Birmingham
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Birmingham, England’s second city, sits at the heart of the West Midlands and is known for its canals, cultural landmarks, and diverse neighbourhoods. The city centre features modern landmarks such as the Bullring, Library of Birmingham, and Symphony Hall, alongside historic buildings like Birmingham Town Hall and St Philip’s Cathedral. The extensive canal network, once central to industry, now offers leisure and waterfront regeneration. Parks and green spaces, including Sutton Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe, balance the urban setting. Birmingham’s suburbs range from historic areas like Jewellery Quarter to leafy Edgbaston, creating a varied cityscape.
The local government for this district is: Birmingham City Council (Metropolitan District).
Constituencies in Birmingham
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Birmingham Erdington
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Birmingham Northfield
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Birmingham Yardley
- Sutton Coldfield
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Birmingham
Birmingham is divided into 69 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Acocks Green
- Allens Cross
- Alum Rock
- Aston
- Balsall Heath West
- Bartley Green
- Billesley
- Birchfield
- Bordesley & Highgate
- Bordesley Green
- Bournbrook & Selly Park
- Bournville & Cotteridge
- Brandwood & King's Heath
- Bromford & Hodge Hill
- Castle Vale
- Druids Heath & Monyhull
- Edgbaston
- Erdington
- Frankley Great Park
- Garretts Green
- Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
- Gravelly Hill
- Hall Green North
- Hall Green South
- Handsworth
- Handsworth Wood
- Harborne
- Heartlands
- Highter's Heath
- Holyhead
- King's Norton North
- King's Norton South
- Kingstanding
- Ladywood
- Longbridge & West Heath
- Lozells
- Moseley
- Nechells
- Newtown
- North Edgbaston
- Northfield
- Oscott
- Perry Barr
- Perry Common
- Pype Hayes
- Quinton
- Rubery & Rednal
- Shard End
- Sheldon
- Small Heath
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- South Yardley
- Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
- Sparkhill
- Stirchley
- Stockland Green
- Sutton Four Oaks
- Sutton Mere Green
- Sutton Reddicap
- Sutton Roughley
- Sutton Trinity
- Sutton Vesey
- Sutton Walmley & Minworth
- Sutton Wylde Green
- Tyseley & Hay Mills
- Ward End
- Weoley & Selly Oak
- Yardley East
- Yardley West & Stechford
Birmingham in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Birmingham is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) West Midlands
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West Midlands
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Birmingham
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.