# Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Perry Barr is a constituency in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by independent Ayoub Khan since July 2024. It had previously been held since 2001 by Khalid Mahmood of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries

The constituency covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding and Perry Barr.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, and Sandwell.
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review, which did not effect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2018:
* The City of Birmingham wards of Birchfield, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Oscott, and Perry Barr, most of Lozells, a majority of Holyhead, and small parts of Aston and Kingstanding.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:
* The City of Birmingham wards of: Aston; Birchfield; Handsworth; Handsworth Wood; Holyhead; Lozells; Oscott (part); Perry Barr.
The bulk of the Aston ward and the remainder of the Holyhead and Lozells wards were transferred from Birmingham Ladywood, partly offset by the loss to Birmingham Erdington of the majority of the Oscott ward and the part of the Kingstanding ward.

## Constituency profile

UK Polling Report stated in 2015: "Perry Barr and parts of Handsworth Wood are relatively affluent and Oscott is a large, mostly white, inter-war housing development. The most notorious part of the seat is Handsworth, a tough, multi-ethnic, inner-city area." This area, however, was only added to the seat in 1983, following the abolition of the Birmingham Handsworth constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Cecil Poole | Labour |
| 1955 | Charles Howell | Labour |
| 1964 | Wyndham Davies | Conservative |
| 1966 | Christopher Price | Labour |
| 1970 | Joseph Kinsey | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Jeff Rooker | Labour |
| 2001 | Khalid Mahmood | Labour |
| 2024 | Ayoub Khan | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ayoub Khan | 13,303 | 35.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 12,796 | 34.1 | −33.9 |
| | Conservative | Garry Hickton | 4,227 | 11.3 | −9.1 |
| | Reform UK | Akshay Khuttan | 2,446 | 6.5 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Kefentse Dennis | 2,440 | 6.5 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabah Hamed | 1,302 | 3.5 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Niko Omilana | 509 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Shangara Singh | 453 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,476 | 49.1 | 14.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,350 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 34.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 26,594 | 63.1 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative | Raaj Shamji | 11,277 | 26.8 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Jerome | 1,901 | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| | Brexit Party | Annette Willcox | 1,382 | 3.3 | New |
| | Green | Kefentse Dennis | 845 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| | Yeshua | Thomas Braich | 148 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,317 | 36.3 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,147 | 58.7 | 4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2017: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 30,109 | 68.1 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Hodivala | 11,726 | 26.5 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harjun Singh | 1,080 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Shangara Bhatoe | 592 | 1.3 | New |
| | Green | Vijay Rana | 591 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| | Open Borders | Harjinder Singh | 99 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,383 | 41.6 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,197 | 63.1 | 4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.85 | |
General election 2015: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 23,697 | 57.4 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Hodivala | 8,869 | 21.5 | 0.2 |
| | UKIP | Harjinder Singh | 5,032 | 12.2 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harjun Singh | 2,001 | 4.8 | 17.2 |
| | Green | James Lovatt | 1,330 | 3.2 | New |
| | TUSC | Robert Punton | 331 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,828 | 35.9 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,260 | 59.0 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
General election 2010: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 21,142 | 50.3 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Hamilton | 9,234 | 22.0 | 4.2 |
| | Conservative | William Norton | 8,960 | 21.3 | 4.0 |
| | UKIP | Melvin J. Ward | 1,675 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| | Socialist Labour | John Tyrrell | 527 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| | Christian | Deborah Hey-Smith | 507 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,908 | 28.3 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,045 | 59.0 | 5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 18,269 | 47.0 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hunt | 10,321 | 26.5 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative | Naweed Khan | 6,513 | 16.7 | 6.4 |
| | Respect | Mohammad Naseem | 2,173 | 5.6 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Rajinder Clair | 890 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| | UKIP | Bimla Balu | 745 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,948 | 20.5 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,911 | 55.5 | 2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
General election 2001: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khalid Mahmood | 17,415 | 46.5 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | David Binns | 8,662 | 23.1 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hunt | 8,566 | 22.9 | 13.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | Avtar Singh Jouhl | 1,544 | 4.1 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Caroline Johnson | 465 | 1.2 | New |
| | UKIP | Natalya Nattrass | 352 | 0.9 | New |
| | Marxist Party | Michael Roche | 221 | 0.6 | New |
| | Muslim Party | Robert Davidson | 192 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,753 | 23.4 | 17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,417 | 52.6 | 11.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 28,921 | 63.0 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dunnett | 9,964 | 21.7 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Hassall | 4,523 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
| | Referendum | Saeed Mahmood | 843 | 1.8 | New |
| | Liberal | William Baxter | 718 | 1.6 | New |
| | BNP | Lee Windridge | 544 | 1.2 | New |
| | Independent | Avtar Singh Panesar | 374 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,957 | 41.3 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,887 | 64.5 | 7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.9 | |
General election 1992: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 27,507 | 53.2 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Green | 18,917 | 36.6 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Philpott | 5,261 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,590 | 16.6 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,685 | 71.6 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 25,894 | 50.4 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | John Taylor | 18,961 | 36.9 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal | David D. Webb | 6,514 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,933 | 13.5 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,369 | 69.6 | 0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
General election 1983: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 27,061 | 52.5 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Portillo | 19,659 | 38.2 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Gus-Williams | 4,773 | 9.3 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,402 | 14.3 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,493 | 69.2 | 6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 18,674 | 47.6 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Kinsey | 18,183 | 46.3 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal | Olive Lillian Griffiths | 1,811 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
| | National Front | Keith Axon | 582 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,250 | 75.8 | 2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |
General election October 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 18,291 | 47.5 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Kinsey | 15,087 | 39.2 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth John Hovers | 4,231 | 11.0 | 3.8 |
| | National Front | Ralph Joseph Warren | 826 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Thomas Leslie Keen | 86 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,204 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,521 | 73.4 | 4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
General election February 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Rooker | 17,960 | 44.0 | 4.2 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Kinsey | 15,937 | 39.1 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth John Hovers | 6,044 | 14.8 | New |
| | National Front | Arthur Cosham Shorthouse | 853 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,023 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,794 | 78.3 | 7.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.3 | |
General election 1970: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Kinsey | 18,083 | 51.8 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Price | 16,817 | 48.2 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,266 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,900 | 70.6 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Price | 20,222 | 55.0 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Wyndham Davies | 16,557 | 45.0 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,665 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,779 | 76.2 | 1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.5 | |
General election 1964: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wyndham Davies | 18,483 | 50.5 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Charles Howell | 18,156 | 49.5 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,639 | 74.9 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Howell | 16,811 | 42.6 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Stanley C Greatrix | 16,628 | 42.2 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal | Wallace Lawler | 5,611 | 14.2 | New |
| | Communist | Bert Pearce | 424 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,474 | 78.5 | 5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
General election 1955: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Howell | 18,732 | 51.0 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | Frederick B Hingston | 17,052 | 46.5 | 4.5 |
| | Communist | Bert Pearce | 928 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,680 | 4.5 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,712 | 72.8 | 8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 | |
General election 1951: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Poole | 23,322 | 58.1 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Ward | 16,855 | 42.0 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,467 | 16.1 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,177 | 81.1 | 1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
General election 1950: Birmingham Perry Barr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Poole | 23,178 | 56.6 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Boyle | 15,172 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal | Frances Nora Hinks | 2,581 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,006 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,931 | 83.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |