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Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)

August 21, 2023

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]

Birmingham Yardley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Birmingham Yardley in Birmingham
Location of Birmingham within England
CountyWest Midlands
Population106,738 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate73,261 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentJess Phillips (Labour Party (UK))
SeatsOne
Created fromBirmingham East and Tamworth

Yardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act.

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.[3]

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.

Boundaries

 
Map of present boundaries

Yardley area committee district is coterminous with the seat which covers an area of the south-east of Birmingham with and on the boundaries of Solihull. It borders the parliamentary constituencies of Solihull, Meriden, Birmingham Hall Green and Birmingham Hodge Hill.

2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.

1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.

1950–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath, and Yardley.

Elections

 

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Yardley[5]
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
General election 2017: Birmingham Yardley[6]
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
Independent Abu Nowshed 100 0.2 New
Majority 16,574 37.3   21.4
Turnout 44,502 61.3   4.0
Labour hold Swing   4.8
General election 2015: Birmingham Yardley[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jess Phillips 17,129 41.5   9.3
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 10,534 25.6   14.0
UKIP Paul Clayton 6,637 16.1   13.2
Conservative Arun Photay 5,760 14.0   5.2
Green Grant Bishop 698 1.7 New
Respect Teval Stephens 187 0.5 New
TUSC Eamonn Flynn 135 0.3 New
SDP Peter Johnson 71 0.2 New
Majority 6,595 15.9 N/A
Turnout 41,313 57.3   0.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing  11.7
General election 2010: Birmingham Yardley[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 16,162 39.6   2.5
Labour Lynnette Kelly 13,160 32.2   2.5
Conservative Meirion Jenkins 7,836 19.2   8.6
BNP Tanya Lumby 2,153 5.3   0.1
UKIP Graham Duffen 1,190 2.9   1.8
National Front Paul Morris 349 0.9   0.5
Majority 3,002 7.4
Turnout 40,850 56.5   2.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Birmingham Yardley[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 13,648 46.4   8.1
Labour Jayne Innes 10,976 37.3   9.6
Conservative Paul Uppal 2,970 10.1   3.0
BNP Robert Purcell 1,523 5.2 New
UKIP Mohammed Yaqub 314 1.1   0.0
Majority 2,672 9.1 N/A
Turnout 29,431 57.7   0.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing   8.8
General election 2001: Birmingham Yardley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Estelle Morris 14,085 46.9   0.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 11,507 38.3   5.3
Conservative Barrie Roberts 3,941 13.1   4.7
UKIP Alan Ware 329 1.1   0.7
Socialist Labour Colin Wren 151 0.5 New
Majority 2,578 8.6   5.4
Turnout 30,011 57.2   14.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Birmingham Yardley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Estelle Morris 17,778 47.0   12.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12,463 33.0   2.8
Conservative Anne Jobson 6,736 17.8   16.7
Referendum Duncan Livingston 646 1.7 New
UKIP Alan Ware 164 0.4 New
Majority 5,315 14.0   13.6
Turnout 37,141 71.2   6.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Birmingham Yardley[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Estelle Morris 14,884 34.9   1.7
Conservative David Bevan 14,722 34.5   8.1
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12,899 30.2   9.4
National Front Pauline Read 192 0.4 New
Majority 162 0.4 N/A
Turnout 42,697 78.0   4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing   3.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Birmingham Yardley[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bevan 17,931 42.6   0.6
Labour Geoff Edge 15,409 36.6   0.3
Liberal Leslie Smith 8,734 20.8   1.3
Majority 2,522 6.0  0.9
Turnout 42,074 73.9  1.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Birmingham Yardley[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bevan 17,986 43.2   6.7
Labour Roger Godsiff 15,121 36.3   6.2
SDP David Bennett 8,109 19.5   13.7
National Front Robert Jones 415 1.0   0.7
Majority 2,865 6.9  4.2
Turnout 41,631 72.1   1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bevan 20,193 47.56
Labour Syd Tierney 19,029 44.81
Liberal Susan Mary Anderson 2,491 5.87
National Front Harold Challendar 749 1.80
Majority 1,164 2.75 N/A
Turnout 42,462 73.75
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election October 1974: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syd Tierney 20,834 48.27
Conservative Derek Coombs 16,664 38.61
Liberal John Aldridge 4,518 10.47
National Front Harold Challendar 1,034 2.40 New
More Prosperous Britain Thomas Keen 111 0.26 New
Majority 4,170 9.66
Turnout 43,161 73.09
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syd Tierney 20,580 44.62
Conservative Derek Coombs 18,633 40.40
Liberal John Aldridge 6,912 14.99 New
Majority 1,947 4.22 N/A
Turnout 39,213 78.72
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Coombs 21,827 50.14
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 21,707 49.86
Majority 120 0.28 N/A
Turnout 43,534 69.70
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 25,568 56.35
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 19,809 43.65
Majority 5,759 12.70
Turnout 45,377 77.62
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ioan Evans 22,788 50.19
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 22,619 49.81
Majority 169 0.38 N/A
Turnout 45,407 77.05
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leonard Cleaver 23,482 51.52
Labour Henry Usborne 22,097 48.48
Majority 1,385 3.04 N/A
Turnout 45,579 77.08
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Usborne 23,722 53.52
Conservative Philip Holland 20,598 46.48
Majority 3,124 7.04
Turnout 44,320 75.02
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Usborne 22,800 53.15
Conservative Albert E. Shaw 20,099 46.85
Majority 2,701 6.30
Turnout 42,899 82.51
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Usborne 22,342 51.16
Conservative Gordon Matthews 18,431 42.20
Liberal A.S. Ritchie 2,553 5.85
Communist Jim Faulkner[19] 347 0.79 New
Majority 3,911 8.96
Turnout 43,673 84.32
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wesley Perrins 33,835 60.49 +18.16
Conservative Edward Salt 16,514 29.53 -28.14
Liberal Charles Frederick Middleton 5,583 9.98 New
Majority 17,321 30.96 N/A
Turnout 55,932 69.21 +3.99
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +23.15

