The Birmingham Small Heath

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was held on 23 March 1961 due to the death of the incumbent

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William Wheeldon William Edwin Wheeldon (20 February 1898 – 7 October 1960) was a British co-operator and municipal politician from Small Heath Borough Constituency in Birmingham who later became a Member of Parliament. Wheeldon was born in Crewe. After attendi ...

. It was won by the Labour candidate

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Small Heath Small Heath is an area in south-east Birmingham, West Midlands, England situated on and around the Coventry Road about from the city centre. History Small Heath, which has been settled and used since Roman times, sits on top of a small hill. ...

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