The Harborne council ward contains most of Harborne and parts of the Chad Valley, Rotton Park and Bearwood.

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There are approximately 23,000 people resident in the Harborne ward.

The population density is roughly 38 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for the city as a whole.

The average age is 42 compared to 36 for Birmingham as a whole.

The white British population accounts for around 66.5% of all residents.

Approximately 15% are of Asian origin with roughly 10% from India, 3% from Pakistan and 0.5% from Bangladesh.

Around 4% of the population is black, including 3% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

9.5% are white non-British (including Irish), 2.5% are of mixed race, and 2.5% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.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 old village, centred on Saint Peters Church, is now a conservation area that contains several Victorian mansions including the official residence of the Bishop of Birmingham.

The Harborne Tenants, a mutual friendly society, built a 54-acre low-density village at Moor Pool in 1907-1912.

Harborne also contains several interwar council estates with comparatively spacious detached and semi-detached housing.

There are, however, some high-density post-war estates including several blocks of low-rise maisonettes and a 16-storey residential tower on Malins Road.

The rate of owner occupation in Harborne is around 62%. Roughly 18% of homes are rented from private landlords and around 17% from the local authority or housing associations.

0% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 0% of the ward is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 16% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?). 

The major employers are Somerfield Stores (180), Baskerville Special School (90), Lordswood Girls School (90), Harborne Police Station (90), Woodbourne Priory Hospital (90), George Dixon School (90) and Saint Joseph's Residential Home for the Elderly (85).

These figures are estimates only.

Queens Park, Grove Park, the Bourn Walkway, the Chad Walkway, the Harborne Walkway, Harborne Golf Club, Harborne Municipal Golf Course, Bernard Road Playing Fields, Meadow Road Allotments; and

Westfield Road Allotments, War Lane Allotments, Ravenshurt Playing Fields, Sandon Road Sports Ground, Gillhurst Road Public Open Space and Northfield Road Linear Public Open Space.

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

The Harborne ward forms part of the Edgbaston Council Constituency

He is  Chairman of the Trust and Charities Committee and also sits on the Harborne Ward Committee and the Edgbaston Constituency Committee.

He sits on the Harborne Ward Committee, the Edgbaston Constituency Committee, and the Leisure Sport and Culture Committee.

Labour Gain (from Conservative) with a majority of 584 and 46.6% of votes cast; 17,035 voters were registered; turnout was 46.05%.

He is Leader of Birmingham City Council and Chairman of the Council Business Management Committee.

He also sits on the Harborne Ward Committee and the Edgbaston Constituency Committee.