Tyburn, West Midlands
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Tyburn is a ward in Birmingham, England formerly known as Kingsbury.
It is part of the Erdington formal district and comprises Castle Vale, and the south-eastern part of Erdington. The significant landmarks in the area include the Jaguar car factory at Castle Bromwich and the Fort Dunlop tyre plant.
The newly built Castle Vale Library serves the area. The library was designed by Birmingham-based Associated Architects and built by the Castle Vale Housing Action Trust.
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[edit] Geography of the area
Tyburn covers the municipal housing estates of Birches Green, Pype Hayes and Castle Vale as well as Bromford, an industrial area.
The housing estates of Pype Hayes and Castle Vale has witnessed significant regeneration in recent times. Entire estates in Pype Hayes were cleared and replaced with modern housing by Birmingham City Council. Castle Vale was home to one of Europe's largest urban regeneration projects which resulted in the demolition of many tower blocks and low rise flats and the construction of a retail park and semi-detached modern housing. This was done by the Housing Action Trust, established in 1993.
Bromford has witnessed redevelopment in the form of the construction of the Fort Shopping Centre and the Heartlands Spine Road which connects the A47 Nechells to the A47 Chester Road.
[edit] Population
The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 16,480 people living in Tyburn with a population density of 2,816 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. This ward has the smallest population of all Birmingham City wards. 8.9% (1,465) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
[edit] Politics
Tyburn is presently represented by one Liberal Democrat and two Labour councillors on Birmingham City Council. The Liberal Democrat councillor, Ann Holtom, was elected as a Labour member but defected to the Liberal Democrats in Spring 2006.
The other two Labour councillors are Lynda Clinton and Mike Sharpe, the current Lord Mayor.
The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Olive O'Sullivan.
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Edgbaston : Bartley Green | Edgbaston | Harborne | Quinton | Erdington : Erdington | Kingstanding | Stockland Green | Tyburn | Hall Green : Hall Green | Moseley and Kings Heath | Sparkbrook | Springfield | Hodge Hill : Bordesley Green | Hodge Hill | Shard End | Washwood Heath | Ladywood : Aston | Ladywood | Nechells | Soho | Northfield : Kings Norton | Longbridge | Northfield | Weoley | Perry Barr : Handsworth Wood | Lozells and East Handsworth | Oscott | Perry Barr | Selly Oak : Billesley | Bournville | Brandwood | Selly Oak | Sutton Coldfield : Sutton Four Oaks | Sutton New Hall | Sutton Trinity | Sutton Vesey | Yardley : Acocks Green | Sheldon | South Yardley | Stechford and Yardley North |
