Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 52°31′30″N 1°54′15″W / 52.5249°N 1.9042°W

Birmingham, Perry Barr
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Birmingham, Perry Barr in Birmingham.
Location of Birmingham within England.
County	West Midlands
Population	107,090 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	71,794 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Khalid Mahmood (Labour)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Birmingham, Perry Barr is a constituency^{[n 1]} of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Khalid Mahmood of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1950-1955: The County Borough of Birmingham ward of Perry Barr.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding and Perry Barr.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.

1983-1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.

1997-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, and Sandwell.

2010-present: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, and Perry Barr.

The constituency covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party
	1950	Cecil Poole	Labour
	1955	Charles Howell	Labour
	1964	Wyndham Davies	Conservative
	1966	Christopher Price	Labour
	1970	Joseph Kinsey	Conservative
	Feb 1974	Jeff Rooker	Labour
	2001	Khalid Mahmood	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Birmingham Perry Barr[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	23,697	57.4	+7.1
	Conservative	Charlotte Hodivala	8,869	21.5	+0.2
	UKIP	Harjinder Singh	5,032	12.2	+8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Arjun Singh	2,001	4.8	−17.1
	Green	James Lovatt[5]	1,330	3.2	+3.2
	TUSC	Robert Punton [6]	331	0.8	+0.8
Majority			14,828	35.9
Turnout			41,260	59.0	0.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Birmingham Perry Barr[7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	21,142	50.3	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Karen Hamilton	9,234	22.0	−4.2
	Conservative	William G.D. Norton	8,960	21.3	+4.0
	UKIP	Melvin J. Ward	1,675	4.0	+1.6
	Socialist Labour	John Tyrrell	527	1.3	−1.0
	Christian	Deborah Hey-Smith	507	1.2	+1.2
Majority			11,908	28.3
Turnout			42,045	59.0	+5.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Birmingham Perry Barr[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	18,269	47.0	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jon P.A. Hunt	10,321	26.5	+3.6
	Conservative	Naweed Khan	6,513	16.7	−6.4
	Respect	Dr Mohammad Naseem	2,173	5.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Rajinder Clair	890	2.3	−1.8
	UKIP	Miss Bimla Balu	745	1.9	+1.0
Majority			7,948	20.5
Turnout			38,911	55.5	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−

General Election 2001: Birmingham Perry Barr[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	17,415	46.5	−16.5
	Conservative	David Binns	8,662	23.1	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Jon P.A. Hunt	8,566	22.9	+13.0
	Socialist Labour	Avtar S. Jouhl	1,544	4.1	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Miss Caroline N. Johnson	465	1.2	N/A
	UKIP	Miss Natalya Nattrass	352	0.9	N/A
	Marxist Party	Michael F. Roche	221	0.6	N/A
	Muslim Party	Robert L. Davidson	192	0.5	N/A
Majority			8,753	23.4
Turnout			37,417	52.6	−11.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Birmingham Perry Barr[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	28,921	63.0	+12.8
	Conservative	Andrew P. Dunnett	9,964	21.7	−14.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ray G. Hassall	4,523	9.9	−0.3
	Referendum	Saeed Mahmood	843	1.8	N/A
	Liberal	Alasdair Baxter	718	1.6	N/A
	BNP	Lee Windridge	544	1.2	N/A
	Independent	Avtar S. Panesar	374	0.8	N/A
Majority			18,957	41.3
Turnout			45,887	64.5	−7.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.9

General Election 1992: Birmingham Perry Barr[12][13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	27,507	53.2	+2.8
	Conservative	Graham G. Green	18,917	36.6	−0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Toby P.J.G. Philpott	5,261	10.2	−2.5
Majority			8,590	16.6	+3.1
Turnout			51,685	71.6	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Birmingham Perry Barr[14][15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	25,894	50.4	−2.1
	Conservative	John David Beckett Taylor	18,961	36.9	−1.3
	Liberal	David D. Webb	6,514	12.7	+3.4
Majority			6,933	13.5
Turnout			51,369	69.6	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.4

