Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)
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Birmingham, Selly Oak | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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![]() Boundary of Birmingham, Selly Oak in Birmingham.
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![]() Location of Birmingham within England.
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County | West Midlands |
Population | 104,067 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 75,668 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1955 |
Member of parliament | Steve McCabe (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Birmingham, Selly Oak is a constituency[n 1] of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve McCabe of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Contents
Boundaries
1955-1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Selly Oak.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.
1983-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.
2010-present: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, and Selly Oak.
The seat includes many students and staff from the nearby University of Birmingham. Half of the University's Selly Oak campus is located within the constituency. The Cadbury factory and Cadbury World are also within its boundaries.
History
Since its creation in 1955 the seat has switched hands three times between Labour and the Conservatives. The seat has progressively swung towards Labour from being a safe Conservative seat, this has been attributed to housing redevelopments that took place in the 1960s and 1970.[citation needed] More recently it has acquired a reputation for electing outspoken MPs, first with the victory of Conservative Anthony Beaumont-Dark in 1979 and then with his defeat by Labour's Lynne Jones in 1992.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1955 | Harold Gurden | Conservative | |
Oct 1974 | Tom Litterick | Labour | |
1979 | Anthony Beaumont-Dark | Conservative | |
1992 | Lynne Jones | Labour | |
2010 | Steve McCabe | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Steve McCabe | 21,584 | 47.7 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Alex Boulter[5] | 13,137 | 29.0 | -2.1 | |
UKIP | Steven Brookes | 5,755 | 12.7 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Colin Green [6] | 2,517 | 5.6 | -16.7 | |
Green | Clare Thomas | 2,301 | 5.1 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 8,447 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 45,294 | 60.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Going into the 2015 general election, this was the 143rd most marginal constituency in Great Britain, the Conservatives requiring a swing from Labour of 3.7% to take the seat (based on the result of the 2010 general election).[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Steve McCabe | 17,950 | 38.5 | −7.6 | |
Conservative | Nigel Dawkins | 14,468 | 31.1 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dave Radcliffe | 10,371 | 22.3 | −0.7 | |
BNP | Lynette Orton | 1,820 | 3.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Burgess | 1,131 | 2.4 | +0.1 | |
Green | James Burn | 664 | 1.4 | −2.4 | |
Christian | Samuel Leeds | 159 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,482 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 46,563 | 62.2 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lynne Jones | 19,226 | 46.1 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | Joe Tildesley | 10,375 | 24.9 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Brighton | 9,591 | 23.0 | +6.7 | |
Green | Barney Smith | 1,581 | 3.8 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Ronan Burnett | 967 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 8,851 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 41,740 | 59.5 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lynne Jones | 21,015 | 52.4 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Kenneth George Hardeman | 10,676 | 26.6 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Osborne | 6,532 | 16.3 | +4.2 | |
Green | Barney Smith | 1,309 | 3.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Sheila Williams | 568 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,339 | 25.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,100 | 56.3 | −13.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lynne Jones | 28,121 | 55.6 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Graham Greene | 14,033 | 27.8 | −14.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Osborne | 6,121 | 12.1 | +1.8 | |
Referendum | Laurence T. Marshall | 1,520 | 3.0 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Dr. Greg T. Gardner | 417 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Sheriff-Knowles | 253 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Huw S. Meads | 85 | 0.5 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 14,088 | 27.9 | +24.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,550 | 70.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lynne Jones | 25,430 | 46.0 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Anthony Beaumont-Dark | 23,370 | 42.3 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Osborne | 5,679 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Green | Paul G. Slatter | 535 | 1.0 | −0.2 | |
Natural Law | Christopher Barwood | 178 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Revolutionary Communist | Kenan Malik | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,060 | 3.7 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 55,276 | 76.6 | +3.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Beaumont-Dark | 23,305 | 44.2 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Albert Bore | 20,721 | 39.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Charlotte Kathryn Bourne Cane | 8,128 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Green | Winifred Mary Hackett | 611 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,584 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 52,765 | 73.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Beaumont-Dark | 23,008 | 44.9 | −3.8 | |
Labour | J. Turner | 17,612 | 34.4 | −4.3 | |
Social Democratic | K.W. Wheldall | 10,613 | 20.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,396 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 51,233 | 71.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Beaumont-Dark | 23,175 | 48.7 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Tom Litterick | 18,400 | 38.6 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | P. Clifford | 5,452 | 11.4 | −7.2 | |
National Front | G. Bassett | 401 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Child and Family Protection Group | P.J. Crome | 190 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,775 | 3.7 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,618 | 73.7 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Litterick | 17,320 | 41.1 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Harold Gurden | 16,994 | 40.3 | −2.3 | |
Liberal | R.A. Grant | 7,850 | 18.6 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 326 | 0.8 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,164 | 67.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gurden | 19,705 | 42.6 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Tom Litterick | 16,823 | 36.4 | −11.5 | |
Liberal | R.A. Grant | 9,718 | 21.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,882 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 46,246 | 74.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gurden | 18,281 | 52.2 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Michael John Hartley-Brewer | 16,758 | 47.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 1,523 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 35,039 | 64.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gurden | 16,533 | 45.1 | −11.8 | |
Labour | J. Garwell | 15,756 | 43.0 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Roy Lewthwaite | 4,333 | 11.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 777 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 36,622 | 66.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gurden | 21,443 | 56.9 | −3.1 | |
Labour | J. Garwell | 16,232 | 43.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 5,211 | 13.8 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 37,675 | 66.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gurden | 24,950 | 60.1 | +2.6 | |
Labour | J. Rhydderch | 16,594 | 39.9 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 8,356 | 20.1 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,544 | 71.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Gurden | 25,774 | 57.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Harry Watton | 19,054 | 42.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,720 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,828 | 74.3 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ 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
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ http://sellyoaklibdems.nationbuilder.com
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- ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010
- ↑ Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010
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External links
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2012
- Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1955