Lozells and East Handsworth | |
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Lozells and East Handsworth shown within the West Midlands | |
Population | 31,074 (2011 Ward) |
• Density | 89.3 per ha |
OS grid reference | SP057900 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
Postcode district | B19-B21 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Police | West Midlands |
Fire | West Midlands |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
EU Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Lozells and East Handsworth is a ward in Birmingham, England, created at the June 2004 elections. It is within the formal district of Perry Barr.
The ward covers the areas of Handsworth, Lozells, and Handsworth Park.
As of 2006, the Ward is represented on Birmingham City Council by Waseem Zaffar (MBE, JP), Mahmood Hussain, and Hendrina Quinnen (all of the Labour Party).
The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 28,806 people living in the ward. The ward has an ethnic minority population of over 82.6% the largest portion of which is Muslim of Pakistani descent, mainly from Mirpur.