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Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 52°25′N 1°55′W / 52.42°N 1.91°W / 52.42; -1.91
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Birmingham Selly Oak
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Birmingham Selly Oak in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands
Population104,067 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate76,285 (2023)[2]
Current constituency
Created1955
Member of ParliamentAlistair Carns (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBirmingham King's Norton, Birmingham Northfield and Birmingham Sparkbrook

Birmingham Selly Oak is a constituency[n 1] in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Alistair Carns of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Boundaries

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The seat includes many students and staff from the nearby University of Birmingham. Half of the university's Selly Oak campus is located within the constituency. The Cadbury factory and Cadbury World are also within its boundaries.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Selly Oak.[3]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.

1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak (as they existed on 1 February 1983).

1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak (as they existed on 1 June 1994).

2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, and Selly Oak.

Major changes, with King's Norton transferred to Birmingham Northfield and Moseley to Birmingham Hall Green. Billesley and Brandwood were transferred from Birmingham Hall Green.

2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review,[4] 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 Bournbrook & Selly Park, Druids Heath & Monyhull, Highter’s Heath, and Stirchley, most of Billesley and Bournville & Cotteridge, the majority of Brandwood & King’s Heath, and a small part of Weoley & Selly Oak.

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 Billesley; Bournbrook & Selly Park; Bournville & Cotteridge; Druids Heath & Monyhull; Highter’s Heath; Stirchley; part of Brandwood & King’s Heath; and a small area of Weoley & Selly Oak.[5]

Minor differences reflecting the revised ward structure.

History

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Since its creation in 1955 the seat has switched hands three times between Labour and the Conservatives. The seat has progressively swung towards Labour from being a safe Conservative seat; this has been attributed to housing redevelopments that took place in the 1960s and 1970s.[citation needed] More recently, it has acquired a reputation for electing outspoken MPs, first with the victory of Anthony Beaumont-Dark of the Conservatives in 1979, and then with his defeat by Lynne Jones of the Labour Party in 1992.[citation needed]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[6] Party
1955 Harold Gurden Conservative
October 1974 Tom Litterick Labour
1979 Anthony Beaumont-Dark Conservative
1992 Lynne Jones Labour
2010 Steve McCabe Labour
2024 Alistair Carns Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Birmingham Selly Oak[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alistair Carns 17,371 45.2 −10.5
Conservative Simon Phipps 5,834 15.2 −16.4
Reform UK Erin Crawford 5,732 14.9 +12.2
Green Jane Baston 4,320 11.2 +7.5
Independent Kamel Hawwash 2,842 7.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 2,324 6.0 −0.2
Majority 11,537 30.1 +5.0
Turnout 38,423 50.8 −9.0
Registered electors 75,678
Labour hold Swing +13.4

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Birmingham Selly Oak[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve McCabe 27,714 56.0 −6.9
Conservative Hannah Campbell 15,300 30.9 −1.0
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 3,169 6.4 +3.0
Green Joe Peacock 1,848 3.7 +1.9
Brexit Party Joseph Tawonezvi 1,436 2.9 New
Majority 12,414 25.1 −5.9
Turnout 49,467 59.8 −6.1
Registered electors 82,665
Labour hold Swing
General election 2017: Birmingham Selly Oak[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve McCabe 30,836 62.9 +15.2
Conservative Sophie Shrubsole 15,629 31.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 1,644 3.4 −2.2
Green Julien Pritchard 876 1.8 −3.3
Majority 15,207 31.0 +12.3
Turnout 48,985 65.9 +5.6
Labour hold Swing +6.2
General election 2015: Birmingham, Selly Oak[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve McCabe 21,584 47.7 +9.2
Conservative Alex Boulter 13,137 29.0 −2.1
UKIP Steven Brookes 5,755 12.7 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Green 2,517 5.6 −16.7
Green Clare Thomas 2,301 5.1 +3.7
Majority 8,447 18.7 +11.3
Turnout 45,294 60.3 −1.9
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General election 2010: Birmingham, Selly Oak[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve McCabe 17,950 38.5 −7.6
Conservative Nigel Dawkins 14,468 31.1 +6.2
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 10,371 22.3 −0.7
BNP Lynette Orton 1,820 3.9 New
UKIP Jeffrey Burgess 1,131 2.4 +0.1
Green James Burn 664 1.4 −2.4
Christian Samuel Leeds 159 0.3 New
Majority 3,482 7.4 −13.8
Turnout 46,563 62.2 +2.7
Labour hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Birmingham Selly Oak[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Jones 19,226 46.1 −6.3
Conservative Joe Tildesley 10,375 24.9 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Brighton 9,591 23.0 +6.7
Green Barney Smith 1,581 3.8 +0.5
UKIP Ronan Burnett 967 2.3 +0.9
Majority 8,851 21.2 −4.6
Turnout 41,740 59.5 +3.2
Labour hold Swing −2.3
General election 2001: Birmingham Selly Oak[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Jones 21,015 52.4 −3.2
Conservative Kenneth Hardeman 10,676 26.6 −1.2
Liberal Democrats David Osborne 6,532 16.3 +4.2
Green Barney Smith 1,309 3.3 New
UKIP Sheila Williams 568 1.4 New
Majority 10,339 25.8 −2.0
Turnout 40,100 56.3 −13.8
Labour hold Swing −1.0

