# Birmingham Duddeston (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Duddeston was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

## Boundaries

The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided that the constituency was to consist of "Duddeston and Nechells Ward, St Mary's Ward (except the part thereof included in the Aston Division), and so much of the portion of Aston Ward which is not included in the Aston Division as lies to the west of the London and North Western Railway".
On its abolition by the Representation of the People Act 1948, the Duddeston and Nechells Wards became part of the Small Heath constituency, and the St Mary's and Aston wards were transferred in their entirety to the Aston constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Eldred Hallas | Coalition NDP |
| 1919 | Eldred Hallas | Labour |
| 1922 | Sir Ernest Hiley | Conservative |
| 1923 | John Burman | Conservative |
| 1929 | George Francis Sawyer | Labour |
| 1931 | Sir Oliver Simmonds | Conservative |
| 1945 | Edith Wills | Labour Co-op |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | National Democratic | Eldred Hallas | 8,796 | 79.41 | |
| | Liberal | John Frances Crowley | 2,280 | 20.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,516 | 58.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,076 | 32.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,167 | | |
| | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Ernest Hiley | 13,091 | 61.11 | New |
| | Labour | Michael Brothers | 8,331 | 38.89 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,760 | 22.22 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,422 | 62.29 | +29.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,388 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Coalition National Democratic | Unionist gain from Coalition National Democratic | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1923: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Burman | 11,712 | 59.58 | −1.53 |
| | Labour | George Francis Sawyer | 7,309 | 37.19 | −1.70 |
| | Free Trade | A Ford | 634 | 3.23 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,403 | 22.39 | +0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,655 | 56.88 | −5.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,553 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +0.09 | |
General election 1924: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Burman | 11,407 | 51.15 | −8.43 |
| | Labour | George Francis Sawyer | 10,892 | 48.85 | +11.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 2.30 | −20.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,299 | 64.31 | +7.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,673 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −10.05 | |
General election 1929: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Francis Sawyer | 18,204 | 61.00 | +12.15 |
| | Unionist | John Burman | 11,639 | 39.00 | −12.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,565 | 22.00 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,843 | 68.59 | +4.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,507 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.15 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Simmonds | 16,332 | 61.10 | +22.10 |
| | Labour | George Francis Sawyer | 9,789 | 36.62 | −24.38 |
| | Communist | Bernard Moore | 327 | 1.22 | New |
| | New Party | Jessie Williams | 284 | 1.06 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,543 | 24.48 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,732 | 64.43 | −4.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,492 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +23.24 | |
General election 1935: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Simmonds | 12,146 | 57.76 | −3.34 |
| | Labour | George Francis Sawyer | 8,884 | 42.24 | +5.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,262 | 15.52 | −8.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,030 | 53.72 | −10.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,144 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.48 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Duddeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Edith Wills | 10,745 | 64.98 | +22.74 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Simmonds | 5,791 | 35.02 | −22.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,954 | 29.96 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,536 | 63.49 | +9.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,047 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.74 | |