Birmingham Yardley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Birmingham Yardley in Birmingham
Outline map
Location of Birmingham within England
CountyWest Midlands
Population106,738 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate73,261 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentJess Phillips (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBirmingham 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]

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

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.[3]

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.

Election Member[4] 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

Boundaries

Map
Map of present 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.[5]

1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.[6]

1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.

2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.

Yardley area committee district is coterminous with the seat which covers an area of the south-east of Birmingham with and on the boundaries of Solihull. It borders the parliamentary constituencies of Solihull, Meriden, Birmingham Hall Green and Birmingham Hodge Hill.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

After adjusting the boundaries to take into account the revised ward structure in the City of Birmingham with effect from May 2018[8], the Garretts Green ward will be transferred to Birmingham Hodge Hill (to be renamed Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) in exchange for the Small Heath ward.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Yardley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jess Phillips 23,379 54.8 Decrease 2.3
Conservative Vincent Garrington 12,720 29.8 Increase 10.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer 3,754 8.8 Decrease 9.1
Brexit Party Mary McKenna 2,246 5.3 New
Green Christopher Garghan 579 1.4 Increase 0.8
Majority 10,659 25.0 Decrease 12.3
Turnout 42,678 57.3 Decrease 4.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.1
General election 2017: Birmingham Yardley[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jess Phillips 25,398 57.1 Increase 15.6
Conservative Mohammed Afzal 8,824 19.8 Increase 5.8
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 7,984 17.9 Decrease 7.7
UKIP Paul Clayton 1,916 4.3 Decrease 11.8
Green Christopher Garghan 280 0.6 Decrease 1.1
Independent Abu Nowshed 100 0.2 New
Majority 16,574 37.3 Increase 21.4
Turnout 44,502 61.3 Increase 4.0
Labour hold Swing Increase 4.8
General election 2015: Birmingham Yardley[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jess Phillips 17,129 41.5 Increase 9.3
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 10,534 25.6 Decrease 14.0
UKIP Paul Clayton 6,637 16.1 Increase 13.2
Conservative Arun Photay 5,760 14.0 Decrease 5.2
Green Grant Bishop 698 1.7 New
Respect Teval Stephens 187 0.5 New
TUSC Eamonn Flynn 135 0.3 New
SDP Peter Johnson 71 0.2 New
Majority 6,595 15.9 N/A
Turnout 41,313 57.3 Increase 0.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase11.7
General election 2010: Birmingham Yardley[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 16,162 39.6 Decrease 2.5
Labour Lynnette Kelly 13,160 32.2 Decrease 2.5
Conservative Meirion Jenkins 7,836 19.2 Increase 8.6
BNP Tanya Lumby 2,153 5.3 Increase 0.1
UKIP Graham Duffen 1,190 2.9 Increase 1.8
National Front Paul Morris 349 0.9 Increase 0.5
Majority 3,002 7.4
Turnout 40,850 56.5 Increase 2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Birmingham Yardley[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 13,648 46.4 Increase 8.1
Labour Jayne Innes 10,976 37.3 Decrease 9.6
Conservative Paul Uppal 2,970 10.1 Decrease 3.0
BNP Robert Purcell 1,523 5.2 New
UKIP Mohammed Yaqub 314 1.1 Steady 0.0
Majority 2,672 9.1 N/A
Turnout 29,431 57.7 Increase 0.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease 8.8
General election 2001: Birmingham Yardley[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Estelle Morris 14,085 46.9 Decrease 0.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 11,507 38.3 Increase 5.3
Conservative Barrie Roberts 3,941 13.1 Decrease 4.7
UKIP Alan Ware 329 1.1 Increase 0.7
Socialist Labour Colin Wren 151 0.5 New
Majority 2,578 8.6 Decrease 5.4
Turnout 30,011 57.2 Decrease 14.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Birmingham Yardley[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Estelle Morris 17,778 47.0 Increase 12.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12,463 33.0 Increase 2.8
Conservative Anne Jobson 6,736 17.8 Decrease 16.7
Referendum Duncan Livingston 646 1.7 New
UKIP Alan Ware 164 0.4 New
Majority 5,315 14.0 Increase 13.6
Turnout 37,141 71.2 Decrease 6.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Birmingham Yardley[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Estelle Morris 14,884 34.9 Decrease 1.7
Conservative David Bevan 14,722 34.5 Decrease 8.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12,899 30.2 Increase 9.4
National Front Pauline Read 192 0.4 New
Majority 162 0.4 N/A
Turnout 42,697 78.0 Increase 4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 3.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Birmingham Yardley[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bevan 17,931 42.6 Decrease 0.6
Labour Geoff Edge 15,409 36.6 Increase 0.3
Liberal Leslie Smith 8,734 20.8 Increase 1.3
Majority 2,522 6.0 Decrease0.9
Turnout 42,074 73.9 Increase1.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Birmingham Yardley[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bevan 17,986 43.2 Decrease 6.7
Labour Roger Godsiff 15,121 36.3 Decrease 6.2
SDP David Bennett 8,109 19.5 Increase 13.7
National Front Robert Jones 415 1.0 Decrease 0.7
Majority 2,865 6.9 Increase4.2
Turnout 41,631 72.1 Decrease 1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bevan 20,193 47.56
Labour Syd Tierney 19,029 44.81
Liberal Susan Mary Anderson 2,491 5.87
National Front Harold Challendar 749 1.80
Majority 1,164 2.75 N/A
Turnout 42,462 73.75
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election October 1974: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syd Tierney 20,834 48.27
Conservative Derek Coombs 16,664 38.61
Liberal John Aldridge 4,518 10.47
National Front Harold Challendar 1,034 2.40 New
More Prosperous Britain Thomas Keen 111 0.26 New
Majority 4,170 9.66
Turnout 43,161 73.09
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syd Tierney 20,580 44.62
Conservative Derek Coombs 18,633 40.40
Liberal John Aldridge 6,912 14.99 New
Majority 1,947 4.22 N/A
Turnout 39,213 78.72
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Coombs 21,827 50.14
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 21,707 49.86
Majority 120 0.28 N/A
Turnout 43,534 69.70
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 25,568 56.35
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 19,809 43.65
Majority 5,759 12.70
Turnout 45,377 77.62
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 22,788 50.19
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 22,619 49.81
Majority 169 0.38 N/A
Turnout 45,407 77.05
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 23,482 51.52
Labour Henry Usborne 22,097 48.48
Majority 1,385 3.04 N/A
Turnout 45,579 77.08
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Usborne 23,722 53.52
Conservative Philip Holland 20,598 46.48
Majority 3,124 7.04
Turnout 44,320 75.02
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Usborne 22,800 53.15
Conservative Albert E. Shaw 20,099 46.85
Majority 2,701 6.30
Turnout 42,899 82.51
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Usborne 22,342 51.16
Conservative Gordon Matthews 18,431 42.20
Liberal A.S. Ritchie 2,553 5.85
Communist Jim Faulkner[23] 347 0.79 New
Majority 3,911 8.96
Turnout 43,673 84.32
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wesley Perrins 33,835 60.49 +18.16
Conservative Edward Salt 16,514 29.53 -28.14
Liberal Charles Frederick Middleton 5,583 9.98 New
Majority 17,321 30.96 N/A
Turnout 55,932 69.21 +3.99
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +23.15

