Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)
| Birmingham, Yardley | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Birmingham, Yardley in Birmingham.
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Location of Birmingham within England.
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| County | West Midlands |
| Population | 106,738 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 73,261 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of parliament | Jess Phillips (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Coordinates: 52°28′N 1°49′W / 52.46°N 1.82°W
Birmingham, Yardley is a constituency of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jess Phillips of the Labour Party.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath, and Yardley.
1950-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acock's Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.
1983-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Acock's Green, Sheldon, and Yardley.
2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Acock's Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, and Stechford and Yardley North.
Yardley area committee district is with the seat which covers an area of the south-east of Birmingham with and on the boundaries of Solihull. It borders the parliamentary constituencies of Solihull, Meriden, Birmingham Hall Green and Birmingham Hodge Hill.
From creation in 1918 until the 2005 general election, the MP elected for Birmingham Yardley was on all but three occasions a member of the party winning the general election, making it a bellwether seat. Exceptions were Labour wins on the local level compared to Conservative wins nationally in 1951, 1955 and 1992.
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