The Acocks Green council ward contains the areas of Stockfield, Fox Hollies, Acocks Green Village and part of Tyseley.

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There are around 28,000 people resident in the Acocks Green ward.

The population density is roughly 60 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 39 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

Around 13% of the population is of Asian origin with 6% from Pakistan, 5% from India and 1% from Bangladesh.

Around 4% of the population is black with roughly 3.5% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

The white British population accounts for around 70% of all residents.

6% are white non-British (including Irish), 4% are of mixed race, and 3% are of Chinese origin or belong to some other ethnic group.

These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

Most of the homes on these estates were built by the council for rent. Some older council homes, including the entire Stockfield estate, have recently been rebuilt.

The ward also contains several streets of pre-1919 terraced housing and a number of Edwardian villas. Many of the larger villas have been converted into flats. Three tower blocks off the Fox Hollies Road provide sheltered accommodation for the elderly.

The rate of owner occupation in the Acocks Green ward is around 58%. Roughly 8% of homes are rented from private landlords and 31% from the local authority or housing associations.

0% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 35% of the ward is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 71% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?).

The major employers are Delta Electrical (700), Travel West Midlands (350), Ninestiles School (200), WROX (IT publishers 200); Safeway (155), Christadelphian Care Homes (150), Eaton Electric (150) and Birmingham Multicare (140).

These figures are estimates only.

Stockfield Park, Fox Hollies Park, Fox Hollies Leisure Centre, Fox Hollies Allotments, Mayfield Road Allotments, Reddings Lane Allotments, Reddings Lane Sports Field, the Broomhall Playing Fields, the Gospel Lane Playing Fields and Curtis Gardens.

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 Green = green spaces; Brown = industrial/trading estates; Purple = Commercial/retail areas

The Acocks Green forms part of the Yardley Constituency.

He sits on the Acocks Green Ward Committee, the Yardley Constituency Committee, the Housing and Urban Renewal Committee and the Local Services and Community Safety Committee.

He is Chairman of the Housing and Urban Renewal Overview and also sits on the Acocks Green Ward Committee, the Yardley Constituency Committee, the Council Business Management Committee and the Leisure Sport and Culture Committee.

He was previously a councillor in 1982-83, 1984-88 and 1989-2004.

Stewart Stacey sits on the Acocks Green Ward Committee, the Yardley Constituency Committee and the Coordinating Committee.

Labour Gain (from Liberal Democrat) with a majority of 941 and 48.03% of votes cast: 19,787 voters were registered; the turnout was 32.64%.