Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates: 52°24′N 1°59′W / 52.40°N 1.98°W / 52.40; -1.98

Birmingham, Northfield
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Birmingham, Northfield in Birmingham.
Outline map
Location of Birmingham within England.
County West Midlands
Electorate 72,190 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1950 (1950)
Member of Parliament Richard Burden (Labour)
Number of members One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency West Midlands

Birmingham, Northfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

The area's most notable feature is that of the now closed MG Rover Group factory. It has long dominated the constituency and officially closed in the run up to the 2005 general election. The Labour MP Richard Burden was nonetheless returned, albeit with a reduced majority. He was re-elected, with a substantially reduced majority, in 2010.

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[edit] Boundaries

From 1997 to 2010, the constituency encompassed the wards of Northfield, Longbridge and Weoley in outer south-west Birmingham.

Following the review of parliamentary representation in Birmingham and the West Midlands,[2] the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Northfield seat which gained the ward of Kings Norton (previously in the Selly Oak constituency).

The modified constituency came into effect at the 2010 general election, with the following electoral wards:

The constituency has a population of 97,858 (data from 2001 Census).

[edit] Proposed changes

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission of England has recommended a revised constituency consisting of:

Weoley ward would be moved to a new Birmingham Harborne constituency.

These proposals are open to public consultation and will be voted upon, after any revisions are made, in 2013.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
1950 Raymond Blackburn Labour
1951 Donald Chapman Labour
1970 Ray Carter Labour
1979 Jocelyn Cadbury Conservative
1982 by-election John Spellar Labour
1983 Roger King Conservative
1992 Richard Burden Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Birmingham, Northfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Burden 16,841 40.3 -10.1
Conservative Keely Huxtable 14,059 33.6 +3.2
Liberal Democrat Mike Dixon 6,550 15.7 +3.3
BNP Les Orton 2,290 5.5 +2.2
UKIP John Borthwick 1,363 3.3 +1.0
Green Susan Pearce 406 1.0 N/A
Common Good Dick Rodgers 305 0.7 -0.4
Majority 2,782 6.7
Turnout 41,814 58.6 +3.4
Labour hold Swing -6.6

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Burden 15,419 49.6 -6.4
Conservative Vicky Ford 8,965 28.9 -0.7
Liberal Democrat Trevor Sword 4,171 13.4 +2.2
BNP Mark Cattell 1,278 4.1 N/A
UKIP Gillian Chant 641 2.1 +0.2
Common Good Richard Rogers 428 1.4 N/A
Socialist Alternative Louise Houdley 120 0.4 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Frank Sweeney 34 0.1 N/A
Majority 6,454 20.8
Turnout 31,056 56.6 +3.8
Labour hold Swing -2.8
General Election 2001: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Burden 16,528 56.0 -1.5
Conservative Nils Purser 8,730 29.6 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Trevor Sword 3,322 11.2 +0.8
UKIP Stephen Rogers 550 1.9 N/A
Socialist Alliance Clive Walder 193 0.7 N/A
Socialist Labour Zane Carpenter 151 0.5 N/A
Communist Andrew Chaffer 60 0.2 N/A
Majority 7,798 26.4
Turnout 29,534 52.8 -15.5
Labour hold Swing -1.5

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Burden 22,316 57.4 +11.9
Conservative Alan Blumenthal 10,873 28.0 −14.4
Liberal Democrat Micheal Ashell 4,078 10.5 +0.4
Referendum Party D Gent 1,243 3.2 N/A
BNP Keith Axon 337 0.9 N/A
Majority 11,443
Turnout 38,847 68.3 −7.8
Labour hold Swing +13.1
General Election 1992: Birmingham, Northfield[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Burden 22,443 45.5 +6.3
Conservative Roger King 23,803 44.4 −0.7
Liberal Democrat David Cropp 5,431 10.1 −5.5
Majority 630 1.1 −4.8
Turnout 53,667 76.1 +4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.5

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger King 24,024 45.1 +2.4
Labour John Spellar 20,889 39.2 +1.7
Social Democrat J Gordon 8,319 15.6 -3.6
Majority 3,135
Turnout 53,232 72.6
Conservative hold Swing +2
General Election 1983: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger King 22,596 42.7 -2.7
Labour John Spellar 19,836 37.5 -7.6
Liberal D Webb 10,045 19.0 +10.8
Communist Peter Sheppard 420 0.8 N/A
Majority 2,760
Turnout 52,897 71.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.1
Birmingham, Northfield by-election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Spellar 15,904 36.3 −8.8
Conservative Roger Gale 15,615 35.6 −9.8
Liberal Stephen Ridley 11,453 26.1 +18.0
National Front Ian Anderson 411 0.9 -0.2
Communist Peter Sheppard 349 0.8 N/A
People's Progressive Party Ronald Taylor 63 0.2 N/A
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 60 0.1 N/A
Majority 289 0.7
Turnout 43,855 55.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.51

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jocelyn Cadbury 25,304 45.4 +13.4
Labour Ray Carter 25,100 45.1 -6
Liberal R Lewthwaite 4,538 8.2 -6.7
National Front R Newman 614 1.1 N/A
Workers Revolutionary J Beale 144 0.3 N/A
Majority 204 0.37
Turnout 78,873 70.6 +2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.2
General Election, October 1974: Birmingham, Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Carter 27,435 52.1
Conservative Jocelyn Cadbury 16,838 32.0
Liberal D Haines 7,851 14.9
People Party EA Davenport 359 0.7
Communist Derek Robinson 180 0.3
Majority 10,597 20.1
Turnout 52,663 67.9
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/West_Midlands_Boroughs/images/Birmingham_OM_RR.gif
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
  4. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

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