# Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Edgbaston is a constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Preet Gill, a Labour Co-op MP.
The most high-profile MP for the constituency was former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1937–1940). Since 1953 it has elected a succession of female MPs.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Birmingham ward of Edgbaston, part of Rotton Park ward, the local government district of Harborne, and part of the local government district of Balsall Heath.
1918–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Edgbaston, Harborne, and Market Hall.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Deritend, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton (as they existed on 12 April 2005).
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 Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton, about half of North Edgbaston and fragments of Weoley & Selly Oak and Balsall Heath West.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:
* The City of Birmingham wards of: Bartley Green; Edgbaston; Harborne; North Edgbaston; Quinton.
The remaining areas of the North Edgbaston ward were transferred from Birmingham Ladywood, bringing the electorate within the permitted range. Other minor changes to align with new ward boundaries.

## Constituency profile

South west of Birmingham city centre, this is a house and garden-rich and mostly middle-income constituency with limited social housing, featuring parks, Warwickshire's cricket ground and two grammar schools. It was a safe Conservative seat for decades, emphasised by solid Tory areas like Edgbaston itself and Bartley Green, but some areas, such as the more Labour-inclined Quinton and Harborne, have pockets of considerable deprivation and of low incomes. Labour has held the seat since 1997. It contains the University of Birmingham's main campus, and most of the student halls.

## History

The political division elected Conservative candidates as its MP between a by-election in 1898 and the 1992 general elections inclusive. The election of Gisela Stuart in 1997 produced a 10% majority fractionally exceeded in percentage terms by her re-election in 2001 on a lower turnout, stretching her majority to 12.1%. The 2015 re-election of Stuart gave the seat the thirtieth-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority and represented an improvement on 2010.
On election night in May 1997, Birmingham Edgbaston was the ninth constituency to declare its results and the first seat to be gained by the Labour Party from the Conservatives on a 10% swing, after 99 years of Conservative representation; presaging the Labour landslide victory of that election. Labour have held the seat ever since. Birmingham Edgbaston has returned only female MPs since 1953, longer than any other constituency in the UK. The current MP for the constituency is Preet Gill of the Labour Party, who is the first-ever female Sikh MP in the UK. She was first elected at the 2017 general election, after long-serving Labour MP Gisela Stuart stood down. It has been classified as a marginal seat; although in 2017 and 2019, the Labour Party won more than 50% of the vote.
Turnout has ranged from 78.8% in 1950 to 48% in 1918, and was recorded as 52.4% in 2024.

## Demographics

Ethnicity 2021 Census
White - 54.2
Asian - 23.0
Black - 11.4
Mixed - 5.8
Other - 5.5
Religion 2021 Census
Christian - 38.7
Muslim - 16.3
Hindu - 3.3
Sikh - 5.1

