Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Borough constituency | |
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| Birmingham, Ladywood shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Clare Short |
| Party: | Independent |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Midlands |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Birmingham Ladywood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency includes the entirety of Birmingham City Centre, which falls within Ladywood ward, as well as the deprived inner-city wards of Aston, Nechells and Soho. Aston University is located within the seat, as are Birmingham's two league football clubs, Aston Villa and Birmingham City.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Birmingham and the West Midlands, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Ladywood constituency with the following electoral wards:
- Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho.
[edit] History
The seat has undergone several boundary alterations since its creation but has remained firmly Labour-held since 1945, with the exception of a by-election in June 1969 when Wallace Lawler won the seat for the Liberal Party. The seat was regained for Labour by Doris Fisher in the General Election a year later.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Duration of term as MP | Name of MP | Party of MP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 - 1929 | Neville Chamberlain | Conservative | |
| 1929 - 1931 | Wilfrid Whiteley | Labour | |
| 1931 - 1945 | Geoffrey Lloyd | Conservative | |
| 1945 - 1969 | Victor Yates | Labour | |
| 1969 - 1970 | Wallace Lawler | Liberal | |
| 1970 - 1974 | Doris Fisher | Labour | |
| 1974 - 1977 | Brian Walden | Labour | |
| 1983 - 2006 | Clare Short | Labour | |
| 2006 - Present | Independent Labour | ||
Clare Short elected as a Labour MP from the 1983 general election onwards resigned the Labour whip on October 20 2006 and wished it to be known that she would continue to sit in the Commons as an Independent Labour MP and a true "Social Democrat"
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Birmingham, Ladywood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Clare Short | 17,262 | 51.9 | -17.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ayoub Khan | 10,461 | 31.5 | +23.3 | |
| Conservative | Phillipa Stroud | 3,515 | 10.6 | -0.7 | |
| UK Independence | Lyn Nazemi-Afshar | 2,008 | 6.0 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 6,801 | 20.5 | |||
| Turnout | 33,246 | 46.8 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -20.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Birmingham, Ladywood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Clare Short | 21,694 | 68.9 | -5.2 | |
| Conservative | Benjamin Prentice | 3,551 | 11.3 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mahmood Chaudhry | 2,586 | 8.2 | +0.3 | |
| People's Justice | Allah Ditta | 2,112 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Surinder Virdee | 443 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Muslim Party | Mahmood Hussain | 432 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | James Caffery | 392 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Anneliese Nattrass | 283 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 18,143 | 57.6 | |||
| Turnout | 31,493 | 44.3 | -9.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
