Birmingham Handsworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birmingham Handsworth
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County West Midlands
19181983
SeatsOne
Replaced by Birmingham Ladywood, Birmingham Perry Barr and Birmingham Small Heath [1]
Handsworth
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
18851918
Created from East Staffordshire

Birmingham Handsworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Handsworth district of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished in 1983.

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Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Rushall Tipton, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich, and the Municipal Borough of Walsall. The constituency was created, as a county constituency, for the 1885 general election when it was the Handsworth division of Staffordshire. In 1885 the area was to the north of the parliamentary borough of Birmingham and was the south-eastern county division of Staffordshire. Birmingham, which from 1889 was a county borough, with city status, was mostly located in the geographic county of Warwickshire, but gradually expanded into adjacent areas of Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

The constituency bordered to the west West Bromwich, Wednesbury and Walsall; to the north Lichfield; to the east Tamworth and to the south Birmingham West and Birmingham North.

1918–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Sandwell, and Soho. By 1918 the Handsworth area had been incorporated within the growing city of Birmingham. For the 1918 general election it became a borough constituency as Birmingham Handsworth.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Lozells, and Sandwell. [2] Lozells ward was formerly in Birmingham Aston. Soho ward became part of Birmingham All Saints.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Aston, Handsworth, and Sandwell.

The constituency disappeared at the 1983 general election. Sandwell ward became 32.9% of Birmingham Ladywood, Handsworth ward became 24.8% of Birmingham Perry Barr and Aston ward became 11.9% of Birmingham Small Heath.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1885 Henry Wiggin Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson
1906 Ernest Meysey-Thompson
1912 Unionist
1922 Oliver Locker-Lampson
1945 Harold Roberts Conservative
1950 by-election Sir Edward Boyle
1970 Sydney Chapman
1974 John Lee Labour
1979 Sheila Wright
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Handsworth [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Wiggin 7,057 63.2
Conservative Harry Robert Graham4,10736.8
Majority2,95026.4
Turnout 11,16474.5
Registered electors 14,988
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Handsworth [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Wiggin Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Handsworth [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Meysey-Thompson 7,370 57.6 N/A
Liberal Hugh Reid 5,43342.4New
Majority1,93715.2N/A
Turnout 12,80378.4N/A
Registered electors 16,325
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Handsworth [3] [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Meysey-Thompson Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Handsworth [3] [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Meysey-Thompson Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
General election 1906: Handsworth [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson 13,407 60.8 N/A
Liberal Herbert Leon 8,63639.2New
Majority4,77121.6N/A
Turnout 22,04384.0N/A
Registered electors 26,243
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Handsworth [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson 14,594 60.6 -0.2
Liberal George Jackson9,48839.4+0.2
Majority5,10621.2-0.4
Turnout 24,08283.2-0.8
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -0.2
General election December 1910: Handsworth [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Birmingham Handsworth [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson 12,01956.4N/A
Independent Norman Tiptaft 4,69722.1New
Independent Labour Harry Joseph Odell4,57621.5New
Majority7,32234.3N/A
Turnout 21,29257.2N/A
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Birmingham Handsworth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Oliver Locker-Lampson 18,859 59.6 +3.2
Independent Norman Tiptaft 12,79040.4+18.3
Majority6,06919.215.1
Turnout 31,64982.9+25.7
Registered electors 38,164
Unionist hold Swing 7.6
General election 1923: Birmingham Handsworth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Oliver Locker-Lampson Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1924: Birmingham Handsworth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Oliver Locker-Lampson 20,056 65.6 N/A
Labour Philip Noel-Baker 10,51634.4New
Majority9,54031.2N/A
Turnout 30,57278.6N/A
Registered electors 38,872
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1929: Birmingham Handsworth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Oliver Locker-Lampson 22,035 53.9 11.7
Labour Louis Anderson Fenn11,95929.35.1
Liberal Arthur Gordan Bagnall6,85716.8New
Majority10, 07624.66.6
Turnout 40,85178.50.1
Registered electors 52,025
Unionist hold Swing 3.3

