Birmingham Perry Barr
Borough constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Birmingham Perry Barr inWest Midlands region
County	West Midlands
Population	107,090 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	74,048 (2023)[2]
Major settlements	Handsworth and Perry Barr
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Ayoub Khan (Independent)
Seats	One
Created from	Birmingham Handsworth

Birmingham Perry Barr is aconstituency^{[n 1]} in theWest Midlands, represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament by independentAyoub Khan since July 2024. It had previously been held since2001 byKhalid Mahmood of theLabour Party.^{[n 2]}

The constituency is located inBirmingham and covers the area to the north of the city centre. It is predominantlyurban and contains the neighbourhoods ofHandsworth,Aston andPerry Barr and stretches north to include parts ofKingstanding.

The northern parts of the constituency aroundOld Oscott are suburban, whilst Handsworth andLozells are inner-city in character and have ahistory of civil unrest.^[3] The constituency is ethnically diverse;Asians make up a majority of the population (53%)—which includes a significantSikh community (10%)^[4]—White people make up 21% of the population andBlack 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 electedLabour Party councillors atthe most recent city council election in 2022, whilst the northern parts electedLiberal Democrat andConservative councillors. Most voters (55%) supported remaining in theEuropean Union in the2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 48%.^[6]

The constituency covers a broad area of north-westBirmingham.

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 ofHandsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, andSandwell.

2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards ofHandsworth Wood,Lozells and East Handsworth,Oscott, andPerry 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 the2023 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 fromBirmingham Ladywood, partly offset by the loss toBirmingham Erdington of the majority of the Oscott ward and the part of the Kingstanding ward.

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	29.0
	Conservative	Garry Hickton	4,227	11.3	15.5
	Reform	Akshay Khuttan	2,446	6.5	3.2
	Green	Kefentse Dennis	2,440	6.5	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sabah Hamed	1,302	3.5	1.0
	Independent	Niko Omilana	509	1.4	new
	Socialist Labour	Shangara Singh	453	1.2	new
Majority			507	1.4
Turnout			37,476	49.1	14.3
Registered electors			76,350
	Independentgain fromLabour		Swing	34.7

General election 2019: Birmingham Perry Barr^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	26,594	63.1	5.0
	Conservative	Raaj Shamji	11,277	26.8	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Jerome	1,901	4.5	2.1
	Brexit Party	Annette Willcox	1,382	3.3	New
	Green	Kefentse Dennis	845	2.0	0.7
	Yeshua	Thomas Braich	148	0.4	New
Majority			15,317	36.3	5.3
Turnout			42,147	58.7	4.4
	Labourhold		Swing

General election 2017: Birmingham Perry Barr^[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	30,109	68.1	10.7
	Conservative	Charlotte Hodivala	11,726	26.5	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Harjun Singh	1,080	2.4	2.4
	Socialist Labour	Shangara Bhatoe	592	1.3	New
	Green	Vijay Rana	591	1.3	1.9
	Open Borders	Harjinder Singh	99	0.2	New
Majority			18,383	41.6	5.7
Turnout			44,197	63.1	4.1
	Labourhold		Swing	2.85

General election 2015: Birmingham Perry Barr^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	23,697	57.4	7.1
	Conservative	Charlotte Hodivala	8,869	21.5	0.2
	UKIP	Harjinder Singh	5,032	12.2	8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Harjun Singh	2,001	4.8	17.2
	Green	James Lovatt	1,330	3.2	New
	TUSC	Robert Punton	331	0.8	New
Majority			14,828	35.9	7.6
Turnout			41,260	59.0	0.0
	Labourhold		Swing	2.0

General election 2010: Birmingham Perry Barr^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	21,142	50.3	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Hamilton	9,234	22.0	4.2
	Conservative	William Norton	8,960	21.3	4.0
	UKIP	Melvin J. Ward	1,675	4.0	1.6
	Socialist Labour	John Tyrrell	527	1.3	1.0
	Christian	Deborah Hey-Smith	507	1.2	New
Majority			11,908	28.3	8.2
Turnout			42,045	59.0	5.1
	Labourhold		Swing	4.1

General election 2005: Birmingham Perry Barr^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	18,269	47.0	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Hunt	10,321	26.5	3.6
	Conservative	Naweed Khan	6,513	16.7	6.4
	Respect	Mohammad Naseem	2,173	5.6	New
	Socialist Labour	Rajinder Clair	890	2.3	1.8
	UKIP	Bimla Balu	745	1.9	1.0
Majority			7,948	20.5	2.9
Turnout			38,911	55.5	2.9
	Labourhold		Swing	1.6