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Salt 25,717 57.67 -7.52
Labour Charles Jarman 18,879 42.33 +8.50
Majority 6,838 15.34 -16.02
Turnout 44,596 65.22 -12.48
Conservative hold Swing +8.01
General election 1931: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Salt 32,061 65.19 +24.29
Labour Archibald Gossling 16,640 33.83 -15.07
New Party EJ Bartleet 479 0.97 New
Majority 15,421 31.36 N/A
Turnout 49,180 76.70 -1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +18.64

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Archibald Gossling 23,956 48.9 Increase 2.1
Unionist Edward Salt 19,590 39.9 Decrease 13.3
Liberal Charles Albert Beaumont 5,500 11.2 New
Majority 4,366 9.0 N/A
Turnout 49,046 77.8 Increase 0.5
Registered electors 63,068
Labour gain from Unionist Swing Increase 7.7
General election 1924: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 16,149 53.2 Decrease 0.3
Labour Archibald Gossling 14,184 46.8 Increase 0.3
Majority 1,965 6.4 Decrease 0.6
Turnout 30,333 77.3 Increase 12.9
Registered electors 39,235
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 0.3
General election 1923: Birmingham Yardley [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 13,300 53.5 Decrease 4.6
Labour Archibald Gossling 11,562 46.5 Increase 4.6
Majority 1,738 7.0 Decrease 9.2
Turnout 24,862 64.4 Decrease6.1
Registered electors 38,591
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 4.6
General election 1922: Birmingham Yardley [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 15,586 58.1 Increase 1.8
Labour Archibald Gossling 11,234 41.9 Increase 3.6
Majority 4,352 16.2 Decrease 1.8
Turnout 26,820 70.5 Increase 17.3
Registered electors 38,045
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 0.9

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Yardley [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Alfred Jephcott 10,960 56.3
Labour George Shann 7,466 38.3
Liberal George Jackson 1,049 5.4
Majority 3,494 18.0
Turnout 19,475 53.2
Registered electors 36,575
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates 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. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Birmingham+Yardley
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
  5. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 13 November 2023
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  8. ^ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Birmingham Yardley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010" (PDF).
  15. ^ "General Election 2010". birmingham.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ^ Stevenson, Graham. "Faulkner Jim". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  24. ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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