Hodge Hill is an area 4 miles east of

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. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own

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. The MP of Hodge Hill is currently

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. The constituency includes the smaller constituency

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and the wards of

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Shard End Shard End is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a ward within the formal district of Hodge Hill. Shard End borders Castle Bromwich to the north and Kingshurst to the east which are situated in the northern part of the neighbouring Metr ...

and

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Politics

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for the

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Hodge Hill Hodge Hill is an area 4 miles east of Birmingham City Centre, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The MP of Hodge Hill is currently Liam Byrne. The constituency includes the smaller constituenc ...

took place on 15 July 2004 after the resignation of sitting MP Terry Davis. It was won by

. The Hodge Hill Ward is currently represented by three councillors on

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. Hodge Hill Ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

2004 By-election result

Geography

The boundaries of the Hodge Hill Ward are defined by the

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to the north and A4040 outer circle to the west. Hodge Hill Common and the

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, which are covered by the

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, are major areas of open space within the ward.

Population

The 2001 Population Census recorded 24,825 people living within the ward with a population density of 4,566 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Ethnic minorities represent 13.9% (3,442) of the ward's population as opposed to 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

Transport

The B4114 Coleshill Road is the main road that separates the area. Stechford station on the

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line, as well as occasional services to

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via

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, serves the area. Coleshill Road was the A47 before 1997, when the Heartlands Spine Road was completed.

Facilities

The local library i
Glebe Farm Library
which was the first library to be built in Birmingham after

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. It was constructed out of pre-fabricated concrete sections and took one year to build. On 22 April 1952 it was opened to the public by Alderman Ralph Yates, then Lord Mayor of Birmingham. The Glebe Farm Local History Society gather at the library once every month. Shopping facilities are mainly provided at the

Fox & Goose The Fox & Goose is a shopping district in Ward End, Birmingham, England, at the eastern end of Washwood Heath Road. It is named after the public house there. It also is the point where Ward End and Hodge Hill end and Stechford begins. The Fox & G ...

; however, many travel to nearby Stechford to shop.

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s in the area include Colebourne Primary School and Hodge Hill Primary School, while the main

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s serving the area are Hodge Hill College and Hodge Hill Girls' School.

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s in Hodge Hill include Beaufort School and Braidwood School for The Deaf.

People

People from Hodge Hill include: * Reuben Colley, artist * Stefan Moore, footballer attended Hodge Hill College *

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, footballer attended Hodge Hill College

References

External links

Birmingham City Council: Hodge Hill ConstituencyBirmingham City Council: Hodge Hill Ward
Former wards of Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-geo-stub