Allens Cross (ward)

Allens Cross is an electoral ward of Birmingham City Council in the south west of Birmingham, West Midlands, covering an urban area immediately to the west of Northfield town centre. The ward was created in 2018 as a result of boundary changes that saw the number of wards in Birmingham increase from 40 to 69.

The ward was gained by Jack Deakin of The Labour Party in May 2022 by a slim majority of 14 votes from Eddie Freeman, the sitting Conservative councillor.

Politics

Allens Cross ward is currently represented on Birmingham City Council by Labour Co-op Councillor Jack Deakin since May 2022.

The ward was largely created from the former Weoley ward and is contained within the Birmingham Northfield constituency.

Deakin was suspended by Labour in January 2024 after an allegation of harassment was made against him and he subsequently represented the ward as an independent candidate. In 2022 Deakin admitted to theft of a light fitting from a city centre bar but no police action arose from the incident. Deakin linked the theft to him being under the influence of alcohol and he subsequently returned the stolen item to the owners. Deakin was one of a handful of councillors on the Council Planning Committee who supported in the face of much popular opposition the demolition of Smallbrook Queensway in votes taken in committee meetings in 2023 and 2024.

Elections since 2010

2020s

Allens Cross 2022 (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Deakin	922	45.9	1.3
	Conservative	Eddie Freeman	908	45.2	1.7
	Green	Daniel Brian Rust	112	5.6	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Alexandra Fielden	62	3.1	0.2
Majority			14	0.7
Turnout			2,010	27.2	1.8
Rejected ballots			7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.5

2010s

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