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The Weoley local council ward is one of the 40 electoral wards for the City of Birmingham, England. It is also one of the four wards that make up the local council constituency of Birmingham Northfield, the other three being the wards of Northfield, Longbridge and King's Norton.Ward DescriptionThe ward covers an area of west Birmingham. It is predominantly based upon the Weoley Castle area of Birmingham. Other communities within Weoley are Allens Cross, Weoley Hill, Middle Park and Spicelands Road.Ward Demographics (from the census of 2011)The 2011 Population Census recorded that there were 25,925 people living in the ward. Eighty per cent (20,744) of the ward's population are of white ethnicity, compared with 57.9% for Birmingham.Ward HistoryThe Ward was created in May 1950 as a result of the boundary changes of that year. The boundaries have been changed on a number of occasions since then.Parliamentary RepresentationThe ward has been part of Birmingham Northfield constituency since 1950, which has been represented by Labour Party MP Richard Burden since 1992.