# Birmingham Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Hall Green was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Birmingham, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 to 2024 by Tahir Ali of the Labour Party. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished and replaced by the new constituency of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley with minor boundary changes. It was first contested at the 2024 general election, with Ali being re-elected for the new seat.
It was a safe seat for Labour, having the twelfth-largest majority in the UK (by percentage) with a vote share for Labour of 77.6% and majority of 62.5%, as of 2017. This is compared to only a 32.9% share of the vote and 7.8% majority that Labour achieved in 2010.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Hall Green, Sparkhill and Springfield.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Brandwood, Hall Green, and Springfield.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green (as they existed on 1 February 1983).
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2024: The City of Birmingham wards of Hall Green, Moseley and King's Heath, Sparkbrook, and Springfield (as they existed on 12 April 2005).
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England created a significantly modified version of the Hall Green seat which contained only a third of the constituency which existed for the 1997 general election, being the ward of Hall Green itself. The majority of the newly drawn constituency comprised the two wards of Sparkbrook and Springfield from the Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency which was abolished at the 2010 general election. Mosley and King's Heath were transferred in from Birmingham, Selly Oak which now included Billesley and Brandwood.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the Boundary Commission abolished the constituency and created the new seat of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley with similar boundaries (minor gains and losses to Birmingham Ladywood, Birmingham Selly Oak, and Birmingham Yardley due to changes to ward boundaries in 2018).

## Constituency profile

The constituency is an inner suburban seat on the fringes city centre to its north and bordering Solihull in the east and south. The number of non-whites (64.5%) is high compared to the rest of the city (42%), as is the proportion of social housing (25.7%), with both figures higher than the national average. The area is home to a high number of public parks, open space and numerous tree-lined streets.
A famous landmark is Sarehole Mill, where J.R.R. Tolkien spent his boyhood, and which provided the inspiration for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Many constituents were employed in the car industry – notably Rover's nearby factories, which have now closed down.

## History
### Summary of results

The 2015 result made the seat the 28th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.
In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, the constituency voted to remain in the European Union with nearly two thirds of the vote, the strongest in Birmingham, despite the then-MP's Roger Godsiff's pro-Brexit stance. It was thus the most pro-EU constituency outside of Greater London to be represented by a pro-Brexit MP. Despite the Leave side winning the referendum, Godsiff did not vote to trigger Article 50 in the Parliament out of respect for his constituents' wishes.
The 2017 result made it the 12th safest seat in the UK, with a majority of 62.5% of the vote.
Hall Green, on various boundaries, elected a Conservative MP throughout the period from 1950 to 1997, and formed, with Birmingham, Edgbaston, the last of the Birmingham seats during the 1979–1997 Conservative Governments lost to Labour in 1997. This was the first time a Labour candidate had won the seat since it was created in 1950.
The 2015 result saw a +26.9% swing to the Labour Party and a correspondingly much greater than national average swing away from the Liberal Democrat candidate. This was in part due to the collapse of Respect's vote.

### Turnout

Turnout has ranged from 83.1% in 1950 to 57.5% in 2001.

