Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Birmingham Edgbaston

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundaries since 2024

Boundary of Birmingham Edgbaston in West Midlands region

County| West Midlands
Population| 96,568 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate| 71,354 (2023)[2]
Current constituency
Created| 1885
Member of Parliament| Preet Gill (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| Birmingham

Birmingham Edgbaston is a constituency,[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Preet Gill, a Labour Co-op MP.[n 2]

The most high-profile MP for the constituency was former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1937–1940). Since 1953 it has elected a succession of female MPs.

## Boundaries

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1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Birmingham ward of Edgbaston, part of Rotton Park ward, the local government district of Harborne, and part of the local government district of Balsall Heath.

1918–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Edgbaston, Harborne, and Market Hall.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Deritend, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.

1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.

1997–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.

2018–2024: The City of Birmingham wards of Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton, about half of North Edgbaston and fragments of Weoley & Selly Oak and Balsall Heath West.

Rearranged following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2018.[3]

2024–present: The City of Birmingham wards of: Bartley Green; Edgbaston; Harborne; North Edgbaston; Quinton.[4]

The remaining areas of the North Edgbaston ward were transferred from Birmingham Ladywood, bringing the electorate within the permitted range. Other changes to align with new ward boundaries.

## Constituency profile

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South west of Birmingham city centre, this is a house and garden-rich and mostly middle-income constituency with limited social housing, featuring parks, Warwickshire's cricket ground and two grammar schools. It was a safe Conservative seat for decades, emphasised by solid Tory areas like Edgbaston itself and Bartley Green, but some areas, such as the more Labour-inclined Quinton and Harborne, have pockets of considerable deprivation and of low incomes.[citation needed] Labour has held the seat since 1997. It contains the University of Birmingham's main campus, and most of the student halls.

## History

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The political division elected Conservative candidates as its MP between a by-election in 1898 and the 1992 general elections inclusive. The election of Gisela Stuart in 1997 produced a 10% majority fractionally exceeded in percentage terms by her re-election in 2001 on a lower turnout, stretching her majority to 12.1%. The 2015 re-election of Stuart gave the seat the thirtieth-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority and represented an improvement on 2010.[5]

On election night in May 1997, Birmingham Edgbaston was the ninth constituency to declare its results and the first seat to be gained by the Labour Party from the Conservatives[6] on a 10% swing, after 99 years of Conservative representation; presaging the Labour landslide victory of that election. Labour have held the seat ever since. Birmingham Edgbaston has returned only female MPs since 1953, longer than any other constituency in the UK.[7] The current MP for the constituency is Preet Gill of the Labour Party, who is the first-ever female Sikh MP in the UK. She was first elected at the 2017 general election, after long-serving Labour MP Gisela Stuart stood down. It has been classified as a marginal seat; although in 2017 and 2019, the Labour Party won more than 50% of the vote.[8]

Turnout has ranged from 78.8% in 1950 to 48% in 1918, and was recorded as 61.5% in 2019.

## Demographics

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Ethnicity 2021 Census

White - 54.2

Asian - 23.0

Black - 11.4

Mixed - 5.8

Other - 5.5

Religion 2021 Census

Christian - 38.7

Muslim - 16.3

Hindu - 3.3

Sikh - 5.1

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[9] | Party | Notes

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| 1885 | George Dixon | Liberal |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist |
| 1898 by-election | Francis Lowe | Conservative |
| 1929 | Neville Chamberlain | Conservative | Prime Minister 1937–1940; died 1940
| 1940 by-election | Peter Bennett | Conservative | Resigned 1953 on being raised to the peerage
| 1953 by-election | Edith Pitt | Conservative | Died January 1966; no by-election held due to imminent general election
| 1966 | Jill Knight | Conservative |
| 1997 | Gisela Stuart | Labour |
| 2017 | Preet Gill | Labour Co-op |

