The Lozells and East Handsworth ward contains the area of Lozells and parts of Handsworth, Hockley, Soho and Perry Barr.

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There are roughly 26,000 people resident in the Lozells & East Handsworth ward.

The population density is 75 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 31 compared to 36 for the city as a whole. 

Approximately 57% of the population is of Asian origin with 25% from Pakistan, 18% from India and 12% from Bangladesh.

The white British population accounts for roughly 10% of residents.

Around 19.5% of the population is black, including 16% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

6% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 4% are of mixed race, and 3.5% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.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 older back-to-back terraces were demolished in the 1960's and replaced by high-density council estates.

The ward also contains a number of early Victorian mansions, particularly in the area around Handsworth Park. Most have been divided into flats or bedsits.

The rate of owner occupation in Lozells & East Handsworth is around 45%. Roughly 10% of homes are rented from private landlords and 43% from the local authority or housing associations.

82% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 91% is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 100% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?).

The major employers are Signet (retail jewellery: warehouse, distribution, admin & e-commerce = around 400 jobs), City College (150), Mayfield Special School (120), Minor Weir Willis (fruit & veg wholesaler = 110), Thornhill Road Police Station (110); and

Birmingham Primary Care (110), Aspect Care (100), King Edward VI Handsworth School (90), Handsworth Wood Girls College (90), Handsworth Grammar School (80), Education Development & Advisory Services Foundation (anti-poverty outreach charity = 80).

These figures are estimates only.

Handsworth Park, Handsworth Churchyard, Handsworth Bowling Green, Georges Park, Church Hill Road Play Area; Heathfield Road Play Area, Graham Street Play Centre, Carlyle Road Playground, Livingstone Road Allotments, Victoria Allotments and Lea Hall Playing Fields.

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

Lozells and East Handsworth forms part of the Perry Barr Council Constituency.

He sits on the Lozells and East Handsworth Ward Committee, the Perry Barr Constituency Committee and the Public Protection Committee.

He sits on the Lozells and East Handsworth Ward Committee, the Perry Barr Constituency Committee and the Planning Committee.

Labour Hold with a majority of 3925 and 70.35% of votes cast; 18,916 voters were registered; the turnout was 40.64%.

She sits on the Lozells and East Handsworth Ward Committee, the Perry Barr Constituency Committee and the Children and Education Committee.