Birmingham Yardley is a constituency[n 1] of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jess Phillips of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Birmingham Yardley | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
Population | 106,738 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 73,261 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Jess Phillips (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Birmingham East and Tamworth |
Yardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act.
Boundaries
edit1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath, and Yardley.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, and Yardley.[3]
1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.[4]
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley (as they existed on 1 February 1983).
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.
2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review,[5] which did not effect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2018:
- The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Garretts Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, Tyseley & Hay Mills, Yardley East, and Yardley West & Stechford, and small parts of Bordesley Green, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, Hall Green North, Small Heath, and Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:
- The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green; Sheldon; Small Heath; South Yardley; Tyseley & Hay Mills; Yardley East; Yardley West & Stechford.[6]
The Garretts Green ward was transferred to Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North in exchange for the bulk of the Small Heath ward. Remaining part wards removed.
Constituency profile
editThe seat covers south-eastern areas of Birmingham including Stechford, Tyseley, Yardley and Acocks Green. Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Centrist", characterised by moderate views on social and economic issues.[7]
Members of Parliament
editFrom the seat's creation in 1918 until the 2005 general election, the MP elected for Birmingham Yardley was on all but three occasions a member of the party that won the general election, making it a former bellwether seat. Exceptions were Labour wins in the constituency compared to Conservative wins nationally in 1951, 1955 and 1992.
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 11,275 | 31.2 | −26.9 | |
Workers Party | Jody McIntyre | 10,582 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Nora Kamberi | 5,061 | 14.0 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Clements | 3,634 | 10.1 | −16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,634 | 10.1 | +1.2 | |
Green | Roxanne Green | 1,958 | 5.4 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 693 | 1.9 | −23.1 | ||
Turnout | 36,144 | 50.3 | |||
Registered electors | 73,203 |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 23,379 | 54.8 | 2.3 | |
Conservative | Vincent Garrington | 12,720 | 29.8 | 10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,754 | 8.8 | 9.1 | |
Brexit Party | Mary McKenna | 2,246 | 5.3 | New | |
Green | Christopher Garghan | 579 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 10,659 | 25.0 | 12.3 | ||
Turnout | 42,678 | 57.3 | 4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 25,398 | 57.1 | 15.6 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 8,824 | 19.8 | 5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 7,984 | 17.9 | 7.7 | |
UKIP | Paul Clayton | 1,916 | 4.3 | 11.8 | |
Green | Christopher Garghan | 280 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Abu Nowshed | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 16,574 | 37.3 | 21.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,502 | 61.3 | 4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 17,129 | 41.5 | 9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 10,534 | 25.6 | 14.0 | |
UKIP | Paul Clayton | 6,637 | 16.1 | 13.2 | |
Conservative | Arun Photay | 5,760 | 14.0 | 5.2 | |
Green | Grant Bishop | 698 | 1.7 | New | |
Respect | Teval Stephens | 187 | 0.5 | New | |
TUSC | Eamonn Flynn | 135 | 0.3 | New | |
SDP | Peter Johnson | 71 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,595 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,313 | 57.3 | 0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 11.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 16,162 | 39.6 | 2.5 | |
Labour | Lynnette Kelly | 13,160 | 32.2 | 2.5 | |
Conservative | Meirion Jenkins | 7,836 | 19.2 | 8.6 | |
BNP | Tanya Lumby | 2,153 | 5.3 | 0.1 | |
UKIP | Graham Duffen | 1,190 | 2.9 | 1.8 | |
National Front | Paul Morris | 349 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
Majority | 3,002 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 40,850 | 56.5 | 2.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 13,648 | 46.4 | 8.1 | |
Labour | Jayne Innes | 10,976 | 37.3 | 9.6 | |
Conservative | Paul Uppal | 2,970 | 10.1 | 3.0 | |
BNP | Robert Purcell | 1,523 | 5.2 | New | |
UKIP | Mohammed Yaqub | 314 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 2,672 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,431 | 57.7 | 0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Estelle Morris | 14,085 | 46.9 | 0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 11,507 | 38.3 | 5.3 | |
Conservative | Barrie Roberts | 3,941 | 13.1 | 4.7 | |
UKIP | Alan Ware | 329 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
Socialist Labour | Colin Wren | 151 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,578 | 8.6 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 30,011 | 57.2 | 14.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Estelle Morris | 17,778 | 47.0 | 12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 12,463 | 33.0 | 2.8 | |
Conservative | Anne Jobson | 6,736 | 17.8 | 16.7 | |
Referendum | Duncan Livingston | 646 | 1.7 | New | |
UKIP | Alan Ware | 164 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,315 | 14.0 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,787 | 71.2 | 6.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Estelle Morris | 14,884 | 34.9 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | David Bevan | 14,722 | 34.5 | 8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 12,899 | 30.2 | 9.4 | |
National Front | Pauline Read | 192 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 162 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,697 | 78.0 | 4.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Bevan | 17,931 | 42.6 | 0.6 | |
Labour | Geoff Edge | 15,409 | 36.6 | 0.3 | |
Liberal | Leslie Smith | 8,734 | 20.8 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 2,522 | 6.0 | 0.9 | ||
