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West Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1992)

Birmingham Sparkbrook

Every general election in Birmingham Sparkbrook since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 13,572.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,11664.1%
Conservative8,54424.8%
Liberal Democrats3,0288.8%
Others8332.4%
Valid votes34,521
Majority13,57239.3%

Lab hold Turnout 66.8% of 51,677 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O197419831992Labour, 1922: 23.4%Labour, 1923: 24.6%Labour, 1924: 36.1%Labour, 1929: 37.4%Labour, 1931: 26.6%Labour, 1935: 31.5%Labour, 1945: 57.8%Labour, 1955: 54.4%Labour, 1959: 48.7%Labour, 1964: 52.0%Labour, 1966: 60.6%Labour, 1970: 52.7%Labour, February 1974: 61.4%Labour, October 1974: 58.5%Labour, 1979: 62.8%Labour, 1983: 59.9%Labour, 1987: 60.8%Labour, 1992: 64.1%Conservative, 1918: 78.1%Conservative, 1922: 49.5%Conservative, 1923: 56.0%Conservative, 1924: 58.1%Conservative, 1929: 46.1%Conservative, 1931: 73.4%Conservative, 1935: 68.5%Conservative, 1945: 34.6%Conservative, 1955: 45.6%Conservative, 1959: 51.3%Conservative, 1964: 48.0%Conservative, 1966: 39.4%Conservative, 1970: 40.8%Conservative, February 1974: 38.6%Conservative, October 1974: 30.0%Conservative, 1979: 34.9%Conservative, 1983: 27.9%Conservative, 1987: 25.7%Conservative, 1992: 24.8%Liberal, 1918: 6.4%Liberal, 1922: 27.1%Liberal, 1923: 19.4%Liberal, 1924: 5.8%Liberal, 1929: 16.4%Liberal, 1970: 6.5%Liberal, October 1974: 9.8%Others, 1918: 15.5%Others, October 1974: 1.8%Others, 1979: 2.4%Others, 1983: 1.8%Others, 1987: 2.2%Others, 1992: 2.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 10.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 11.3%
Vote share in Birmingham Sparkbrook at each general election Lab Con Lib Oth Alliance

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabCon13,57239.366.8%Lab hold
1987LabCon11,85935.263.5%Lab hold
1983LabCon10,54832.060.9%
1979LabCon8,31927.965.0%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,52128.560.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7,40522.865.8%
1970LabCon3,34611.965.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,39821.266.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,2544.068.3%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab8862.672.5%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon3,2118.772.2%
1945LabCon5,63423.166.5%
1935ConLab9,44636.957.3%Con hold
1931ConLab14,97946.769.6%Con hold
1929ConLab2,9928.773.1%Con hold
1924ConLab5,95922.071.1%Con hold
1923ConLab7,57531.463.7%Con hold
1922ConLib6,04322.571.0%Con hold
1918ConOth12,21162.752.5%

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 Sparkbrook?

Labour won Birmingham Sparkbrook at the 1992 general election with a majority of 13,572.

Which parties have won Birmingham Sparkbrook?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 11, Conservative 8.

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