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West Midlands · Former constituency (1950–1992)

Birmingham Small Heath

Every general election in Birmingham Small Heath since 1950 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 13,989.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,67565.2%
Conservative8,68625.0%
Liberal Democrats2,5757.4%
Others8242.4%
Valid votes34,760
Majority13,98940.2%

Lab hold Turnout 63.0% of 55,213 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O197419831992Labour, 1950: 62.8%Labour, 1951: 63.4%Labour, 1955: 60.8%Labour, 1959: 57.4%Labour, 1964: 60.4%Labour, 1966: 69.5%Labour, 1970: 61.1%Labour, February 1974: 57.3%Labour, October 1974: 66.5%Labour, 1979: 60.5%Labour, 1983: 63.2%Labour, 1987: 66.3%Labour, 1992: 65.2%Conservative, 1950: 30.6%Conservative, 1951: 30.9%Conservative, 1955: 39.2%Conservative, 1959: 42.6%Conservative, 1964: 36.3%Conservative, 1966: 28.7%Conservative, 1970: 30.7%Conservative, February 1974: 20.6%Conservative, October 1974: 19.1%Conservative, 1979: 21.4%Conservative, 1983: 21.0%Conservative, 1987: 21.1%Conservative, 1992: 25.0%Liberal, 1950: 6.6%Liberal, 1951: 5.7%Liberal, 1970: 7.8%Liberal, February 1974: 22.1%Liberal, October 1974: 14.4%Liberal, 1979: 15.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 15.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 10.5%
Vote share in Birmingham Small Heath at each general election Lab Con Lib Alliance

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabCon13,98940.263.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon15,52145.260.6%Lab hold
1983LabCon15,25242.160.4%
1979LabCon11,46739.162.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon14,05547.557.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib11,87835.366.0%
1970LabCon6,87130.458.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,60440.859.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,77724.160.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon4,93114.765.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,96021.665.8%
1951LabCon15,92332.577.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon16,42932.379.3%

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 last won Birmingham Small Heath?

Labour won Birmingham Small Heath at the 1992 general election with a majority of 13,989.

Which parties have won Birmingham Small Heath?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 13.

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