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Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Edgbaston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Birmingham Edgbaston in Birmingham.
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Location of Birmingham within England.
County West Midlands
Population 96,568 (2011 census)
Electorate 69,039 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created 1885
Member of parliament Gisela Stuart (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Birmingham
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European Parliament constituency West Midlands

Coordinates: 52°27′N 1°54′W / 52.450°N 1.900°W / 52.450; -1.900

Birmingham, Edgbaston is a constituency in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Gisela Stuart MP of the Labour Party.

Its best-known MP internationally was Neville Chamberlain (Prime Minister 1937-1940), and since 1953 it has been represented only by women MPs. Since 1992 it has been a marginal constituency between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.

1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Birmingham ward of Edgbaston, part of Rotton Park ward, the local government district of Harborne, and part of the local government district of Balsall Heath.

1918-1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Edgbaston, Harborne, and Market Hall.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Deritend, Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.

1983-1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton.


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