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Birmingham Edgbaston[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Preet Gill[11] | 16,599  | 44.3  | −8.0
| Conservative | Ashvir Sangha  | 8,231  | 22.0  | −13.5
| Reform UK | Joshua Matthews  | 4,363  | 11.7  | +9.3
| Independent | Dr Ammar Waraich  | 3,336  | 8.9  | New
| Green | Nicola Payne  | 2,797  | 7.5  | +4.9
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Green  | 2,102  | 5.6  | −1.7
Majority  | 8,368  | 22.3  | +9.1
Turnout | 37,607  | 52.4  | −9.1
Registered electors | 71,787  |  |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.2  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Birmingham Edgbaston[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Preet Gill | 21,217  | 50.1  | –5.2
| Conservative | Alex Yip  | 15,603  | 36.9  | –2.6
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Green  | 3,349  | 7.9  | +4.3
| Green | Phil Simpson  | 1,112  | 2.6  | +1.3
| Brexit Party | David Wilks  | 1,047  | 2.5  | New
Majority  | 5,614  | 13.2  | –2.6
Turnout | 42,328  | 61.5  | –2.6
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | –1.3  |
General election 2017: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Preet Gill | 24,124  | 55.3  | +10.4
| Conservative | Caroline Squire  | 17,207  | 39.5  | +1.2
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Green  | 1,564  | 3.6  | +0.7
| Green | Alice Kiff  | 562  | 1.3  | –2.0
| Common Good | Dick Rodgers  | 155  | 0.4  | New
Majority  | 6,917  | 15.8  | +9.2
Turnout | 43,612  | 64.1  | +1.1
Registered electors | 68,091  |  |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.6  |
General election 2015: Birmingham Edgbaston[13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gisela Stuart | 18,518  | 44.9  | +4.3
| Conservative | Luke Evans[15] | 15,812  | 38.3  | +0.7
| UKIP | Graham Short[16] | 4,154  | 10.1  | +8.3
| Green | Philip Simpson  | 1,371  | 3.3  | +2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Dargue[15] | 1,184  | 2.9  | –12.5
| Christian | Gabriel Ukandu  | 163  | 0.4  | +0.1
| Independent | Henna Rai  | 91  | 0.2  | New
Majority  | 2,706  | 6.6  | +3.5
Turnout | 41,293  | 63.0  | +2.4
Registered electors | 65,591  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.8  |
General election 2010: Birmingham Edgbaston[17][18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gisela Stuart | 16,894  | 40.6  | –3.1
| Conservative | Deirdre Alden  | 15,620  | 37.6  | +0.1
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer  | 6,387  | 15.4  | +1.6
| BNP | Trevor Lloyd  | 1,196  | 2.9  | New
| UKIP | Greville Warwick  | 732  | 1.8  | –0.2
| Green | Philip Simpson  | 469  | 1.1  | –1.9
| Impact Party  | Harry Takhar  | 146  | 0.4  | New
| Christian | Charith Fernando  | 127  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 1,274  | 3.0  | –3.2
Turnout | 41,571  | 60.6  | +2.6
Registered electors | 64,859  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | –1.6  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Birmingham Edgbaston[19][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gisela Stuart | 16,465  | 43.75  | –5.4
| Conservative | Deirdre Alden  | 14,116  | 37.51  | +0.9
| Liberal Democrats | Mike D Dixon  | 5,185  | 13.8  | +1.8
| Green | Peter Beck  | 1,116  | 3.0  | New
| UKIP | Stephen White  | 749  | 2.0  | New
Majority  | 2,349  | 6.2  | –6.3
Turnout | 37,631  | 58.0  | +2.0
Registered electors | 64,859  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | –3.1  |
General election 2001: Birmingham Edgbaston[21][22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gisela Stuart | 18,517  | 49.1  | +0.5
| Conservative | Nigel Hastilow | 13,819  | 36.6  | –2.0
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Davies  | 4,528  | 12.0  | +2.3
| Pro-Euro Conservative | Collis Gretton  | 454  | 1.2  | New
| Socialist Labour | Sam Brackenbury  | 443  | 1.1  | New
Majority  | 4,698  | 12.5  | +2.5
Turnout | 37,749  | 56.0  | –12.9
Registered electors | 67,405  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.3  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Birmingham Edgbaston[21][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gisela Stuart | 23,554  | 48.6  | +11.0
| Conservative | Andrew Marshall  | 18,712  | 38.6  | –10.4
| Liberal Democrats | James Gallagher  | 4,691  | 9.7  | –2.0
| Referendum | Jonathan Oakton  | 1,065  | 2.2  | New
| British Democratic Party  | Derek Campbell  | 443  | 0.9  | New
Majority  | 4,842  | 10.0  | N/A
Turnout | 48,465  | 68.9  | –2.4
Registered electors | 70,310  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.7  |
General election 1992: Birmingham Edgbaston[24][25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 18,529  | 49.0  | –0.8
| Labour | John Wilton  | 14,222  | 37.6  | +10.8
| Liberal Democrats | Iain RS Robertson-Steel  | 4,419  | 11.7  | –9.3
| Green | Philip Simpson  | 643  | 1.7  | +0.2
Majority  | 4,307  | 11.4  | –11.6
Turnout | 37,813  | 71.3  | +2.7
Registered electors | 53,041  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –5.8  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Birmingham Edgbaston[26][27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 18,595  | 49.8  | –3.9
| Labour | John Wilton  | 10,014  | 26.8  | +5.8
| Alliance (SDP)  | Joseph Binns  | 7,843  | 21.0  | –1.4
| Green | Philip Simpson  | 559  | 1.5  | +0.1
| Ind. Conservative | Stephen Hardwick  | 307  | 0.8  | 0.0
Majority  | 8,581  | 23.0  | –8.3
Turnout | 37,318  | 68.6  | +2.4
Registered electors | 54,416  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.9  |
General election 1983: Birmingham Edgbaston[28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 19,585  | 53.7  | –0.4
| Alliance (SDP)  | Joseph Binns  | 8,167  | 22.4  | +13.0
| Labour | Peter Bilson  | 7,647  | 21.0  | –12.5
| Ecology | John Hurdley  | 516  | 1.4  | –0.4
| Ind. Conservative | Stephen Hardwick  | 293  | 0.8  | New
| Communist | Patricia Davies  | 169  | 0.5  | New
| Jesus and His Cross  | Daphne Howlett  | 97  | 0.3  | –0.3
Majority  | 11,418  | 31.3  | +10.7
Turnout | 36,474  | 66.2  | –1.6
