The Kings Norton ward contains the areas of Lifford, Wychall, Kings Norton Village, the Three Estates, and parts of Cotteridge.

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There are around 25,000 people resident in the Kings Norton ward.

The population density is roughly 37 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 40 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

The white British population accounts for 85% of all residents.

Approximately 1% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 0.5% from India.

Around 3% of the population is black, including 2.5% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

7.5% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 3% are of mixed race, and 0.5% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

Council estates were built on the surrounding Worcestershire countryside after the Second World War, namely Wychall Farm on the western side of the ward and Pool Farm, Primrose and Hawkesley (the Three Estates) on the eastern side.

The Three Estates contain a total of ten residential tower blocks; the Wychall Farm towers have been demolished.

The rate of owner occupation in Kings Norton is around 56%. Roughly 4% of homes are rented from private landlords and 37% from the local authority or housing associations.

25% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 38% 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 the Birmingham Specialist Community Health NHS Trust (roughly 4000 jobs), Lloyds TSB (commercial banking = 500), Trulife Healthcare (prosthetic devices = 160), Systems ADI (steelwork fabricators = 140); and

Cadbury College (140), Paintbox (painting of motor sport components = 100), Thomas Aquinas RC School (100), Colmic Electrical Management (contractors = 100) and Tyco (manufacturers of surgical appliances = 100).

These figures are estimates only.

Kings Norton Park & Playing Fields, Kings Norton Cemetery, Kings Norton Wood, Pool Farm Recreation Ground, Wychall Recreation Ground, Wychall Reservoir, Merecroft Pool, Broadmeadow, Fairway Public Open Space, the Mounds, Owens Croft; and

Arrow Walk Park, Shannon Road Public Open Space, Teviot Grove, Hawkesley Hall,  Luchen Gardens, Fields Millennium Village Green, Hayes Playing Fields, Walkers Heath Playing Fields, Wast Hills Playing Fields, Sisefield Road Canal Site, Lifford Lane Woods and Bells Sports Allotments.

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

The Kings Norton council ward forms part of the Northfield Council Constituency

He sits on the Kings Norton Ward Committee and the Northfield Constituency Committee.

He sits on the Kings Norton Ward Committee, the Northfield Constituency Committee and the Planning Committee.

Labour Gain (from Conservatives) with a majority of 337 and 45.22% of votes cast; 16,872 voters were registered; turnout was 36.2%

He sits on the Kings Norton Ward Committee, the Northfield Constituency Committee, the Coordinating Committee and the Health and Audits Committee.