457:
311:
862:
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1871:
1866:
1448:
Another
General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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1844:
1661:
1808:
1790:
1478:
456:
1820:
1628:
1838:
1832:
1826:
1802:
1784:
1760:
1681:
1676:
1814:
1778:
1724:
1686:
1656:
1651:
158:
76:
1772:
1671:
1796:
1691:
1766:
1748:
1742:
1696:
1308:
170:
162:
1754:
1736:
1171:
166:
1718:
1712:
143:
119:
66:
104:
36:
177:
100:
1007:
941:
870:
703:
465:
319:
287:
256:
223:
204:
123:
48:
44:
1614:
147:
108:
1601:
1621:
606:
88:
538:
237:
385:
380:
1421:
1338:
1286:
1201:
1142:
1037:
995:
971:
924:
900:
838:
733:
674:
567:
519:
495:
266:
247:
228:
150:
the parliamentary borough of
Birmingham was split into seven single-member divisions, one of which was
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278:
112:
1637:
1370:
1233:
1126:
1071:
822:
767:
740:
658:
601:
574:
526:
444:
428:
349:
242:
214:
310:
1429:
1294:
1150:
846:
682:
1466:
1457:
1345:
1238:
1208:
1044:
978:
907:
261:
1860:
1403:
1268:
1108:
804:
640:
413:
1602:
Leigh
Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
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provided for twelve new
Birmingham divisions. The Central division was abolished.
1598:, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
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356:
209:
861:
135:
92:
1877:
Constituencies of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
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1872:
Constituencies of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
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1191:
1027:
961:
890:
723:
557:
485:
339:
154:. It consisted of the wards of Market Hall, Ladywood, and St Thomas's.
96:
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Parliamentary constituencies in
Birmingham, West Midlands (historic)
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1514:
16:
Parliamentary constituency in the United
Kingdom, 1885–1918
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List of former United
Kingdom Parliament constituencies
176:
In the 1918 redistribution of parliamentary seats, the
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The division was bounded to the west and south-west by
118:
The constituency was created upon the abolition of the
1578:
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
1566:
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
1554:
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
1545:
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
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1508:
1506:
1504:
1502:
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1596:
Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972
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72:
62:
54:
43:
23:
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1622:
8:
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1560:
142:, had been a three-member constituency (see
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1005:
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868:
701:
536:
463:
317:
122:in 1885, and was itself abolished for the
20:
1667:Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
860:
455:
309:
187:
1490:
144:Birmingham (UK Parliament constituency)
1845:Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath
1402:
1315:
1267:
1178:
1125:
1107:
1014:
948:
877:
821:
803:
710:
657:
639:
544:
534:Bright's death caused a by-election.
472:
427:
412:
326:
178:Representation of the People Act 1918
7:
169:and to the south and south-east by
14:
1662:Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
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1333:
1229:
1196:
1067:
1032:
966:
895:
763:
728:
597:
562:
490:
376:
344:
148:Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
146:for further details). Under the
109:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1309:General election December 1910
1:
1172:General election January 1910
1536:The Liberal Year Book, 1907
1893:
89:parliamentary constituency
1638:Birmingham constituencies
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1388:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1285:
1253:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1141:
1091:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
994:
983:
960:
957:
954:
951:
923:
912:
889:
886:
883:
880:
837:
787:
722:
719:
716:
713:
673:
623:
556:
553:
550:
547:
518:
507:
484:
481:
478:
475:
443:
399:
338:
335:
332:
329:
291:
260:
208:
190:
28:
1809:Birmingham Acock's Green
1791:Birmingham King's Norton
1443:General Election 1914–15
539:By-election, 15 Apr 1889
134:Before 1885 the city of
165:, to the north-east by
120:Birmingham constituency
1821:Birmingham Small Heath
1311:: Birmingham Central
1174:: Birmingham Central
1166:Elections in the 1910s
1010:: Birmingham Central
944:: Birmingham Central
936:Elections in the 1900s
873:: Birmingham Central
866:
706:: Birmingham Central
698:Elections in the 1890s
468:: Birmingham Central
461:
322:: Birmingham Central
315:
306:Elections in the 1880s
293:Constituency abolished
1839:Birmingham Hodge Hill
1833:Birmingham All Saints
1827:Birmingham Hall Green
1803:Birmingham Sparkbrook
1785:Birmingham Handsworth
1682:Birmingham Perry Barr
1677:Birmingham Northfield
1076:Thomas Grosvenor Lee
1008:General election 1906
942:General election 1900
871:General election 1895
864:
704:General election 1892
466:General election 1886
459:
320:General election 1885
313:
184:Members of Parliament
124:1918 general election
1815:Birmingham Stechford
1779:Birmingham Duddeston
1725:Birmingham Bordesley
1687:Birmingham Selly Oak
1657:Birmingham Erdington
1652:Birmingham Edgbaston
1587:Standard 26 Feb 1914
159:Birmingham Edgbaston
101:Member of Parliament
77:Birmingham Edgbaston
31:borough constituency
1773:Birmingham Deritend
1672:Birmingham Ladywood
1312:
1175:
1127:Registered electors
1011:
945:
874:
823:Registered electors
707:
659:Registered electors
541:
469:
429:Registered electors
323:
138:, in the county of
113:first-past-the-post
99:. It returned one
1797:Birmingham Moseley
1731:Birmingham Central
1692:Birmingham Yardley
1375:Henry John Manton
1307:
1170:
1006:
940:
869:
867:
741:John Albert Bright
702:
575:John Albert Bright
537:
464:
462:
386:Randolph Churchill
318:
316:
243:John Albert Bright
161:, to the north by
152:Birmingham Central
85:Birmingham Central
24:Birmingham Central
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1304:
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1162:
1004:
1003:
933:
932:
859:
858:
695:
694:
532:
531:
454:
453:
298:
297:
111:, elected by the
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81:
1884:
1767:Birmingham Aston
1749:Birmingham South
1743:Birmingham North
1697:Sutton Coldfield
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1534:
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1422:Liberal Unionist
1339:Liberal Unionist
1330:
1313:
1287:Liberal Unionist
1202:Liberal Unionist
1193:
1176:
1143:Liberal Unionist
1038:Liberal Unionist
1029:
1012:
996:Liberal Unionist
972:Liberal Unionist
963:
946:
925:Liberal Unionist
901:Liberal Unionist
892:
875:
839:Liberal Unionist
734:Liberal Unionist
725:
708:
675:Liberal Unionist
568:Liberal Unionist
559:
542:
520:Liberal Unionist
496:Liberal Unionist
487:
470:
341:
324:
267:Liberal Unionist
248:Liberal Unionist
229:Liberal Unionist
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171:Birmingham South
163:Birmingham North
105:House of Commons
39:
37:House of Commons
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1737:Birmingham East
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1467:Arthur Brampton
1458:Ebenezer Parkes
1346:Ebenezer Parkes
1239:Arthur Brampton
1209:Ebenezer Parkes
1168:
1045:Ebenezer Parkes
979:Ebenezer Parkes
938:
908:Ebenezer Parkes
700:
308:
303:
262:Ebenezer Parkes
186:
167:Birmingham East
132:
115:voting system.
