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| Birmingham Yardley | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Birmingham Yardley in West Midlands region | |
| County | West Midlands |
| Population | 106,738 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 73,261 (December 2010)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Birmingham East and Tamworth |
Birmingham Yardley is a constituency[n 1] of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jess Phillips of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Yardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath, and Yardley.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, and Yardley.[3]
1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.[4]
1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.
2010–2024: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.
2024–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green; Sheldon; Small Heath; South Yardley; Tyseley & Hay Mills; Yardley East; Yardley West & Stechford.[5]
After adjusting the boundaries to take into account the revised ward structure in the City of Birmingham with effect from May 2018,[6] the Garretts Green ward was transferred to Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North in exchange for the Small Heath ward.
Constituency profile
The seat covers south-eastern areas of Birmingham including Stechford, Tyseley, Yardley and Acocks Green. Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Centrist", characterised by moderate views on social and economic issues.[7]
Members of Parliament
From the seat's creation in 1918 until the 2005 general election, the MP elected for Birmingham Yardley was on all but three occasions a member of the party that won the general election, making it a former bellwether seat. Exceptions were Labour wins in the constituency compared to Conservative wins nationally in 1951, 1955 and 1992.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yvonne Clements | ||||
| Green | Roxanne Green | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | ||||
| Reform UK | Nora Kamberi | ||||
| Workers Party | Jody McIntyre | ||||
| Labour | Jess Phillips | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jess Phillips | 23,379 | 54.8 |  2.3
| |
| Conservative | Vincent Garrington | 12,720 | 29.8 |  10.0
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,754 | 8.8 | 9.1
| |
| Brexit Party | Mary McKenna | 2,246 | 5.3 | New | |
| Green | Christopher Garghan | 579 | 1.4 | 0.8
| |
| Majority | 10,659 | 25.0 | 12.3
| ||
| Turnout | 42,678 | 57.3 | 4.0
| ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jess Phillips | 25,398 | 57.1 | 15.6
| |
| Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 8,824 | 19.8 | 5.8
| |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 7,984 | 17.9 | 7.7
| |
| UKIP | Paul Clayton | 1,916 | 4.3 | 11.8
| |
| Green | Christopher Garghan | 280 | 0.6 | 1.1
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| Independent | Abu Nowshed | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 16,574 | 37.3 | 21.4
| ||
| Turnout | 44,502 | 61.3 | 4.0
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| Labour hold | Swing | 4.8
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