The Ladywood ward contains the western half of the city centre and includes Attwood Green, Five Ways, Ladywood, Westside, Southside, the Business Quarter, the Gun Quarter, the Jewellery Quarter and the Retail Quarter.

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There are approximately 17,000 people resident in the Ladywood ward.

The population density is 28 persons per hectare compared to an average of 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 48.5% of residents.

Approximately 11% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 5% from India, 4% from Pakistan and 0.5% from Bangladesh.

Around 20% of the population is black, including 16% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

11% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 6.5% are of mixed background, and 3% 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These figures may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

The cleared housing was replaced by high density council estates mainly consisting of terraces, low-rise flats and residential towers.

Some of these estates have been rebuilt as urban villages with fewer residential towers, more green spaces and a greater proportion of detached and semi-detached homes.

The ward also includes new apartment blocks, gated communities and modern private estates of detached houses, semi-detached pairs and terraces.

50% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 62% is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 74% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?).

The major employers are the Royal Bank of Scotland (around 7,500 jobs), Deloitte & Touche (accountants = 3,500), Birmingham Childrens Hospital (NHS = 2,700), Birmingham City Council Social Services (2500), AMEC (building maintenance = 1900); and

HFC Bank (1400), Atkins Asset Management (consultant engineering = 1300), Wragge & Co (lawyers = 1200), Price Waterhouse Coopers (accountants = 1000), KPMG (accountants = 950), Nat West Mortgage Services (900).

These figures are estimates only.

Centenary Square, Chamberlain Square, Priory Square, Saint Pauls Square, Victoria Square, Birmingham Cathedral, Key Hill Cemetery, Warstone Lane Cemetery, Moonlit & Sunset Park, Holloway Head Playing Field; and

Selwyn Road Playing Field, Marroway Street Park, Edgbaston Reservoir, Chamberlain Gardens, Civic Centre Gardens, Rushton Street Public Open Space, Reservoir Road Public Open Space and Stour Street Public Open Space.

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

The Ladywood ward is part of the Ladywood Council Constituency.

He sits on the Ladywood Ward Committee, the Ladywood Constituency Committee, the Audit Committee, the Finance Committee and the Council Business Management Committee.

Labour Hold with a majority of 1795 and 23.85% of votes cast; 19,573 voters were registered; the turnout was 23.85%.

She sits on the Ladywood Ward Committee, the Ladywood Constituency Committee and the Transport Environment and Regeneration Committee.

He sits on the Ladywood Ward Committee, the Ladywood Constituency Committee, the Coordinating Committee and the Local Services and Community Safety Committee.