Birmingham Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham Hall Green | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() 2010–2024 boundary of Birmingham Hall Green in Birmingham | |
![]() Location of Birmingham within England | |
County | West Midlands |
Population | 115,904 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 77,157 (December 2010)[2] |
1950–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Birmingham Acock's Green and Birmingham Moseley |
Replaced by | Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley |
Birmingham Hall Green was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Birmingham, which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Tahir Ali of the Labour Party.
It was a safe seat for Labour, having the twelfth-largest majority in the UK (by percentage) with a vote share for Labour of 77.6% and majority of 62.5%, as of 2017. This is compared to only a 32.9% share of the vote and 7.8% majority that Labour achieved in 2010.[3]
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished and replaced by a new seat of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley with minor boundary changes. The new seat was contested at the 2024 general election.[4]
Boundaries
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1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Hall Green, Sparkhill and Springfield.[5]
1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Brandwood, Hall Green, and Springfield.[6]
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green.
1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green.
2010–2024: The City of Birmingham wards of Hall Green, Moseley and King's Heath, Sparkbrook, and Springfield.
Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified version of the Hall Green seat which contains a third of the constituency which existed for the 1997 general election and new additions – the retained former ward is Hall Green itself – and additional wards include two from the Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath which was abolished at the 2010 general election.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England abolthed the constituency and created new constituency of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley with similar boundaries with minor boundary changes (minor gains and losses to Birmingham Ladywood, Birmingham Selly Oak, and Birmingham Yardley due to changes to ward boundaries in 2022) starting with 2024 general election.
Constituency profile
The constituency is an inner suburban seat on the fringes city centre to its north and bordering Solihull in the east and south. The number of non-whites (64.5%) is high compared to the rest of the city (42%),[7] as is the proportion of social housing (25.7%), with both figures higher than the national average. The area is home to a high number of public parks, open space and numerous tree-lined streets.[8][9]
A famous landmark is Sarehole Mill, where J.R.R. Tolkien spent his boyhood, and which provided the inspiration for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Many constituents were employed in the car industry – notably Rover's nearby factories, which have now closed down.
History
- Summary of results
The 2015 result made the seat the 28th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[10]
In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, the constituency voted to remain in the European Union with nearly two thirds of the vote, the strongest in Birmingham, despite the then-MP's Roger Godsiff's pro-Brexit stance.[11] It was thus the most pro-EU constituency outside of Greater London to be represented by a pro-Brexit MP. Despite the Leave side winning the referendum, Godsiff did not vote to trigger Article 50 in the Parliament out of respect for his constituents' wishes.[12]
The 2017 result made it the 12th safest seat in the UK, with a majority of 62.5% of the vote.[3]
Hall Green, on various boundaries, elected a Conservative MP throughout the period from 1950 to 1997, and formed, with Birmingham, Edgbaston, the last of the Birmingham seats during the 1979–1997 Conservative Governments lost to Labour in 1997. This was the first time a Labour candidate had won the seat since it was created in 1950.
The 2015 result saw a +26.9% swing to the Labour Party and a correspondingly much greater than national average swing away from the Liberal Democrat candidate. This was in part due to the collapse of Respect's vote.
- Turnout
Turnout has ranged from 83.1% in 1950 to 57.5% in 2001.
