As of June 2022, Andrew Sangar, Sue Alston, and Cliff Woodcraft, all Liberal Democrats, were councillors for the ward.

Fulwood ward is located on the hills that overlook Sheffield from the west, it is bordered to the north by the River Rivelin and to the south by the Porter Brook.

A description of Sheffield from 1832 describes the area as "wild and dreary, with a population scanty in the extreme".

[3] In ancient times this area was part of a large forest—the name Fulwood means a wet, marshy woodland.

In Mediaeval times it formed part of Rivelin Firth, the hunting chase of the Lords of the Manor of Sheffield.

[4] Ranmoor (grid reference SK317862) is a suburb of Sheffield just to the east of Fulwood notable for its large church, St John's.

There was also a First World War air landing site next to the camp, used by aircraft to defend Sheffield against Zeppelin raids, but it was only used until 1916.