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Birmingham Erdington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundaries since 2024

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Boundary of Birmingham Erdington in West Midlands region

CountyWest Midlands
Population97,778 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate76,856 (2023)[2]
Current constituency
Created1974
Member of ParliamentPaulette Hamilton (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBirmingham Aston and Sutton Coldfield[3]
1918–1955
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromAston Manor
Replaced byBirmingham Aston and Sutton Coldfield

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]

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.

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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

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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
Election Member[9] Party
1974 Julius Silverman Labour
1983 Robin Corbett Labour
2001 Siôn Simon Labour
2010 Jack Dromey Labour
2022 by-election Paulette Hamilton Labour

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  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.
  3. ^ Supported by the Social Credit secretariat.
  1. ^ "Birmingham, Erdington: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Media Pack – Birmingham Local and General Elections 2010" (PDF). Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ^ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  6. ^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Council, Birmingham City. "EU Referendum Results 2016 by Constituency and Ward – Birmingham City Council". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  10. ^ "Erdington constituency Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated" (PDF). Birmingham City Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  11. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Birmingham City Council. 8 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Birmingham Erdington Parliamentary by-election". Birmingham City Council. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Birmingham Erdington Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Birmingham Erdington results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010". Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  19. ^ "Birmingham Erdington". Election 2010. BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  20. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  24. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  25. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  27. ^ "UK General Election results: February 1974 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  28. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  29. ^ a b c d e Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 84. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  30. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922

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