# Birmingham North (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham North was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Birmingham, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
The constituency was created in upon the abolition of the Birmingham constituency in 1885, and was itself abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

Before 1885 the city of Birmingham, in the county of Warwickshire, had been a three-member constituency (for further details, see Birmingham constituency). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham was split into seven single-member divisions, one of which was Birmingham North. It consisted of the wards of St George's, St Mary's, and St Stephen's.
This division was compact and almost square shaped. It was bounded to the west by Birmingham West, to the north by Handsworth and Aston Manor, to the east by Birmingham East and to the south by Birmingham Central.
In the 1918 redistribution of parliamentary seats, the Representation of the People Act 1918 provided for twelve new Birmingham divisions. The North division was abolished.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | William Kenrick | Liberal |
| 1886 | William Kenrick | Liberal Unionist |
| 1899 | John Middlemore | Liberal Unionist |
| 1912 | John Middlemore | Unionist |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Kenrick | 4,179 | 54.0 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Matthews | 3,561 | 46.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,740 | 82.1 | ' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,427 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Kenrick | 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 |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Kenrick | 4,814 | 69.7 | N/A |
| | Lib-Lab | Eli Bloor | 2,089 | 30.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,725 | 39.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,903 | 71.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,615 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1895: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Kenrick | 4,547 | 78.9 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | William James Lancaster | 1,213 | 21.1 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,334 | 57.8 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,760 | 59.1 | −12.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,753 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
1899 Birmingham North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Middlemore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Middlemore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1906: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Middlemore | 5,172 | 80.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Joseph Hood | 1,275 | 19.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,897 | 60.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,447 | 71.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,981 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Middlemore | 5,189 | 84.0 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Dawson | 988 | 16.0 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,201 | 68.0 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,177 | 73.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
General election December 1910: Birmingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Middlemore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: John Middlemore
* Liberal: Norman Birkett