Birmingham Acock's Green was a short-lived

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of the

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of the

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from 1945 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the

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system of

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Boundaries

The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acock's Green and Hall Green. Before 1945 the area formed part of the Birmingham Moseley constituency. That division had over 100,000 electors and was considered to be overlarge. As an interim measure, before the

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carried out the first periodic review of Parliamentary boundaries, it was authorised by the

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(7 & 8 Geo. 6, c. 41) to divide the largest constituencies. In the first periodic review, which was given effect by the

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(which applied from the United Kingdom general election, 1950), Acock's Green ward became part of

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and Hall Green ward gave its name to the new seat of Birmingham Hall Green.

Members of Parliament

Election

References

* ''Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972) * ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Revised edition - Macmillan Press 1977) * ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979'', edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981) * {{Authority control Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1945 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1950 Politics of Warwickshire Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands (historic)

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election

See also

References