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West Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Birmingham Handsworth

Every general election in Birmingham Handsworth since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 3,209.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,99855.2%
Conservative13,78944.8%
Valid votes30,787
Majority3,20910.4%

Lab hold Turnout 68.4% of 45,018 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 56.5%Conservative, 1922: 59.6%Conservative, 1924: 65.6%Conservative, 1929: 53.9%Conservative, 1931: 78.4%Conservative, 1935: 73.0%Conservative, 1945: 37.9%Conservative, 1955: 60.0%Conservative, 1959: 60.8%Conservative, 1964: 47.5%Conservative, 1966: 49.9%Conservative, 1970: 53.0%Conservative, February 1974: 38.6%Conservative, October 1974: 36.6%Conservative, 1979: 44.8%Labour, 1924: 34.4%Labour, 1929: 29.3%Labour, 1931: 21.6%Labour, 1935: 27.0%Labour, 1945: 34.3%Labour, 1955: 34.7%Labour, 1959: 34.3%Labour, 1964: 33.6%Labour, 1966: 46.0%Labour, 1970: 47.0%Labour, February 1974: 43.5%Labour, October 1974: 49.4%Labour, 1979: 55.2%Liberal, 1929: 16.8%Liberal, 1945: 12.0%Liberal, 1964: 17.6%Liberal, February 1974: 16.9%Liberal, October 1974: 10.6%Independent, 1918: 22.1%Independent, 1922: 40.4%Independent Labour, 1918: 21.5%National Independent, 1945: 12.4%
Vote share in Birmingham Handsworth at each general election Con Lab Lib Ind Ind Lab Nat Ind

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon3,20910.468.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon3,89612.866.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon1,6234.972.4%
1970ConLab1,8126.065.3%Con hold
1966ConLab1,2944.063.2%Con hold
1964ConLab4,93213.966.6%Con hold
1959ConLab10,12726.568.8%Con hold
1955ConLab10,28525.469.5%
1945ConLab1,4653.672.4%
1935ConLab15,22546.161.7%Con hold
1931ConLab22,44156.875.1%Con hold
1929ConLab10,07624.778.5%Con hold
1924ConLab9,54031.278.6%Con hold
1923Con—unopposed——Con hold
1922ConInd6,06919.282.9%Con hold
1918ConInd7,32234.457.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Birmingham Handsworth?

Labour won Birmingham Handsworth at the 1979 general election with a majority of 3,209.

Which parties have won Birmingham Handsworth?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 13, Labour 3.

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