Registered electors | 55,063  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Birmingham Edgbaston[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 25,192  | 54.1  | +10.1
| Labour | Andrew Hudson  | 15,605  | 33.5  | –5.0
| Liberal | James Dugued  | 4,377  | 9.4  | –8.1
| Ecology | Jonathan Tyler | 852  | 1.8  | New
| Jesus and His Cross  | Daphne Howlett  | 297  | 0.6  | New
| Save Birmingham Education  | Brian Dore  | 129  | 0.3  | New
| Independent | Leonard Marshall  | 112  | 0.2  | New
Majority  | 9,587  | 20.6  | +15.1
Turnout | 46,564  | 67.8  | +4.5
Registered electors | 68,645  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.0  |
General election October 1974: Birmingham Edgbaston[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 19,483  | 44.0  | –9.7
| Labour | John Hannah  | 17,073  | 38.5  | –2.9
| Liberal | Peter Davis  | 7,770  | 17.5  | New
Majority  | 2,410  | 5.5  | –6.8
Turnout | 44,326  | 63.3  | –6.1
Registered electors | 70,078  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.4  |
General election February 1974: Birmingham Edgbaston[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 25,914  | 53.7  | –9.6
| Labour | John Hannah  | 19,994  | 41.4  | +6.6
| Independent | Leonard Marshall  | 2,391  | 5.0  | New
Majority  | 5,920  | 12.3  | –16.2
Turnout | 48,299  | 69.4  | +5.7
Registered electors | 69,631  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –8.1  |
General election 1970: Birmingham Edgbaston[33][34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 23,690  | 63.2  | +9.3
| Labour | John Sever | 13,047  | 34.8  | +2.4
| Independent | Daphne Howlett  | 725  | 1.9  | New
Majority  | 10,643  | 28.4  | +6.9
Turnout | 37,462  | 63.6  | –4.2
Registered electors | 58,868  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Birmingham Edgbaston[35][36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jill Knight | 18,869  | 53.9  | –13.5
| Labour | Eric Smith  | 11,335  | 32.4  | –0.2
| Liberal | David Badger  | 4,829  | 13.8  | New
Majority  | 7,534  | 21.5  | –13.3
Turnout | 35,033  | 67.8  | +1.3
Registered electors | 51,654  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –13.5  |
General election 1964: Birmingham Edgbaston[37][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edith Pitt | 22,818  | 67.4  | –2.3
| Labour | Alec Kazantzis  | 11,059  | 32.6  | +2.3
Majority  | 11,759  | 34.8  | –4.6
Turnout | 33,877  | 66.5  | –1.7
Registered electors | 50,966  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –2.4  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Birmingham Edgbaston[39][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edith Pitt | 26,401  | 69.7  | +2.0
| Labour | Nora Hinks  | 11,473  | 30.3  | –2.0
Majority  | 14,928  | 39.4  | +4.0
Turnout | 37,874  | 68.2  | 0.0
Registered electors | 55,719  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0  |
General election 1955: Birmingham Edgbaston[41][42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edith Pitt | 26,991  | 67.7  | +3.4
| Labour | Kenneth V Russell  | 12,897  | 32.3  | –3.4
Majority  | 14,094  | 35.4  | +6.8
Turnout | 39,888  | 68.2  | –7.9
Registered electors | 58,469  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4  |
1953 By-election: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edith Pitt | 20,142  | 67.6  | +3.3
| Labour | FB Watson  | 9,635  | 32.4  | –3.3
Majority  | 10,507  | 35.2  | +6.6
Turnout | 29,777  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4  |
General election 1951: Birmingham Edgbaston[43][44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Bennett | 29,477  | 64.3  | +1.6
| Labour | William Pringle | 16,373  | 35.7  | –1.6
Majority  | 13,104  | 28.6  | +3.2
Turnout | 45,850  | 76.1  | –2.7
Registered electors | 60,278  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6  |
General election 1950: Birmingham Edgbaston[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Bennett | 29,404  | 62.7  | +9.2
| Labour | JA Hobson  | 17,512  | 37.3  | +5.3
Majority  | 11,892  | 25.4  | +3.9
Turnout | 46,916  | 78.8  | +9.6
Registered electors | 59,571  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Bennett | 21,497  | 53.5  | –28.1
| Labour | George Corbyn Barrow  | 12,879  | 32.0  | +13.6
| Liberal | Arthur Asher Shenfield  | 5,832  | 14.5  | New
Majority  | 8,618  | 21.5  | –41.7
Turnout | 40,208  | 69.2  | +6.8
Registered electors | 58,199  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –20.9  |
1940 by-election: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Bennett | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Neville Chamberlain | 28,243  | 81.6  | –4.9
| Labour | J Adshead  | 6,381  | 18.4  | +4.9
Majority  | 21,862  | 63.2  | –9.8
Turnout | 34,624  | 62.4  | –8.5
Registered electors | 55,474  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  4.9  |
General election 1931: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Neville Chamberlain | 33,085  | 86.5  | +22.8
| Labour | WW Blaylock  | 5,157  | 13.5  | –9.9
Majority  | 27,928  | 73.0  | +32.7
Turnout | 38,242  | 70.9  | +0.9
Registered electors | 53,955  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +16.4  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Neville Chamberlain | 23,350  | 63.7  | –12.9
| Labour | William Caple  | 8,590  | 23.4  | 0.0
| Liberal | Percy Young  | 4,720  | 12.9  | New
Majority  | 14,760  | 40.3  | –12.9
Turnout | 36,660  | 70.0  | +5.1
Registered electors | 52,366  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | –12.9  |
General election 1924: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Francis Lowe | 18,822  | 76.6  | +4.4
| Labour | FR Sharkey  | 5,744  | 23.4  | New
Majority  | 13,078  | 53.2  | +8.8
Turnout | 24,566  | 64.9  | +8.2
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1923: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Francis Lowe | 15,459  | 72.2  | N/A
| Liberal | Alfred Bowkett  | 5,962  | 27.8  | New
Majority  | 9,497  | 44.4  | N/A
Turnout | 21,421  | 56.7  | N/A
Registered electors | 37,779  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1922: Birmingham Edgbaston[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Francis Lowe | Unopposed
| Unionist hold

