1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, 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 1970s.[citation needed] More recently, it has acquired a reputation for electing outspoken MPs, first with the victory of Anthony Beaumont-Dark of the Conservatives in 1979, and then with his defeat by Lynne Jones of the Labour Party in 1992.
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External links
Birmingham city council constituency page
January 06, 2023
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Coordinates 52 26 N 1 56 W 52 43 N 1 94 W 52 43 1 94 Birmingham Selly Oak is a constituency n 1 in the West Midlands represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve McCabe of the Labour Party n 2 Birmingham Selly OakBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Birmingham Selly Oak in BirminghamLocation of Birmingham within EnglandCountyWest MidlandsPopulation104 067 2011 census 1 Electorate75 668 December 2010 2 Current constituencyCreated1955Member of ParliamentSteve McCabe Labour Number of membersOneCreated fromBirmingham King s Norton Birmingham Northfield and Birmingham Sparkbrook Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Boundaries 3 History 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 2010s 4 2 Elections in the 2000s 4 3 Elections in the 1990s 4 4 Elections in the 1980s 4 5 Elections in the 1970s 4 6 Elections in the 1960s 4 7 Elections in the 1950s 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksMembers of Parliament EditElection Member 3 Party1955 Harold Gurden ConservativeOctober 1974 Tom Litterick Labour1979 Anthony Beaumont Dark Conservative1992 Lynne Jones Labour2010 Steve McCabe LabourBoundaries Edit Map of present boundaries 2010 present The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley Bournville Brandwood and Selly Oak 1983 2010 The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville King s Norton Moseley and Selly Oak 1974 1983 The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King s Norton Moseley and Selly Oak 1955 1974 The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath Moseley and King s Heath 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 EditSince 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 1970s citation needed More recently it has acquired a reputation for electing outspoken MPs first with the victory of Anthony Beaumont Dark of the Conservatives in 1979 and then with his defeat by Lynne Jones of the Labour Party in 1992 Elections Edit Elections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Birmingham Selly Oak 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Steve McCabe 27 714 56 0 6 9Conservative Hannah Campbell 15 300 30 9 1 0Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 3 169 6 4 3 0Green Joe Peacock 1 848 3 7 1 9Brexit Party Joseph Tawonezvi 1 436 2 9 NewMajority 12 414 25 1 5 9Turnout 49 467 59 8 6 1Registered electors 82 665Labour hold SwingGeneral election 2017 Birmingham Selly Oak 5 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Steve McCabe 30 836 62 9 15 2Conservative Sophie Shrubsole 15 629 31 9 2 9Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 1 644 3 4 2 2Green Julien Pritchard 876 1 8 3 3Majority 15 207 31 0 12 3Turnout 48 985 65 9 5 6Labour hold Swing 6 2General election 2015 Birmingham Selly Oak 7 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Steve McCabe 21 584 47 7 9 2Conservative Alex Boulter 13 137 29 0 2 1UKIP Steven Brookes 5 755 12 7 10 3Liberal Democrats Colin Green 2 517 5 6 16 7Green Clare Thomas 2 301 5 1 3 7Majority 8 447 18 7 11 3Turnout 45 294 60 3 1 9Labour hold Swing 5 6General election 2010 Birmingham Selly Oak 9 10 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Steve McCabe 17 950 38 5 7 6Conservative Nigel Dawkins 14 468 31 1 6 2Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 10 371 22 3 0 7BNP Lynette Orton 1 820 3 9 NewUKIP Jeffrey Burgess 1 131 2 4 0 1Green James Burn 664 1 4 2 4Christian Samuel Leeds 159 0 3 NewMajority 3 482 7 4 13 8Turnout 46 563 62 2 2 7Labour hold Swing 4 8Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Birmingham Selly Oak 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Lynne Jones 19 226 46 1 6 3Conservative Joe Tildesley 10 375 24 9 1 7Liberal Democrats Richard Brighton 9 591 23 0 6 7Green Barney Smith 1 581 3 8 0 5UKIP Ronan Burnett 967 2 3 0 9Majority 8 851 21 2 4 6Turnout 41 740 59 5 3 2Labour hold Swing 2 3General election 2001 Birmingham Selly Oak 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Lynne Jones 21 015 52 4 3 2Conservative Kenneth Hardeman 10 676 26 6 1 2Liberal Democrats David Osborne 6 532 16 3 4 2Green Barney Smith 1 309 3 3 NewUKIP Sheila Williams 568 1 4 NewMajority 10 339 25 8 2 