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.Representation of the People Act 1918, Schedule 9 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.Representation of the People Act 1885, Schedule 6
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.Representation of the People Act 1948, Schedule 1
Members of Parliament Election Member Party Notes 1918 John William Dennis Conservative 1922 Smedley Crooke Conservative 1929 Fred Longden Labour Co-operative 1931 Sir Smedley Crooke Conservative 1945 Fred Longden Labour Co-operative Contested Birmingham Small Heath following redistribution1950 Constituency abolished
Election results
Election in the 1930s
Election in the 1920s
Election in the 1910s
Sources Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
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