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Birmingham Edgbaston[46][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Francis Lowe | 13,565 | 76.4 | N/A
| Liberal | John Barnsley  | 4,184  | 23.6  | New
Majority  | 9,381  | 52.8  | N/A
Turnout | 17,749  | 48.0  | N/A
Registered electors | 37,013  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election, December 1910: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Lowe | Unopposed
Registered electors | 13,383  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election, January 1910: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Lowe | 7,951  | 73.6  | +3.5
| Liberal | J. H. Morgan | 2,850  | 26.4  | –3.5
Majority  | 5,101  | 47.2  | +7.0
Turnout | 10,801  | 80.7  | +2.3
Registered electors | 13,383  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Lowe | 7,263  | 70.1  | N/A
| Liberal | Lionel Holland | 3,103  | 29.9  | New
Majority  | 4,160  | 40.2  | N/A
Turnout | 10,366  | 78.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 13,230  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1900: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Lowe | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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By-election, 15 February 1898: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Lowe | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1895: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | George Dixon | Unopposed
| Liberal Unionist hold
General election 1892: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | George Dixon | Unopposed
| Liberal Unionist hold

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | George Dixon | Unopposed
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal
General election 1885: Birmingham Edgbaston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Dixon | 4,098  | 58.5  |
| Conservative | John Eardley-Wilmot | 2,907  | 41.5  |
Majority  | 1,191  | 17.0  |
Turnout | 7,005  | 80.6  |
Registered electors | 8,693  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
* List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

