Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birmingham Yardley is a constituency 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. 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. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley. 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. After adjusting the boundaries to take into account the revised ward structure in the City of Birmingham with effect from May 2018, 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.

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

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Election in the 1910s

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