0Turnout 40 100 56 3 13 8Labour hold Swing 1 0Elections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Birmingham Selly Oak 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Lynne Jones 28 121 55 6 9 6Conservative Graham Greene 14 033 27 8 14 5Liberal Democrats David Osborne 6 121 12 1 1 8Referendum Laurence Marshall 1 520 3 0 NewProLife Alliance Greg Gardner 417 0 8 NewMonster Raving Loony Peter Sheriff Knowles 253 0 5 NewNatural Law Huw Meads 85 0 5 0 2Majority 14 088 27 8 24 1Turnout 50 550 70 1 6 5Labour hold Swing 12 1General election 1992 Birmingham Selly Oak 15 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Lynne Jones 25 430 46 0 6 7Conservative Anthony Beaumont Dark 23 370 42 3 1 9Liberal Democrats David Osborne 5 679 10 3 NewGreen Paul Slatter 535 1 0 0 2Natural Law Christopher Barwood 178 0 3 NewRevolutionary Communist Kenan Malik 84 0 2 NewMajority 2 060 3 7 N ATurnout 55 276 76 6 3 5Labour gain from Conservative Swing 4 3Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Birmingham Selly Oak 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Beaumont Dark 23 305 44 2 0 7Labour Albert Bore 20 721 39 3 4 9Liberal Charlotte Cane 8 128 15 4 5 3Green Winifred Hackett 611 1 1 NewMajority 2 584 4 9 5 6Turnout 52 765 73 1 1 6Conservative hold Swing 2 8General election 1983 Birmingham Selly Oak 18 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Beaumont Dark 23 008 44 9 3 8Labour John Turner 17 612 34 4 4 3SDP Kevin Wheldall 10 613 20 7 NewMajority 5 396 10 5 0 5Turnout 51 233 71 5Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Beaumont Dark 23 175 48 7 8 4Labour Tom Litterick 18 400 38 6 2 5Liberal Paul Clifford 5 452 11 4 7 2National Front George Bassett 401 0 8 NewChild and Family Protection Group Philip Crome 190 0 4 NewMajority 4 775 10 1 N ATurnout 47 618 73 7 3 5Conservative gain from Labour Swing 4 3General election October 1974 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Labour Tom Litterick 17 320 41 1 4 7Conservative Harold Gurden 16 994 40 3 2 3Liberal Roger Austin Grant 7 850 18 6 2 4Majority 326 0 8 N ATurnout 42 164 67 2 7 0Labour gain from Conservative Swing 3 0General election February 1974 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harold Gurden 19 705 42 6 9 6Labour Tom Litterick 16 823 36 4 11 4Liberal Roger Austin Grant 9 718 21 0 NewMajority 2 882 6 2 1 8Turnout 46 246 74 2 10 2Conservative hold Swing 1 0General election 1970 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harold Gurden 18 281 52 2 7 0Labour Michael John Hartley Brewer 16 758 47 8 4 8Majority 1 523 4 4 2 3Turnout 35 039 64 0 2 4Conservative hold Swing 1 1Elections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harold Gurden 16 533 45 1 11 8Labour John Garwell 15 756 43 0 0 1Liberal Roy Lewthwaite 4 333 11 8 NewMajority 777 2 1 11 7Turnout 36 622 66 4 0 1Conservative hold Swing 6 0General election 1964 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harold Gurden 21 443 56 9 3 2Labour John Garwell 16 232 43 1 3 2Majority 5 211 13 8 6 4Turnout 37 675 66 3 5 3Conservative hold Swing 3 1Elections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harold Gurden 24 950 60 1 2 6Labour J Oliver Rhydderch 16 594 39 9 2 6Majority 8 356 20 2 5 2Turnout 41 544 71 6 2 7Conservative hold Swing 2 6General election 1955 Birmingham Selly Oak Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harold Gurden 25 774 57 5Labour Harry Watton 19 054 42 5Majority 6 720 15 0Turnout 44 828 74 3Conservative win new seat See also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands county Notes Edit 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 Edit 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 Birmingham Selly Oak Parliamentary constituency BBC News BBC Retrieved 1 December 2019 Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll Birmingham City Council Retrieved 11 May 2017 Birmingham Selly Oak BBC News Retrieved 9 June 2017 Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Alex Boulter Conservatives Archived from the original on 26 November 2014 Retrieved 20 January 2015 Election Data 2010 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 26 July 2013 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010 PDF Birmingham City Council General Election 2010 Archived from the original on 8 May 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 Archived from the original on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2010 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 EditBirmingham city council constituency page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birmingham Selly Oak UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1105756626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
