Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birmingham Yardley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
West Midlands - Birmingham Yardley constituency.svg
Boundary of Birmingham Yardley in West Midlands region
County West Midlands
Population106,738 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 73,261 (December 2010) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1918
Member of Parliament Jess Phillips (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Birmingham East and Tamworth

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]

Contents

Yardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act.

Boundaries

1918–1950: 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:

2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:

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

The 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

From 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.

ElectionMember [8] Whip
1918 Alfred Jephcott Unionist
1929 Archibald Gossling Labour
1931 Edward Salt Conservative
1945 Wesley Perrins Labour
1950 Henry Usborne Labour
1959 Leonard Cleaver Conservative
1964 Ioan Evans Labour
1970 Derek Coombs Conservative
Feb 1974 Syd Tierney Labour
1979 David Bevan Conservative
1992 Estelle Morris Labour
2005 John Hemming Liberal Democrat
2015 Jess Phillips Labour

Elections

Results of Elections in Birmingham Yardley between 1918 and 2024 Birmingham Yardley Election Results.png
Results of Elections in Birmingham Yardley between 1918 and 2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Birmingham Yardley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jess Phillips 11,275 31.2 −26.9
Workers Party Jody McIntyre 10,58229.3N/A
Reform UK Nora Kamberi5,06114.0+9.0
Conservative Yvonne Clements3,63410.1−16.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer3,63410.1+1.2
Green Roxanne Green1,9585.4+4.2
Majority6931.9−23.1
Turnout 36,14450.3
Registered electors 73,203

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Yardley [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jess Phillips 23,379 54.8 Decrease2.svg 2.3
Conservative Vincent Garrington12,72029.8Increase2.svg 10.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer3,7548.8Decrease2.svg 9.1
Brexit Party Mary McKenna2,2465.3New
Green Christopher Garghan5791.4Increase2.svg 0.8
Majority10,65925.0Decrease2.svg 12.3
Turnout 42,67857.3Decrease2.svg 4.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.1
General election 2017: Birmingham Yardley [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jess Phillips 25,398 57.1 Increase2.svg 15.6
Conservative Mohammed Afzal8,82419.8Increase2.svg 5.8
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 7,98417.9Decrease2.svg 7.7
UKIP Paul Clayton1,9164.3Decrease2.svg 11.8
Green Christopher Garghan2800.6Decrease2.svg 1.1
Independent Abu Nowshed1000.2New
Majority16,57437.3Increase2.svg 21.4
Turnout 44,50261.3Increase2.svg 4.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 4.8
General election 2015: Birmingham Yardley [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jess Phillips 17,129 41.5 Increase2.svg 9.3
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 10,53425.6Decrease2.svg 14.0
UKIP Paul Clayton6,63716.1Increase2.svg 13.2
Conservative Arun Photay5,76014.0Decrease2.svg 5.2
Green Grant Bishop6981.7New
Respect Teval Stephens1870.5New
TUSC Eamonn Flynn1350.3New
SDP Peter Johnson710.2New
Majority6,59515.9N/A
Turnout 41,31357.3Increase2.svg 0.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg11.7
General election 2010: Birmingham Yardley [14] [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 16,162 39.6 Decrease2.svg 2.5
Labour Lynnette Kelly13,16032.2Decrease2.svg 2.5
Conservative Meirion Jenkins7,83619.2Increase2.svg 8.6
BNP Tanya Lumby2,1535.3Increase2.svg 0.1
UKIP Graham Duffen1,1902.9Increase2.svg 1.8
National Front Paul Morris3490.9Increase2.svg 0.5
Majority3,0027.4
Turnout 40,85056.5Increase2.svg 2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Birmingham Yardley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 13,648 46.4 Increase2.svg 8.1
Labour Jayne Innes10,97637.3Decrease2.svg 9.6
Conservative Paul Uppal 2,97010.1Decrease2.svg 3.0
BNP Robert Purcell1,5235.2New
UKIP Mohammed Yaqub3141.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Majority2,6729.1N/A
Turnout 29,43157.7Increase2.svg 0.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg 8.8
General election 2001: Birmingham Yardley [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Estelle Morris 14,085 46.9 Decrease2.svg 0.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 11,50738.3Increase2.svg 5.3
Conservative Barrie Roberts3,94113.1Decrease2.svg 4.7
UKIP Alan Ware3291.1Increase2.svg 0.7
Socialist Labour Colin Wren1510.5New
Majority2,5788.6Decrease2.svg 5.4
Turnout 30,01157.2Decrease2.svg 14.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Birmingham Yardley [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Estelle Morris 17,778 47.0 Increase2.svg 12.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12,46333.0Increase2.svg 2.8
Conservative Anne Jobson6,73617.8Decrease2.svg 16.7
Referendum Duncan Livingston6461.7New
UKIP Alan Ware1640.4New
Majority5,31514.0Increase2.svg 13.6
Turnout 37,78771.2Decrease2.svg 6.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Birmingham Yardley [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Estelle Morris 14,884 34.9 Decrease2.svg 1.7
Conservative David Bevan 14,72234.5Decrease2.svg 8.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12,89930.2Increase2.svg 9.4
National Front Pauline Read1920.4New
Majority1620.4N/A
Turnout 42,69778.0Increase2.svg 4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 3.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Birmingham Yardley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bevan 17,931 42.6 Decrease2.svg 0.6
Labour Geoff Edge 15,40936.6Increase2.svg 0.3
Liberal Leslie Smith8,73420.8Increase2.svg 1.3
Majority2,5226.0Decrease2.svg0.9
Turnout 42,07473.9Increase2.svg1.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Birmingham Yardley [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bevan 17,986 43.2 Decrease2.svg 6.7
Labour Roger Godsiff 15,12136.3Decrease2.svg 6.2
SDP David Bennett8,10919.5Increase2.svg 13.7
National Front Robert Jones4151.0Decrease2.svg 0.7
Majority2,8656.9Increase2.svg4.2
Turnout 41,63172.1Decrease2.svg 1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bevan 20,193 47.56
Labour Syd Tierney 19,02944.81
Liberal Susan Mary Anderson2,4915.87
National Front Harold Challendar7491.80
Majority1,1642.75N/A
Turnout 42,46273.75
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election October 1974: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Syd Tierney 20,834 48.27
Conservative Derek Coombs 16,66438.61
Liberal John Aldridge4,51810.47
National Front Harold Challendar1,0342.40New
More Prosperous Britain Thomas Keen1110.26New
Majority4,1709.66
Turnout 43,16173.09
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Syd Tierney 20,580 44.62
Conservative Derek Coombs 18,63340.40
Liberal John Aldridge6,91214.99New
Majority1,9474.22N/A
Turnout 39,21378.72
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Coombs 21,827 50.14
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 21,70749.86
Majority1200.28N/A
Turnout 43,53469.70
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 25,568 56.35
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 19,80943.65
Majority5,75912.70
Turnout 45,37777.62
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 22,788 50.19
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 22,61949.81
Majority1690.38N/A
Turnout 45,40777.05
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 23,482 51.52
Labour Henry Usborne 22,09748.48
Majority1,3853.04N/A
Turnout 45,57977.08
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Usborne 23,722 53.52
Conservative Philip Holland 20,59846.48
Majority3,1247.04
Turnout 44,32075.02
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Usborne 22,800 53.15
Conservative Albert E. Shaw20,09946.85
Majority2,7016.30
Turnout 42,89982.51
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Usborne 22,342 51.16
Conservative Gordon Matthews 18,43142.20
Liberal A.S. Ritchie2,5535.85
Communist Jim Faulkner [24] 3470.79New
Majority3,9118.96
Turnout 43,67384.32
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wesley Perrins 33,835 60.49 +18.16
Conservative Edward Salt 16,51429.53−28.14
Liberal Charles Frederick Middleton5,5839.98New
Majority17,32130.96N/A
Turnout 55,93269.21+3.99
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +23.15