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Birmingham Selly Oak[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Jones 28,121 55.6 +9.6
Conservative Graham Greene 14,033 27.8 −14.5
Liberal Democrats David Osborne 6,121 12.1 +1.8
Referendum Laurence Marshall 1,520 3.0 New
ProLife Alliance Greg Gardner 417 0.8 New
Monster Raving Loony Peter Sheriff-Knowles 253 0.5 New
Natural Law Huw Meads 85 0.2 −0.1
Majority 14,088 27.8 +24.1
Turnout 50,550 70.1 −6.5
Labour hold Swing +12.1
General election 1992: Birmingham, Selly Oak[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Jones 25,430 46.0 +6.7
Conservative Anthony Beaumont-Dark 23,370 42.3 −1.9
Liberal Democrats David Osborne 5,679 10.3 New
Green Paul Slatter 535 1.0 −0.2
Natural Law Christopher Barwood 178 0.3 New
Revolutionary Communist Kenan Malik 84 0.2 New
Majority 2,060 3.7 N/A
Turnout 55,276 76.6 +3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Birmingham Selly Oak[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Beaumont-Dark 23,305 44.2 −0.7
Labour Albert Bore 20,721 39.3 +4.9
Liberal Charlotte Cane 8,128 15.4 −5.3
Green Winifred Hackett 611 1.1 New
Majority 2,584 4.9 −5.6
Turnout 52,765 73.1 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing −2.8
General election 1983: Birmingham Selly Oak[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Beaumont-Dark 23,008 44.9 −3.8
Labour John Turner 17,612 34.4 −4.3
SDP Kevin Wheldall 10,613 20.7 New
Majority 5,396 10.5 +0.5
Turnout 51,233 71.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Beaumont-Dark 23,175 48.7 +8.4
Labour Tom Litterick 18,400 38.6 −2.5
Liberal Paul Clifford 5,452 11.4 −7.2
National Front George Bassett 401 0.8 New
Child and Family Protection Group Philip Crome 190 0.4 New
Majority 4,775 10.1 N/A
Turnout 47,618 73.7 +3.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.3
General election October 1974: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Litterick 17,320 41.1 +4.7
Conservative Harold Gurden 16,994 40.3 −2.3
Liberal Roger Austin Grant 7,850 18.6 −2.4
Majority 326 0.8 N/A
Turnout 42,164 67.2 −7.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.0
General election February 1974: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 19,705 42.6 −9.6
Labour Tom Litterick 16,823 36.4 −11.4
Liberal Roger Austin Grant 9,718 21.0 New
Majority 2,882 6.2 +1.8
Turnout 46,246 74.2 +10.2
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
General election 1970: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 18,281 52.2 +7.0
Labour Michael John Hartley-Brewer 16,758 47.8 +4.8
Majority 1,523 4.4 +2.3
Turnout 35,039 64.0 −2.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 16,533 45.1 −11.8
Labour John Garwell 15,756 43.0 −0.1
Liberal Roy Lewthwaite 4,333 11.8 New
Majority 777 2.1 −11.7
Turnout 36,622 66.4 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing −6.0
General election 1964: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 21,443 56.9 −3.2
Labour John Garwell 16,232 43.1 +3.2
Majority 5,211 13.8 −6.4
Turnout 37,675 66.3 −5.3
Conservative hold Swing − 3.1

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 24,950 60.1 + 2.6
Labour J Oliver Rhydderch 16,594 39.9 −2.6
Majority 8,356 20.2 +5.2
Turnout 41,544 71.6 −2.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
General election 1955: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 25,774 57.5
Labour Harry Watton 19,054 42.5
Majority 6,720 15.0
Turnout 44,828 74.3
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Birmingham, Selly Oak: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  7. ^ Birmingham Selly Oak
  8. ^ "Birmingham Selly Oak Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Birmingham Selly Oak". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Alex Boulter". Conservatives. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010". Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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