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Birmingham Handsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Locker-Lampson 30,989 78.4 +24.5
Labour Louis Anderson Fenn8,54821.6-8.7
Majority22,44156.8+32,2
Turnout 39,53775.1-3.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Birmingham Handsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Locker-Lampson 24,135 73.0 -5.4
Labour A G Chattaway8,91027.0+5.4
Majority15,22546.0-10.8
Turnout 33,04561.7+4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Birmingham Handsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Roberts 15,607 37.9 -35.1
Labour Cyril Bence 13,14234.3+7.3
Independent Norman Tiptaft 5,11212.4New
Liberal Barbara Lewis 4,94512.0New
Communist Jessie Eden [11] 1,3903.4New
Majority1,4653.6-42.4
Turnout 40,18072.5+10.8
Conservative hold Swing +21.2

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Roberts 24,246 50.5 +12.6
Labour Cyril Bence 18,77439.2+4.9
Liberal Ronald William Eades4,92610.3-1.7
Majority5,47211.3+7.7
Turnout 47,97283.1+10.6
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
1950 Birmingham Handsworth by-election [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Boyle 22,083 60.7 +10.2
Labour Cyril Bence 13,85238.1-1.1
Independent SW Keatley4531.2New
Majority8,23122.6+11.3
Turnout 36,38863.2-19.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.65
General election 1951: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Boyle 27,201 59.5 +9.0
Labour Richard William Evely18,49440.5+1.3
Majority8,70719.0+7.7
Turnout 45,69579.0+15.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 1955: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Boyle 24,349 60.0 +0.5
Labour Alexander Murie14,06434.7-5.8
Independent
  • SW Keatley
2,1485.3New
Majority10,28525.3+6.3
Turnout 38,41569.6-9.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.15
General election 1959: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Boyle 23,243 60.8 +0.8
Labour Alexander Murie13,11634.3-0.4
Independent SW Keatley1,8674.9-0.4
Majority10,12726.5+1.1
Turnout 38,22668.8-0.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Boyle 16,841 47.5 -13.3
Labour Sheila Wright 11,90933.6-0.7
Liberal Wallace Lawler 6,24917.6New
Independent SW Keatley4591.3-3.6
Majority4,93213.9-12.6
Turnout 35,45966.6-2.2
Conservative hold Swing -6.3
General election 1966: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Boyle 16,225 49.9 +2.4
Labour Sheila Wright 14,93146.0+12.4
Union Movement Jeffrey Hamm 1,3374.1New
Majority1,2943.9-10.0
Turnout 32,49363.2-3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Birmingham Handsworth [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Chapman 16,122 53.0 +3.1
Labour Sheila Wright 14,31047.0+1.0
Majority1,8126.0+2.1
Turnout 30,43265.2+2.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.05
General election February 1974: Birmingham Handsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lee 14,290 43.5 -3.5
Conservative Sydney Chapman 12,66738.6-14.4
Liberal P Tilsley5,56616.9New
Marxist-Leninist (England) S. Thompson3341.0New
Majority1,6234.9-1.1
Turnout 32,85772.4+7.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.45
General election October 1974: Birmingham Handsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lee 15,011 49.4 +5.9
Conservative R Tyler11,11537.0-1.6
Liberal DI Grant-Smith3,20510.6-7.3
National Front J Finnegan8382.8New
More Prosperous Britain Tom Keen1050.3New
Marxist-Leninist (England) J. L. Hutchinson1030.3New
Majority3,89612.4+7.5
Turnout 29,33966.5-5.9
Labour hold Swing +3.75
General election 1979: Birmingham Handsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Wright 16,998 55.2 +5.8
Conservative R Tyler13,78944.8+7.8
Majority3,20910.4-2.0
Turnout 30,78768.4+2.9
Labour hold Swing -1.0

See also

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