Northfield, West Midlands

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Northfield constituency shown within Birmingham
Northfield constituency shown within Birmingham

Northfield is an area in south-west Birmingham, England. It is also a ward and formal district, managed by its own district committee.

Northfield Library serves the area. It was opened in 1906 however was destroyed by fire in 1914 in a suspected arson attack by the Suffragettes. It was rebuilt in the same year by the Free Libraries Committee. The façade remains the same however, in 1984, the library building was doubled in size to accommodate more books. The library celebrated its centenary in 2006. West Heath Library also serves the area.

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Birmingham Northfield is a constituency comprising of the wards of Northfield, Longbridge and Weoley. Its member of Parliament is Richard Burden. It is perhaps most famous for its former MG Rover car factory in the Longbridge Ward.

The councillors elected to represent the ward on Birmingham City Council are Randall Brew, Les Laurence and Reg Corns, all Conservatives.

Northfield Ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Danny Ryan.

The 2001 Population Census recorded that 23,042 people were living in the ward with a population density of 4,417 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. The percentage of the population represented by ethnic minorities is low in comparison to other wards with a figure of 4.9% (1,130) as opposed to 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

The ward is served by Northfield railway station on the Birmingham Cross City line.

The once famous Grosvenor shopping centre has been renamed the 'Northfield Shopping Centre', but retains its original charm.


Council constituencies in Birmingham:
Edgbaston | Erdington | Hall Green | Hodge Hill | Ladywood | Northfield | Perry Barr | Selly Oak | Sutton Coldfield | Yardley


Settlements on the A38, Worcester to Birmingham edit

Heading north: Worcester | Droitwich Spa | Wychbold | Bromsgrove | Lickey End | Rubery | Longbridge | Northfield | Selly Oak | Edgbaston | Birmingham

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Birmingham council constituencies and wards


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