Sutton Vesey is one of the 69 electoral

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s in

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. Sutton Vesey is one of the four wards that make up the

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and council constituency of Sutton Coldfield. The ward lies to the south of Sutton Coldfield town centre and Sutton Park and includes the neighbourhoods of

Boldmere Boldmere is a suburban village and residential area of Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, England. It is bordered by New Oscott, Sutton Park, Wylde Green and Erdington, and is in the ward of Sutton Vesey. History Toponymy "Boldmere" is ...

, Banners Gate and parts of

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and

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. It covers an area of . The area is served b
Boldmere Library

Population

According to the 2001 Population Census there were 22,879 people living in 9,391 households in Sutton Vesey. 6.5% (1,483) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. The population at the 2011 Census had increased to 23,360 in 9,635 households at the 2011 Census.

Politics

The two councillors presently representing Sutton Vesey on

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are Rob Pocock (Local Campaigner and Labour Party) and Kath Scott (Labour). Sutton Vesey has adopted a Ward Support Officer. Further details of advice bureaux and the councillors can be found on th
Sutton Vesey
page of the council website.

Etymology

It is named after

John Vesey John Vesey or Veysey ( – 23 October 1554) was Bishop of Exeter from 1519 until his death in 1554, having been briefly deposed 1551–3 by King Edward VI for his opposition to the Reformation. Origins He was born (as "John Harman"), probabl ...

, Bishop of Exeter who opened up Sutton Park and founded

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (BVGS) is a selective state grammar school with academy status in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. Founded in 1527, it is one of the oldest schools in Britain, the oldest state school in the West Midlands and th ...

in Sutton Coldfield.

References

External links

Birmingham City Council: Sutton Vesey Ward
Sutton Coldfield Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-geo-stub