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Birmingham Perry Barr
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Birmingham Perry Barr in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands
Population107,090 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate74,048 (2023)[2]
Major settlementsHandsworth and Perry Barr
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentAyoub Khan (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created fromBirmingham Handsworth

Birmingham Perry Barr is a constituency[n 1] in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by independent Ayoub Khan since July 2024. It had previously been held since 2001 by Khalid Mahmood of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Constituency profile

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The constituency is located in Birmingham and covers the area to the north of the city centre. It is predominantly urban and contains the neighbourhoods of Handsworth, Aston and Perry Barr and stretches north to include parts of Kingstanding.

The northern parts of the constituency around Old Oscott are suburban, whilst Handsworth and Lozells are inner-city in character and have a history of civil unrest.[3] The constituency is ethnically diverse; Asians make up a majority of the population (53%)—which includes a significant Sikh community (10%)[4]—White people make up 21% of the population and Black people are 17%. The White population reaches up to 80% in the northern areas of the constituency.[5]

Residents of the constituency have high levels of deprivation and low levels of income, education and professional employment compared to national averages.[6] Most of the constituency elected Labour Party councillors at the most recent city council election in 2022, whilst the northern parts elected Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors. Most voters (55%) supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 48%.[6]

Boundaries

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The constituency covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham.

1950–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding and Perry Barr.[7]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.

1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.

1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, and Sandwell.

2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, and Perry Barr.

2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review,[8] which did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2018:

  • The City of Birmingham wards of Birchfield, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Oscott, and Perry Barr, most of Lozells, a majority of Holyhead, and small parts of Aston and Kingstanding.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:

  • The City of Birmingham wards of: Aston; Birchfield; Handsworth; Handsworth Wood; Holyhead; Lozells; Oscott (part); Perry Barr.[9]

The bulk of the Aston ward and the remainder of the Holyhead and Lozells wards were transferred from Birmingham Ladywood, partly offset by the loss to Birmingham Erdington of the majority of the Oscott ward and the part of the Kingstanding ward.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[10] Party
1950 Cecil Poole Labour
1955 Charles Howell Labour
1964 Wyndham Davies Conservative
1966 Christopher Price Labour
1970 Joseph Kinsey Conservative
Feb 1974 Jeff Rooker Labour
2001 Khalid Mahmood Labour
2024 Ayoub Khan Independent

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Birmingham Perry Barr[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ayoub Khan 13,303 35.5 new
Labour Khalid Mahmood 12,796 34.1 Decrease29.0
Conservative Garry Hickton 4,227 11.3 Decrease15.5
Reform Akshay Khuttan 2,446 6.5 Increase3.2
Green Kefentse Dennis 2,440 6.5 Increase4.5
Liberal Democrats Sabah Hamed 1,302 3.5 Decrease1.0
Independent Niko Omilana 509 1.4 new
Socialist Labour Shangara Singh 453 1.2 new
Majority 507 1.4
Turnout 37,476 49.1 Decrease14.3
Registered electors 76,350
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase34.7

