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Birmingham Selly Oak

Every general election in Birmingham Selly Oak since 1955. Latest: Al Carns, Labour, majority 11,537.

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Member of Parliament

Al Carns

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,537

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Al Carns ElectedLabour17,37145.2%
Simon PhippsConservative5,83415.2%
Erin CrawfordReform UK5,73214.9%
Jane BastonGreen4,32011.2%
Kamel HawwashIndependent2,8427.4%
Dave RadcliffeLiberal Democrats2,3246.1%
Valid votes38,423
Majority11,53730.0%

Lab hold Turnout 50.8% of 75,678 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 42.5%Labour, 1959: 39.9%Labour, 1964: 43.1%Labour, 1966: 43.0%Labour, 1970: 47.8%Labour, February 1974: 36.4%Labour, October 1974: 41.1%Labour, 1979: 38.6%Labour, 1983: 34.4%Labour, 1987: 39.3%Labour, 1992: 46.0%Labour, 1997: 55.6%Labour, 2001: 52.4%Labour, 2005: 46.1%Labour, 2010: 38.6%Labour, 2015: 47.7%Labour, 2017: 63.0%Labour, 2019: 56.0%Labour, 2024: 45.2%Conservative, 1955: 57.5%Conservative, 1959: 60.1%Conservative, 1964: 56.9%Conservative, 1966: 45.1%Conservative, 1970: 52.2%Conservative, February 1974: 42.6%Conservative, October 1974: 40.3%Conservative, 1979: 48.7%Conservative, 1983: 44.9%Conservative, 1987: 44.2%Conservative, 1992: 42.3%Conservative, 1997: 27.8%Conservative, 2001: 26.6%Conservative, 2005: 24.9%Conservative, 2010: 31.1%Conservative, 2015: 29.0%Conservative, 2017: 31.9%Conservative, 2019: 30.9%Conservative, 2024: 15.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 23.0%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 22.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.4%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.1%Liberal, 1966: 11.8%Liberal, February 1974: 21.0%Liberal, October 1974: 18.6%Liberal, 1979: 11.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.4%Green, 2010: 1.4%Green, 2015: 5.1%Green, 2017: 1.8%Green, 2019: 3.7%Green, 2024: 11.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.7%
Vote share in Birmingham Selly Oak at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance Grn UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Birmingham Selly Oak lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Birmingham Selly Oak (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Al CarnsCon11,53730.050.8%Lab hold
2019Lab Stephen McCabeCon12,41425.159.8%Lab hold
2017Lab Steve McCabeCon15,20731.065.9%Lab hold
2015Lab Stephen McCabeCon8,44718.760.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Stephen McCabeCon3,4827.562.2%Lab hold
2005LabCon8,85121.259.0%
2001LabCon10,33925.856.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,08827.970.1%
1992LabCon2,0603.776.6%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab2,5844.973.1%Con hold
1983ConLab5,39610.570.8%
1979ConLab4,77510.073.7%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon3260.867.2%Lab gain from Con
February 1974ConLab2,8826.274.2%
1970ConLab1,5234.464.1%Con hold
1966ConLab7772.166.4%Con hold
1964ConLab5,21113.866.3%Con hold
1959ConLab8,35620.171.6%Con hold
1955ConLab6,72015.074.3%

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 is the MP for Birmingham Selly Oak?

Al Carns (Labour) won Birmingham Selly Oak at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,537.

Which parties have won Birmingham Selly Oak?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 10, Conservative 9.

Which region is Birmingham Selly Oak in?

Birmingham Selly Oak is in West Midlands.

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