Handsworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Birmingham Handsworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Handsworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983


Birmingham Handsworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Handsworth district of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished in 1983.

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Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Rushall Tipton, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich, and the Municipal Borough of Walsall. The constituency was created, as a county constituency, for the 1885 general election when it was the Handsworth division of Staffordshire. In 1885 the area was to the north of the parliamentary borough of Birmingham and was the south-eastern county division of Staffordshire. Birmingham, which from 1889 was a county borough, with city status, was mostly located in the geographic county of Warwickshire, but gradually expanded into adjacent areas of Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

The constituency bordered to the west West Bromwich, Wednesbury and Walsall; to the north Lichfield; to the east Tamworth and to the south Birmingham West and Birmingham North.

1918–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Sandwell, and Soho. By 1918 the Handsworth area had been incorporated within the growing city of Birmingham. For the 1918 general election it became a borough constituency as Birmingham Handsworth.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Lozells, and Sandwell.[2] Lozells ward was formerly in Birmingham Aston. Soho ward became part of Birmingham All Saints.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Aston, Handsworth, and Sandwell.

The constituency disappeared at the 1983 general election. Sandwell ward became 32.9% of Birmingham Ladywood, Handsworth ward became 24.8% of Birmingham Perry Barr and Aston ward became 11.9% of Birmingham Small Heath.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

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Elections in the 1890s

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Elections in the 1900s

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Elections in the 1910s

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General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

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Elections in the 1950s

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  • Independent Peace candidate
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Elections in the 1960s

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Elections in the 1970s

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See also


References

  1. "'Birmingham Handsworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Birmingham and North Warwickshire) Order 1955. SI 1955/177". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2099–2102.
  3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  4. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  8. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922
  9. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 85. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  10. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  11. Stevenson, Graham. "Eden Jessie (McCullough)". Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  12. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  13. The Times House of Commons, 1950-70

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