Turnout | 42,074 | 73.9 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bevan | 17,986 | 43.2 | 6.7 | |
Labour | Roger Godsiff | 15,121 | 36.3 | 6.2 | |
SDP | David Bennett | 8,109 | 19.5 | 13.7 | |
National Front | Robert Jones | 415 | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 2,865 | 6.9 | 4.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,631 | 72.1 | 1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bevan | 20,193 | 47.56 | ||
Labour | Syd Tierney | 19,029 | 44.81 | ||
Liberal | Susan Mary Anderson | 2,491 | 5.87 | ||
National Front | Harold Challendar | 749 | 1.80 | ||
Majority | 1,164 | 2.75 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,462 | 73.75 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Syd Tierney | 20,834 | 48.27 | ||
Conservative | Derek Coombs | 16,664 | 38.61 | ||
Liberal | John Aldridge | 4,518 | 10.47 | ||
National Front | Harold Challendar | 1,034 | 2.40 | New | |
More Prosperous Britain | Thomas Keen | 111 | 0.26 | New | |
Majority | 4,170 | 9.66 | |||
Turnout | 43,161 | 73.09 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Syd Tierney | 20,580 | 44.62 | ||
Conservative | Derek Coombs | 18,633 | 40.40 | ||
Liberal | John Aldridge | 6,912 | 14.99 | New | |
Majority | 1,947 | 4.22 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,213 | 78.72 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Coombs | 21,827 | 50.14 | ||
Labour Co-op | Ioan Evans | 21,707 | 49.86 | ||
Majority | 120 | 0.28 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,534 | 69.70 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ioan Evans | 25,568 | 56.35 | ||
Conservative | Leonard Cleaver | 19,809 | 43.65 | ||
Majority | 5,759 | 12.70 | |||
Turnout | 45,377 | 77.62 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ioan Evans | 22,788 | 50.19 | ||
Conservative | Leonard Cleaver | 22,619 | 49.81 | ||
Majority | 169 | 0.38 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,407 | 77.05 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leonard Cleaver | 23,482 | 51.52 | ||
Labour | Henry Usborne | 22,097 | 48.48 | ||
Majority | 1,385 | 3.04 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,579 | 77.08 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Usborne | 23,722 | 53.52 | ||
Conservative | Philip Holland | 20,598 | 46.48 | ||
Majority | 3,124 | 7.04 | |||
Turnout | 44,320 | 75.02 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Usborne | 22,800 | 53.15 | ||
Conservative | Albert E. Shaw | 20,099 | 46.85 | ||
Majority | 2,701 | 6.30 | |||
Turnout | 42,899 | 82.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Usborne | 22,342 | 51.16 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Matthews | 18,431 | 42.20 | ||
Liberal | A.S. Ritchie | 2,553 | 5.85 | ||
Communist | Jim Faulkner[24] | 347 | 0.79 | New | |
Majority | 3,911 | 8.96 | |||
Turnout | 43,673 | 84.32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wesley Perrins | 33,835 | 60.49 | +18.16 | |
Conservative | Edward Salt | 16,514 | 29.53 | −28.14 | |
Liberal | Charles Frederick Middleton | 5,583 | 9.98 | New | |
Majority | 17,321 | 30.96 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,932 | 69.21 | +3.99 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.15 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Salt | 25,717 | 57.67 | −7.52 | |
Labour | Charles Jarman | 18,879 | 42.33 | +8.50 | |
Majority | 6,838 | 15.34 | −16.02 | ||
Turnout | 44,596 | 65.22 | −12.48 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.01 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Salt | 32,061 | 65.19 | +24.29 | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 16,640 | 33.83 | −15.07 | |
New Party | EJ Bartleet | 479 | 0.97 | New | |
Majority | 15,421 | 31.36 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,180 | 76.70 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18.64 |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 23,956 | 48.9 | 2.1 | |
Unionist | Edward Salt | 19,590 | 39.9 | 13.3 | |
Liberal | Charles Albert Beaumont | 5,500 | 11.2 | New | |
Majority | 4,366 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,046 | 77.8 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 63,068 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 7.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 16,149 | 53.2 | 0.3 | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 14,184 | 46.8 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 1,965 | 6.4 | 0.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,333 | 77.3 | 12.9 | ||
Registered electors | 39,235 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 13,300 | 53.5 | 4.6 | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 11,562 | 46.5 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 1,738 | 7.0 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,862 | 64.4 | 6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 38,591 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | 4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 15,586 | 58.1 | 1.8 | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 11,234 | 41.9 | 3.6 | |
Majority | 4,352 | 16.2 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 26,820 | 70.5 | 17.3 | ||
Registered electors | 38,045 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Election in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 10,960 | 56.3 | |
Labour | George Shann | 7,466 | 38.3 | ||
Liberal | George Jackson | 1,049 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 3,494 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 19,475 | 53.2 | |||
Registered electors | 36,575 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
edit- ^ "Birmingham, Yardley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 13 November 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Birmingham and North Warwickshire) Order 1955. SI 1955/177". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2099–2102.
- ^ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Birmingham+Yardley
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
- ^ "Yardley constituency - results declared". Parliamentary general election results - July 2024. Birmingham City Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham Yardley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010" (PDF).
- ^ "General Election 2010". birmingham.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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- ^ Stevenson, Graham. "Faulkner Jim". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
External links
edit- Birmingham city council constituency page
- Birmingham, Yardley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Birmingham, Yardley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Birmingham Yardley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK