# Birmingham Deritend (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Deritend 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

Prior to 1918 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham (within its boundaries in 1885) was split into seven single-member divisions. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 the city contained twelve divisions, one of which was Birmingham Deritend.
This division of Birmingham was composed of the City Council Wards of St. Bartholomew's, St. Martin's and Deritend as they existed in 1918. The St. Martin's and Deritend wards had previously been part of the Birmingham South constituency, and the St. Bartholomew's ward had previously been part of the Birmingham Bordesley constituency.
In the redistribution under the Representation of the People Act 1948 which took effect in 1950, the then Deritend and St. Martin's wards became part of Birmingham Sparkbrook, and the St. Bartholomew's ward became part of Birmingham Small Heath.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | John William Dennis | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Smedley Crooke | Conservative |
| 1929 | Fred Longden | Labour Co-operative |
| 1931 | Sir Smedley Crooke | Conservative |
| 1945 | Fred Longden | Labour Co-operative |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results

General election 1945: Birmingham Deritend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Fred Longden | 9,749 | 65.3 | +24.8 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Richards Matthews | 5,172 | 34.7 | −24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,577 | 30.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,941 | 63.0 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,693 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.6 | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 14 November 1935: constituency of Birmingham Deritend Composed of the Birmingham wards of St Bartholomew and St Martins & Deritend Electorate 42,078, Turnout 59.6%, :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Smedley Crooke | 14,925 | 59.5 | −6.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Fred Longden | 10,144 | 40.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,781 | 19.0 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,069 | 59.6 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 27 October 1931: constituency of Birmingham Deritend Composed of the Birmingham wards of St Bartholomew and St Martins & Deritend Electorate 45,671, Turnout 71.9%, :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Smedley Crooke | 21,684 | 66.0 | +23.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Fred Longden | 11,163 | 34.0 | −16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,521 | 32.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,847 | 71.9 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1920s

General election 1929: Birmingham Deritend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Fred Longden | 16,932 | 50.7 | +2.2 |
| | Unionist | Smedley Crooke | 14,165 | 42.5 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal | Beta Hornabrook | 2,268 | 6.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,767 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,365 | 70.6 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,262 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.6 | |
General election 1924: Birmingham Deritend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Smedley Crooke | 13,552 | 51.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Fred Longden | 12,760 | 48.5 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | 3.0 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,312 | 69.3 | +12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,980 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
General election 1923: Birmingham Deritend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Smedley Crooke | 12,015 | 56.1 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Fred Longden | 9,396 | 43.9 | +15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,619 | 12.2 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,411 | 56.8 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,671 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.0 | |
General election 1922: Birmingham Deritend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Smedley Crooke | 11,700 | 48.9 | −33.8 |
| | Labour | Fred Longden | 6,892 | 28.8 | New |
| | Liberal | Herbert Willison | 5,331 | 22.3 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,808 | 20.1 | −45.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,923 | 64.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,985 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1910s

General election 14 December 1918: constituency of Birmingham Deritend Composed of the Birmingham wards of St Bartholomew and St Martins & Deritend Electorate 38,552, Turnout 43.9%, :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John William Dennis | 9,495 | 82.7 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Brampton | 1,990 | 17.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,505 | 65.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,485 | | |
| | 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. ||||||

## Sources

* Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)