Birmingham Hodge Hill
2010 Results:
Conservative: 4936 (11.62%)
Labour: 22077 (51.98%)
Liberal Democrat: 11775 (27.72%)
BNP: 2333 (5.49%)
UKIP: 714 (1.68%)
Others: 637 (1.5%)
Majority: 10302 (24.26%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 20548 (50.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 10373 (25.6%)
Conservative: 4439 (11%)
Other: 5090 (12.6%)
Majority: 10175 (25.2%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 3768 (13.3%)
Labour: 13822 (48.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 8373 (29.5%)
BNP: 1445 (5.1%)
UKIP: 680 (2.4%)
Other: 329 (1.2%)
Majority: 5449 (19.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 5283 (20%)
Labour: 16901 (63.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 2147 (8.1%)
UKIP: 275 (1%)
BNP: 889 (3.4%)
Other: 970 (3.7%)
Majority: 11618 (43.9%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 8198 (24%)
Labour: 22398 (65.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 2891 (8.5%)
Other: 660 (1.9%)
Majority: 14200 (41.6%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Liam Byrne(Labour) born 1970, Warrington. Educated at Burnt Mill School and Manchester University. Prior to his election worked for Accenture, NM Rothschild and founded a technology company. First elected as MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill in the 2004 by-election. Under-secretary of state in the department of Health 2005-2006, Minister of State in the Home Office 2006-2008, in the Cabinet Office 2008-2009. Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2009 to 2010, famously leaving his sucessor David Laws a letter saying “There is no money left”. Shadow work and pensions secretary since 2011 (more information at They work for you)
Shailesh Parekh (Conservative) Liam Byrne(Labour) born 1970, Warrington. Educated at Burnt Mill School and Manchester University. Prior to his election worked for Accenture, NM Rothschild and founded a technology company. First elected as MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill in the 2004 by-election. Under-secretary of state in the department of Health 2005-2006, Minister of State in the Home Office 2006-2008, in the Cabinet Office 2008-2009. Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 2009 (more information at They work for you)Tariq Khan (Liberal Democrat) Birmingham councillor between 1994-2002 and since 2003. Former Deputy group leader.Waheed Rafiq (UKIP)Richard Lumby (BNP) Peter Johnson (Social Democrat)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 107826
Male: 48.4%
Female: 51.6%
Under 18: 32.3%
Over 60: 17.3%
Born outside UK: 21.6%
White: 54.4%
Black: 4.4%
Asian: 37.8%
Mixed: 2.7%
Other: 0.7%
Christian: 46.4%
Muslim: 35.8%
Sikh: 0.8%
Full time students: 4.5%
Graduates 16-74: 8.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 49.4%
Owner-Occupied: 57%
Social Housing: 32.3% (Council: 25.7%, Housing Ass.: 6.6%)
Privately Rented: 6.4%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 31.7%
Lab Hold
Maj 7800
BNP have selected Richard Lumby
Lab maj 6,000
Given the surge in LD national support, adjacency of the seat to Yardley & the popular support LD have enjoyed in Washwood Heath previously, is their any chance of this tilting into the yellow column?
Full List
Liam BYRNE (Labour)
Peter JOHNSON (SDP)
Tariq KHAN (Lib Dem)
Richard LUMBY (BNP)
Shailesh PAREKH (Conservative)
Waheed RAFIQ (UKIP)
I’m not joking, that really is “SDP”…..
Why would anyone be surprised that the SDP are standing here given that it is where their leader lives?
LAB HOLD
I think this is going to be very close.
Has anyone noticed that Cameron seems not to like Byrne. He has insulted him numerous times at PMQ’s even calling him ”Baldimore”!!!
It was Baldimort (reference to Vordemort from Harry Potter)
In the end it wasn’t terribly close
Two factors gave Labour an easy win: the unwind effect from the 2004 by-election and the boundary changes which were favourable to Labour.
Is Alum Rock in this constituency?
In the local elections this year Labour won 8,268 votes or 89% in the Washwood Heath ward. The total electorate was 20,113. Their majority was 7,845. The second placed candidate won 4.5%.
Birmingham elections never fail to entertain.
To answer the previous post, Alum rock is indeed in this constituency, in the Washwood Heath ward