Birmingham Hall Green
2010 Results:
Conservative: 7320 (15.02%)
Labour: 16039 (32.92%)
Liberal Democrat: 11988 (24.6%)
UKIP: 950 (1.95%)
Independent: 190 (0.39%)
Respect: 12240 (25.12%)
Majority: 3799 (7.8%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 16799 (38%)
Liberal Democrat: 12608 (28.5%)
Conservative: 7892 (17.8%)
Other: 6931 (15.7%)
Majority: 4191 (9.5%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 10590 (30.7%)
Labour: 16304 (47.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 6682 (19.3%)
UKIP: 960 (2.8%)
Majority: 5714 (16.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 11401 (34.5%)
Labour: 18049 (54.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 2926 (8.8%)
UKIP: 708 (2.1%)
Majority: 6648 (20.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 13952 (33.4%)
Labour: 22372 (53.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 4034 (9.6%)
Referendum: 1461 (3.5%)
Majority: 8420 (20.1%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Roger Godsiff (Labour) born 1946, London. Educated at Catford Comprehensive School. Former bank clerk and trade union official. Lewisham councillor 1971-1990. Contested Birmingham Yardley 1983. First elected as MP for Birmingham Small Heath 1992. MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath since 1997.
Jo Barker (Conservative) Born 1968, Banbury. Educated at Liverpool University. Managing Director of family property business.Roger Godsiff (Labour) born 1946, London. Educated at Catford Comprehensive School. Former bank clerk and trade union official. Lewisham councillor 1971-1990. Contested Birmingham Yardley 1983. First elected as MP for Birmingham Small Heath 1992. MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath since 1997.
Jerry Evans (Liberal Democrat) Self employed archaelogical consultant. Birmingham councillor. 
Alan Blumenthal (UKIP)
Salma Yaqoob (Respect) Born 1971, Bradford. Birmingham councillor. Contested Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath 2005.Andrew Gardner (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 108908
Male: 49.2%
Female: 50.8%
Under 18: 29.9%
Over 60: 15.7%
Born outside UK: 28.3%
White: 47.2%
Black: 4.9%
Asian: 43.5%
Mixed: 3%
Other: 1.4%
Christian: 37.4%
Hindu: 4.2%
Muslim: 35.7%
Sikh: 3.9%
Full time students: 6.2%
Graduates 16-74: 22%
No Qualifications 16-74: 36.8%
Owner-Occupied: 62.1%
Social Housing: 21.6% (Council: 10.8%, Housing Ass.: 10.8%)
Privately Rented: 12.9%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 21.1%
I appreciate that John Chanin didn’t find my observations about Roger Godsiff all that useful, but I have to further observe that if he does continue his parliamentary career beyond 2015 he will likley add another two Birmingham wards to the myriad he has already represented. This seat will be broken up in two with Hall Green being reunited with Billesley and Brandwood to recreate something similar to the old Hall Green seat but which which will also take Springfield from this seat. If he were to follow this half of his current seat he would add Brandwood and Billesley to the list fo wards he has represented. But perhaps it is more likley that Steve McCabe would go for that seat as it will also include half of his current seat and all of the area he represented from 1997-2010. The other half of this seat (Sparkbrook and Moseley) will be joined with Selly Oak and Edgbaston so if he went for that he would be adding those two wards to his bow (Gisella Stuart would more likley follow the bulk of her electorate to the new Harborne seat).
On another note, regarding the new Edgbaston seat – each of the four constituent wards have at some time (including two currently) given their name to parliamentary constituencies.
Pete, I greatly enjoy your well-informed comments. I don’t log in to this site very often, and am therefore slow to respond to comments.
Godsiff will of course move to the new Edgbaston seat if the Boundary Commission’s bizarre proposals for Birmingham hold. The problem is that withourt splitting wards it is virtually impossible to come up with alternatives in the Birmingham area. I am trying to work on a proposal I can submit, but all sensible alternatives are barred by teh Commission’s absolute refusal to split wards. It is a real feat to provide any solution for the West Midlands (however daft), and fills me with admiration, although it should never have been attempted.
Where will Liam Byrne go now?
If the proposals won’t be changed, it’s Byrne vs Mahmood for the nomination in Ladywood
John: splitting wards has not been prohibited by the boundary commission so you can submit proposals which do so. It’s just that the boundary commission has decided not to split any when most people think it would have been reasonable to split a very small number of wards across the country in order to come up with better seats.
Andy, yes I’m aware of the rules. However I’ve also read the Boundary Commission proposals, and noted that even in Birmingham and Leeds where wards are very large, no such proposals have been made, and indeed that nowhere in England have the Commission recommended splitting a ward. I deduce that it is quite hopeless for any independent observer to recommend such a solution. If all the parties combined, then it might be possible. Anyone who has ever attended a public enquiry knows that submissions from individuals are at best treated with condescension and at worst with contempt.
I was kind of hoping that Liam Byrne would fight Hemming in Yardley.
Not sure of his opinion on cats though
Big gain for Labour in Sparkbrook ward last night, with a majority of 1,600 over Respect. The Tories were 5th.
This was Salma Yaqoob’s old seat. It is a shame to have lost her independent voice on Birmingham Council, although Respect are now a busted flush, even in Moslem East Birmingham. Labour got this large majority with a white candidate too.
I spoke to Roger this evening. I told him I heard about his daughter’s death, only to be told she is not dead. He was not out of the country for her funeral but her WEDDING in South Africa. I wonder where the Sunday Mercury got the information regarding the death then?