Birmingham Ladywood is a central and inner-city constituency that includes Ladywood itself, Soho and the Jewellery Quarter, Newtown, Nechells, Alum Rock, Bordesley Green, Bordesley and Highgate, and Balsall Heath West. It contains part of central Birmingham and extends east and south-east through a succession of densely built neighbourhoods. The seat combines city-centre development and former industrial districts with long-established residential communities. Railways, major roads and redevelopment areas give different parts of the constituency very different physical forms, but almost all of it is intensely urban. Unlike Birmingham’s outer constituencies, Ladywood has little suburban or rural fringe and is shaped primarily by the city centre and the inner neighbourhoods surrounding it.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Birmingham Ladywood, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population166,910
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1724.0% · 40,074 people
18 to 2419.2% · 32,068 people
25 to 3421.0% · 35,035 people
35 to 4919.1% · 31,869 people
50 to 6411.0% · 18,397 people
65 and over5.7% · 9,467 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
53,331 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners26.9% · 14,332 households
Private renters36.4% · 19,403 households
Social renters35.6% · 18,965 households
Other tenure1.2% · 631 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
53,327 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households37.2% · 19,837 households
Families with dependent children33.0% · 17,596 households
Other single-family households20.5% · 10,947 households
Other household types9.3% · 4,947 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
151,865 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.6% · 10,028 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little7.5% · 11,341 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9% · 130,496 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 3 January 2027
Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded369
Total awarded£42,830,417
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
Keep Moving
Linden Dance Company CIC
£6,590
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver inclusive movement and dance for people with special educational needs and neurodiversity, aged 16-35. 10 monthly sessions will be delivered, each lasting 6 hours. Funds will cover coaches, support workers, a British sign language interpreter, facility hire and promotion.
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
Well Run Brum
Well Run Brum CIC
£7,495
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will support the expansion of free-to-access fortnightly 5km runs in central Birmingham, providing social support for men. It will introduce a more accessible 2.5km offer, and train additional run leaders to safely support more participants involvement. Each run begins with a guest speaker, providing inspiration to explore healthier ways to cope, express and connect before setting off on a run. Funding will cover coaching, promotion, coach qualifications and project management.
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
Rebuilding Lives: Mental Health Support for People Moving on from Homelessness
Reconnected
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Reconnected - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026
Nature Works: Creating a nature workforce for the future
The Federation of Groundwork Trusts
£225,000
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
We want to create a sustainable model that will help hundreds of young people from under-represented backgrounds kickstart their career and help nature sector organisations protect and improve more of our natural heritage. We will create high quality paid traineeships that will enable organisations working to protect and recover nature to deliver greater impact and become more representative of the wider population. We want this to drive system change, helping the whole sector extend its reach and appeal to a wider cross-section of people and engage new audiences in protecting and improving nature. The legacy of this work will be i) a new generation of nature champions with transferable skills, in sustainable employment and connected with each other through a Nature Works Academy and ii) a sector with increased confidence, capacity and skills, able to bring fresh insight, experience and talent to the urgent task of supporting nature’s recovery.
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
Place Deepening - Birmingham
Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust
£1,684,199
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deepen engagement across the health, community and education sectors in Birmingham. This will happen through community-led physical activity, health-integrated models to encourage walking/cycling and continued development of an accessible tools platform.
364 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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