The Sutton Vesey ward contains the areas of Banners Gate, Boldmere, New Oscott and part of Wylde Green.

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There are approximately 24,000 people resident in the Sutton Vesey Ward.

The population density is 33 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for Birmingham as a whole. The average age is 42 compared to 36 for the city as a whole.

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

Approximately 3.5% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 2.5% from India and 0.5% from Pakistan.

Around 1.5% of the population is black, including 1% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

7% of residents are white non-British (including Irish), 1.5% 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These estimates may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

Smaller detached houses and semi-detached pairs were constructed between the wars and several estates of high-density detached homes, including some bungalows, were added after 1945.

The ward also includes high-density terraces, low-rise flats and two residential towers at Boldmere and Wylde Green.

The rate of owner occupation is 86%. Roughly 5% of homes are rented from private landlords and around 8% from the local authority or housing associations.

0% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 0% is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 0% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?). 

The major employers are Tesco (around 300 jobs), Hanley & Jones Cleaning Contractors (260), Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (120), Waterloo Housing Association (120), Keen Kleen (cleaning contractors = 100) and Homebase (75).

These figures are estimates only.

Braemar Road Playing Field, Monmouth Drive Playing Field, King Georges Field, Warden Road Recreation Ground, Greenway Public Open Space, Princess Alice Public Open Space, Goldieslie Sports Ground; and

Boldmere Sports Ground, Boldmere Municipal Golf Course, Boldmere & Wylde Green Conservative Club, Sheffield Road Allotments, Donegal Road Allotments, Oakwood Coppice and Britwell Road Tennis Courts.

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

The Sutton Vesey ward forms part of the Sutton Coldfield constituency.

She sits on the Sutton Vesey Ward Committee, the Sutton Coldfield Constituency Committee, the Children and Education Committee and the Vulnerable Children Committee.

Conservative Hold with a majority of 746 and 48.97% of votes cast: 18,528 voters were registered; the turnout was 42.59%.

He sits on the Sutton Vesey Ward Committee, the Sutton Coldfield Constituency Committee, the Equalities and Human Resources Committee, the Finance Committee and the Planning Committee.

He is the Executive Cabinet Member for Equalities and Human Resources and also sits on the Sutton Vesey Ward Committee, the Sutton Coldfield Constituency Committee and the Standards Committee.