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Birmingham Yardley

Every general election in Birmingham Yardley since 1918. Latest: Jess Phillips, Labour, majority 693.

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Member of Parliament

Jess Phillips

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 693

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jess Phillips Elected sitting MPLabour11,27531.2%
Jody McIntyreWorkers Party of Britain10,58229.3%
Nora KamberiReform UK5,06114.0%
Roger HarmerLiberal Democrats3,63410.1%
Yvonne ClementsConservative3,63410.1%
Roxanne GreenGreen1,9585.4%
Valid votes36,144
Majority6931.9%

Lab hold Turnout 49.4% of 73,203 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 38.3%Labour, 1922: 41.9%Labour, 1923: 46.5%Labour, 1924: 46.8%Labour, 1929: 48.8%Labour, 1931: 33.8%Labour, 1935: 42.3%Labour, 1945: 60.5%Labour, 1950: 51.2%Labour, 1951: 53.2%Labour, 1955: 53.5%Labour, 1959: 48.5%Labour, 1964: 50.2%Labour, 1966: 56.4%Labour, 1970: 49.9%Labour, February 1974: 44.6%Labour, October 1974: 48.3%Labour, 1979: 44.8%Labour, 1983: 36.3%Labour, 1987: 36.6%Labour, 1992: 34.9%Labour, 1997: 47.1%Labour, 2001: 46.9%Labour, 2005: 37.3%Labour, 2010: 32.2%Labour, 2015: 41.6%Labour, 2017: 57.1%Labour, 2019: 54.8%Labour, 2024: 31.2%Conservative, 1918: 56.3%Conservative, 1922: 58.1%Conservative, 1923: 53.5%Conservative, 1924: 53.2%Conservative, 1929: 39.9%Conservative, 1931: 65.2%Conservative, 1935: 57.7%Conservative, 1945: 29.5%Conservative, 1950: 42.2%Conservative, 1951: 46.9%Conservative, 1955: 46.5%Conservative, 1959: 51.5%Conservative, 1964: 49.8%Conservative, 1966: 43.7%Conservative, 1970: 50.1%Conservative, February 1974: 40.4%Conservative, October 1974: 38.6%Conservative, 1979: 47.6%Conservative, 1983: 43.2%Conservative, 1987: 42.6%Conservative, 1992: 34.5%Conservative, 1997: 17.8%Conservative, 2001: 13.1%Conservative, 2005: 10.1%Conservative, 2010: 19.2%Conservative, 2015: 14.0%Conservative, 2017: 19.8%Conservative, 2019: 29.8%Conservative, 2024: 10.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 30.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 33.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 38.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 46.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 39.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 25.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 8.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 10.1%Liberal, 1918: 5.4%Liberal, 1929: 11.2%Liberal, 1945: 10.0%Liberal, 1950: 5.9%Liberal, February 1974: 15.0%Liberal, October 1974: 10.5%Liberal, 1979: 5.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 20.8%Workers Party of Britain, 2024: 29.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.3%
Vote share in Birmingham Yardley at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance WPB UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Birmingham Yardley (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 Jess PhillipsWPB6931.949.4%Lab hold
2019Lab Jess PhillipsCon10,65925.057.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Jess PhillipsCon16,57437.261.3%Lab hold
2015Lab Jess PhillipsLD6,59516.057.0%Lab gain from LD
2010LD John HemmingLab3,0027.456.5%LD hold
2005LDLab2,6729.157.2%
2001LabLD2,5768.657.2%Lab hold
1997LabLD5,31514.171.1%
1992LabCon1620.478.0%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab2,5226.073.9%Con hold
1983ConLab2,8656.971.4%
1979ConLab1,1642.773.8%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon4,1709.773.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon1,9474.278.7%
1970ConLab1200.369.8%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon5,75912.777.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon1690.477.0%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,3853.077.1%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon3,1247.175.0%
1951LabCon2,7016.382.5%Lab hold
1950LabCon3,9119.084.3%
1945LabCon17,32131.069.1%
1935ConLab6,83815.365.2%Con hold
1931ConLab15,42131.476.7%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon4,3668.977.8%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,9656.577.3%Con hold
1923ConLab1,7387.064.4%Con hold
1922ConLab4,35216.270.5%Con hold
1918ConLab3,49417.953.2%

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 is the MP for Birmingham Yardley?

Jess Phillips (Labour) won Birmingham Yardley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 693.

Which parties have won Birmingham Yardley?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 16, Conservative 11, Liberal Democrats 2.

Which region is Birmingham Yardley in?

Birmingham Yardley is in West Midlands.

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