NORTHFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS

'Northfield' is an area in south-west Birmingham, England. It is also a a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.
The constituency includes the smaller Northfield ward, and the wards of Kings Norton, Longbridge and Weoley.
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.

Contents

Politics

Population

Transport

Shopping

See also

External links

Politics

'Birmingham Northfield' is a parliamentary constituency. 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.

Population

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.

Transport

The ward is served by both Northfield railway station and Longbridge railway station on the Birmingham Cross City line. Several bus routes also pass through the ward, including routes 18, 27, 44, 45, 47, 49, 61, 62, 63 operated by Travel West Midlands, and routes 144 and 146 operated by First Buses.

Shopping

The former Grosvenor shopping centre has been renamed the 'Northfield Shopping Centre'.

See also

★ Bartley Reservoir

External links

★ Birmingham City Council: Northfield Constituency

★ Birmingham City Council: Northfield Ward

★ Northfield Community Network pages