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The Green Party will consider themselves big winners today after securing their historic first ever seat on Birmingham City Council.

Labour would have expected to secure the Druids Heath and Monyhull seat but were soundly beaten.

Green candidate Julien Pritchard romped home with a 476 vote majority on a relatively low turnout.

He said: "I am thrilled and honoured to be elected as councillor for Druids Heath and Monyhull. We've done it by listening to people and by doing our politics and campaigning with people rather than to people.

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"We listened to people's concerns and tried to act on them to improve the area."

He added: "It's an area which has often been ignored and even neglected and I'll be doing my best to try to change that."

The Druids Heath estate, dominated by tower blocks, has been earmarked for regeneration and investment for years, but there has been little progress or investment.

Cllr Pritchard said the result will spur on the party for future campaigns in the city.

In second place was Labour's Victoria Quinn, who has been councillor for Sparkbrook for the last seven years.

She has gained a reputation as a ruthless inquisitor as chairman of the housing and previously transport scrutiny committees.