# Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Yardley is a constituency of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jess Phillips of the Labour Party.
Yardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath, and Yardley.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, and Yardley.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley (as they existed on 1 February 1983).
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.
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 Acocks Green, Garretts Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, Tyseley & Hay Mills, Yardley East, and Yardley West & Stechford, and small parts of Bordesley Green, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, Hall Green North, Small Heath, and Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East.
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 Acocks Green; Sheldon; Small Heath; South Yardley; Tyseley & Hay Mills; Yardley East; Yardley West & Stechford.
The Garretts Green ward was transferred to Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North in exchange for the bulk of the Small Heath ward. Remaining part wards removed.

## Constituency profile

The seat covers south-eastern areas of Birmingham including Stechford, Tyseley, Yardley and Acocks Green. Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Centrist", characterised by moderate views on social and economic issues.

## Members of Parliament

From the seat's creation in 1918 until the 2005 general election, the MP elected for Birmingham Yardley was on all but three occasions a member of the party that won the general election, making it a former bellwether seat. Exceptions were Labour wins in the constituency compared to Conservative wins nationally in 1951, 1955 and 1992.
| Election | Member | Whip |
| 1918 | Alfred Jephcott | Unionist |
| 1929 | Archibald Gossling | Labour |
| 1931 | Edward Salt | Conservative |
| 1945 | Wesley Perrins | Labour |
| 1950 | Henry Usborne | Labour |
| 1959 | Leonard Cleaver | Conservative |
| 1964 | Ioan Evans | Labour |
| 1970 | Derek Coombs | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Syd Tierney | Labour |
| 1979 | David Bevan | Conservative |
| 1992 | Estelle Morris | Labour |
| 2005 | John Hemming | Liberal Democrat |
| 2015 | Jess Phillips | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jess Phillips | 11,275 | 31.2 | −26.9 |
| | Workers Party | Jody McIntyre | 10,582 | 29.3 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Nora Kamberi | 5,061 | 14.0 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Clements | 3,634 | 10.1 | −16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,634 | 10.1 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Roxanne Green | 1,958 | 5.4 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 | 1.9 | −23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,144 | 50.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,203 | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jess Phillips | 23,379 | 54.8 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative | Vincent Garrington | 12,720 | 29.8 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 3,754 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| | Brexit Party | Mary McKenna | 2,246 | 5.3 | New |
| | Green | Christopher Garghan | 579 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,659 | 25.0 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,678 | 57.3 | 4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 | |
General election 2017: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jess Phillips | 25,398 | 57.1 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 8,824 | 19.8 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 7,984 | 17.9 | 7.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Clayton | 1,916 | 4.3 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Christopher Garghan | 280 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Abu Nowshed | 100 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,574 | 37.3 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,502 | 61.3 | 4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
General election 2015: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jess Phillips | 17,129 | 41.5 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 10,534 | 25.6 | 14.0 |
| | UKIP | Paul Clayton | 6,637 | 16.1 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Arun Photay | 5,760 | 14.0 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Grant Bishop | 698 | 1.7 | New |
| | Respect | Teval Stephens | 187 | 0.5 | New |
| | TUSC | Eamonn Flynn | 135 | 0.3 | New |
| | SDP | Peter Johnson | 71 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,595 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,313 | 57.3 | 0.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 11.7 | |
General election 2010: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 16,162 | 39.6 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | Lynnette Kelly | 13,160 | 32.2 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | Meirion Jenkins | 7,836 | 19.2 | 8.6 |
| | BNP | Tanya Lumby | 2,153 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | Graham Duffen | 1,190 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| | National Front | Paul Morris | 349 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,002 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,850 | 56.5 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 13,648 | 46.4 | 8.1 |
| | Labour | Jayne Innes | 10,976 | 37.3 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Uppal | 2,970 | 10.1 | 3.0 |
| | BNP | Robert Purcell | 1,523 | 5.2 | New |
| | UKIP | Mohammed Yaqub | 314 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,672 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,431 | 57.7 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 8.8 | |
General election 2001: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Estelle Morris | 14,085 | 46.9 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 11,507 | 38.3 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Barrie Roberts | 3,941 | 13.1 | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | Alan Ware | 329 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | Colin Wren | 151 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,578 | 8.6 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,011 | 57.2 | 14.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Estelle Morris | 17,778 | 47.0 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 12,463 | 33.0 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Anne Jobson | 6,736 | 17.8 | 16.7 |
| | Referendum | Duncan Livingston | 646 | 1.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Alan Ware | 164 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,315 | 14.0 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,787 | 71.2 | 6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Estelle Morris | 14,884 | 34.9 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | David Bevan | 14,722 | 34.5 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hemming | 12,899 | 30.2 | 9.4 |