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Salt 25,717 57.67 -7.52
Labour Charles Jarman 18,879 42.33 +8.50
Majority 6,838 15.34 -16.02
Turnout 44,596 65.22 -12.48
Conservative hold Swing +8.01
General election 1931: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Salt 32,061 65.19 +24.29
Labour Archibald Gossling 16,640 33.83 -15.07
New Party EJ Bartleet 479 0.97 New
Majority 15,421 31.36 N/A
Turnout 49,180 76.70 -1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +18.64

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Archibald Gossling 23,956 48.9   2.1
Unionist Edward Salt 19,590 39.9   13.3
Liberal Charles Albert Beaumont 5,500 11.2 New
Majority 4,366 9.0 N/A
Turnout 49,046 77.8   0.5
Registered electors 63,068
Labour gain from Unionist Swing   7.7
General election 1924: Birmingham Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 16,149 53.2   0.3
Labour Archibald Gossling 14,184 46.8   0.3
Majority 1,965 6.4   0.6
Turnout 30,333 77.3   12.9
Registered electors 39,235
Unionist hold Swing   0.3
General election 1923: Birmingham Yardley [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 13,300 53.5   4.6
Labour Archibald Gossling 11,562 46.5   4.6
Majority 1,738 7.0   9.2
Turnout 24,862 64.4  6.1
Registered electors 38,591
Unionist hold Swing   4.6
General election 1922: Birmingham Yardley [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Jephcott 15,586 58.1   1.8
Labour Archibald Gossling 11,234 41.9   3.6
Majority 4,352 16.2   1.8
Turnout 26,820 70.5   17.3
Registered electors 38,045
Unionist hold Swing   0.9

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Yardley [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Alfred Jephcott 10,960 56.3
Labour George Shann 7,466 38.3
Liberal George Jackson 1,049 5.4
Majority 3,494 18.0
Turnout 19,475 53.2
Registered electors 36,575
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also