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Birmingham Perry Barr[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 26,594 63.1 Decrease 5.0
Conservative Raaj Shamji 11,277 26.8 Increase 0.3
Liberal Democrats Gerry Jerome 1,901 4.5 Increase 2.1
Brexit Party Annette Willcox 1,382 3.3 New
Green Kefentse Dennis 845 2.0 Increase 0.7
Yeshua Thomas Braich 148 0.4 New
Majority 15,317 36.3 Decrease 5.3
Turnout 42,147 58.7 Decrease 4.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 2017: Birmingham Perry Barr[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 30,109 68.1 Increase 10.7
Conservative Charlotte Hodivala 11,726 26.5 Increase 5.0
Liberal Democrats Harjun Singh 1,080 2.4 Decrease 2.4
Socialist Labour Shangara Bhatoe 592 1.3 New
Green Vijay Rana 591 1.3 Decrease 1.9
Open Borders Harjinder Singh 99 0.2 New
Majority 18,383 41.6 Increase 5.7
Turnout 44,197 63.1 Increase 4.1
Labour hold Swing Increase 2.85
General election 2015: Birmingham Perry Barr[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 23,697 57.4 Increase 7.1
Conservative Charlotte Hodivala 8,869 21.5 Increase 0.2
UKIP Harjinder Singh 5,032 12.2 Increase 8.2
Liberal Democrats Harjun Singh 2,001 4.8 Decrease 17.2
Green James Lovatt 1,330 3.2 New
TUSC Robert Punton 331 0.8 New
Majority 14,828 35.9 Increase 7.6
Turnout 41,260 59.0 Steady 0.0
Labour hold Swing Increase 2.0
General election 2010: Birmingham Perry Barr[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 21,142 50.3 Increase 4.0
Liberal Democrats Karen Hamilton 9,234 22.0 Decrease 4.2
Conservative William Norton 8,960 21.3 Increase 4.0
UKIP Melvin J. Ward 1,675 4.0 Increase 1.6
Socialist Labour John Tyrrell 527 1.3 Decrease 1.0
Christian Deborah Hey-Smith 507 1.2 New
Majority 11,908 28.3 Increase 8.2
Turnout 42,045 59.0 Increase 5.1
Labour hold Swing Increase 4.1

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Birmingham Perry Barr[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 18,269 47.0 Increase 0.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hunt 10,321 26.5 Increase 3.6
Conservative Naweed Khan 6,513 16.7 Decrease 6.4
Respect Mohammad Naseem 2,173 5.6 New
Socialist Labour Rajinder Clair 890 2.3 Decrease 1.8
UKIP Bimla Balu 745 1.9 Increase 1.0
Majority 7,948 20.5 Decrease 2.9
Turnout 38,911 55.5 Increase 2.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease 1.6
General election 2001: Birmingham Perry Barr[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khalid Mahmood 17,415 46.5 Decrease 16.5
Conservative David Binns 8,662 23.1 Increase 1.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hunt 8,566 22.9 Increase 13.0
Socialist Labour Avtar Singh Jouhl 1,544 4.1 New
Socialist Alliance Caroline Johnson 465 1.2 New
UKIP Natalya Nattrass 352 0.9 New
Marxist Party Michael Roche 221 0.6 New
Muslim Party Robert Davidson 192 0.5 New
Majority 8,753 23.4 Decrease 17.9
Turnout 37,417 52.6 Decrease 11.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease 9.0

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Birmingham Perry Barr[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 28,921 63.0 Increase 12.8
Conservative Andrew Dunnett 9,964 21.7 Decrease 14.9
Liberal Democrats Raymond Hassall 4,523 9.9 Decrease 0.3
Referendum Saeed Mahmood 843 1.8 New
Liberal William Baxter 718 1.6 New
BNP Lee Windridge 544 1.2 New
Independent Avtar Singh Panesar 374 0.8 New
Majority 18,957 41.3 Increase24.7
Turnout 45,887 64.5 Decrease 7.1
Labour hold Swing Increase 13.9
General election 1992: Birmingham Perry Barr[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 27,507 53.2 Increase 2.8
Conservative Graham Green 18,917 36.6 Decrease 0.3
Liberal Democrats Toby Philpott 5,261 10.2 Decrease 2.5
Majority 8,590 16.6 Increase 3.1
Turnout 51,685 71.6 Increase 2.0
Labour hold Swing Increase 1.6

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Birmingham Perry Barr[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 25,894 50.4 Decrease 2.1
Conservative John Taylor 18,961 36.9 Decrease 1.3
Liberal David Webb 6,514 12.7 Increase 3.4
Majority 6,933 13.5 Decrease 0.8
Turnout 51,369 69.6 Increase 0.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease 0.4
General election 1983: Birmingham Perry Barr[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 27,061 52.5 Increase 4.9
Conservative Michael Portillo 19,659 38.2 Decrease 8.1
Liberal Cecil Gus-Williams 4,773 9.3 Increase 4.7
Majority 7,402 14.3 Increase 3.0
Turnout 51,493 69.2 Decrease 6.6
Labour hold Swing Increase 6.5

