Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham, Perry Barr is a constituency[n 1] of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2]

Birmingham, Perry Barr
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Birmingham, Perry Barr in Birmingham
Location of Birmingham within England
CountyWest Midlands
Population107,090 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate71,794 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentKhalid Mahmood (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromBirmingham Handsworth

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[3]Party
1950 Cecil Poole Labour
1955 Charles Howell Labour
1964 Wyndham Davies Conservative
1966 Christopher Price Labour
1970 Joseph Kinsey Conservative
Feb 1974 Jeff Rooker Labour
2001 Khalid Mahmood Labour

Boundaries

The constituency covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham.

2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, 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, 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.[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Birmingham Perry Barr[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Khalid Mahmood 26,594 63.1 5.0
Conservative Raaj Shamji 11,277 26.8 0.2
Liberal Democrats Gerry Jerome 1,901 4.5 2.1
Brexit Party Annette Willcox 1,382 3.3 3.3
Green Kefentse Dennis 845 2.0 0.7
Yeshua Thomas Braich 148 0.4 0.4
Majority 15,317 36.3 5.3
Turnout 42,262 58.69 4.41
Labour hold Swing
General election 2017: Birmingham Perry Barr[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Khalid Mahmood 30,109 68.1 10.7
Conservative Charlotte Hodivala 11,726 26.5 5.0
Liberal Democrats Harjun Singh 1,080 2.4 2.4
Socialist Labour Shangara Bhatoe 592 1.3
Green Vijay Rana 591 1.3 1.9
Open Borders Harjinder Singh 99 0.2
Majority 18,383 41.6 5.7
Turnout 44,197 63.1 4.1
Labour hold Swing 2.85
General election 2015: Birmingham Perry Barr[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Khalid Mahmood 23,697 57.4 7.1
Conservative Charlotte Hodivala 8,869 21.5 0.2
UKIP Harjinder Singh 5,032 12.2 8.2
Liberal Democrats Harjun Singh 2,001 4.8 17.1
Green James Lovatt 1,330 3.2 N/A
TUSC Robert Punton 331 0.8 N/A
Majority 14,828 35.9
Turnout 41,260 59.0
Labour hold Swing 2.0
General election 2010: Birmingham Perry Barr[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Khalid Mahmood 21,142 50.3 4.0
Liberal Democrats Karen Hamilton 9,234 22.0 4.2
Conservative William Norton 8,960 21.3 4.0
UKIP Melvin J. Ward 1,675 4.0 1.6
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell 527 1.3 1.0
Christian Deborah Hey-Smith 507 1.2 N/A
Majority 11,908 28.3
Turnout 42,045 59.0 5.1
Labour hold Swing 4.1

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Birmingham Perry Barr[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Khalid Mahmood 18,269 47.0 0.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan A. Hunt 10,321 26.5 3.6
Conservative Naweed Khan 6,513 16.7 6.4
Respect Mohammad Naseem 2,173 5.6 N/A
Socialist Labour Rajinder Clair 890 2.3 1.8
UKIP Bimla Balu 745 1.9 1.0
Majority 7,948 20.5
Turnout 38,911 55.5 2.9
Labour hold Swing 1.6
General election 2001: Birmingham Perry Barr[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Khalid Mahmood 17,415 46.5 16.5
Conservative David Binns 8,662 23.1 1.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan A. Hunt 8,566 22.9 13.0
Socialist Labour Avtar Singh Jouhl 1,544 4.1 N/A
Socialist Alliance Caroline Johnson 465 1.2 N/A
UKIP Natalya Nattrass 352 0.9 N/A
Marxist Party Michael Roche 221 0.6 N/A
Muslim Party Robert L. Davidson 192 0.5 N/A
Majority 8,753 23.4
Turnout 37,417 52.6 11.9
Labour hold Swing 9.0