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Salt 25,71757.67−7.52
Labour Charles Jarman 18,87942.33+8.50
Majority6,83815.34−16.02
Turnout 44,59665.22−12.48
Conservative hold Swing +8.01
General election 1931: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Salt 32,06165.19+24.29
Labour Archibald Gossling 16,64033.83−15.07
New Party EJ Bartleet4790.97New
Majority15,42131.36N/A
Turnout 49,18076.70−1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +18.64

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Archibald Gossling 23,956 48.9 Increase2.svg 2.1
Unionist Edward Salt 19,59039.9Decrease2.svg 13.3
Liberal Charles Albert Beaumont5,50011.2New
Majority4,3669.0N/A
Turnout 49,04677.8Increase2.svg 0.5
Registered electors 63,068
Labour gain from Unionist Swing Increase2.svg 7.7
General election 1924: Birmingham Yardley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 16,149 53.2 Decrease2.svg 0.3
Labour Archibald Gossling 14,18446.8Increase2.svg 0.3
Majority1,9656.4Decrease2.svg 0.6
Turnout 30,33377.3Increase2.svg 12.9
Registered electors 39,235
Unionist hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.3
General election 1923: Birmingham Yardley [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 13,300 53.5 Decrease2.svg 4.6
Labour Archibald Gossling 11,56246.5Increase2.svg 4.6
Majority1,7387.0Decrease2.svg 9.2
Turnout 24,86264.4Decrease2.svg6.1
Registered electors 38,591
Unionist hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.6
General election 1922: Birmingham Yardley [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 15,586 58.1 Increase2.svg 1.8
Labour Archibald Gossling 11,23441.9Increase2.svg 3.6
Majority4,35216.2Decrease2.svg 1.8
Turnout 26,82070.5Increase2.svg 17.3
Registered electors 38,045
Unionist hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.9

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Yardley [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Alfred Jephcott 10,96056.3
Labour George Shann 7,46638.3
Liberal George Jackson1,0495.4
Majority3,49418.0
Turnout 19,47553.2
Registered electors 36,575
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also

Notes

  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

  1. ↑ "Birmingham, Yardley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch.1), retrieved 13 November 2023
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  7. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Birmingham+Yardley
  8. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
  9. ↑ "Yardley constituency - results declared". Parliamentary general election results - July 2024. Birmingham City Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Birmingham Yardley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "General Election 2010". birmingham.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  24. ↑ Stevenson, Graham. "Faulkner Jim". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  25. 1 2 3 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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