Birmingham Ladywood
2010 Results:
Conservative: 4277 (11.94%)
Labour: 19950 (55.67%)
Liberal Democrat: 9845 (27.47%)
UKIP: 902 (2.52%)
Green: 859 (2.4%)
Majority: 10105 (28.2%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 15216 (50%)
Liberal Democrat: 9002 (29.6%)
Conservative: 2683 (8.8%)
Other: 3541 (11.6%)
Majority: 6215 (20.4%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 3515 (10.6%)
Labour: 17262 (51.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 10461 (31.5%)
UKIP: 2008 (6%)
Majority: 6801 (20.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 3551 (11.3%)
Labour: 21694 (68.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 2586 (8.2%)
UKIP: 283 (0.9%)
Other: 3379 (10.7%)
Majority: 18143 (57.6%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 5052 (13.3%)
Labour: 28134 (74.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 3020 (8%)
Referendum: 1086 (2.9%)
Other: 685 (1.8%)
Majority: 23082 (60.8%)
Boundary changes: Extensive changes to local government boundary changes in Birmingham and the large size of council wards in the city mean that most of Birmingham`s consitutencies underwent many small changes to bring them into line with local government ward boundaries. Ladywood gains part of Aston from Perry Barr, part of Ladywood itself from Edgbaston and part of Nechells from Sparkbrook & Small Heath while losing part of Bordesley Green to Hodge Hill, Lozells to Perry Barr and part of Washwood Heath to Hodge Hill.
Profile: Ladywood consists of Aston, Nechells, Ladywood and Soho wards and covers the city centre of Brimingham. Ladywood has traditionally been one of the most deprived seats in the country, with one of the highest levels of unemployment, highest numbers of lone parents and very low levels of home and car ownership. It also has one of the highest proportions of non-white voters, with well over half the population from an ethnic minority. Soho ward to the West has a higher proportion of home ownership and has a high Sikh population, Aston and Nechells are more Muslim and more dominated by council housing. The seat includes HMP Birmingham at Winson Green, Aston University and both Aston Villa and Birmingham City football clubs.
Ladywood ward itself is underdergoing massive regeneration. In the city centre the Bullring shopping centre was demolished and replaced with a new modern shopping centre in 2003. The rest of Ladywood ward is still being redevloped, with entire high rise estates in Lee Bank being demolished and replaced with modern housing. Similar redevelopment in planned in Nechells with the demolition and replacement of large areas of Digbeth and Deritend as part of the Eastside development.
Current MP: Shabana Mahmood (Labour) Born Small Heath. Barrister.
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) Educated at Bordesley Green Girls School and University of Central England. Formerly worked for Age Concern, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, BBC World Service and advised the UK’s Department for International Development.Shabana Mahmood (Labour) Born Small Heath. Barrister. 
Ayoub Khan (Liberal Democrat) Birmingham Councillor since 2003. Contested Birmingham Ladywood in 2005. 
Peter Beck (Green) Born West Bromwich. Retired library assistant and teacher. Former member of the Labour party. Contested Birmingham Edgbaston 2005.
Christopher Booth (UKIP)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 94538
Male: 49.7%
Female: 50.3%
Under 18: 29%
Over 60: 13.7%
Born outside UK: 30.9%
White: 36%
Black: 18.6%
Asian: 37.9%
Mixed: 5.3%
Other: 2.3%
Christian: 40.1%
Hindu: 3.2%
Muslim: 28.7%
Sikh: 5.4%
Full time students: 12.3%
Graduates 16-74: 13.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 43.2%
Owner-Occupied: 35.2%
Social Housing: 49.6% (Council: 31.6%, Housing Ass.: 18%)
Privately Rented: 9.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 20.3%
Colin Hughes has stood down as Conservative candidate – his replacement is Nusrat Ghani
Had Neville Chamberlain stood here in 1929 instead of transferring to Edgbaston, and had he lost to Labour, perhaps the world might have been saved a great deal of trouble…
Or perhaps he may have become a retread in 1931!
Lab Hold= 5,000 maj
Lab hold maj 2000
Lab Hold
Maj 5600
Lab maj 6,000
UKIP now list Christopher Booth as their candidate here.
I’m not going so far as to predict a Lib Dem win here, but with the loss of one of the few MPs who I think has a genuinely large personal vote, combined with the big anti-Labour and pro-Clegg polling numbers, I think this seat might end up closer than people expect.
A single-figure percentage majority would certainly not be a shock.
Small minority of British people live there.
Lab Hold – Maj 4000
LAB HOLD
“British” clearly meant “white” above – it is possible to be British and non-white you know!
The Soho area has I believe been in
Handsworth 1885-1918
Birmingham Handsworth 1918-55
Birmingham All Saints 1955-74
Birmingham Ladywood 1974-present
It wasn’t Handsworth. I’m pretty sure it was Birmingham West from 1885 to 1950 and then Ladywood from 1950 to 1955