91:in the city of
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851:
841:
815:
797:
781:
757:
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751:
746:
739:
732:
687:
677:
651:
633:
617:
591:
590:
585:
580:
573:
566:
533:
522:
509:
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494:
447:
381:Conservative
372:
367:
362:
355:
348:
292:
175:
156:
151:
140:Warwickshire
133:
117:
103:(MP) to the
87:is a former
84:
83:
63:Created from
18:
1847:(1997–2010)
1841:(1983-2024)
1835:(1955–1974)
1829:(1950-2024)
1823:(1950–1997)
1817:(1950–1983)
1811:(1945–1950)
1805:(1918–1997)
1799:(1918–1950)
1793:(1918–1955)
1787:(1918–1983)
1781:(1918–1950)
1775:(1918–1950)
1769:(1918–1974)
1763:(1885–1918)
1757:(1885–1950)
1751:(1885–1918)
1745:(1885–1918)
1739:(1885–1918)
1733:(1885–1918)
1727:(1885–1918)
1721:(1885–1918)
1719:Aston Manor
1715:(1832–1885)
503:John Bright
450:(new seat)
357:John Bright
210:John Bright
73:Replaced by
1861:Categories
1761:Handsworth
1713:Birmingham
1485:References
1319:Candidate
1182:Candidate
1018:Candidate
952:Candidate
881:Candidate
714:Candidate
548:Candidate
476:Candidate
330:Candidate
136:Birmingham
130:Boundaries
93:Birmingham
67:Birmingham
1389:Majority
1254:Majority
1092:Majority
986:Unopposed
915:Unopposed
788:Majority
624:Majority
510:Unopposed
400:Majority
314:Churchill
301:Elections
1706:Historic
1473:See also
1454:Unionist
279:Unionist
35:for the
1645:Current
1463:Liberal
1404:Turnout
1371:Liberal
1269:Turnout
1234:Liberal
1131:10,670
1109:Turnout
1072:Liberal
827:11,904
805:Turnout
768:Liberal
663:11,851
641:Turnout
602:Liberal
527:Liberal
445:Liberal
433:10,923
414:Turnout
350:Liberal
215:Liberal
107:of the
97:England
29:Former
1414:−16.9
1408:6,057
1392:3,223
1378:1,417
1352:4,640
1322:Votes
1316:Party
1273:7,726
1257:4,304
1243:1,711
1215:6,015
1185:Votes
1179:Party
1113:7,759
1095:3,609
1079:2,075
1051:5,684
1021:Votes
1015:Party
955:Votes
949:Party
884:Votes
878:Party
865:Parkes
809:7,047
791:4,003
775:1,522
747:5,525
717:Votes
711:Party
645:8,182
627:3,060
611:2,561
581:5,621
551:Votes
545:Party
479:Votes
473:Party
460:Bright
418:9,205
390:4,216
363:4,989
333:Votes
327:Party
197:Party
194:Member
1434:-1.3
1430:Swing
1411:61.1
1398:−2.6
1395:53.2
1384:+1.3
1381:23.4
1362:−1.3
1357:76.6
1299:+4.6
1295:Swing
1279:+5.3
1276:78.0
1263:+9.2
1260:55.8
1249:−4.6
1246:22.1
1225:+4.6
1220:77.9
1151:Swing
1116:72.7
1098:46.6
1082:26.7
1056:73.3
847:Swing
812:59.2
794:56.8
778:21.6
752:78.4
683:Swing
648:69.0
630:37.4
614:31.3
586:68.7
525:from
421:84.3
393:45.8
368:54.2
275:1912
55:Seats
1425:hold
1290:hold
1146:hold
999:hold
928:hold
842:hold
678:hold
523:gain
406:8.4
403:773
288:1918
257:1895
238:1889
224:1886
205:1885
191:Year
49:1918
45:1885
1156:N/A
1120:N/A
1102:N/A
1086:New
1062:N/A
852:N/A
816:N/A
798:N/A
782:N/A
758:N/A
688:N/A
652:N/A
634:N/A
618:New
592:N/A
448:win
58:One
1863::
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1559:^
1519:^
1493:^
1465::
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1445::
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340:±%
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