The Springfield ward contains the areas of Springfield and Sparkhill.

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There are approximately 27,000 people resident in the Springfield ward.

The population density is roughly 70 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 33 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

Approximately 59% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 40% from Pakistan, 13% from India and 3% from Bangladesh.

The white British population accounts for around 25% of residents.

4% of the population is black, including 3% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

8.5% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 2.5% are of mixed background and 1% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

Some were constructed by early building societies in order to increase owner occupation which carried the right to vote. Most have been modernised through the addition of indoor lavatories and bathrooms.

The housing is less dense in Springfield on the south side of the ward where there are a greater number of interwar terraces and avenues of semi-detached pairs and detached houses with spacious front and rear gardens.

The rate of owner occupation in the Springfield Ward is around 66%. Roughly 17% of homes are rented from private landlords and 14% from the local authority or housing associations.

26% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 51% is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 87% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?). 

The major employers are Goodrich Engine Control (manufacture of aircraft parts = 550), Sevacare (homecare = 300), Globe Cleaning (industrial cleaners = 200), Dr Chocolate (cake manufacturer = 180), Moseley School (140), Computer Bookshops (wholesalers = 120), Hi-Finish Castings (80).

These figures are estimates only.

Sparkhill Park, Avon Park, Percy Road Park, Swanshurst Park, Greet Recreation Ground, Bromyard Road River Walk, Burbury Brickworks River Walk, Wake Green Playing Fields, Formans Road Allotments, Knowle Road Allotments, Springfield Road Allotments, Weston Lane Public Open Space, Moseley Bog, Joys Wood and the Dell.

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

The Springfield council ward forms part of the Hall Green constituency.

He sits on the Springfield Ward Committee, the Hall Green Constituency Committee, the Trust and Charities Committee and the Public Protection Committee.

Labour Gain (from Liberal Democrats) with a majority of 2762 and 54.04% of votes cast: 20,262 voters were registered; the turnout was 43.75%.

He is the Chairman of the Transport, Environment and Regeneration Committee and also sits on the Springfield Ward Committee, the Hall Green Constituency Committee and the Coordinating Committee.

He sits on the Springfield Ward Committee, the Hall Green Constituency Committee and the Planning Committee.