Elections
LIVE UPDATES: General Election 2024 – Birmingham results
Voting has closed across the country for the UK General Election and now the process of vote counting and results announcements begins. We’re at the ICC for the Birmingham count and will bring you results as we get them, along with opinion, interviews, galleries and video updates.
Activists to hold protest outside Birmingham MPs constituency event over Gaza ceasefire vote
Residents from Birmingham are to hold a protest outside a constituency event by Steve McCabe MP this weekend in response to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. Activists and constituency members are claiming the Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak is “supporting genocide” following his failure to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.
‘Never Forget Gaza’ party to challenge Shabana Mahmood MP over ceasefire vote controversy
A new political party is being launched to unseat a Labour MP who abstained from voting for a ceasefire in Gaza. Birmingham Ladywood representative Shabana Mahmood was among the 141 Members of Parliament who refused to back a vote for a ceasefire in Gaza at the House of Commons on 15 November, attracting the ire…
Birmingham’s new city chief unveils his council cabinet
The newly selected Leader of Birmingham City Council has released details of the team that will take control of the largest local authority in the country with a budget of £3 billion. Cllr John Cotton (Lab, Glebe Farm and Tile Cross) was selected Leader after the national Labour Party stepped in and removed the council’s previous…
Cllr Ian Ward faces chop as Labour Party seeks new Birmingham City Council leader
Cllr Ian Ward is facing an uncertain future as the national Labour Party seeks to replace him as leader of Birmingham City Council. The shocking shakeup comes after an internal report was leaked which highlights serious allegations against Cllr Ward who is leader of the largest local authority in the country.
Labour’s Saima Ahmed elected new councillor in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election
A Labour candidate has won the Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election with a landslide result, despite an overall low voter turnout. Saima Ahmed won the council seat after receiving 2,410 ballots from residents, 22% of whom turned out to vote.
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg mobbed by angry protesters in Birmingham
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg received an unwelcome response from cost of living and climate change protesters as the Conservative Party conference got underway in Birmingham. Mr Rees-Mogg needed police protection as he was chased out of Victoria Square on Sunday afternoon.
Birmingham’s Centenary Square looks like a fortress for Conservative Party conference
The location around Centenary Square looks like “Alcatraz” as the area is closed off and secured for the Conservative Party conference which starts on Sunday (2 October). Broad Street is a hive of security with armed police patrols in place ahead of the conference which is expected to attract 11,000 delegates.
Armed police patrols and road closures for Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
A colossal security operation begins this week in Birmingham as West Midlands Police prepare for the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday (2 October). The major event is expected to attract over 11,000 delegates, and police are also preparing for protests which are planned for the first day of the conference.
First Black mayor elected to Wolverhampton city council in its 200-year history
History was made in Wolverhampton today after a former NHS nurse was elected to become the first black Mayor of the city. Councillor Sandra Samuels (Lab, Ettingshall) said she was deeply humbled by the historic appointment and hailed it as “my life’s greatest honour” after spending 23-years in local politics.