Birmingham, Yardley
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.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.
1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.
2010–2024: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.
2024–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green; Sheldon; Small Heath; South Yardley; Tyseley & Hay Mills; Yardley East; Yardley West & Stechford.
After adjusting the boundaries to take into account the revised ward structure in the City of Birmingham with effect from May 2018, the Garretts Green ward was transferred to Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North in exchange for the Small Heath ward.
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.
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.
Elections
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Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 11,275 | 31.2 | -26.9 | |
Workers Party | Jody McIntyre | 10,582 | 29.3 | New | |
Reform UK | Nora Kamberi | 5,061 | 14 | 9 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Clements | 3,634 | 10.1 | -16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,634 | 10.1 | 1.1 | |
Green | Roxanne Green | 1,958 | 5.4 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 693 | ||||
Turnout | 71,912 | 50.3 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 23,379 | 54.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Vincent Garrington | 12,720 | 29.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,754 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
Brexit Party | Mary McKenna | 2,246 | 5.3 | New | |
Green | Christopher Garghan | 579 | 1.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 10,659 | 25.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 42,678 | 57.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 25,398 | 57.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 8,824 | 19.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 7,984 | 17.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Paul Clayton | 1,916 | 4.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Christopher Garghan | 280 | 0.6 | ![]() | |
Independent | Abu Nowshed | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 16,574 | 37.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 44,502 | 61.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jess Phillips | 17,129 | 41.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 10,534 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Paul Clayton | 6,637 | 16.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Arun Photay | 5,760 | 14.0 | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 16,162 | 39.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Lynnette Kelly | 13,160 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Meirion Jenkins | 7,836 | 19.2 | ![]() | |
BNP | Tanya Lumby | 2,153 | 5.3 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Graham Duffen | 1,190 | 2.9 | ![]() | |
National Front | Paul Morris | 349 | 0.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,002 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 40,850 | 56.5 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 13,648 | 46.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jayne Innes | 10,976 | 37.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul Uppal | 2,970 | 10.1 | ![]() | |
BNP | Robert Purcell | 1,523 | 5.2 | New | |
UKIP | Mohammed Yaqub | 314 | 1.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,672 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,431 | 57.7 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Estelle Morris | 14,085 | 46.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 11,507 | 38.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Barrie Roberts | 3,941 | 13.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Alan Ware | 329 | 1.1 | ![]() | |
Socialist Labour | Colin Wren | 151 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,578 | 8.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 30,011 | 57.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Estelle Morris | 17,778 | 47.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 12,463 | 33.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Anne Jobson | 6,736 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Referendum | Duncan Livingston | 646 | 1.7 | New | |
UKIP | Alan Ware | 164 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,315 | 14.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 37,787 | 71.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Estelle Morris | 14,884 | 34.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David Bevan | 14,722 | 34.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 12,899 | 30.2 | ![]() | |
National Front | Pauline Read | 192 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 162 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,697 | 78.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bevan | 17,931 | 42.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Geoff Edge | 15,409 | 36.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Leslie Smith | 8,734 | 20.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,522 | 6.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 42,074 | 73.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bevan | 17,986 | 43.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Roger Godsiff | 15,121 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
SDP | David Bennett | 8,109 | 19.5 | ![]() | |
National Front | Robert Jones | 415 | 1.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,865 | 6.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 41,631 | 72.1 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 347 | 0.79 | New | |
Majority | 3,911 | 8.96 | |||
Turnout | 43,673 | 84.32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
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
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 |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 23,956 | 48.9 | ![]() | |
Unionist | Edward Salt | 19,590 | 39.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Charles Albert Beaumont | 5,500 | 11.2 | New | |
Majority | 4,366 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,046 | 77.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 63,068 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 16,149 | 53.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 14,184 | 46.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,965 | 6.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 30,333 | 77.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 39,235 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 13,300 | 53.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 11,562 | 46.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,738 | 7.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 24,862 | 64.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 38,591 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 15,586 | 58.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Archibald Gossling | 11,234 | 41.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 4,352 | 16.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 26,820 | 70.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 38,045 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ![]() |
Election in the 1910s
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
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)