Birmingham Aston (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°48′N 1°47′W / 53.8°N 1.79°W
Birmingham Aston | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
Major settlements | Aston |
1918–1974 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Birmingham Handsworth and Birmingham Erdington |
Created from | Aston Manor |
Birmingham Aston was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1918 to 1974 it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, when the boundaries of the city of Birmingham had been expanded. One of the areas included in the city's expansion was the Aston area, which had formerly been part of Warwickshire. From 1885 to 1918, Aston Manor was a borough constituency in Warwickshire.
Boundaries
1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Birmingham wards of All Saints', Aston, Lozells, and St Mary's. The newly created seat was smaller and more the northern part of central Birmingham than Aston Manor had been.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Aston, Lozells, and St Paul's.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Aston, Gravelley Hill, and Stockland Green. The latter two wards had formerly been part of Birmingham Erdington. St Paul's ward became part of Birmingham Ladywood. Lozells ward was transferred to Birmingham Handsworth.
In the 1974 redistribution, this constituency disappeared. Aston ward became part of Birmingham Handsworth, while Gravelley Hill and Stockland Green wards returned to Birmingham Erdington.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Sir Evelyn Cecil | Coalition Conservative | |
1922 | Conservative | ||
1929 | John Strachey | Labour | |
February 1931 | New | ||
June 1931 | Independent | ||
October 1931 | Arthur Hope | Conservative | |
1939 by-election | Edward Orlando Kellett | Conservative | |
1943 by-election | Redvers Michael Prior | Conservative | |
1945 | Woodrow Wyatt | Labour | |
1955 | Julius Silverman | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rt Hon. Sir Evelyn Cecil | 9,997 | 62.4 | ||
Labour | J. W. Banfield | 4,451 | 27.8 | ||
style="background-color: Template:NF DSS/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | Template:NF DSS/meta/shortname | J. H. Dooley | 1,561 | 9.8 | |
Majority | 5,546 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rt Hon. Sir Evelyn Cecil | 15,913 | 60.8 | ||
Labour | J. P. Cotter | 10,279 | 39.2 | ||
Majority | 5,634 | 21.6 | -13.0 | ||
Turnout | 72.5 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rt Hon. Sir Evelyn Cecil | 13,291 | 56.2 | ||
Labour | P. Bower | 7,541 | 31.8 | ||
Liberal | Joseph Conyers Tillotson | 2,846 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 5,750 | 24.4 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 65.0 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evelyn John St Loe Strachey | 18,672 | 52.2 | +6.8 | |
Unionist | John Percival Whiteley | 17,114 | 47.8 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 1,558 | 4.4 | 13.6 | ||
Turnout | 78.3 | +6.6 | |||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.8 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hope | 22,959 | 70.9 | ||
Labour | T May | 6,212 | 19.2 | ||
Independent | Evelyn John St Loe Strachey | 3,236 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 16,747 | 51.7 | |||
Turnout | 73.5 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hope | 18,933 | 68.8 | ||
Labour | R Messel | 8,578 | 31.2 | ||
Majority | 10,355 | 37.6 | |||
Turnout | 64.5 | ||||
General Election 1939/40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative:
- Labour:
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Woodrow Wyatt | 15,031 | 61,9 | ||
Conservative | FB Normansell | 9,264 | 38.1 | ||
Majority | 5,767 | 23.7 | |||
Turnout | 67.75 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Woodrow Lyle Wyatt | 28,867 | 60.8 | ||
Conservative | Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty | 16,826 | 35.4 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Embrey | 1,487 | 3.1 | ||
Independent | SW Keatley | 338 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 12,041 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 78.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Woodrow Lyle Wyatt | 27,899 | 62.6 | ||
Conservative | C Sweet | 16,136 | 36.2 | ||
Independent | SW Keatley | 545 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 11,763 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 74.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julius Silverman | 25,546 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | F Vale | 17,284 | 40.4 | ||
Majority | 8,262 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 71.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julius Silverman | 21,518 | 53.1 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark | 18,894 | 46.8 | ||
Majority | 2,534 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 70.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julius Silverman | 19,512 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark | 16,146 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 3,366 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julius Silverman | 20,716 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | Joe R Kinsey | 13,316 | 39.1 | ||
Majority | 7,400 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 64.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julius Silverman | 15,456 | 55.1 | ||
Conservative | Arthur A Hill | 11,894 | 42.4 | ||
British Movement | C. Jordan | 704 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 3,562 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 58.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 3)