Kingstanding
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Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England.
It gives its name to a ward in the Erdington formal district. Kingstanding ward includes the areas; Perry Common, St. Mary's College, Witton Lakes and parts of Kingstanding Circle, Wirley Birch and New Oscott. The other part of Kingstanding falls under the Oscott ward.
The name of the area is supposedly derived from the occasion when the Stuart King Charles I reviewed his troops in the area on October 18 1642 during the English Civil War, after his stay at nearby Aston Hall.
The area was largely rural until the 1930s and 40s, when most of the current housing was built. Most of the houses in Kingstanding were built as council houses.
Kingstanding houses a covered drinking water reservoir, Perry Barr Reservoir, on the site of the former Perry Barr Farm.
The Kingstanding ward was the scene of political controversy in May 2006 when it initially appeared its voters had elected a British National Party candidate, Sharon Ebanks, to Birmingham City Council - the first BNP candidate ever to be elected in Birmingham. However, it was announced by the Returning Officer shortly after the declaration that a counting error had taken place. Following an electoral petition by the Labour Party, the result is therefore subject to a recount on 3 July 2006 after which it is likely that the result will be overturned. [link]
Government of Birmingham
| Birmingham electoral districts and wards
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Edgbaston : Bartley Green | Edgbaston | Harborne | Quinton |
Erdington : Erdington | Kingstanding | Stockland Green | Tyburn |
Hall Green : Billesley | Brandwood | Hall Green |
Hodge Hill : Bordesley Green | Hodge Hill | Shard End | Washwood Heath |
Ladywood : Aston | Ladywood | Nechells | Soho |
Northfield : Longbridge | Northfield | Weoley |
Perry Barr : Handsworth Wood | Lozells and East Handsworth | Oscott | Perry Barr |
Selly Oak : Bournville | Kings Norton | Moseley and Kings Heath | Selly Oak |
Sparkbrook : Acocks Green | Sparkbrook | Springfield |
Sutton Coldfield : Sutton Four Oaks | Sutton New Hall | Sutton Trinity | Sutton Vesey |
Yardley : Sheldon | South Yardley | Stechford and Yardley North
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