| Parliament | uk |
|---|---|
| Caption 2 | Boundary of Birmingham Erdington in West Midlands region |
| Year | 1974 |
| Elects howmany | One |
| Previous | Birmingham Aston and Sutton Coldfield[1] |
| Year 2 | 1918 |
| Abolished 2 | 1955 |
| Type 2 | Borough |
| Previous 2 | Aston Manor |
| Next 2 | Birmingham Aston and Sutton Coldfield |
| Elects howmany 2 | One |
| Population | 97,778 (2011 census)[2] |
| Electorate | 76,856 (2023)[3] |
| Region | England |
| County | West Midlands |
| Mp | Paulette Hamilton |
| Party | Labour Party (UK) |
Birmingham Erdington is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Birmingham, England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2022 by Paulette Hamilton of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Erdington North, Erdington South, and Washwood Heath, and part of Aston ward.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Bromford, Erdington, and Gravelly Hill.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Gravelly Hill, and Stockland Green.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingsbury, and Stockland Green.
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingsbury, Kingstanding, and Stockland Green (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingstanding, Stockland Green, and Tyburn (as they existed on 12 April 2005).
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 Castle Vale, Erdington, Gravelly Hill, Perry Common, Pype Hayes, Stockland Green, and most of Kingstanding.
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: Castle Vale; Erdington; Gravelly Hill; Kingstanding; Oscott (polling districts OSC4, OSC5, OSC7 and OSC8); Perry Common; Pype Hayes; Stockland Green.[5]
The remaining areas of the Kingstanding ward and the majority of the Oscott ward were transferred from Birmingham Perry Barr, bringing the electorate within the permitted range.
Constituency profile
The constituency is predominantly white working class and very deprived, having a high proportion of adults of working age in a low income bracket when compared to the West Midlands as a whole.[6] This is a mix of council estates, some of which are now private homes under the Right to Buy, the large Kingstanding estate and Castle Vale being examples, and generally more affluent suburbs which are private housing particularly towards the Sutton Coldfield border in Erdington itself, the strongest Conservative ward in the seat.[7] Spanning to the city's green belt, the area includes for example Birmingham Spaghetti Junction motorway junction. Since the seat was recreated in 1974, only Labour MPs have been elected, although Conservative candidates reduced the majority to three figures in 1979 and 1983; both of which resulted in victories for the party as a whole nationwide. In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 63% of people voted to leave the EU whilst 37% voted to remain.[8]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1918–1955
| colspan="2”|Election | Member[9] | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Arthur Steel-Maitland | Conservative | ||
| 1929 | Charles Simmons | Labour | ||
| 1931 | John Eales | Conservative | ||
| 1936 by-election | John Wright | Conservative | ||
| 1945 | Julius Silverman | Labour | ||
| 1955 | constituency abolished | |||
MPs since 1974
| Election | Member[9] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Julius Silverman | ||
| 1983 | Robin Corbett | ||
| 2001 | Siôn Simon | ||
| 2010 | Jack Dromey | ||
| 2022 by-election | Paulette Hamilton | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Vote share changes for the 2024 election are compared to the notional results from the 2019 election, not the 2022 by-election.
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Media Pack – Birmingham Local and General Elections 2010". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Birmingham, Erdington: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "OS Maps – online and App mapping system – Ordnance Survey Shop". getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Council, Birmingham City. "EU Referendum Results 2016 by Constituency and Ward – Birmingham City Council". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^
External links
- Birmingham city council constituency page
- Birmingham, Erdington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Birmingham, Erdington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Birmingham Erdington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK