Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birmingham Perry Barr
Borough constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England
Created: 1950
MP: Khalid Mahmood
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Midlands
EP constituency: West Midlands

Birmingham Perry Barr is a borough 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 covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham, adjacent to the borders with Sandwell MBC and Walsall MBC. Perry Barr itself is the location of a Birmingham City University campus. Much of the deprivation is concentrated on the Handsworth area. The constituency features a large social economic range from inner city Lozells to relatively wealthy Great Barr and the traditional working class suburb of Oscott.

[edit] Boundary review

Following the review of parliamentary representation in Birmingham and the West Midlands, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Perry Barr constituency, with the following electoral wards:

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 Cecil Charles Poole Labour
1955 Charles Howell Labour
1964 Dr Wyndham Davies Conservative
1966 Christopher Price Labour
1970 Joseph Kinsey Conservative
1974 Jeff Rooker Labour
2001 Khalid Mahmood Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Birmingham Perry Barr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 18,269 47.0 +0.5
Liberal Democrat Jon Hunt 10,321 26.5 +3.6
Conservative Naweed Khan 6,513 16.7 −6.4
Respect Dr Mohammad Naseem 2,173 5.6 N/A
Socialist Labour Rajinder Clair 890 2.3 −1.8
UK Independence Bimla Balu 745 1.9 +1.0
Majority 7,948 20.4
Turnout 38,911 55.5 +2.9
Labour hold Swing −1.6
General Election 2001: Birmingham Perry Barr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 17,415 46.5 -16.5
Conservative David Binns 8,662 23.1 +1.4
Liberal Democrat Jon Hunt 8,566 22.9 +13.0
Socialist Labour Avtar Jouhl 1,544 4.1 N/A
Socialist Alliance Caroline Johnson 465 1.2 N/A
UK Independence Natalya Nattrass 352 0.9 N/A
Marxist Party Michael Roche 221 0.6 N/A
Muslim Party Robert Davidson 192 0.5 N/A
Majority 8,753 23.4
Turnout 37,417 52.6 -11.9
Labour hold Swing

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