Notes

  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

  1. ^ "Birmingham, Yardley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ . 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Birmingham+Yardley
  4. ^
  5. ^ "Birmingham Yardley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  7. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010" (PDF).
  11. ^ . birmingham.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  12. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ . Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  17. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ Stevenson, Graham. . Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  20. ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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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 Birmingham YardleyBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Birmingham Yardley in BirminghamLocation of Birmingham within EnglandCountyWest MidlandsPopulation106 738 2011 census 1 Electorate73 261 December 2010 2 Current constituencyCreated1918Member of ParliamentJess Phillips Labour Party UK SeatsOneCreated fromBirmingham East and TamworthYardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act Contents 1 Constituency profile 2 Members of Parliament 3 Boundaries 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 4 8 Elections in the 1940s 4 9 Elections in the 1930s 4 10 Elections in the 1920s 4 11 Election in the 1910s 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksConstituency profile EditThe 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 3 Members of Parliament EditFrom 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 Election Member 4 Whip1918 Alfred Jephcott Unionist1929 Archibald Gossling Labour1931 Edward Salt Conservative1945 Wesley Perrins Labour1950 Henry Usborne Labour1959 Leonard Cleaver Conservative1964 Ioan Evans Labour1970 Derek Coombs ConservativeFeb 1974 Syd Tierney Labour1979 David Bevan Conservative1992 Estelle Morris Labour2005 John Hemming Liberal Democrat2015 Jess Phillips LabourBoundaries Edit Map of present boundaries Yardley area committee district is coterminous with the seat which covers an area of the south east of Birmingham with and on the boundaries of Solihull It borders the parliamentary constituencies of Solihull Meriden Birmingham Hall Green and Birmingham Hodge Hill 2010 present The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green Sheldon South Yardley and Stechford and Yardley North 1983 2010 The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green Sheldon and Yardley 1950 1983 The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green Sheldon and Yardley 1918 1950 The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley Small Heath and Yardley Elections Edit Elections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Birmingham Yardley 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jess Phillips 23 379 54 8 2 3Conservative Vincent Garrington 12 720 29 8 10 0Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer 3 754 8 8 9 1Brexit Party Mary McKenna 2 246 5 3 NewGreen Christopher Garghan 579 1 4 0 8Majority 10 659 25 0 12 3Turnout 42 678 57 3 4 0Labour hold Swing 6 1General election 2017 Birmingham Yardley 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jess Phillips 25 398 57 1 15 6Conservative Mohammed Afzal 8 824 19 8 5 8Liberal Democrats John Hemming 7 984 17 9 7 7UKIP Paul Clayton 1 916 4 3 11 8Green Christopher Garghan 280 0 6 1 1Independent Abu Nowshed 100 0 2 NewMajority 16 574 37 3 21 4Turnout 44 502 61 3 4 0Labour hold Swing 4 8General election 2015 Birmingham Yardley 7 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jess Phillips 17 129 41 5 9 3Liberal Democrats John Hemming 10 534 25 6 14 0UKIP Paul Clayton 6 637 16 1 13 2Conservative Arun Photay 5 760 14 0 5 2Green Grant Bishop 698 1 7 NewRespect Teval Stephens 187 0 5 NewTUSC Eamonn Flynn 135 0 3 NewSDP Peter Johnson 71 0 2 NewMajority 6 595 15 9 N ATurnout 41 313 57 3 0 8Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 11 7General election 2010 Birmingham Yardley 9 10 11 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats John Hemming 16 162 39 6 2 5Labour Lynnette Kelly 13 160 32 2 2 5Conservative Meirion Jenkins 7 836 19 2 8 6BNP Tanya Lumby 2 153 5 3 0 1UKIP Graham Duffen 1 190 2 9 1 8National Front Paul Morris 349 0 9 0 5Majority 3 002 7 4Turnout 40 850 56 5 2 0Liberal Democrats hold SwingElections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Birmingham Yardley 12 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats John Hemming 13 648 46 4 8 1Labour Jayne Innes 10 976 37 3 9 6Conservative Paul Uppal 2 970 10 1 3 0BNP Robert Purcell 1 523 5 2 NewUKIP Mohammed Yaqub 314 1 1 0 0Majority 2 672 9 1 N ATurnout 29 431 57 7 0 5Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 8 8General election 2001 Birmingham Yardley 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Estelle Morris 14 085 46 9 0 1Liberal Democrats John Hemming 11 507 38 3 5 3Conservative Barrie Roberts 3 941 13 1 4 7UKIP Alan Ware 329 1 1 0 7Socialist Labour Colin Wren 151 0 5 NewMajority 2 578 8 6 5 4Turnout 30 011 57 2 14 0Labour hold SwingElections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Birmingham Yardley 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Estelle Morris 17 778 47 0 12 1Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12 463 33 0 2 8Conservative Anne Jobson 6 736 17 8 16 7Referendum Duncan Livingston 646 1 7 NewUKIP Alan Ware 164 0 4 NewMajority 5 315 14 0 13 6Turnout 37 141 71 2 6 8Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1992 Birmingham Yardley 15 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Estelle