Birmingham Perry Barr parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Ayoub Khan

  Independent
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority

Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority

• Richard Parker

  Labour and Co-operative Party
  

Birmingham City Council: Handsworth Wood ward

Local Councillors

There are two local Councillors representing you.

• Gurdial Singh Atwal

  Labour Party
  

• Narinder Kaur Kooner

  Labour Party
  

Metropolitan district councils are responsible for services like:

• schools
• social services
• waste collection
• roads

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West Midlands Police

Police and Crime Commissioner

• Simon John Foster

  Labour Party
  

Police and crime commissioners are elected in areas of England and Wales to make sure that local police meet the needs of the community.

They are responsible for:

• how your area is policed
• the police budget
• the amount of Council Tax charged for the police
• the information you get about what the local police are doing
• appointing and dismissing the chief constable (the most senior police officer for the area)