Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 52°30′N 1°49′W / 52.50°N 1.82°W

Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Birmingham, Hodge Hill in Birmingham.
Location of Birmingham within England.
County	West Midlands
Population	121,678 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	75,985 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Liam Byrne (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Birmingham Stechford
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Birmingham, Hodge Hill is a constituency^{[n 1]} of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2004 by Liam Byrne of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The constituency was created in 1983, largely replacing the Birmingham Stechford constituency.

Hodge Hill is a traditionally Labour-governed area, normally seeing large majorities for the party. However, in 2004 the appointment of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), Terry Davis, as secretary general of the Council of Europe resulted in a fiercely contested by-election. The seat saw a fierce challenge by the Liberal Democrats^{[n 3]} who hoped to build on their previous by-election gain at Brent East, as well as competition for the anti-war vote from RESPECT The Unity Coalition. On a low turnout, Labour's Liam Byrne held the seat by a margin of just 460 votes over the Liberal Democrats, with RESPECT taking over 1000 votes.

Boundaries

1983-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Hodge Hill, Shard End, and Washwood Heath.

2010-present: The City of Birmingham wards of Bordesley Green, Hodge Hill, Shard End, and Washwood Heath.

The constituency covers a diverse area of east Birmingham, including the predominantly Asian inner-city area of Washwood Heath and the mostly white area of Shard End on the city's eastern boundary, as well as Hodge Hill itself. The constituency has a high percentage of residents on a low income bracket and a roughly equal three-way split of social housing, privately rented and privately owned homes leading to one of highest Indices of Multiple Deprivation in the West Midlands for its central area.^[3]

When the Hodge Hill area committee district of Birmingham was created in 2004 its boundaries were those of the constituency.

Members of Parliament

The current Member of Parliament is Liam Byrne of the Labour Party, who was elected in the 2004 by-election. He succeeded Terry Davis, who had held the seat since its creation in the 1983 general election. For the four years from the 1979 general election Davis held the largely predecessor constituency to the area, Birmingham Stechford.

Election		Member[4]	Party	Notes
	1983	Terry Davis	Labour	Resigned 2004
	2004 by-election	Liam Byrne	Labour	Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2009-2010

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Birmingham Hodge Hill[5][6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam Byrne [7]	28,069	68.4	+16.4
	Conservative	Kieran Mullan [8]	4,707	11.5	−0.2
	UKIP	Albert Duffen	4,651	11.3	+9.7
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Bennion	2,624	6.4	−21.3
	Green	Chris Nash[9]	835	2	+2
	Communist	Andy Chaffer	153	0.4	+0.4
Majority			23,362	56.9	+32.6
Turnout			41,039	54.5	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Birmingham Hodge Hill[10][11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam Byrne	22,077	52.0	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Tariq Khan	11,775	27.7	−2.1
	Conservative	Shailesh Parekh	4,936	11.6	+1.0
	BNP	Richard Lumby	2,333	5.5	+0.4
	UKIP	Waheed Rafiq	714	1.7	−1.1
	Social Democratic	Peter Johnson	637	1.5	N/A
Majority			10,302	24.3
Turnout			42,472	56.6	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 2000s

Note: percentage changes are from the figures at the 2001 general election, not the 2004 by-election.

General Election 2005: Birmingham Hodge Hill[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam Byrne	13,822	48.6	−15.3
	Liberal Democrat	Miss Nicola S. Davies	8,373	29.5	+21.4
	Conservative	Miss Deborah H. Thomas	3,768	13.3	−6.7
	BNP	Denis H. Adams	1,445	5.1	N/A
	UKIP	Adrian D. Duffen	680	2.4	+1.4
	Peace and Progress	Azmat Begg	329	1.2	N/A
Majority			5,449	19.2
Turnout			28,417	52.7	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−18.3

by-election 2004: Birmingham Hodge Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam Byrne	7,451	36.5	−27.4
	Liberal Democrat	Miss Nicola S. Davies	6,991	34.2	+26.1
	Conservative	Stephen John Arthur Eyre	3,543	17.3	−2.7
	Respect	John Rees	1,282	6.3	N/A
	National Front	Jim W. Starkey	805	3.9	N/A
	English Democrats	Mark K. Wheatley	277	1.4	N/A
	Christian Vote	Rev. George Hargreaves	90	0.4	N/A
Majority			460	2.3
Turnout			20,439	37.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Birmingham, Hodge Hill[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Anthony Gordon Davis	16,901	63.9	−1.7
	Conservative	Mrs. Debbie A. Lewis	5,283	20.0	−4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Charles Alistair Dow	2,147	8.1	−0.4
	BNP	Lee Windridge	889	3.3	N/A
	People's Justice	Perwaz Hussain	561	2.1	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Dennis Cridge	284	1.1	N/A
	UKIP	Harvey B. Vivian	275	1.0	−0.9
	Muslim Party	Ayub Khan	125	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,618	43.9
Turnout			26,465	47.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Birmingham Hodge Hill[14][15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Anthony Gordon Davis	22,398	65.6	+12.0
	Conservative	Edward Alexander Gordon Grant	8,198	24.0	−12.3
	Liberal Democrat	Hadyn Alan Thomas	2,891	8.5	−0.7
	UKIP	Peter Frank Johnson	660	1.9	N/A
Majority			14,200	41.6	+4.3
Turnout			34,147	60.9	−9.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.2

General Election 1992: Birmingham Hodge Hill[16][17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Anthony Gordon Davis	21,895	53.6	+4.9
	Conservative	Miss Elizabeth Margaret Gibson	14,827	36.3	−0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Sean Christopher Garland Hagan	3,740	9.2	−5.2
	National Front	Eddy John Whicker	370	0.9	N/A
Majority			7,068	17.3	+5.6
Turnout			40,832	70.8	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Birmingham Hodge Hill[18][19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Anthony Gordon Davis	19,872	48.7	+1.1
	Conservative	Stephen John Arthur Eyre	15,083	37.0	+1.7
	Liberal	Kenneth George Hardeman	5,868	14.4	−1.5
Majority			4,789	11.7
Turnout			40,823	68.9	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.3

General Election 1983: Birmingham Hodge Hill[20][21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Anthony Gordon Davis	19,692	47.6	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Michael Roe	14,600	35.3	N/A
	Liberal	Graham Alfred Gopsill	6,557	15.9	N/A
	National Front	Norman Douglas William Tomkinson	529	1.3	N/A
Majority			5,092	12.3	N/A
Turnout			41,378	67.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)

Notes and references

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.
3. In the same way as by-election in Leicester South, held on the same day by the Labour Party

References

1. "Birmingham, Hodge Hill: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. 2001 Census
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
5. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000563
7. http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/birmingham-hodge-green-2015.html
8. https://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Mullan_Kieran.aspx
9. West Midlands Green Party
10. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010
12. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
13. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
15. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/086.htm
16. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
18. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
20. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
21. "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

External links

• Birmingham city council constituency page