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1885 | George Dixon | Liberal | |
| 1886 | George Dixon | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1898 by-election | Francis Lowe | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Neville Chamberlain | Conservative | Prime Minister 1937–1940; died 1940 |
| 1940 by-election | Peter Bennett | Conservative | Resigned 1953 on being raised to the peerage |
| 1953 by-election | Edith Pitt | Conservative | Died January 1966; no by-election held due to imminent general election |
| 1966 | Jill Knight | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Gisela Stuart | Labour | |
| 2017 | Preet Gill | Labour Co-op | |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Preet Gill | 16,599 | 44.3 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Ashvir Sangha | 8,231 | 22.0 | −13.5 |
| | Reform UK | Joshua Matthews | 4,363 | 11.7 | +9.3 |
| | Independent | Dr Ammar Waraich | 3,336 | 8.9 | New |
| | Green | Nicola Payne | 2,797 | 7.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Green | 2,102 | 5.6 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,368 | 22.3 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,607 | 52.4 | −9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,787 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Preet Gill | 21,217 | 50.1 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Alex Yip | 15,603 | 36.9 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Green | 3,349 | 7.9 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Phil Simpson | 1,112 | 2.6 | +1.3 |
| | Brexit Party | David Wilks | 1,047 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,614 | 13.2 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,328 | 61.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
General election 2017: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Preet Gill | 24,124 | 55.3 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Squire | 17,207 | 39.5 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Green | 1,564 | 3.6 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Alice Kiff | 562 | 1.3 | −2.0 |
| | Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 155 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,917 | 15.8 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,612 | 64.1 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,091 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
General election 2015: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gisela Stuart | 18,518 | 44.9 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Luke Evans | 15,812 | 38.3 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Graham Short | 4,154 | 10.1 | +8.3 |
| | Green | Philip Simpson | 1,371 | 3.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Dargue | 1,184 | 2.9 | −12.5 |
| | Christian | Gabriel Ukandu | 163 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Henna Rai | 91 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,706 | 6.6 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,293 | 63.0 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,591 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 2010: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gisela Stuart | 16,894 | 40.6 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Deirdre Alden | 15,620 | 37.6 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Harmer | 6,387 | 15.4 | +1.6 |
| | BNP | Trevor Lloyd | 1,196 | 2.9 | New |
| | UKIP | Greville Warwick | 732 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Philip Simpson | 469 | 1.1 | −1.9 |
| | Impact Party | Harry Takhar | 146 | 0.4 | New |
| | Christian | Charith Fernando | 127 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,274 | 3.0 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,571 | 60.6 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.6 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gisela Stuart | 16,465 | 43.75 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Deirdre Alden | 14,116 | 37.51 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike D Dixon | 5,185 | 13.8 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Peter Beck | 1,116 | 3.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Stephen White | 749 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,349 | 6.2 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,631 | 58.0 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |
General election 2001: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gisela Stuart | 18,517 | 49.1 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Hastilow | 13,819 | 36.6 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Davies | 4,528 | 12.0 | +2.3 |
| | Pro-Euro Conservative | Collis Gretton | 454 | 1.2 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Sam Brackenbury | 443 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,698 | 12.5 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,749 | 56.0 | −12.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,405 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gisela Stuart | 23,554 | 48.6 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Marshall | 18,712 | 38.6 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gallagher | 4,691 | 9.7 | −2.0 |
| | Referendum | Jonathan Oakton | 1,065 | 2.2 | New |
| | British Democratic Party | Derek Campbell | 443 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,842 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,465 | 68.9 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,310 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.7 | |
General election 1992: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 18,529 | 49.0 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | John Wilton | 14,222 | 37.6 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain RS Robertson-Steel | 4,419 | 11.7 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Philip Simpson | 643 | 1.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,307 | 11.4 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,813 | 71.3 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,041 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 18,595 | 49.8 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | John Wilton | 10,014 | 26.8 | +5.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Joseph Binns | 7,843 | 21.0 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Philip Simpson | 559 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Stephen Hardwick | 307 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,581 | 23.0 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,318 | 68.6 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,416 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
General election 1983: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 19,585 | 53.7 | −0.4 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Joseph Binns | 8,167 | 22.4 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Bilson | 7,647 | 21.0 | −12.5 |
| | Ecology | John Hurdley | 516 | 1.4 | −0.4 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Stephen Hardwick | 293 | 0.8 | New |
| | Communist | Patricia Davies | 169 | 0.5 | New |
| | Jesus and His Cross | Daphne Howlett | 97 | 0.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,418 | 31.3 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,474 | 66.2 | −1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,063 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 25,192 | 54.1 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hudson | 15,605 | 33.5 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal | James Dugued | 4,377 | 9.4 | −8.1 |
| | Ecology | Jonathan Tyler | 852 | 1.8 | New |
| | Jesus and His Cross | Daphne Howlett | 297 | 0.6 | New |
| | Save Birmingham Education | Brian Dore | 129 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Leonard Marshall | 112 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,587 | 20.6 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,564 | 67.8 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,645 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
General election October 1974: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 19,483 | 44.0 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | John Hannah | 17,073 | 38.5 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Davis | 7,770 | 17.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,410 | 5.5 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,326 | 63.3 | −6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,078 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