General election 2001: Birmingham Perry Barr^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khalid Mahmood	17,415	46.5	16.5
	Conservative	David Binns	8,662	23.1	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Hunt	8,566	22.9	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	17.9
Turnout			37,417	52.6	11.9
	Labourhold		Swing	9.0

General election 1997: Birmingham Perry Barr^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	28,921	63.0	12.8
	Conservative	Andrew Dunnett	9,964	21.7	14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Hassall	4,523	9.9	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	24.7
Turnout			45,887	64.5	7.1
	Labourhold		Swing	13.9

General election 1992: Birmingham Perry Barr^[22][23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	27,507	53.2	2.8
	Conservative	Graham Green	18,917	36.6	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Toby Philpott	5,261	10.2	2.5
Majority			8,590	16.6	3.1
Turnout			51,685	71.6	2.0
	Labourhold		Swing	1.6

General election 1987: Birmingham Perry Barr^[24][25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	25,894	50.4	2.1
	Conservative	John Taylor	18,961	36.9	1.3
	Liberal	David Webb	6,514	12.7	3.4
Majority			6,933	13.5	0.8
Turnout			51,369	69.6	0.4
	Labourhold		Swing	0.4

General election 1983: Birmingham Perry Barr^[26][27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	27,061	52.5	4.9
	Conservative	Michael Portillo	19,659	38.2	8.1
	Liberal	Cecil Gus-Williams	4,773	9.3	4.7
Majority			7,402	14.3	3.0
Turnout			51,493	69.2	6.6
	Labourhold		Swing	6.5

General election 1979: Birmingham Perry Barr^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	18,674	47.6	0.1
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	18,183	46.3	7.1
	Liberal	Olive Griffiths	1,811	4.6	6.4
	National Front	Keith Axon	582	1.5	0.6
Majority			491	1.3	7.0
Turnout			39,250	75.8	2.4
	Labourhold		Swing	3.5

General election October 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	18,291	47.5	3.5
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	15,087	39.2	0.1
	Liberal	Kenneth Hovers	4,231	11.0	3.8
	National Front	Ralph Warren	826	2.1	0.0
	More Prosperous Britain	Thomas Keen	86	0.2	New
Majority			3,204	8.3	3.4
Turnout			38,521	73.4	4.9
	Labourhold		Swing	1.7

General election February 1974: Birmingham Perry Barr^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Rooker	17,960	44.0	4.2
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	15,937	39.1	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	7.7
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	4.3

General election 1970: Birmingham Perry Barr^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Kinsey	18,083	51.8	6.8
	Labour	Christopher Price	16,817	48.2	6.8
Majority			1,266	3.6	N/A
Turnout			34,900	70.6	5.6
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	6.8

General election 1966: Birmingham Perry Barr^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Price	20,222	55.0	5.5
	Conservative	Wyndham Davies	16,557	45.0	4.5
Majority			3,665	10.0	N/A
Turnout			36,779	76.2	1.3
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing	5.5

General election 1964: Birmingham Perry Barr^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wyndham Davies	18,483	50.5	8.3
	Labour	Charles Howell	18,156	49.5	6.9
Majority			327	1.0	N/A
Turnout			36,639	74.9	3.6
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	0.7

General election 1959: Birmingham Perry Barr^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Howell	16,811	42.6	8.4
	Conservative	Stanley C Greatrix	16,628	42.2	4.3
	Liberal	Wallace Lawler	5,611	14.2	New
	Communist	Bert Pearce	424	1.1	1.4
Majority			183	0.4	4.1
Turnout			39,474	78.5	5.7
	Labourhold		Swing	2.1

General election 1955: Birmingham Perry Barr^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Howell	18,732	51.0	7.1
	Conservative	Frederick B Hingston	17,052	46.5	4.5
	Communist	Bert Pearce	928	2.5	New
Majority			1,680	4.5	11.6
Turnout			36,712	72.8	8.3
	Labourhold		Swing	5.8

General election 1951: Birmingham Perry Barr^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecil Poole	23,322	58.1	1.5
	Conservative	Sarah Ward	16,855	42.0	4.9
Majority			6,467	16.1	3.6
Turnout			40,177	81.1	1.9
	Labourhold		Swing	1.7

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