Sutton Vesey

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Sutton Vesey
latitude= 52.5433
longitude= -1.8394
map_type= West Midlands
population = 22,581 (2001 Population Census)
population_density = 35.2 per ha
metropolitan_borough= Birmingham
metropolitan_county= West Midlands
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Sutton Coldfield
post_town= SUTTON COLDFIELD
postcode_district= B72-B73
postcode_area= B
dial_code= 0121
os_grid_reference= SP118941
Ambulance= West Midlands Ambulance Service

Sutton Vesey is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England.

Sutton Vesey is one of the four wards that make up the Parliamentary Constituency 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, Banners Gate and parts of New Oscott and Wylde Green. It covers an area of 6.41 square kilometres.

The area is served by [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/boldmerelibrary 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.

Politics

The three councillors presently representing Sutton Vesey on Birmingham City Council are Alan Rudge, John Hood and David Roy, all of the Conservative Party.

Sutton Vesey has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Roy Roberts.

Etymology

It is named after John Vesey, Bishop of Exeter who opened up Sutton Park and founded Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield.

External links

* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/suttonvesey Birmingham City Council: Sutton Vesey Ward]