The Edgbaston ward contains the areas of Calthorpe, Metchley, University, Rotton Park and parts of Bournbrook, Five Ways, Attwood Green and the Chad Valley.

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There are approximately 22,000 people resident in the Edgbaston ward.

 The population density is roughly 23 persons per hectare compared to an average of around 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 37 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

The white British population accounts for around 58% of all residents.

Approximately 17% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 9.5% from India, 4.5% from Pakistan and 0.5% from Bangladesh.

Around 8% of the population is black, including 5.5% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

 8.5% are white non-British (including Irish), 3.5% are of mixed race, and 5% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

The ward also includes two ex-council estates, Woodview and Benmore, and high-density private and social housing at Five Ways and, mingled with Victorian mansions and townhouses, at Rotton Park.

 The university quarter contains three student villages.

The rate of owner occupation in the Edgbaston ward is around 47%. Roughly 21% of homes are rented from private landlords and 27% from the local authority or housing associations.

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

The major employers are University NHS Hospitals Trust (around 5000 jobs), University of Birmingham (4500), HSBC (1200), Birmingham Women's Hospital (1000); Birse Rail (civil engineers = 500), Hagemeyer (electrical wholesalers = 450), BMI Priory Hospital (300), Yell (300).

These figures are estimates only.

the Bristol Road Sports Field, Eastern Road Sports Field, Pebble Mill Sports Field, Tally Ho Sports Ground, Lee Bank Public Open Space, the Eastern Road Allotments; and

Chancellors Court, University Square, University Playing Fields, Botanical Gardens, Winterbourne Botanic Garden, Five Ways Gardens, the Vale Student Village; Edgbaston Park, Edgbaston Golf Course.

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

The Edgbaston ward forms part of the Edgbaston constituency

She is Chairman of the Health and Audits Committee and also sits on the Edgbaston Ward Committee, the Edgbaston Constituency Committee and the Coordinating Committee.

He sits on the Edgbaston Ward Committee, the Edgbaston Constituency Committee and the Planning Committee.

Conservative Hold with a majority of 22 and 41.3% of votes cast; 18,246 voters were registered; the turnout was 33.9%.

He is Chairman of the Finance Committee and also sits on the Edgbaston Ward Committee, the Edgbaston Constituency Committee and the Coordinating Committee.