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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

For the railway station, seeNorthfield railway station.

Birmingham Northfield
Borough constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Birmingham Northfield inWest Midlands region
County	West Midlands
Population	101,422 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	73,483 (2023)^[2]
Major settlements	Longbridge,Northfield
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Laurence Turner (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Birmingham King's Norton

Birmingham Northfield is aconstituency^{[n 1]} represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since2024 byLaurence Turner, aLabour politician.^{[n 2]} It represents the southernmost part of the city ofBirmingham.

Constituency profile

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The constituency lies within the boundaries ofBirmingham and is located to the south-west of the city centre. It is predominantlysuburban and contains the neighbourhoods ofNorthfield,Rednal,Kings Norton andWeoley Castle.

The area was rural untilWorld War I when housing was built to accommodate local factory workers, making Northfield contiguous with Birmingham. House prices are low and residents generally have lower levels of education, professional employment and income than national averages. The constituency's ethnic makeup is similar to the country as a whole. Voters in the constituency were split atthe most recent city council election in 2022; the southern areas of Rednal andLongbridge electedConservative councillors, whilst the seats closer to the city centre were won by theLabour Party. An estimated 61% of voters in the constituency supported leaving theEuropean Union at the2016 referendum, a higher percentage than the rest of the country.

Boundaries

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1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham Wards of Northfield, Selly Oak, and Weoley.^[3]

1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Northfield, and Weoley.^[4]

1974–1983: As above less King's Norton, plus Longbridge

1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Bartley Green, Longbridge, Northfield, and Weoley.

1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Longbridge, Northfield, and Weoley(as they existed on 1 June 1994).

2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Longbridge, Northfield, and Weoley(as they existed on 12 April 2005).

2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review,^[5] 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 Allens Cross, Frankley Great Park, King’s Norton North, King’s Norton South, Longbridge & West Heath, Northfield, Rubery & Rednal, a majority of Weoley & Selly Oak, and a small part of Bourneville & Cotteridge.

2024–present: Further to the2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises:

The City of Birmingham wards of: Allens Cross; Frankley Great Park; King’s Norton North; King’s Norton South; Longbridge & West Heath; Northfield; Rubery & Rednal; Weoley & Selly Oak (excluding a small area included inBirmingham Selly Oak).^[6]

Minor changes reflecting the new ward structure.

History

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Summary of results

From its creation in 1950 until 2019,Labour Party MPs were elected and served the seat, with the exception of the period from 1979 to 1992, which was whilst theConservative Party were in government, with a one-year gap caused by aLabour win at a 1982 by-election. From 1979 to 1982, the MP wasJocelyn Cadbury, a member of the influential and large Cadbury family.

Despite the closure of the Longbridge Motor works the Labour MP at the time,Richard Burden was returned in the2005 general election with his majority reduced by 5.6%. He was re-elected with his majority further reduced by 14.1% in 2010. In2015, Burden was re-elected with a majority of 2,509 votes and a vote share of 41.6%, which made Northfield the most marginal seat in Birmingham and gave the seat the 26th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.^[7] Two years later at the2017 snap election, Burden increased his majority to 4,667 votes and his vote share to 53.2% on an overall turnout of 44,348 voters.

At the2019 general election, the seat was won by theConservative candidateGary Sambrook with a majority of 1,640 votes. The Conservatives therefore held the Birmingham Northfield seat for the first time in 27 years. This result was reversed whenLaurence Turner of the Labour Party recaptured the seat at the2024 general election with a majority of 14.3%.

Opposition parties

The Conservative candidate for 2015, MacLean, came within 5.9% of winning the seat. UKIP's swing nationally was +9.5% in 2015; here it was 13.5%, enabling a third place, having been fifth-placed in the previous election. The other two candidates, standing for parties other than Labour on theleft, narrowly forfeited theirdeposits. In 2024,Reform UK came third with 21.0% of the vote.

Turnout

Turnout has ranged between 84.7% in 1950 and 50.8% in 2024 (which was below the percentage of the 1982 by-election).