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Birmingham Perry Barr[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 18,674 47.6 Increase 0.1
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 18,183 46.3 Increase 7.1
Liberal Olive Griffiths 1,811 4.6 Decrease 6.4
National Front Keith Axon 582 1.5 Decrease 0.6
Majority 491 1.3 Decrease 7.0
Turnout 39,250 75.8 Increase 2.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease 3.5
General election October 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 18,291 47.5 Increase 3.5
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 15,087 39.2 Increase 0.1
Liberal Kenneth Hovers 4,231 11.0 Decrease 3.8
National Front Ralph Warren 826 2.1 Steady 0.0
More Prosperous Britain Thomas Keen 86 0.2 New
Majority 3,204 8.3 Increase 3.4
Turnout 38,521 73.4 Decrease 4.9
Labour hold Swing Increase 1.7
General election February 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Rooker 17,960 44.0 Decrease 4.2
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 15,937 39.1 Decrease 12.7
Liberal Kenneth Hovers 6,044 14.8 New
National Front Arthur Shorthouse 853 2.1 New
Majority 2,023 4.9 N/A
Turnout 40,794 78.3 Increase 7.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 4.3
General election 1970: Birmingham Perry Barr[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Kinsey 18,083 51.8 Increase 6.8
Labour Christopher Price 16,817 48.2 Decrease 6.8
Majority 1,266 3.6 N/A
Turnout 34,900 70.6 Decrease 5.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase 6.8

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Birmingham Perry Barr[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Price 20,222 55.0 Increase 5.5
Conservative Wyndham Davies 16,557 45.0 Decrease 4.5
Majority 3,665 10.0 N/A
Turnout 36,779 76.2 Increase 1.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 5.5
General election 1964: Birmingham Perry Barr[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wyndham Davies 18,483 50.5 Increase 8.3
Labour Charles Howell 18,156 49.5 Increase 6.9
Majority 327 1.0 N/A
Turnout 36,639 74.9 Decrease 3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase 0.7

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Birmingham Perry Barr[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Howell 16,811 42.6 Decrease 8.4
Conservative Stanley C Greatrix 16,628 42.2 Decrease 4.3
Liberal Wallace Lawler 5,611 14.2 New
Communist Bert Pearce 424 1.1 Decrease 1.4
Majority 183 0.4 Decrease 4.1
Turnout 39,474 78.5 Increase 5.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease 2.1
General election 1955: Birmingham Perry Barr[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Howell 18,732 51.0 Decrease 7.1
Conservative Frederick B Hingston 17,052 46.5 Increase 4.5
Communist Bert Pearce 928 2.5 New
Majority 1,680 4.5 Decrease 11.6
Turnout 36,712 72.8 Decrease 8.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease 5.8
General election 1951: Birmingham Perry Barr[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cecil Poole 23,322 58.1 Increase 1.5
Conservative Sarah Ward 16,855 42.0 Increase 4.9
Majority 6,467 16.1 Decrease 3.6
Turnout 40,177 81.1 Decrease 1.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease 1.7
General election 1950: Birmingham Perry Barr[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cecil Poole 23,178 56.6
Conservative Edward Boyle 15,172 37.1
Liberal Frances Nora Hinks 2,581 6.3
Majority 8,006 19.5
Turnout 40,931 83.0
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  1. ^ "Birmingham, Perry Barr: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "UK Polling Report". Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ "2021 census results: Religion in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. ^ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Seat Details - Birmingham Perry Barr". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
  8. ^ LGBCE. "Birmingham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  10. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  11. ^ Birmingham Perry Barr
  12. ^ "Birmingham Perry Barr Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Parliamentary General Election Results December 2019". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll". Birmingham City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Birmingham Perry Barr results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll 2010" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  29. ^ "UK General Election results October 1974". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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  32. ^ "UK General Election results March 1966". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 31 March 1966. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  33. ^ "UK General Election results October 1964". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 15 October 1964. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  34. ^ "UK General Election results October 1959". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 8 October 1959. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  35. ^ "UK General Election results May 1955". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 26 May 1955. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  36. ^ "UK General Election results October 1951". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 25 October 1951. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  37. ^ "UK General Election results February 1950". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 23 February 1974. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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