## Notes

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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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## Sources

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* British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
* Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
* Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901
* Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918

## External links

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* Birmingham city council constituency page
* Birmingham, Edgbaston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* Birmingham Edgbaston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Colne Valley

|  Constituency represented by the chancellor of the Exchequer
1931–1937  | Succeeded by

Spen Valley

Preceded by

Bewdley

|  Constituency represented by the prime minister
1937–1940  | Succeeded by

Epping

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Birmingham constituencies

Current|

* Birmingham Edgbaston
* Birmingham Erdington
* Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
* Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
* Birmingham Ladywood
* Birmingham Northfield
* Birmingham Perry Barr
* Birmingham Selly Oak
* Birmingham Yardley
* Sutton Coldfield

Historic|

* Birmingham (1832–1885)
* Aston Manor (1885–1918)
* Birmingham Bordesley (1885–1918)
* Birmingham Central (1885–1918)
* Birmingham East (1885–1918)
* Birmingham North (1885–1918)
* Birmingham South (1885–1918)
* Birmingham West (1885–1950)
* Handsworth (1885–1918)
* Birmingham Aston (1918–1974)
* Birmingham Deritend (1918–1950)
* Birmingham Duddeston (1918–1950)
* Birmingham Handsworth (1918–1983)
* Birmingham King's Norton (1918–1955)
* Birmingham Moseley (1918–1950)
* Birmingham Sparkbrook (1918–1997)
* Birmingham Acock's Green (1945–1950)
* Birmingham Stechford (1950–1983)
* Birmingham Small Heath (1950–1997)
* Birmingham Hall Green (1950-2024)
* Birmingham All Saints (1955–1974)
* Birmingham Hodge Hill (1983-2024)
* Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath (1997–2010)

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Constituencies in the West Midlands (57)

Labour (37)|

* Birmingham Edgbaston
* Birmingham Erdington
* Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
* Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
* Birmingham Ladywood
* Birmingham Northfield
* Birmingham Selly Oak
* Birmingham Yardley
* Burton and Uttoxeter
* Cannock Chase
* Coventry East
* Coventry North West
* Dudley
* Halesowen
* Lichfield
* Newcastle-under-Lyme
* North Warwickshire and Bedworth
* Nuneaton
* Redditch
* Rugby
* Shrewsbury
* Smethwick
* Stafford
* Stoke-on-Trent Central
* Stoke-on-Trent North
* Stoke-on-Trent South
* Stourbridge
* Tamworth
* Telford
* Tipton and Wednesbury
* Walsall and Bloxwich
* Warwick and Leamington
* West Bromwich
* Wolverhampton North East
* Wolverhampton South East
* Wolverhampton West
* Worcester

Conservative (15)|

* Aldridge-Brownhills
* Bromsgrove
* Droitwich and Evesham
* Hereford and South Herefordshire
* Kenilworth and Southam
* Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
* Meriden and Solihull East
* Solihull West and Shirley
* South Shropshire
* Staffordshire Moorlands
* Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
* Sutton Coldfield
* The Wrekin
* West Worcestershire
* Wyre Forest

Liberal Democrats (2)|

* North Shropshire
* Stratford-on-Avon

Independent (2)|

* Birmingham Perry Barr
* Coventry South

Green Party (1)|

* North Herefordshire

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Neville Chamberlain

Premierships|

* 1938–1939
* 1939–1940

Constituencies|

* Birmingham Ladywood
* Birmingham Edgbaston

Family|

* Joseph Chamberlain (father)
* Austen Chamberlain (half-brother)
* Beatrice Chamberlain (half-sister)
* Ida Chamberlain (sister)
* Hilda Chamberlain (sister)
* Anne Chamberlain (wife)

Career|

* Career before 1937
* Conservative Research Department
* European foreign policy of the Chamberlain ministry
* Appeasement
* Munich Agreement
* Peace for our time
* Declaration of war on Germany
* Anglo-Polish alliance
* Phoney War
* Norway Debate

Cultural depictions|

* The Gathering Storm (TV, 1974)
* Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV, 1981)
* Countdown to War (Film, 1989)
* Heil Honey I'm Home! (TV, 1990)
* Dunkirk (TV, 2004)
* Into the Storm (TV, 2009)
* Darkest Hour (Film, 2017)

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* VIAF

People|

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