Businesses in Birmingham city centre have overwhelmingly backed Central BID to continue into a fifth, five-year BID term from April 2027 to March 2032 with a 90% ‘Yes’ vote.
Central BID welcomes, for the first time, businesses within Bullring & Grand Central and New Street Station, joining existing retail and hospitality members in the central area of the city centre.
In a recent ballot conducted by independent scrutineers, Civica Election Services, on behalf of Birmingham City Council, the result is declared as follows;
90% voted YES by number
92% voted YES by rateable value
Turnout was 54%
Sam Watson, Chair of Central BID Birmingham, said “This is fantastic news and we are grateful to our BID members for putting their trust in us to continue to support them over the next five years. We are pleased to be joined by businesses in Bullring, Grand Central and New Street Station. Since 2007, the BID team has worked tirelessly over the past 19 years to support businesses in the city centre and we look forward to building on this work and creating a safer, cleaner and more prosperous city centre for everyone.”
The official declaration of the ballot result can be seen on Birmingham City Council’s website here