Birmingham, Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Birmingham, Hall Green in Birmingham.
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Location of Birmingham within England.
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| County | West Midlands |
| Population | 115,904 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 77,157 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1950 |
| Member of parliament | Roger Godsiff (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Coordinates: 52°26′N 1°50′W / 52.43°N 1.84°W
Birmingham, Hall Green is a constituency of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Roger Godsiff of the Labour Party.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Hall Green and Sparkhill.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Brandwood, Hall Green, and Springfield.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green.
1983-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green.
2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Hall Green, Moseley and King's Heath, Sparkbrook, and Springfield.
Hall Green had a Conservative MP throughout the period from 1950 to 1997 but formed with Birmingham, Edgbaston the last of all of the Birmingham seats during the 1979–1997 Conservative Government lost to Labour, in 1997. This was also the first time Labour had won the seat as it was created in 1950.
The constituency is a suburban seat on the fringes city centre to its south and bordering Solihull in the east. The number of non-whites (9.3%) is low compared to the rest of the city, as is the proportion of social housing (25.7%), figures higher than the national average. In the area are a high number of public parks, open space and numerous tree-lined streets.
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