Members of Parliament
Birmingham Acock's Green and Birmingham Moseley prior to 1950
Election | Member[13] | Party | Notes | |
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1950 | Aubrey Jones | Conservative | Resigned 1965 | |
1965 by-election | Reginald Eyre | Conservative | ||
1987 | Andrew Hargreaves | Conservative | ||
1997 | Steve McCabe | Labour | ||
2010 | Roger Godsiff | Labour | ||
2019 | Tahir Ali | Labour | ||
2024 | Constituency abolished |
Election results 1950-2024
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Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 24,444 | 50.2 | ||
Labour | Thomas Crehan | 20,591 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal | GL Roy | 3,703 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 3,853 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 48,738 | 83.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 27,289 | 56.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Thomas Crehan | 20,874 | 43.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 6,415 | 13.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 48,163 | 82.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 28,543 | 61.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | William Pringle | 17,846 | 38.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 10,697 | 23.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 46,389 | 75.3 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 29,148 | 62.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Deryck HV Fereday | 15,431 | 33.2 | ![]() | |
Ind. Conservative | Harry W Maynard | 1,955 | 4.2 | New | |
Majority | 13,717 | 29.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 46,534 | 76.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 23,879 | 52.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Graham S Rea | 14,477 | 31.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 7,113 | 15.6 | New | |
Majority | 9,402 | 20.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 45,469 | 75.8 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 17,130 | 54.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Mumford | 8,980 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 5,122 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 8,150 | 26.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 31,232 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 20,628 | 47.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | George S Jonas | 17,295 | 39.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal | John Green | 5,617 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,333 | 7.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 43,540 | 73.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 27,319 | 60.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | T.L. Keene | 17,930 | 39.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 9,389 | 20.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 45,249 | 67.7 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 27,280 | 56.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Jamieson | 21,036 | 43.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 6,244 | 13.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 48,316 | 72.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 20,569 | 43.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Theresa Stewart | 17,945 | 38.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal | I. Powney | 8,532 | 18.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,624 | 5.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 47,046 | 70.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 27,072 | 54.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Theresa Stewart | 17,508 | 35.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal | P.M. Lockyer | 4,440 | 9.0 | ![]() | |
National Front | R Maylin | 615 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 9,564 | 19.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 49,635 | 73.3 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 21,142 | 49.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Martin Willis | 11,769 | 27.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal | John Hemming | 10,175 | 23.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 9,373 | 21.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 43,086 | 70.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 20,478 | 44.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Frances Brook | 12,857 | 28.2 | ![]() | |
SDP | Francis Wilkes | 12,323 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 7,621 | 16.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 45,658 | 74.7 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 21,649 | 46.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jane Slowey | 17,984 | 38.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David McGrath | 7,342 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,665 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 46,975 | 78.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve McCabe | 22,372 | 53.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 13,952 | 33.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Alastair Dow | 4,034 | 9.6 | ![]() | |
Referendum | Paul Bennett | 1,461 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 8,420 | 20.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 41,819 | 71.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve McCabe | 18,049 | 54.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Chris White | 11,401 | 34.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Punjab Singh | 2,926 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Peter Johnson | 708 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,648 | 20.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 33,084 | 57.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve McCabe | 16,304 | 47.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Eddie Hughes | 10,590 | 30.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 6,682 | 19.3 | ![]() | |
UKIP | David Melhuish | 960 | 2.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 5,714 | 16.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 34,536 | 60.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
(Note that the vote-share changes for 2010 are from the notional results on the new boundaries, not the actual 2005 results)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Godsiff | 16,039 | 32.9 | ![]() | |
Respect | Salma Yaqoob | 12,240 | 25.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 11,988 | 24.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jo Barker | 7,320 | 15.0 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Alan Blumenthal | 950 | 1.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | Andrew Gardner | 190 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,799 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 48,727 | 63.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Godsiff | 28,147 | 59.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Bird | 8,329 | 17.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 5,459 | 11.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Elly Stanton | 2,200 | 4.7 | New | |
UKIP | Rashpal Mondair | 2,131 | 4.5 | ![]() | |
Respect | Shiraz Peer | 780 | 1.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 19,818 | 42.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 47,046 | 61.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Godsiff | 42,143 | 77.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Reena Ranger | 8,199 | 15.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 3,137 | 5.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Patrick Cox | 831 | 1.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 33,944 | 62.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 54,310 | 69.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tahir Ali | 35,889 | 67.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Penny-Anne O'Donnell | 7,381 | 13.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | Roger Godsiff | 4,273 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Izzy Knowles | 3,673 | 6.9 | ![]() | |
Brexit Party | Rosie Cuckston | 877 | 1.7 | New | |
Green | Patrick Cox | 818 | 1.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 28,508 | 53.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 52,911 | 65.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
Notes
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External links
- Birmingham city council constituency page
- Birmingham, Hall Green UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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