Alum Rock is an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council in the east of Birmingham, West Midlands, covering an urban area to the east of the city 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.
Boundaries
The ward was largely created from the former Washwood Heath ward and is contained within the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency. The seat includes the historic area of Saltley.
Profile
The ward is largely composed of late-Victorian and Edwardian terrace housing which runs the length of the Alum Rock Road and the roads off it. The area is notable for a high ethnic minority population many of whom can trace their origins to 20th century migrants from South Asia.
Demographics As of 2024, Alum Rock has a population of 28,014 and is the most populous ward of Birmingham. It is also one of the most deprived wards, with an unemployment rate of 66%. Alum Rock Ward Factsheet, Birmingham City Council
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/15450/alum_rock_factsheet.pdf
The ethnic makeup of the area is found to be composed:
Bangladeshi – 7% Chinese – 0.2% Indian – 1.2% Pakistani – 60.1% Black African – 8.0% Black Caribbean – 1.5% Mixed – 2.1% White – 6.4% Other – 6.0%
Councillors ElectionCouncillorCouncillor 2018 Mohammed Idrees (Lab) Mariam Khan (Lab)
Elections since 2018
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