Birmingham Erdington is a parliamentary

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, England, represented in the

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of the

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since

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Paulette Hamilton Paulette Adassa Hamilton (born ) is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington since 2022. She is the first black MP to represent a constituency in Birmingham. Hamilton was also a councillor ...

of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1955

MPs since 1974

Constituency profile

The constituency is predominantly white working class and very deprived, has quite considerable

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and has a high proportion of adults of working age in a low income bracket when compared to the

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as a whole. Since the seat was recreated in 1974, only Labour MPs have been elected, although Conservative candidates reduced the majority to three figures in 1979 and 1983; both of which resulted in victories for the party as a whole nationwide. In the

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, 63% of people voted to leave the EU whilst 37% voted to remain.

Boundaries

2010–: The City of Birmingham wards of

Erdington Erdington is a suburb and ward of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Warwickshire and located northeast of central Birmingham, bordering Sutton Coldfield. It was also a council constituency, managed by its o ...

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 ...

Stockland Green Stockland Green is an area of Birmingham, England. It gives its name to a ward which is part of the Erdington formal district, and is located to the south-west of Erdington and north-east of Birmingham City Centre. The area is often mistakenl ...

, and

Tyburn Tyburn was a manor (estate) in the county of Middlesex, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. The parish, probably therefore also the manor, was bounded by Roman roads to the west (modern Edgware Road) and south (modern Ox ...

. 1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingsbury (Tyburn from 2004), Kingstanding, and Stockland Green. 1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingsbury, and Stockland Green. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Erdington,

Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill is an area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Location Gravelly Hill is approximately 4 miles north-east of Birmingham city centre. To the north-west is Perry Barr and to the north-east are Stockland Green, Erdington and Sutton Coldf ...

, and Stockland Green. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of

Bromford Bromford is an industrial and residential area of Birmingham, situated between Ward End, Alum Rock, Hodge Hill, Washwood Heath, Shard End, Stechford, Castle Bromwich and Tyburn. The industrial area is predominantly situated on the north side o ...

, Erdington, and Gravelly Hill. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Erdington North, Erdington South, and Washwood Heath, and part of Aston ward. In the north-east of the city of

, this is a mix of

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s, some of which are now private homes under the

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, the large Kingstanding estate and

Castle Vale Castle Vale is a housing estate located between Erdington, Minworth and Castle Bromwich. Currently Castle Vale makes up the Castle Vale Ward of Birmingham City Council which is part of Erdington constituency (having previously been part of Hod ...

being examples, and generally more affluent suburbs which are private housing particularly towards the

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...

border in

itself, the strongest Conservative ward in the seat. Spanning to the city's

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, the area includes for example Birmingham Spaghetti Junction motorway junction.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Election in the 1910s

Notes

References

External links

Birmingham city council constituency page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Birmingham Erdington (Uk Parliament Constituency) Erdington Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1955 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974