BID ballot results
BIDs are set up by ballot, where local businesses in the BID area vote on whether they want the scheme to go ahead.
These are the results for recent BID ballots in Birmingham.
Soho Road BID ballot
Date of ballot: 1 March 2024
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares that the proposal to establish a Business Improvement District for Soho Road is approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted in favour of the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 436 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £7,945,155 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 325 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £6,508,410 |
Colmore BID ballot
Date of ballot: 27 October 2023
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to renew the Business Improvement District for Colmore is approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted in favour of the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 377 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £59,240,750 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 370 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £58,921,500 |
Kings Heath BID ballot
Date of ballot: 5 April 2023
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Kings Heath has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by number of votes cast and by aggregate rateable value.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 147 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £3,589,700 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 74 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £2,052,750 |
Kings Heath BID ballot
Date of ballot: 28 October 2022
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Kings Heath has not been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted against the proposal, but not by aggregate rateable value.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 127 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £3,152,650 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 56 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £1,584,050 |
Harborne Village BID ballot
Date of ballot: 21 October 2022
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Harborne Village has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 139 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £4,503,700 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 84 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £3,210,950 |
Jewellery Quarter BID ballot
Date of ballot: 29 July 2022
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Jewellery Quarter has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 232 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £11,093,500 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 201 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £10,409,250 |
Northfield Town Centre BID ballot
Date of ballot: 19 November 2021
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Northfield Town Centre has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of valid votes cast | 112 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £3,562,700 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 87 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £2,502,050 |
Erdington BID ballot
Date of ballot: 12 November 2021
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Birmingham Erdington has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of votes cast in the ballot, excluding any given on ballot papers rejected | 61 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £1,408,050 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 45 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £1,067,800 |
Birmingham Retail BID ballot
Date of ballot: 5 November 2021
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Birmingham Retail has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of votes cast in the ballot, excluding any given on ballot papers rejected | 219 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £40,043,484 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 206 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £38,855,234 |
Birmingham Sutton Coldfield BID ballot
Date of ballot: 5 November 2021
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Birmingham Sutton Coldfield has been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted for the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting.
| Total number of votes cast in the ballot, excluding any given on ballot papers rejected | 134 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £5,771,600 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 90 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £3,569,450 |
Acocks Green BID ballot
Date of ballot: 15 October 2021
Declaration of result
Robert Connelly, ballot holder, declares the proposal to establish a BID for Birmingham Acocks Green has not been approved. A majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted, voted against the proposal, but not by aggregate rateable value.
| Total number of votes cast in the ballot, excluding any given on ballot papers rejected | 53 |
|---|---|
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes cast | £992,295 |
| Total number of valid votes in favour of the BID | 25 |
| Total aggregate rateable value of valid votes in favour of the BID | £549,295 |
Page last updated: 5 September 2024