General Election 1983: Birmingham Perry Barr[16][17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	27,061	52.5	+4.9
	Conservative	Michael Portillo	19,659	38.2	−8.1
	Liberal	C.E.G. Williams	4,773	9.3	+4.7
Majority			7,402	14.4
Turnout			51,493	69.2	−6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Birmingham Perry Barr[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	18,674	47.6	+0.1
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	18,183	46.3	+7.1
	Liberal	O.L. Griffiths	1,811	4.6	−6.4
	National Front	Keith Axon	582	1.5	−0.6
Majority			491	1.2
Turnout			39,250	75.8	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.5

General Election October 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	18,291	47.5	+3.5
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	15,087	39.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Kenneth John Hovers	4,231	11.0	−3.8
	National Front	R.J. Warren	826	2.1	+0.0
	More Prosperous Britain	Tom Keen	86	0.2	N/A
Majority			3,204	8.3
Turnout			38,521	73.4	−4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

General Election February 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	17,960	44.0	−4.2
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	15,937	39.1	−12.7
	Liberal	Kenneth John Hovers	6,044	14.8	N/A
	National Front	Arthur Cosham Shorthouse	853	2.1	N/A
Majority			2,023	5.0
Turnout			40,794	78.3	+7.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.3

General Election 1970: Birmingham Perry Barr[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	18,083	51.8	+6.8
	Labour	Christopher Price	16,817	48.2	−6.8
Majority			1,266	3.6
Turnout			34,900	70.6	−5.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Birmingham Perry Barr[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Price	20,222	55.0	+5.5
	Conservative	Wyndham Davies	16,557	45.0	−4.5
Majority			3,665	10.0
Turnout			36,779	76.2	+1.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.5

General Election 1964: Birmingham Perry Barr[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wyndham Davies	18,483	50.5	+8.3
	Labour	Charles Howell	18,156	49.5	+6.9
Majority			327	0.9
Turnout			36,639	74.9	−3.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Birmingham Perry Barr[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Howell	16,811	42.6	−8.4
	Conservative	S.C. Greatrix	16,628	42.2	−4.3
	Liberal	Wallace Leslie Lawler	5,611	14.2	N/A
	Communist	Bert Pearce	424	1.1	−1.4
Majority			183	0.5
Turnout			39,474	78.5	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.1

General Election 1955: Birmingham Perry Barr[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Howell	18,732	51.0	−7.1
	Conservative	F.B. Hingston	17,052	46.5	+4.5
	Communist	Bert Pearce	928	2.5	N/A
Majority			1,680	4.6
Turnout			36,712	72.8	−8.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.8

General Election 1951: Birmingham Perry Barr[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Charles Poole	23,322	58.1	+1.5
	Conservative	S.A. Ward	16,855	42.0	+4.9
Majority			6,467	16.1
Turnout			40,177	81.1	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.7

General Election 1950: Birmingham Perry Barr[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Charles Poole	23,178	56.6	N/A
	Conservative	E. Boyle	15,172	37.1	N/A
	Liberal	Frances Nora Hinks	2,581	6.3	N/A
Majority			8,006	19.6	N/A
Turnout			40,931	83.0	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.

References

1. "Birmingham, Perry Barr: 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. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
4. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
5. West Midlands Green Party
6. http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
7. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
8. Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010
9. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
10. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
11. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
12. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
13. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
14. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
15. "UK General Election results June 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
16. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. "UK General Election results June 1983". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
18. "UK General Election results May 1979". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 28 May 1979. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
19. "UK General Election results October 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
20. "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
21. "UK General Election results June 1970". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 18 June 1970. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
22. "UK General Election results March 1966". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 31 March 1966. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
23. "UK General Election results October 1964". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 15 October 1964. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
24. "UK General Election results October 1959". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 8 October 1959. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
25. "UK General Election results May 1955". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 26 May 1955. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
26. "UK General Election results October 1951". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 25 October 1951. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
27. "UK General Election results February 1950". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 23 February 1974. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

External links

• Birmingham city council constituency page