Local Elections & Referendum

The local elections are being held on the 5th May for information on the elections you can visit the Birmingham City Council Local Election pages.

Handsworth falls between three wards; Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth and Soho. Each ward has three elected members. On the 5th of  depending on which ward you live in – you can vote for 1 candidate from the list for that ward.

The nominations for each of the three wards are;  

Persons nominated – Handsworth Wood
Surname
Other names in full
Home address in full Description (if any)
Douglas
Kingsley Seymour
8 Island Road,
Handsworth,
Birmingham
B21 8NP
Liberal Democrats
Gill
Rabinder Singh
12 The Slieve,
Handsworth Wood,
Birmingham
B20 2NR
The Conservative Party
Candidate
Grant
Ulla
348 Sarehole Road,
Birmingham
B28 0AQ
Green Party Candidate
* Hamilton
Paulette Adassa
821 Chester Road,
Erdington,
Birmingham
B24 0BX
The Labour Party Candidate
Persons nominated – Lozells and East Handsworth
Surname
Other names in full
Home address in full Description (if any)
Hussain
Talib
129 Bacchus Road,
Birmingham
B18 4QR
The Conservative Party
Candidate
Islam
Sabirul
46 Stamford Road,
Handsworth,
Birmingham
B20 3PN
Liberal Democrat
Toke
David
215 Hubert Road,
Selly Oak,
Birmingham
B29 6ES
Green Party Candidate
Zaffar
Waseem
123 Leonard Road,
Birmingham
B19 1JH
The Labour Party Candidate
Persons nominated – Soho
Surname
Other names in full
Home address in full Description (if any)
Austin
Steven John
30 Lansdowne House,
Great Colmore Street,
Birmingham
B15 2AR
Green Party
Higginson
Robert John
172 Poplar Avenue,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B17 8EP
The Conservative Party
Candidate
* Spence
Sybil Eurlena
69 Babington Road,
Handsworth,
Birmingham
B21 0QD
The Labour Party Candidate
Yaseen
Mohammed
23 Willes Road,
Winson Green,
Birmingham
B18 4PZ
Liberal Democrat

Election results will appaer on the local elections home page as they come in click here

 On Thursday 5 May 2011, there will be a referendum on the voting system you use to elect MPs to the House of Commons.

To find out more to help you make a decision about how to vote you can  watch the May 5 Referendum short video

For information on women and electrol refrom visit the Fawcett Society

Why electrol reform matters to Britains Black community visit the OBV site

Electrol reform popular with young people visit British Youth Council

Electrol Reform Society

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