Everything about Birmingham Hodge Hill Uk Parliament Constituency totally explained
Birmingham, Hodge Hill is a
constituency in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created in 1983.
Boundaries
The constituency covers a diverse area of east Birmingham, including the predominantly Asian inner-city area of Washwood Heath and the mostly white area of Shard End on the city's eastern boundary, as well as Hodge Hill itself. The constituency is one of the most deprived in the region and contains very few middle-class residents.
When the
Hodge Hill area committee district of
Birmingham was created in 2004 its boundaries were those of the constituency.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
Birmingham and the
West Midlands, the
Boundary Commission for England have created a modified Hodge Hill constituency with the following electoral wards:
- Bordesley Green, Hodge Hill, Shard End and Washwood Heath
History
The constituency was created with its current name in 1983. It is predated by
Birmingham Stechford.
Birmingham, Hodge Hill is a traditionally Labour area, normally seeing large majorities for the party. However in 2004 the appointment of the sitting
Member of Parliament (MP),
Terry Davis, as secretary general of the
Council of Europe resulted in
a fiercely contested by-election. Along with a
by-election in Leicester South held on the same day, the seat saw a fierce challenge by the
Liberal Democrats, hoping to build on their previous
by-election gain at Brent East, as well as competition for the anti-war vote from
RESPECT The Unity Coalition. On a low turnout Labour's
Liam Byrne held the seat by a margin of just 460 votes over the Liberal Democrats, with RESPECT taking over 1000 votes.
Members of Parliament
The current
Member of Parliament is
Liam Byrne of the
Labour Party, who was elected in the
2004 by-election. He succeeded
Terry Davis, who had held the seat since its creation 21 years earlier. Terry Davis was first elected in the
1983 general election. Before that he'd held the now historic constituency of
Birmingham Stechford, since the
1979 general election.
Elections
Note: percentage changes are from the figures at the 2001 general election, not the 2004 by-election.
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