Birmingham Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Birmingham Central Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Birmingham Central is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of Birmingham in 1885 and abolished in 1918.
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[edit] Boundaries
Before 1885 the city of Birmingham, in the county of Warwickshire, had been a three-member constituency (see Birmingham (UK Parliament constituency) for further details). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham was split into seven single-member divisions, one of which was Birmingham Central.
The division was bounded to the west and south-west by Birmingham Edgbaston, to the north by Birmingham North, to the north-east by Birmingham East and to the south and south-east by Birmingham South.
In the 1918 redistribution of parliamentary seats, the Representation of the People Act 1918 provided for twelve new Birmingham divisions. The Central division was abolished.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | John Bright | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1889 | John Albert Bright | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1895 | Sir Edward Ebenezer Parkes | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1912 | Conservative | ||
- Constituency abolished (1918)
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] Elections
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
