Birmingham Perry Barr is a
constituency in the
West Midlands, represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
UK Parliament
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since
2001 by
Khalid Mahmood of the
Labour Party.
Constituency profile
UK Polling Report stated in 2015: "Perry Barr and parts of Handworth Wood are relatively affluent and Oscott is a large, mostly white, inter-war housing development. The most notorious part of the seat is Handsworth, a tough, multi-ethnic, inner-city area."
Members of Parliament
Boundaries
The constituency covers a broad area of north-west
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
.
2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of
Handsworth Wood
Handsworth Wood is a suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England.
Located within the metropolitan county of the West Midlands since 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was previously a part of the county of ...
,
Lozells and East Handsworth,
Oscott
Oscott is a ward in the northwest of Birmingham, England, within the formal district of Perry Barr.
The Ward is centred on the area known as Old Oscott, originally just "Oscott", and should not be confused with nearby New Oscott. It includes th ...
,
Perry Barr
Perry Barr is a suburban area in north Birmingham, England. It is also the name of a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. Birmingham Perry Barr is also a parliamentary constituency; its Member of Parliament is Khali ...
,
Birchfield
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of
Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, and
Sandwell.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth,
Kingstanding
Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. It gives its name to a ward in the Erdington council constituency. Kingstanding ward includes the areas; Perry Common, Witton Lakes and Wyrley Birch. The other part of Kingstanding falls ...
, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding and Perry Barr.
Elections
![Birmingham Perry Barr Results 1950-2019](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Birmingham_Perry_Barr_Results_1950-2019.png)
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
Notes
References
External links
Birmingham city council constituency page
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Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Perry Barr