Birmingham Stechford was 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 (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

centred on the

Stechford Stechford is an area of East Birmingham, England, situated about five miles east of the city centre, bordering Ward End, Yardley, Hodge Hill and Kitts Green. Historically it lay within Worcestershire. History Stechford's history is unclear. ...

district of the city of

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. It returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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, elected by the

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast the ...

voting system. The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. Stechford itself is now part of the Birmingham Yardley seat.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Sheldon, Stechford, and Washwood Heath. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Stechford and Washwood Heath. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Shard End, Stechford, and Washwood Heath.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Birmingham Stechford (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983