Morris 14 884 34 9 1 7Conservative David Bevan 14 722 34 5 8 1Liberal Democrats John Hemming 12 899 30 2 9 4National Front Pauline Read 192 0 4 NewMajority 162 0 4 N ATurnout 42 697 78 0 4 1Labour gain from Conservative Swing 3 2Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Birmingham Yardley 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Bevan 17 931 42 6 0 6Labour Geoff Edge 15 409 36 6 0 3Liberal Leslie Smith 8 734 20 8 1 3Majority 2 522 6 0 0 9Turnout 42 074 73 9 1 8Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1983 Birmingham Yardley 18 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Bevan 17 986 43 2 6 7Labour Roger Godsiff 15 121 36 3 6 2SDP David Bennett 8 109 19 5 13 7National Front Robert Jones 415 1 0 0 7Majority 2 865 6 9 4 2Turnout 41 631 72 1 1 6Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Bevan 20 193 47 56Labour Syd Tierney 19 029 44 81Liberal Susan Mary Anderson 2 491 5 87National Front Harold Challendar 749 1 80Majority 1 164 2 75 N ATurnout 42 462 73 75Conservative gain from Labour SwingGeneral election October 1974 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Syd Tierney 20 834 48 27Conservative Derek Coombs 16 664 38 61Liberal John Aldridge 4 518 10 47National Front Harold Challendar 1 034 2 40 NewMore Prosperous Britain Thomas Keen 111 0 26 NewMajority 4 170 9 66Turnout 43 161 73 09Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Syd Tierney 20 580 44 62Conservative Derek Coombs 18 633 40 40Liberal John Aldridge 6 912 14 99 NewMajority 1 947 4 22 N ATurnout 39 213 78 72Labour gain from Conservative SwingGeneral election 1970 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Derek Coombs 21 827 50 14Labour Co op Ioan Evans 21 707 49 86Majority 120 0 28 N ATurnout 43 534 69 70Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Co op Ioan Evans 25 568 56 35Conservative Leonard Cleaver 19 809 43 65Majority 5 759 12 70Turnout 45 377 77 62Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Co op Ioan Evans 22 788 50 19Conservative Leonard Cleaver 22 619 49 81Majority 169 0 38 N ATurnout 45 407 77 05Labour gain from Conservative SwingElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Leonard Cleaver 23 482 51 52Labour Henry Usborne 22 097 48 48Majority 1 385 3 04 N ATurnout 45 579 77 08Conservative gain from Labour SwingGeneral election 1955 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry Usborne 23 722 53 52Conservative Philip Holland 20 598 46 48Majority 3 124 7 04Turnout 44 320 75 02Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry Usborne 22 800 53 15Conservative Albert E Shaw 20 099 46 85Majority 2 701 6 30Turnout 42 899 82 51Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry Usborne 22 342 51 16Conservative Gordon Matthews 18 431 42 20Liberal A S Ritchie 2 553 5 85Communist Jim Faulkner 19 347 0 79 NewMajority 3 911 8 96Turnout 43 673 84 32Labour hold SwingElections in the 1940s Edit General election 1945 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Wesley Perrins 33 835 60 49 18 16Conservative Edward Salt 16 514 29 53 28 14Liberal Charles Frederick Middleton 5 583 9 98 NewMajority 17 321 30 96 N ATurnout 55 932 69 21 3 99Labour gain from Conservative Swing 23 15Elections in the 1930s Edit General election 1935 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Salt 25 717 57 67 7 52Labour Charles Jarman 18 879 42 33 8 50Majority 6 838 15 34 16 02Turnout 44 596 65 22 12 48Conservative hold Swing 8 01General election 1931 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Salt 32 061 65 19 24 29Labour Archibald Gossling 16 640 33 83 15 07New Party EJ Bartleet 479 0 97 NewMajority 15 421 31 36 N ATurnout 49 180 76 70 1 1Conservative gain from Labour Swing 18 64Elections in the 1920s Edit General election 1929 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Labour Archibald Gossling 23 956 48 9 2 1Unionist Edward Salt 19 590 39 9 13 3Liberal Charles Albert Beaumont 5 500 11 2 NewMajority 4 366 9 0 N ATurnout 49 046 77 8 0 5Registered electors 63 068Labour gain from Unionist Swing 7 7General election 1924 Birmingham Yardley Party Candidate Votes Unionist Alfred Jephcott 16 149 53 2 0 3Labour Archibald Gossling 14 184 46 8 0 3Majority 1 965 6 4 0 6Turnout 30 333 77 3 12 9Registered electors 39 235Unionist hold Swing 0 3General election 1923 Birmingham Yardley 20 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Alfred Jephcott 13 300 53 5 4 6Labour Archibald Gossling 11 562 46 5 4 6Majority 1 738 7 0 9 2Turnout 24 862 64 4 6 1Registered electors 38 591Unionist hold Swing 4 6General election 1922 Birmingham Yardley 20 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Alfred Jephcott 15 586 58 1 1 8Labour Archibald Gossling 11 234 41 9 3 6Majority 4 352 16 2 1 8Turnout 26 820 70 5 17 3Registered electors 38 045Unionist hold Swing 0 9Election in the 1910s Edit General election 1918 Birmingham Yardley 20 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Alfred Jephcott 10 960 56 3Labour George Shann 7 466 38 3Liberal George Jackson 1 049 5 4Majority 3 494 18 0Turnout 19 475 53 2Registered electors 36 575Unionist win new seat C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government 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 Yardley 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 Electoral Calculus https www electoralcalculus co uk fcgi bin seatdetails py seat Birmingham Yardley Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with Y Birmingham Yardley Parliamentary constituency BBC News BBC Retrieved 1 December 2019 Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll Birmingham City Council Retrieved 11 May 2017 Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 15 May 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