Members of Parliament

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	Member^[8]	Party
1950	Raymond Blackburn	Labour
1951	Donald Chapman	Labour
1970	Ray Carter	Labour
1979	Jocelyn Cadbury	Conservative
1982 by-election	John Spellar	Labour
1983	Roger King	Conservative
1992	Richard Burden	Labour
2019	Gary Sambrook	Conservative
2024	Laurence Turner	Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Birmingham Northfield^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Turner	14,929	39.6	3.1
	Conservative	Gary Sambrook	9,540	25.3	20.8
	Reform	Stephen Peters	7,895	21.0	17.2
	Green	Rob Grant	2,809	7.5	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jerry Evans	1,791	4.8	0.2
	Independent	Altaf Hussain	310	0.8	New
	Common Good	Dick Rodgers	215	0.6	New
	Independent	Dean Gwilliam	163	0.4	New
Majority			5,389	14.3	N/A
Turnout			37,652	50.8	8.7
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	8.8

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Birmingham Northfield^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Sambrook	19,957	46.3	3.6
	Labour	Richard Burden	18,317	42.5	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Scott	1,961	4.6	2.4
	Brexit Party	Keith Rowe	1,655	3.8	New
	Green	Eleanor Masters	954	2.2	0.3
	UKIP	Kenneth Lowry	254	0.6	New
Majority			1,640	3.8	N/A
Turnout			43,238	58.7	2.6
Registered electors			73,694
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	7.2

General election 2017: Birmingham Northfield^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	23,596	53.2	11.6
	Conservative	Meg Powell-Chandler	18,929	42.7	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Harmer	959	2.2	1.0
	Green	Eleanor Masters	864	1.9	0.9
Majority			4,667	10.5	4.6
Turnout			44,348	61.3	1.9
	Labourhold		Swing	2.3

General election 2015: Birmingham Northfield^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	17,673	41.6	1.3
	Conservative	Rachel Maclean	15,164	35.7	2.1
	UKIP	Keith Rowe	7,106	16.7	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Haynes	1,349	3.2	12.5
	Green	Anna Masters^[14]	1,169	2.8	1.8
Majority			2,509	5.9	0.8
Turnout			42,461	59.4	0.8
	Labourhold		Swing	0.4

Going into the 2015 general election, this was the 121st most marginal constituency in Great Britain, the Conservatives requiring a swing from Labour of 3.3% to take the seat (based on the result of the 2010 general election).^[15]

General election 2010: Birmingham Northfield^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	16,841	40.3	10.1
	Conservative	Keely Huxtable	14,059	33.6	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Dixon	6,550	15.7	3.3
	BNP	Les Orton	2,290	5.5	2.2
	UKIP	John Borthwick	1,363	3.3	1.0
	Green	Susan Pearce	406	1.0	New
	Common Good	Dick Rodgers	305	0.7	0.4
Majority			2,782	6.7	14.1
Turnout			41,814	58.6	3.4
	Labourhold		Swing	6.6

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Birmingham Northfield^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	15,419	49.6	6.4
	Conservative	Vicky Ford	8,965	28.9	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	4,171	13.4	2.2
	BNP	Mark Cattell	1,278	4.1	New
	UKIP	Gillian Chant	641	2.1	0.2
	Common Good	Richard Rogers	428	1.4	New
	Socialist	Louise Houdley	120	0.4	New
	Workers Revolutionary	Frank Sweeney	34	0.1	New
Majority			6,454	20.7	5.7
Turnout			31,056	56.6	3.8
	Labourhold		Swing	2.8

General election 2001: Birmingham, Northfield^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	16,528	56.0	1.4
	Conservative	Nils Purser	8,730	29.6	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	3,322	11.2	0.8
	UKIP	Stephen Rogers	550	1.9	New
	Socialist Alliance	Clive Walder	193	0.7	New
	Socialist Labour	Zane Carpenter	151	0.5	New
	Communist	Andrew Chaffer	60	0.2	New
Majority			7,798	26.4	3.0
Turnout			29,534	52.8	15.5
	Labourhold		Swing	1.5

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Birmingham Northfield^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	22,316	57.4	11.9
	Conservative	Alan C. Blumenthal	10,873	28.0	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael R. Ashell	4,078	10.5	0.4
	Referendum	David Gent	1,243	3.2	New
	BNP	Keith A. Axon	337	0.9	New
Majority			11,443	29.4	28.3
Turnout			38,847	68.3	7.8
	Labourhold		Swing	13.1

General election 1992: Birmingham Northfield^[21]^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Burden	24,433	45.5	6.3
	Conservative	Roger King	23,803	44.4	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	David L. Cropp	5,431	10.1	5.5
Majority			630	1.1	4.8
Turnout			53,667	76.1	4.5
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	3.5

