The Moseley and Kings Heath ward contains the areas of Moseley, Kings Heath, Moor Green and part of Wake Green.

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There are approximately 27,000 people resident in the Moseley and Kings Heath ward.

The population density is 37 persons per hectare compared to an average of around 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 39 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

The white British population accounts for around 58% of all residents.

Approximately 22% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 14% from Pakistan, 6% from India and 1% from Bangladesh.

Around 5.5% of the population is black, including 4% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

10% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 3% are of mixed race, and 1.5% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

Large areas were set aside as country estates for prosperous industrialists such as the  Chamberlain and Cadbury families; the grounds of their respective mansions have been preserved as Highbury Park.

Creeping urbanisation brought rows of small terraced houses, particularly in the Kings Heath area, but most interwar development consisted of large semi-detached homes set in spacious gardens.

Post-war council estates with a high proportion of terraces were built on the fringes of Kings Heath in the fifties and sixties but the ward also contains many modern detached homes.

5% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 26% is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 37% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?).

The major employers are South Birmingham Primary Care Trust (NHS = around 5000 jobs),Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust (NHS = 3500), Moseley Hall Hospital (NHS geriatric care = 400), Birmingham City Council Learning & Development (250); and

Somerfield Stores (220), Kings Heath Police Station (150), Parkview Clinic (NHS adolescent psychiatric = 150), Midland Arts Centre (130), BUDS (childcare = 100), Royal Cars (taxis = 100), RMB Maintenance (commercial property = 100), Bishop Challoner School (100).

These figures are estimates only.

Cannon Hill Park, Kings Heath Park, Highbury Park, Moseley Hall Park, Moseley Golf Club, the Britannic Cricket Ground, Marlborough Cricket Club, Dads Lane Allotments, Wheelers Lane Allotments, Moor Green Sports Ground; and

Sorrento Play Area, Tally Ho Playing Fields, Holders Lane Playing Fields, Pebble Mill Playing Fields, Sovereign Way Public Open Space, Reaside Walkway and Albert Road Recreation Ground.

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

Moseley and Kings Heath forms part of the Hall Green constituency.

He sits on the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee, the Hall Green Constituency Committee, the Licensing Committee, and the Children and Education Committee.

Labour Gain (from Liberal Democrats) with a majority 1,876 and 48.91% of votes cast; 18,909 voters were registered; turnout was 45.28%.

He is Vice-Chairman of the Local Services and Community Safety Committee and also sits on the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee and the Hall Green Constituency Committee.

He is the Executive Cabinet Member for Leisure Sport and Culture and also sits on the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee and the Hall Green Constituency Committee.