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Birmingham Perry Barr[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 28,921 63.0 12.8
Conservative Andrew Dunnett 9,964 21.7 14.9
Liberal Democrats Raymond Hassall 4,523 9.9 0.3
Referendum Saeed Mahmood 843 1.8 N/A
Liberal William Baxter 718 1.6 N/A
BNP Lee Windridge 544 1.2 N/A
Independent Avtar Singh Panesar 374 0.8 N/A
Majority 18,957 41.3 24.7
Turnout 45,887 64.5 7.1
Labour hold Swing 13.9
General election 1992: Birmingham Perry Barr[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 27,507 53.2 2.8
Conservative Graham G. Green 18,917 36.6 0.3
Liberal Democrats Toby P.J.G. Philpott 5,261 10.2 2.5
Majority 8,590 16.6 3.1
Turnout 51,685 71.6 2.0
Labour hold Swing 1.6

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Birmingham Perry Barr[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 25,894 50.4 2.1
Conservative John Taylor 18,961 36.9 1.3
Liberal David D. Webb 6,514 12.7 3.4
Majority 6,933 13.5
Turnout 51,369 69.6 0.4
Labour hold Swing 0.4
General election 1983: Birmingham Perry Barr[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 27,061 52.5 4.9
Conservative Michael Portillo 19,659 38.2 8.1
Liberal Cecil Gus-Williams 4,773 9.3 4.7
Majority 7,402 14.4
Turnout 51,493 69.2 6.6
Labour hold Swing 6.5

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Birmingham Perry Barr[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 18,674 47.6 0.1
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 18,183 46.3 7.1
Liberal Olive Lillian Griffiths 1,811 4.6 6.4
National Front Keith Axon 582 1.5 0.6
Majority 491 1.2
Turnout 39,250 75.8 2.4
Labour hold Swing 3.5
General election October 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 18,291 47.5 3.5
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 15,087 39.2 0.1
Liberal Kenneth John Hovers 4,231 11.0 3.8
National Front Ralph Joseph Warren 826 2.1 0.0
More Prosperous Britain Thomas Leslie Keen 86 0.2 N/A
Majority 3,204 8.3
Turnout 38,521 73.4 4.9
Labour hold Swing 1.7
General election February 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeff Rooker 17,960 44.0 4.2
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 15,937 39.1 12.7
Liberal Kenneth John Hovers 6,044 14.8 N/A
National Front Arthur Cosham Shorthouse 853 2.1 N/A
Majority 2,023 5.0
Turnout 40,794 78.3 + 7.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 4.3
General election 1970: Birmingham Perry Barr[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 18,083 51.8 6.8
Labour Christopher Price 16,817 48.2 6.8
Majority 1,266 3.6
Turnout 34,900 70.6 5.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.8

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Birmingham Perry Barr[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Christopher Price 20,222 55.0 5.5
Conservative Wyndham Davies 16,557 45.0 − 4.5
Majority 3,665 10.0
Turnout 36,779 76.2 1.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 5.5
General election 1964: Birmingham Perry Barr[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Wyndham Davies 18,483 50.5 8.3
Labour Charles Howell 18,156 49.5 6.9
Majority 327 0.9
Turnout 36,639 74.9 3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 0.7

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Birmingham Perry Barr[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Charles Howell 16,811 42.6 8.4
Conservative Stanley C Greatrix 16,628 42.2 4.3
Liberal Wallace Lawler 5,611 14.2 N/A
Communist Bert Pearce 424 1.1 1.4
Majority 183 0.5
Turnout 39,474 78.5 5.7
Labour hold Swing 2.1
General election 1955: Birmingham Perry Barr[29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Charles Howell 18,732 51.0 7.1
Conservative Frederick B Hingston 17,052 46.5 4.5
Communist Bert Pearce 928 2.5 N/A
Majority 1,680 4.6
Turnout 36,712 72.8 8.3
Labour hold Swing 5.8
General election 1951: Birmingham Perry Barr[31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Cecil Poole 23,322 58.1 1.5
Conservative Sarah A Ward 16,855 42.0 4.9
Majority 6,467 16.1
Turnout 40,177 81.1 1.9
Labour hold Swing 1.7
General election 1950: Birmingham Perry Barr[33][34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Cecil Poole 23,178 56.6 N/A
Conservative Edward Boyle 15,172 37.1 N/A
Liberal Frances Nora Hinks 2,581 6.3 N/A
Majority 8,006 19.6 N/A
Turnout 40,931 83.0 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
gollark: == 1 + 1
gollark: *wizard*
gollark: =pup evolution from random initial conditions of rule 120
gollark: =pup evolution from simple initial condition of rule 44
gollark: amazing.

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
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