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Birmingham Northfield^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger King	24,024	45.1	2.4
	Labour	John Spellar	20,889	39.2	1.7
	SDP	John Gordon	8,319	15.6	3.6
Majority			3,135	5.9	0.7
Turnout			53,232	72.6	1.4
	Conservativehold		Swing	2.0

General election 1983: Birmingham Northfield^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger King	22,596	42.7	2.7
	Labour	John Spellar	19,836	37.5	7.6
	Liberal	David Webb	10,045	19.0	10.8
	Communist	Peter Sheppard	420	0.8	N/A
Majority			2,760	5.2	N/A
Turnout			52,897	71.2	0.6
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	5.1

By-election 1982: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Spellar	15,904	36.3	8.8
	Conservative	Roger Gale	15,615	35.6	9.8
	Liberal	Stephen Ridley	11,453	26.1	18.0
	National Front	Ian Anderson	411	0.9	0.2
	Communist	Peter Sheppard	349	0.8	New
	People's Progressive Party	Ronald Taylor	63	0.2	New
	Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident	Bill Boaks	60	0.1	New
Majority			289	0.7	N/A
Turnout			43,855	55.0	15.6
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	0.51

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jocelyn Cadbury	25,304	45.4	13.4
	Labour	Raymond Carter	25,100	45.1	7.0
	Liberal	Roy Lewthwaite	4,538	8.2	6.7
	National Front	R.A. Newman	614	1.1	New
	Workers Revolutionary	J.E. Beale	144	0.3	New
Majority			204	0.3	N/A
Turnout			55,700	70.6	2.7
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	10.2

General election October 1974: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Carter	27,435	52.1	4.0
	Conservative	Jocelyn Cadbury	16,838	32.0	9.0
	Liberal	Richard Hains	7,851	14.9	New
	PEOPLE	Elizabeth A. Davenport	359	0.7	New
	Communist	Derek Robinson	180	0.3	0.4
Majority			10,597	20.1	5.0
Turnout			52,663	67.9	5.6
	Labourhold		Swing	2.5

General election February 1974: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Carter	31,704	56.1	5.6
	Conservative	John Butcher	23,175	41.0	7.6
	Independent	M. Newman	1,237	2.2	New
	Communist	Derek Robinson	368	0.7	0.2
Majority			8,529	15.1	13.2
Turnout			56,484	73.5	5.2
	Labourhold		Swing	1.0

General election 1970: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Carter	33,364	50.5	8.2
	Conservative	David W. Bell	32,148	48.6	8.9
	Communist	Derek Robinson	605	0.9	0.7
Majority			1,216	1.9	17.1
Turnout			66,117	68.3	6.8
	Labourhold		Swing	8.6

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Chapman	36,801	58.7	11.5
	Conservative	Christopher Cromwell Chalker	24,899	39.7	0.7
	Communist	Derek Robinson	1,029	1.6	New
Majority			11,902	19.0	12.2
Turnout			62,729	75.1	2.1
	Labourhold		Swing	6.1

General election 1964: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Chapman	29,301	47.2	3.6
	Conservative	Herbert Banner Adkins	25,063	40.4	8.8
	Liberal	Roy Lewthwaite	7,682	12.4	New
Majority			4,238	6.8	5.2
Turnout			62,046	77.2	1.3
	Labourhold		Swing	2.6

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Chapman	29,587	50.8	2.0
	Conservative	Reginald Eyre	28,647	49.2	2.0
Majority			940	1.6	4.0
Turnout			58,234	78.5	0.1
	Labourhold		Swing	2.0

General election 1955: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Chapman	27,072	52.8
	Conservative	Clement Sweet	24,188	47.2
Majority			2,884	5.6
Turnout			51,260	78.6	4.8
	Labourhold		Swing

General election 1951: Birmingham Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Chapman	26,580	52.8	0.2
	Conservative	Maurice Chandler	23,730	47.2	7.6
Majority			2,850	5.6	7.8
Turnout			50,310	83.4	1.3
	Labourhold		Swing	3.9

General election 1950: Birmingham, Northfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Raymond Blackburn	26,714	53.0
	Conservative	Tom Iremonger	19,974	39.6
	Liberal	Evan Laurence Frederick Richards	3,280	6.5
	Communist	Richard Albert Etheridge	479	1.0
Majority			6,740	13.4
Turnout			50,447	84.7
	Labourwin (new seat)

Notes

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^Aborough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^As with all constituencies, the constituency elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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Birmingham city council constituency page
Birmingham, Northfield UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
Birmingham, Northfield UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
Birmingham Northfield UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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