Birmingham Selly Oak
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Birmingham Selly Oak in Birmingham
Location of Birmingham within England
County	West Midlands
Population	104,067 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	75,668 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1955
Member of Parliament	Steve McCabe (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Birmingham King's Norton, Birmingham Northfield and Birmingham Sparkbrook

Birmingham Selly Oak is a constituency^{[n 1]} in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve McCabe of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Members of Parliament

Boundaries

Map of present boundaries

1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Selly Oak.^[4]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.

1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak.

2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, and Selly Oak.

The seat includes many students and staff from the nearby University of Birmingham. Half of the university's Selly Oak campus is located within the constituency. The Cadbury factory and Cadbury World are also within its boundaries.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Birmingham wards of: Billesley; Bournbrook & Selly Park; Bournville & Cotteridge; Brandwood & King’s Heath (polling districts BKH4, BKH5 and BKH6); Druids Heath & Monyhull; Highter’s Heath; Stirchley; Weoley & Selly Oak (polling districts WSO2SO, WSO3SO and WSO5SO).^[5]

Minor differences reflecting the revised ward structure in the City of Birmingham which became effective in May 2018.^[6]

History

Since its creation in 1955 the seat has switched hands three times between Labour and the Conservatives. The seat has progressively swung towards Labour from being a safe Conservative seat; this has been attributed to housing redevelopments that took place in the 1960s and 1970s.^{[citation needed]} More recently, it has acquired a reputation for electing outspoken MPs, first with the victory of Anthony Beaumont-Dark of the Conservatives in 1979, and then with his defeat by Lynne Jones of the Labour Party in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Birmingham Selly Oak^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve McCabe	27,714	56.0	6.9
	Conservative	Hannah Campbell	15,300	30.9	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Radcliffe	3,169	6.4	3.0
	Green	Joe Peacock	1,848	3.7	1.9
	Brexit Party	Joseph Tawonezvi	1,436	2.9	New
Majority			12,414	25.1	5.9
Turnout			49,467	59.8	6.1
Registered electors			82,665
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2017: Birmingham Selly Oak^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve McCabe	30,836	62.9	15.2
	Conservative	Sophie Shrubsole	15,629	31.9	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Radcliffe	1,644	3.4	2.2
	Green	Julien Pritchard	876	1.8	3.3
Majority			15,207	31.0	12.3
Turnout			48,985	65.9	5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

General election 2015: Birmingham, Selly Oak^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve McCabe	21,584	47.7	9.2
	Conservative	Alex Boulter	13,137	29.0	2.1
	UKIP	Steven Brookes	5,755	12.7	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Green	2,517	5.6	16.7
	Green	Clare Thomas	2,301	5.1	3.7
Majority			8,447	18.7	11.3
Turnout			45,294	60.3	1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

General election 2010: Birmingham, Selly Oak^[13][14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve McCabe	17,950	38.5	7.6
	Conservative	Nigel Dawkins	14,468	31.1	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Radcliffe	10,371	22.3	0.7
	BNP	Lynette Orton	1,820	3.9	New
	UKIP	Jeffrey Burgess	1,131	2.4	0.1
	Green	James Burn	664	1.4	2.4
	Christian	Samuel Leeds	159	0.3	New
Majority			3,482	7.4	13.8
Turnout			46,563	62.2	2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Elections in the 2000s