| | National Front | Pauline Read | 192 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,697 | 78.0 | 4.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bevan | 17,931 | 42.6 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | Geoff Edge | 15,409 | 36.6 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Smith | 8,734 | 20.8 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,522 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,074 | 73.9 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bevan | 17,986 | 43.2 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Roger Godsiff | 15,121 | 36.3 | 6.2 |
| | SDP | David Bennett | 8,109 | 19.5 | 13.7 |
| | National Front | Robert Jones | 415 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,865 | 6.9 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,631 | 72.1 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bevan | 20,193 | 47.56 | |
| | Labour | Syd Tierney | 19,029 | 44.81 | |
| | Liberal | Susan Mary Anderson | 2,491 | 5.87 | |
| | National Front | Harold Challendar | 749 | 1.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,164 | 2.75 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,462 | 73.75 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Syd Tierney | 20,834 | 48.27 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Coombs | 16,664 | 38.61 | |
| | Liberal | John Aldridge | 4,518 | 10.47 | |
| | National Front | Harold Challendar | 1,034 | 2.40 | New |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Thomas Keen | 111 | 0.26 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,170 | 9.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,161 | 73.09 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Syd Tierney | 20,580 | 44.62 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Coombs | 18,633 | 40.40 | |
| | Liberal | John Aldridge | 6,912 | 14.99 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,947 | 4.22 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,213 | 78.72 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Coombs | 21,827 | 50.14 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Ioan Evans | 21,707 | 49.86 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 0.28 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,534 | 69.70 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Ioan Evans | 25,568 | 56.35 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Cleaver | 19,809 | 43.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,759 | 12.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,377 | 77.62 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ioan Evans | 22,788 | 50.19 | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Cleaver | 22,619 | 49.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 0.38 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,407 | 77.05 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Cleaver | 23,482 | 51.52 | |
| | Labour | Henry Usborne | 22,097 | 48.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,385 | 3.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,579 | 77.08 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Usborne | 23,722 | 53.52 |
| | Conservative | Philip Holland | 20,598 | 46.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,124 | 7.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,320 | 75.02 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Usborne | 22,800 | 53.15 |
| | Conservative | Albert E. Shaw | 20,099 | 46.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,701 | 6.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,899 | 82.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Usborne | 22,342 | 51.16 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Matthews | 18,431 | 42.20 | |
| | Liberal | A.S. Ritchie | 2,553 | 5.85 | |
| | Communist | Jim Faulkner | 347 | 0.79 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,911 | 8.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,673 | 84.32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wesley Perrins | 33,835 | 60.49 | +18.16 |
| | Conservative | Edward Salt | 16,514 | 29.53 | −28.14 |
| | Liberal | Charles Frederick Middleton | 5,583 | 9.98 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,321 | 30.96 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,932 | 69.21 | +3.99 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.15 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Salt | 25,717 | 57.67 | −7.52 |
| | Labour | Charles Jarman | 18,879 | 42.33 | +8.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,838 | 15.34 | −16.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,596 | 65.22 | −12.48 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.01 | |
General election 1931: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Salt | 32,061 | 65.19 | +24.29 |
| | Labour | Archibald Gossling | 16,640 | 33.83 | −15.07 |
| | New Party | EJ Bartleet | 479 | 0.97 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,421 | 31.36 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,180 | 76.70 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18.64 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Archibald Gossling | 23,956 | 48.9 | 2.1 |
| | Unionist | Edward Salt | 19,590 | 39.9 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal | Charles Albert Beaumont | 5,500 | 11.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,366 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,046 | 77.8 | 0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,068 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 7.7 | |
General election 1924: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 16,149 | 53.2 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | Archibald Gossling | 14,184 | 46.8 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,965 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,333 | 77.3 | 12.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,235 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 0.3 | |
General election 1923: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 13,300 | 53.5 | 4.6 |
| | Labour | Archibald Gossling | 11,562 | 46.5 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,738 | 7.0 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,862 | 64.4 | 6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,591 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 4.6 | |
General election 1922: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 15,586 | 58.1 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | Archibald Gossling | 11,234 | 41.9 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,352 | 16.2 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,820 | 70.5 | 17.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,045 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Yardley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Alfred Jephcott | 10,960 | 56.3 | |
| | Labour | George Shann | 7,466 | 38.3 | |
| | Liberal | George Jackson | 1,049 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,494 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,475 | 53.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,575 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||