## Members of Parliament

Birmingham Acock's Green and Birmingham Moseley prior to 1950
| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1950 | Aubrey Jones | Conservative | Resigned 1965 |
| 1965 by-election | Reginald Eyre | Conservative |
| 1987 | Andrew Hargreaves | Conservative |
| 1997 | Steve McCabe | Labour |
| 2010 | Roger Godsiff | Labour |
| 2019 | Tahir Ali | Labour |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results 1950-2024
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 24,444 | 50.2 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Crehan | 20,591 | 42.2 | |
| | Liberal | GL Roy | 3,703 | 7.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,853 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,738 | 83.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 27,289 | 56.7 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas Crehan | 20,874 | 43.3 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,415 | 13.4 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,163 | 82.9 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
General election 1955: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 28,543 | 61.5 | 4.8 |
| | Labour | William Pringle | 17,846 | 38.5 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,697 | 23.1 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,389 | 75.3 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
General election 1959: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 29,148 | 62.6 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Deryck HV Fereday | 15,431 | 33.2 | 5.3 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Harry W Maynard | 1,955 | 4.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,717 | 29.4 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,534 | 76.2 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 23,879 | 52.5 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | Graham S Rea | 14,477 | 31.8 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 7,113 | 15.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,402 | 20.7 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,469 | 75.8 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
By-election 1965: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 17,130 | 54.8 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | David Mumford | 8,980 | 28.8 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 5,122 | 16.4 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,150 | 26.0 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,232 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 20,628 | 47.4 | 5.1 |
| | Labour | George S Jonas | 17,295 | 39.7 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal | John Green | 5,617 | 12.9 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,333 | 7.7 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,540 | 73.6 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 27,319 | 60.4 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | T.L. Keene | 17,930 | 39.6 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,389 | 20.8 | 13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,249 | 67.7 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.6 | |
General election February 1974: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 27,280 | 56.5 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | David Jamieson | 21,036 | 43.5 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,244 | 13.0 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,316 | 72.6 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
General election October 1974: Birmingham, Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 20,569 | 43.7 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Theresa Stewart | 17,945 | 38.1 | 5.4 |
| | Liberal | I. Powney | 8,532 | 18.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,624 | 5.6 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,046 | 70.2 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
General election 1979: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 27,072 | 54.5 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | Theresa Stewart | 17,508 | 35.3 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal | P.M. Lockyer | 4,440 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| | National Front | R Maylin | 615 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,564 | 19.2 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,635 | 73.3 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Eyre | 21,142 | 49.1 | 5.4 |
| | Labour | Martin Willis | 11,769 | 27.3 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal | John Hemming | 10,175 | 23.6 | 14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,373 | 21.8 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,086 | 70.6 | 2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
General election 1987: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 20,478 | 44.9 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Frances Brook | 12,857 | 28.2 | 0.9 |
| | SDP | Francis Wilkes | 12,323 | 27.0 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,621 | 16.7 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,658 | 74.7 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 21,649 | 46.1 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Jane Slowey | 17,984 | 38.3 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David McGrath | 7,342 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,665 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,975 | 78.2 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
General election 1997: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve McCabe | 22,372 | 53.5 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 13,952 | 33.4 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Dow | 4,034 | 9.6 | 6.0 |
| | Referendum | Paul Bennett | 1,461 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,420 | 20.1 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,819 | 71.2 | 7.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve McCabe | 18,049 | 54.6 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Chris White | 11,401 | 34.5 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Punjab Singh | 2,926 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Johnson | 708 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,648 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,084 | 57.5 | 13.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2005: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve McCabe | 16,304 | 47.2 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Hughes | 10,590 | 30.7 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 6,682 | 19.3 | 10.5 |
| | UKIP | David Melhuish | 960 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,714 | 16.5 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,536 | 60.4 | 2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

(Note that the vote-share changes for 2010 are from the notional results on the new boundaries, not the actual 2005 results)
General election 2010: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Godsiff | 16,039 | 32.9 | 9.4 |
| | Respect | Salma Yaqoob | 12,240 | 25.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 11,988 | 24.6 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Jo Barker | 7,320 | 15.0 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | Alan Blumenthal | 950 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Andrew Gardner | 190 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,799 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,727 | 63.6 | 7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2015: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Godsiff | 28,147 | 59.8 | 26.9 |
| | Conservative | James Bird | 8,329 | 17.7 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 5,459 | 11.6 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Elly Stanton | 2,200 | 4.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Rashpal Mondair | 2,131 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| | Respect | Shiraz Peer | 780 | 1.7 | 23.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,818 | 42.1 | 34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,046 | 61.6 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2017: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Godsiff | 42,143 | 77.6 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | Reena Ranger | 8,199 | 15.1 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Evans | 3,137 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Patrick Cox | 831 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,944 | 62.5 | 20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,310 | 69.4 | 7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 | |
General election 2019: Birmingham Hall Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tahir Ali | 35,889 | 67.8 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Penny-Anne O'Donnell | 7,381 | 13.9 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | Roger Godsiff | 4,273 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Izzy Knowles | 3,673 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| | Brexit Party | Rosie Cuckston | 877 | 1.7 | New |
| | Green | Patrick Cox | 818 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,508 | 53.9 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,911 | 65.9 | 3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |