 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,184 | 58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,542 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
2014 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Osborn | 2,287 | 39.4 |
| | Labour | Steve Booton | 1,780 | 30.7 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Morris | 1,205 | 20.8 |
| | Green | Anna Masters | 305 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Haynes-Preece | 223 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,800 | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
2012 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 2,117 | 43.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Booton | 2,115 | 43.2 |
| | Green | Ross Kendall Axe | 239 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Alan Haynes | 216 | 4.4 |
| | BNP | Leslie John Orton | 213 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,900 | 27.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,027 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
2011 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 2,599 | 41.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Hillcox | 2,587 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 402 | 6.4 |
| | Green | David Williams | 312 | 5.0 |
| | BNP | John Grainger | 305 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,239 | 35.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,655 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
2010 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Osborn | 3,639 | 36.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Hillcox | 3,575 | 35.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 1,694 | 16.8 |
| | BNP | Trevor Shearer | 873 | 8.7 |
| | Green | David Toke | 277 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,094 | 57.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,457 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eddie Freeman | 2,389 | 45.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jan Drinkwater | 1,791 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Davies | 453 | 8.6 |
| | BNP | Roy Orton | 406 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Mina Coalter | 198 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,249 | 30.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,526 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
2007 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 2,187 | 37.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mike Drinkwater | 1,860 | 31.5 |
| | BNP | Norman Ashton | 548 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 534 | 9.0 |
| | Independent | Mark Jastrzebski | 264 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Stuart Masters | 237 | 4.0 |
| | Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 198 | 3.3 |
| | UKIP | David Collin | 83 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
2006 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Osborn | 2,207 | 35.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Drinkwater | 1,873 | 30.5 |
| | BNP | Julie Ashton | 1,004 | 16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sword | 758 | 12.3 |
| | Green | David Toke | 307 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
2004 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jan Drinkwater | 2,001 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 1,971 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Osborn | 1,971 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative | Edwin Freeman | 1,957 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Mayer | 1,849 | |
| | Labour | Fiona Williams | 1,645 | |
| | Liberal | Raymond Holtom | 1,057 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Morrison | 976 | |
| | BNP | Lee Windridge | 947 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal | John Axe | 900 | |
| | UKIP | David Collin | 986 | 11.5 |
| | Green | David Toke | 622 | 8 |
| | Independent | Mark Jastrzebski | 275 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
2003 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ray Holtom | 1,713 | 37.2 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 1,595 | 34.6 |
| | BNP | Lee Windridge | 709 | 15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Tomlin | 593 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,110 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
2002 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fiona Williams | 1,716 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Delaney | 1,634 | 34.1 |
| | Independent | Peter Spybey | 573 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Tomlin | 523 | 10.9 |
| | BNP | Lee Windridge | 351 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,309 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1955 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Henry Milner | 5,225 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Frank Scadding | 2,875 | 33.7 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Arnold Day | 261 | 3.1 |
| | Communist | Albert Charles Norton | 163 | 1.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,350 | 27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,518 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.7 |
1954 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edmund John Haynes | 5,702 | 68.6 |
| | Conservative | Amy Whitehouse | 2,471 | 29.7 |
| | Communist | Albert Norton | 136 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,231 | 38.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,357 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 |
1953 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bertha Briggs | 5,119 | 66.0 |
| | Conservative | Lillian Budd | 2,634 | 34.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,565 | 32.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,246 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 |
1952 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Milner | 6,618 | 73.0 |
| | Conservative | Dudley Scandrett | 2,449 | 27.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,169 | 46..0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,584 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.6 |
1951 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edmund Haynes | 4,352 | 59.4 |
| | Conservative | Dudley Scandrett | 2,975 | 40.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,377 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,958 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 |
1950 Birmingham City Council election, Weoley, (3 New Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bertha Briggs | 4,815 | 63.5 | |
| | Labour | William Milner | 4,623 | | |
| | Labour | Edmund Haynes | 4,611 | | |
| | Conservative | John Gopsill | 2,550 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative | William Rathbone | 2,533 | | |
| | Conservative | Dudley Scandrett | 2,496 | | |
| | Communist | John Elder | 222 | 2.9 | |
| | Communist | Daisy Vaughan | 210 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,265 | 29.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,073 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,061 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,644 | 45.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,765 | | |
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