Sheldon, West Midlands
Sheldon | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | BIRMINGHAM | |
Postcode district | B26 | |
Dialling code | 0121 | |
Police | West Midlands | |
Fire | West Midlands | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Sheldon is an area of east Birmingham, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, it is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham Airport.
Sheldon is also one of the 69 electoral
Sheldon was mentioned in the
The suburb is home to the 300 acre Sheldon Country Park, a popular local attraction.
Population and housing
According to the
Housing in the area primarily dates back to the 1930s. The area benefits from Sheldon Country Park which is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and is served by numerous shops and businesses situated along the busy A45, Coventry Road. This road acts as one of the city's primary gateways from Coventry.
There are two secondary schools serving the area:
Politics
As of 2022, the two councillors representing Sheldon Ward on Birmingham City Council are Paul Tilsley and Colin Green, both Liberal Democrats.[3] The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
Birmingham City Council Elections, 5 May 2022 - Sheldon Results
- Isra Abdi - Labour Party - 835
- Mark David Andrews - TUSC- 89
- Susan Axfrord - Conservative Party - 564
- Colin Green - Liberal Democrats - 1534
- Kevin Harrison - Green Party - 218
- Oliver Jenkins - Conservative Party - 513
- Joseph Piekarz - Labour Party - 743
- Paul Tilsley - Liberal Democrats - 1752
Candidates Elected - Paul Tilsley and Colin Green - Liberal Democrats
Birmingham City Council Elections, 4 May 2006 - Sheldon Results
- Robert Arthur Devenport - British National Party - 1132
- Derek Anthony Johnson - Conservative Party - 556
- Michael Johnson - Labour Party - 792
- Paul Morris - National Front- 74
- Colin Richard Preece - Legalise Cannabis Alliance- 45
- Michael Paul Sheridan - Green Party - 139
- Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat - 3233
Candidate Elected - Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat
Notable residents
- Ian Smith, town planning expert, also lived in Cranes Park Road in the 1960s and '70s.
- Rev. Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, was Rector of Sheldon.
- Halifax bank, won a staff competition to appear in their advertisements, was born and brought up in Sheldon.
- Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics lived there in the 1970s. In the latter part of this time he studied at Aston University.
- Andre Marriner, a Premier League football referee.
References
- ISBN 0-9506998-0-2)
- ^ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Yardley constituency | Birmingham City Council".