General election February 1974: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 25,914 | 53.7 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | John Hannah | 19,994 | 41.4 | +6.6 |
| | Independent | Leonard Marshall | 2,391 | 5.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,920 | 12.3 | −16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,299 | 69.4 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,631 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.1 | |
General election 1970: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 23,690 | 63.2 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | John Sever | 13,047 | 34.8 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Daphne Howlett | 725 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,643 | 28.4 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,462 | 63.6 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,868 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Knight | 18,869 | 53.9 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Eric Smith | 11,335 | 32.4 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | David Badger | 4,829 | 13.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,534 | 21.5 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,033 | 67.8 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,654 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −13.5 | |
General election 1964: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edith Pitt | 22,818 | 67.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Alec Kazantzis | 11,059 | 32.6 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,759 | 34.8 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,877 | 66.5 | −1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,966 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edith Pitt | 26,401 | 69.7 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Nora Hinks | 11,473 | 30.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,928 | 39.4 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,874 | 68.2 | 0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,719 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 1955: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edith Pitt | 26,991 | 67.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Kenneth V Russell | 12,897 | 32.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,094 | 35.4 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,888 | 68.2 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,469 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
1953 By-election: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edith Pitt | 20,142 | 67.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | FB Watson | 9,635 | 32.4 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,507 | 35.2 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,777 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
General election 1951: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bennett | 29,477 | 64.3 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | William Pringle | 16,373 | 35.7 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,104 | 28.6 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,850 | 76.1 | −2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,278 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
General election 1950: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bennett | 29,404 | 62.7 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | JA Hobson | 17,512 | 37.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,892 | 25.4 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,916 | 78.8 | +9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,571 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bennett | 21,497 | 53.5 | −28.1 |
| | Labour | George Corbyn Barrow | 12,879 | 32.0 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Asher Shenfield | 5,832 | 14.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,618 | 21.5 | −41.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,208 | 69.2 | +6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,199 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −20.9 | |
1940 by-election: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bennett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Chamberlain | 28,243 | 81.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | J Adshead | 6,381 | 18.4 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,862 | 63.2 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,624 | 62.4 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,474 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
General election 1931: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Chamberlain | 33,085 | 86.5 | +22.8 |
| | Labour | WW Blaylock | 5,157 | 13.5 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,928 | 73.0 | +32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,242 | 70.9 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,955 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16.4 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Neville Chamberlain | 23,350 | 63.7 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | William Caple | 8,590 | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Percy Young | 4,720 | 12.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,760 | 40.3 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,660 | 70.0 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,366 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −12.9 | |
General election 1924: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Francis Lowe | 18,822 | 76.6 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | FR Sharkey | 5,744 | 23.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,078 | 53.2 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,566 | 64.9 | +8.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Francis Lowe | 15,459 | 72.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alfred Bowkett | 5,962 | 27.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,497 | 44.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,421 | 56.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,779 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1922: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Francis Lowe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Francis Lowe | 13,565 | 76.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Barnsley | 4,184 | 23.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,381 | 52.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,749 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,013 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election, December 1910: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Lowe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election, January 1910: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Lowe | 7,951 | 73.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Morgan | 2,850 | 26.4 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,101 | 47.2 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,801 | 80.7 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,383 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Lowe | 7,263 | 70.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Lionel Holland | 3,103 | 29.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,160 | 40.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,366 | 78.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,230 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Lowe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

By-election, 15 February 1898: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Lowe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1895: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Dixon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1892: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Dixon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Dixon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
General election 1885: Birmingham Edgbaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Dixon | 4,098 | 58.5 | |
| | Conservative | John Eardley-Wilmot | 2,907 | 41.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,005 | 80.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,693 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |