St Bartholomew (Birmingham ward)

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St Bartholomew was a ward of the County Borough of Birmingham. It was abolished in 1949.

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Ward description

The ward covered an area of Birmingham just south-east of the city centre.

Ward history

The ward was in existence in 1911, when the boundaries of the city council were extended and the number of wards extended from 18 to 30 wards in all. At that stage three councillors were elected, and then in subsequent years there were single elections.

In 1949 the boundaries of Birmingham wards were reviewed, and as St Bartholomew had 12,015 electors at the 1949 election, with the average across the city being 23,241, it resulted in the abolition of the ward, which was split between Market Hall and St Martins & Deritend wards.

Parliamentary representation

The ward has been part of Birmingham Bordesley from 1888 to 1918 and Birmingham Deritend from 1918 until the ward's abolition.

Politics

Upon its creation in 1911 the seat was a Liberal stronghold and they retained it throughout the next decade. However, in the early 1920s all three parties became competitive at times, and each won the ward at various times. Labour however became the dominant party and after 1926 only lost it once which was in the disaster of 1931, when they failed to win any Birmingham wards.

Election results

1940s

1949 Electorate 12,015
Turnout 46.2%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Smith3,03654.7%
Conservative J Evans2,51145.3%
Majority5259.4%
Labour hold Swing
1947 Electorate 11,591
Turnout 42.6%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Hall2,58052.2%
Conservative P Arnold2,36047.8%
Majority2204.4%
Labour hold Swing
1946 Electorate 11,591
Turnout 31.4%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Coleman2,19160.3%
Conservative P Arnold1,44339.7%
Majority74820.6%
Labour hold Swing
1945 Electorate 11,134
Turnout 32.6%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wheeldon 2,41266.6%
Conservative J Evans1,21233.4%
Majority1,20033.2%
Labour hold Swing

1930s

1939 Electorate 11,440
Turnout No Contest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wheeldon Unopposed %
Majority %
Labour hold Swing
1938 Electorate 11,777
Turnout 39.3%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Longden2,45753.2%
Conservative R Dare2,16546.8%
Majority2926.4%
Labour hold Swing
1937 Electorate 12,409
Turnout 32.1%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Thompson2,11152.9%
Conservative J Morgan1,87747.1%
Majority2345.8%
Labour hold Swing
1936 Electorate 13,110
Turnout No Contest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wheeldon Unopposed %
Majority %
Labour hold Swing
1935 Electorate 13,390
Turnout 29.9%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Longden2,27456.9%
Conservative J White1,72643.2%
Majority54813.7%
Labour hold Swing
1934 Electorate 13,593
Turnout 24.2%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Thompson2,09263.6%
Conservative C Elbourne1,19836.4%
Majority89427.2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1933 Electorate 13,927
Turnout 29.2%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wheeldon 2,63764.8%
Conservative J Brewin1,43135.2%
Majority1,20629.6%
Labour hold Swing
1932 Electorate 13,953
Turnout 35.5%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Longden3,56972.1%
Conservative F Fawcett1,38327.9%
Majority2,18644.2%
Labour hold Swing
1931 Electorate 14,032
Turnout 33.79%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H Smith2,74157.8%
Labour J Tonks2,00142.2%
Majority74015.6%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1930 Electorate 14,271
Turnout 29.5%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wheeldon 2,29654.6%
Conservative W Walter1,90945.4%
Majority3879.2%
Labour hold Swing

1920s

1929 Electorate 14,764
Turnout 22.2%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Longden2,31870.8%
Conservative F Greenhill93128.4%
Communist H Shepperson270.8%
Majority1,38742.4%
Labour hold Swing
1928 Electorate 13,777
Turnout 31.5%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Tonks2,59859.9%
Conservative H Sale1,74040.1%
Majority85819.8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1927 Electorate 13,712
Turnout 30.6%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wheeldon 2,54560.6%
Liberal J Stephens1,65639.4%
Majority88921.2%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
1926 Electorate 13,762
Turnout 36.5%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Longden3,06360.9%
Conservative J Danielsen1,96639.1%
Majority1,09721.8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1925 Electorate 13,909
Turnout 4,017%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H Sale2,06851.5%
Labour G Payne1,94948.5%
Majority1193%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1924 Electorate 13,824
Turnout 26.1%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J Stephens2,03856.5%
Labour E Podesta1,56743.5%
Majority47113.0%
Liberal hold Swing
1923 Electorate 13,823
Turnout 31.9%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Danielsen2,56758.2%
Labour E Podesta1,84641.8%
Majority72116.4%
Conservative hold Swing
1922 Electorate 13,598
Turnout 28.5%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Payne2,40462.0%
Liberal A Wright1,47238.0%
Majority93224.0%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
1921 Electorate 13,356
Turnout 27.6%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J Stephens2,29662.3%
Conservative F Willis1,39037.7%
Majority90624.6%
Liberal hold Swing
1920 Electorate 13,335
Turnout 28.9%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Danielsen2,43563.3%
Labour J Adams1,41436.7%
Majority1,02126.6%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

1910s

1919 Electorate 13,317
Turnout 11.8%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A Wright1,02965.5%
Conservative W Jackson54234.5%
Majority48731.0%
Liberal hold Swing
1914 Electorate 7,040
Turnout No contest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G JacksonUnopposed %
Majority %
Liberal hold Swing
1913 Electorate 6,867
Turnout No contest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J StevensUnopposed %
Majority %
Liberal hold Swing
1912 Electorate 6,578
Turnout 29.1%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T Duggan1,30268.1%
Conservative J Pentland60931.9%
Majority69336.2%
Liberal hold Swing
Wednesday 1 November 1911 Electorate 6,894
Turnout 37.3%
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Jackson1,57161.1%
Liberal J Stevens1,42755.5%
Liberal T Duggan1,39254.1%
Conservative J Pentland1,00138.9%
Conservative E Beech89134.6%
Conservative R Mason86133.5%
Majority570,426,39122.2%,16.6%,15.2%

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