Birmingham Yardley is a constituency of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jess Phillips of the Labour Party.
Yardley Rural District was annexed to Birmingham under the 1911 Greater Birmingham Act.
Constituency profile The seat lies within Birmingham to the east of the city centre. It includes the areas of Stechford, Yardley, Acocks Green, Sheldon and the industrial area of Tyseley. The western areas of the constituency around Small Heath and Tyseley are inner-city in character with mostly terraced houses, whilst the eastern parts are suburban with mostly detached or semi-detached housing.
The constituency has high levels of deprivation and residents are less likely to be degree-educated or work in professional jobs compared to national averages.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Birmingham+Yardley The constituency is ethnically diverse; 44% of residents are White, 41% are Asian (primarily Pakistani) and 6% are Black. Most of the constituency elected Liberal Democrat councillors at the most recent city council election in 2026, whilst two Reform UK councillors were elected, and one Green Party councillor. An estimated 57% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 52%.
Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath and Yardley.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green and Yardley.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon and Yardley.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon and Yardley (as they existed on 1 February 1983).
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon and Yardley (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.
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 Acocks Green, Garretts Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, Tyseley & Hay Mills, Yardley East, and Yardley West & Stechford, and small parts of Bordesley Green, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, Hall Green North, Small Heath and Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:
The City of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green; Sheldon; Small Heath; South Yardley; Tyseley & Hay Mills; Yardley East; Yardley West & Stechford.
The Garretts Green ward was transferred to Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North in exchange for the bulk of the Small Heath ward. Remaining part wards removed.
Members of Parliament From the seat's creation in 1918 until the 2005 general election, the MP elected for Birmingham Yardley was on all but three occasions a member of the party that won the general election, making it a former bellwether seat. Exceptions were Labour wins in the constituency compared to Conservative wins nationally in 1951, 1955 and 1992.
ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1918 Alfred Jephcott Unionist 1929 Archibald Gossling Labour 1931 Edward Salt Conservative 1945 Wesley Perrins Labour Constituency split, majority formed Birmingham Small Heath, minority merged with the majority of the abolished Birmingham Acock's Green 1950 Henry Usborne LabourMember for Birmingham Acock's Green (1945–1950) 1959 Leonard Cleaver Conservative 1964 Ioan Evans Labour Comptroller of the Household (1968–1970) 1970 Derek Coombs Conservative Feb 1974 Syd Tierney Labour 1979 David Bevan Conservative 1992 Estelle Morris Labour Secretary of State for Education and Skills (2001–2002), Minister of State for the Arts (2003–2005) 2005 John Hemming Liberal Democrat 2015 Jess Phillips Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls (2024–2026)
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Labour 24,349 58.1 Conservative 11,208 26.7 Liberal Democrats 3,743 8.9 Brexit Party 2,103 5.0 Green 503 1.2Turnout41,90658.3Electorate71,912
Elections in the 2010s
2005 notional result Party Vote % Liberal Democrats 16,485 42.0 Labour 13,621 34.7 Conservative 4,142 10.6 Others 2,581 6.6 BNP 1,523 3.9 UKIP 670 1.7 Green 201 0.5Turnout39,22354.5Electorate71,986
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
1979 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 22,285 49.9 Labour 19,016 42.6 Liberal 2,601 5.8 Others 778 1.7Turnout44,680Electorate
Elections in the 1970s
1970 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 21,300 51.2 Labour 20,300 48.8Turnout41,60069.5Electorate59,843
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Election in the 1910s
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
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References
External links
Birmingham city council constituency page Birmingham, Yardley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Birmingham, Yardley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Birmingham Yardley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK