The Shard End ward contains the areas of Shard End and Kitts Green.

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There are approximately 26,000 people resident in the Shard End ward.

The population density is roughly 39 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 43 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

The white British population accounts for around 86% of residents.

Approximately 2% of the population are of Asian origin with roughly 1% from Pakistan and 0.5% from India.

Around 3.5% of the population is black, including 3% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

5.5% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 2.5% are of mixed background, 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

The estates built between 1945 and 1960 are generally arranged in geometric patterns and characterised by terraces, bungalows and semi-detached pairs.

The density increased after 1960 with a greater proportion of low-rise flats and nine residential towers.

The rate of owner occupation in the Shard End Ward is 50%. Roughly 4% of homes are rented from private landlords and 42% from the local authority or housing associations.

41% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 78% is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England, and 94% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?). 

The major employers are Alcoa (manufacturer of aluminium products = around 400 jobs), Travel West Midlands (320), West Midlands Police (160), Hallmoor School (140), Vertik (powder coating = 120); and

Carter Retail Equipment (commercial refrigeration = 100), PFP Electrical Products (manufacturer of electrical conduits = 70), Timberley School (60), Rotadex (manufacturer of office equipment = 60) and Tesco (60).

These figures are estimates only.

Longmeadow Park, Tile Cross Park, Bell Lane Recreation Ground, Cole Hall Recreation Ground, Glebe Farm Recreation Ground, Lea Hall Recreation Ground, Gressel Lane Recreation Ground, Tile Cross Recreation Ground; and

Norman Chamberlain Playing Fields, Lea Ford Playing Fields, Shard End Playing Fields, Meridian Public Open Space, Brookmeadow Public Open Space, Cat Lane Public Open Space; and

Fastmoor Oval Public Open Space, Hollington Crescent Public Open Space, Sheldon Hall Public Open Space, Brownfield Road Allotments, Hall Hayes Allotments, School Lane Allotments and Babbs Mill.

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

The Shard End ward forms part of the Hodge Hill constituency.

She sits on the Shard End Ward Committee, the Hodge Hill Constituency Committee, the Audit Committee and the Public Protection Committee.

He sits on the Shard End Ward Committee, the Hodge Hill Constituency Committee and the Local Services and Community Safety Committee.

He sits on the Shard End Ward Committee, the Hodge Hill Constituency Committee, the Coordinating Committee, the Finance Committee and the Council Business Management Committee.

Labour Hold with a majority of 1672 and 55.92% of votes cast: 18519 people were registered to vote; the turnout was 25.2%.