Comments on: Birmingham Ladywood

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:52:41 +0000

Colin Hughes has stood down as Conservative candidate – his replacement is Nusrat Ghani

By: Dalek

Dalek — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:56:32 +0000

“Did Handsworth lose any territory in 1974 to make up for gaining Aston.

It doesn’t seem to have increased in electorate between 1970 and 1974.”

In 1974, most of Birmingham Ladywood went into Small Heath.

I believe the new Ladywood in 1974 was the old All Saints (gaining Brian Walden to).

By: Lancs Observer

Lancs Observer — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:07:59 +0000

Did the LD PPC take most of the Asian vote here in 2005? It was a massive leap to triple to 30%. Any chance of Short standing?

By: Simon K

Simon K — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:25:12 +0000

“I think Duddeston may have moved from ASton to Small Heath as well in 1974.”

Duddeston was in Ladywood pre-1974. Before the reorganisation Ladywood consisted of just two wards, namely Duddeston and Ladywood itself. Afterwards it essentially incorporated the former Birmingham All Saints seat with just the Ladywood ward itself providing continuity (rather similar to what is happening in Hall Green next time).

The victorious Liberal from the 1969 Ladywood by-election, Wallace Lawler, was a councillor in Newtown which was then in the Handsworth constituency.

In 1974 reorganisation Handsworth gained one ward (Aston) and lost one (Newtown, to Small Heath) – I would guess these were similarly sized wards.

“I seem to recall that Simonk was planning to post the old ward map online somewhere but we still await…”

I’m terribly sorry about this, the maps are currently in a box somewhere and it will take me a while to locate them, but it will happen!

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:49:58 +0000

I’ve always assumed that Aston University was in the Aston ward but I’ve just found out from electionmaps.co.uk that it’s actually in the Nechells ward.

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:25:53 +0000

No Paul, you’re wrong on this prediction. I think Labour will hold / gain this seat very easily. Shabana Mahmood will be hte next MP here. Yes, the Lib Dems will reduce her majority but she’ll still win here.

By: paul mateo

paul mateo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:21:50 +0000

Ayoub Khan will have a surprise win in Birmingham Ladywood becuase it will end a long reign of high unemployment since Labour won in 1970.

By: H.Hemmelig

H.Hemmelig — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:36:07 +0000

Absolutely. If Labour lose here, they’ll be down to 100 seats.

Lib Dems at 5/2 is a massive overstatement of their chances. I would say 10/1.

Hobby horse alert – I think the Lib Dems definitely have a better chance in Ashfield than here, where Shadsy priced them at 10 or 8 to 1 I think.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:22:58 +0000

With respect, not sure why betting is really necessary here – unless Clare Short has said she’s standing, which doesn’t look like it.

By: shadsy

shadsy — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:58:11 +0000

Ladbrokes:

Labour 2/7
LD 5/2