Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 52°26′N 1°56′W / 52.43°N 1.94°W / 52.43; -1.94

Birmingham, Selly Oak
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Birmingham, Selly Oak in Birmingham.
Location of Birmingham within England.
County	West Midlands
Population	104,067 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	75,668 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1955
Member of parliament	Steve McCabe (Labour)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Birmingham, Selly Oak is a constituency^{[n 1]} of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve McCabe of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1955-1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Selly Oak.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.

1983-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.

2010-present: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, and Selly Oak.

The seat includes many students and staff from the nearby University of Birmingham. Half of the University's Selly Oak campus is located within the constituency. The Cadbury factory and Cadbury World are also within its boundaries.

History

Since its creation in 1955 the seat has switched hands three times between Labour and the Conservatives. The seat has progressively swung towards Labour from being a safe Conservative seat, this has been attributed to housing redevelopments that took place in the 1960s and 1970. More recently it has acquired a reputation for electing outspoken MPs, first with the victory of Conservative Anthony Beaumont-Dark in 1979 and then with his defeat by Labour's Lynne Jones in 1992.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[3]	Party
1955	Harold Gurden	Conservative
Oct 1974	Tom Litterick	Labour
1979	Anthony Beaumont-Dark	Conservative
1992	Lynne Jones	Labour
2010	Steve McCabe	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Birmingham, Selly Oak^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Steve McCabe	21,584	47.7	+9.1
	Conservative	Alex Boulter^[5]	13,137	29.0	−2.1
	UKIP	Steven Brookes	5,755	12.7	+10.3
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Green^[6]	2,517	5.6	−16.7
	Green	Clare Thomas	2,301	5.1	+3.7
Majority			8,447	18.6
Turnout			45,294	60.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

Going into the 2015 general election, this was the 143rd most marginal constituency in Great Britain, the Conservatives requiring a swing from Labour of 3.7% to take the seat (based on the result of the 2010 general election).^[7]

General Election 2010: Birmingham, Selly Oak^[8]^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Steve McCabe	17,950	38.5	−7.6
	Conservative	Nigel Dawkins	14,468	31.1	+6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Radcliffe	10,371	22.3	−0.7
	BNP	Lynette Orton	1,820	3.9	N/A
	UKIP	Jeffrey Burgess	1,131	2.4	+0.1
	Green	James Burn	664	1.4	−2.4
	Christian	Samuel Leeds	159	0.3	N/A
Majority			3,482	7.5
Turnout			46,563	62.2	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Birmingham Selly Oak^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lynne Jones	19,226	46.1	−6.3
	Conservative	Joe Tildesley	10,375	24.9	−1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Brighton	9,591	23.0	+6.7
	Green	Barney Smith	1,581	3.8	+0.5
	UKIP	Ronan Burnett	967	2.3	+0.9
Majority			8,851	21.2
Turnout			41,740	59.5	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.3

General Election 2001: Birmingham Selly Oak^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lynne Jones	21,015	52.4	−3.2
	Conservative	Kenneth George Hardeman	10,676	26.6	−1.2
	Liberal Democrat	David Osborne	6,532	16.3	+4.2
	Green	Barney Smith	1,309	3.3	N/A
	UKIP	Sheila Williams	568	1.4	N/A
Majority			10,339	25.8	N/A
Turnout			40,100	56.3	−13.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.0

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Birmingham Selly Oak^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lynne Jones	28,121	55.6	+9.6
	Conservative	Graham Geoffrey Greene	14,033	27.8	−14.5
	Liberal Democrat	David Osborne	6,121	12.1	+1.8
	Referendum	Laurence Thomas Marshall	1,520	3.0	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Dr. Greg Thomas Gardner	417	0.8	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Peter Sheriff-Knowles	253	0.5	N/A
	Natural Law	Huw Spencer Meads	85	0.5	−0.2
Majority			14,088	27.9	+24.1
Turnout			50,550	70.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.1

General Election 1992: Birmingham, Selly Oak^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lynne Jones	25,430	46.0	+6.7
	Conservative	Anthony Beaumont-Dark	23,370	42.3	−1.9
	Liberal Democrat	David Osborne	5,679	10.3	N/A
	Green	Paul Griffin Slatter	535	1.0	−0.2
	Natural Law	Christopher Barwood	178	0.3	N/A
	Revolutionary Communist	Kenan Malik	84	0.2	N/A
Majority			2,060	3.7	−1.2
Turnout			55,276	76.6	+3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Birmingham Selly Oak^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anthony Beaumont-Dark	23,305	44.2	−0.7
	Labour	Albert Bore	20,721	39.3	+4.9
	Liberal	Charlotte Kathryn Bourne Cane	8,128	15.4	N/A
	Green	Winifred Mary Hackett	611	1.1	N/A
Majority			2,584	4.9
Turnout			52,765	73.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.8

General Election 1983: Birmingham Selly Oak^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anthony Beaumont-Dark	23,008	44.9	−3.8
	Labour	John Robert Haydn Turner	17,612	34.4	−4.3
	Social Democratic	Kevin William Wheldall	10,613	20.7	N/A
Majority			5,396	10.5
Turnout			51,233	71.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anthony Beaumont-Dark	23,175	48.7	+8.4
	Labour	Tom Litterick	18,400	38.6	−2.4
	Liberal	Paul Rowntree Clifford	5,452	11.4	−7.2
	National Front	George Bassett	401	0.8	N/A
	Child and Family Protection Group	Philip James Seymour Crome	190	0.4	N/A
Majority			4,775	10.1	−1.2
Turnout			47,618	73.7	+3.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.3

General Election October 1974: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tom Litterick	17,320	41.1	+4.7
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	16,994	40.3	−2.3
	Liberal	Roger Austin Grant	7,850	18.6	−2.4
Majority			326	0.8	−1.2
Turnout			42,164	67.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.0

General Election February 1974: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	19,705	42.6	−9.6
	Labour	Tom Litterick	16,823	36.4	−11.5
	Liberal	Roger Austin Grant	9,718	21.0	N/A
Majority			2,882	6.2
Turnout			46,246	74.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.0

General Election 1970: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	18,281	52.2	+7.0
	Labour	Michael John Hartley-Brewer	16,758	47.8	+4.8
Majority			1,523	4.4
Turnout			35,039	64.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	16,533	45.1	−11.8
	Labour	J. Garwell	15,756	43.0	−0.1
	Liberal	Roy Lewthwaite	4,333	11.8	N/A
Majority			777	2.1
Turnout			36,622	66.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−6.0

General Election 1964: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	21,443	56.9	−3.1
	Labour	J. Garwell	16,232	43.1	+3.1
Majority			5,211	13.8	−6.3
Turnout			37,675	66.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.1

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	24,950	60.1	+2.6
	Labour	J. Rhydderch	16,594	39.9	−2.6
Majority			8,356	20.1	+5.1
Turnout			41,544	71.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.6

General Election 1955: Birmingham Selly Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Harold Gurden	25,774	57.5	N/A
	Labour	Harry Watton	19,054	42.5	N/A
Majority			6,720	15.0	N/A
Turnout			44,828	74.3	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ 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

↑ "Birmingham, Selly Oak: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Alex Boulter". Conservatives. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
↑ http://sellyoaklibdems.nationbuilder.com
↑ Ransome Mpini; Charlotte Thornton; John Walton; Marcelo Zanni (24 February 2014). "Election 2015: The political battleground". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010
↑ Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

Birmingham city council constituency page

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