The Erdington council ward includes the areas of Short Heath and Erdington Town.

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There are approximately 24,000 people resident in the Erdington ward.

The population density is roughly 53 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 41 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

The white British population accounts for roughly 79% of all residents.

Around 4% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 2% from India and 1.5% from Pakistan.

Around 4% of the population is black, including 3.5% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

10% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 2.5% are mixed race, and 0.5% are of Chinese origin or belong to some other ethnic group.

These figures may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

There are also rows of small Edwardian terraced houses, particularly near the railway station and in Short Heath which also contains a large number of interwar semi-detached homes and a post-war council estate with five tower blocks on Jarvis Road.

The Lyndhurst Estate, which was built on Sutton Road in the 1950's,  contains low-rise maisonettes and another five tower blocks.

The rate of owner occupation in Erdington is around 64%. Roughly 8% of homes are rented from private landlords and 26% from the local authority or housing associations.

13% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 18% of the ward is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 44% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?).

The major employers are Birmingham City Council (roughly 1800 jobs), Colliers (car dealership = 120), West Midlands Police (120), Care Watch (care agency = 120), Social Security Office (120), Clearlight Electrical Wholesalers (80) and Royal Mail (80).

These figures are estimates only.

Rookery Park, Holly Lane Sports Ground, Erdington Playing Fields, Erdington Court, Littlecote Drive Public Open Space; Lyndhurst Recreation Ground, Short Heath Park, Spring Lane Playing Fields, Sycamore Play Area, Sutton New Road Public Open Space and Yenton Playing Fields.

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

The Erdington council ward forms part of the Erdington constituency

He is Chairman of the Equalities and Human Resources Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Transport Environment and Regeneration Committee.

He also sits on the Erdington Ward Committee, the Erdington Constituency Committee, the Council Business Management Committee and the Coordinating Committee.

He sits on the Erdington Ward committee, the Erdington Constituency Committee, the Planning Committee and the Licensing Committee.

He sits on the Erdington Ward Committee, the Erdington Constituency Committee, the Public Protection Committee and the Equalities and Human Resources Committee.

Conservative Hold with a majority of 828 and 50.31% of votes cast.; 16,733 voters were registered; the turnout was 34.94%.