Lozells and East Handsworth
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Coordinates: 52°29′35″N 1°54′07″W / 52.493°N 1.902°W
| Lozells and East Handsworth | |
  Lozells and East Handsworth shown within the West Midlands |
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| Population | 27,980 (2001 Population Census) |
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| - Density | 72.8 per ha |
| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Birmingham |
| Metropolitan county | West Midlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | B19-B21 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Birmingham Perry Barr |
| List of places: UK • England • West Midlands | |
Lozells and East Handsworth is a ward in Birmingham, England, created at the June 2004 elections. It is within the formal district of Perry Barr.
The ward covers the areas of Handsworth, Lozells and Handsworth Park.
[edit] Politics
As of 2006, the Ward is represented on Birmingham City Council by Mahmood Hussain, Kim Brom and Don Brown all from the Labour Party.
The seat can be regarded as 'safe' Labour territory and was held despite a vote rigging scandal in nearby Aston and the Iraq War. The Ward has suffered from a recent upsurge in inter-community tension following the 2005 Birmingham riots.
[edit] Population
The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 28,806 people living in the ward. The ward has an ethnic minority population of over 82.6% the largest portion of which is Muslim of Kashmiri-Mirpuri descent compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
- White British - 4,110
- South Asian - 15,706
- Black British - 5,524
- Mixed Race - 1,048
- Chinese or Other - 842
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