Birmingham Sparkbrook (UK Parliament constituency)
# Birmingham Sparkbrook (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham, Sparkbrook was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Sparkbrook.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, St Martin's and Deritend, and Sparkbrook.

1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Fox Hollies, Sparkbrook, and Sparkhill.

1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Fox Hollies, Sparkbrook, and Sparkhill.

## Members of Parliament

The constituency's most high-profile MP was Roy Hattersley, who represented it for over 30 years and was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock from 1983 to 1992. He retired in 1997 when the seat was abolished, its replacement being won by Roger Godsiff.

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1918 | Leo Amery | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Leo Amery | Conservative |
| 1945 | Percy Shurmer | Labour |
| 1959 | Leslie Seymour | Conservative |
| 1964 | Roy Hattersley | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | constituency abolished: see Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath |

## Elections

### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Unionist | Leo Amery | 15,225 | 78.1 | |
| | Co-operative Party | Frank Spires | 3,014 | 15.5 | |
| | Liberal | John Gibbard Hurst | 1,251 | 6.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,211 | 62.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,490 | 52.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,123 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Leo Amery | 13,326 | 49.5 | −28.6 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Foster Duggan | 7,283 | 27.1 | +20.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ernest Walter Hampton | 6,310 | 23.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,043 | 22.4 | −40.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,919 | 71.0 | +18.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,918 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −24.7 | |

General election 1923: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Leo Amery | 13,523 | 56.0 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Ernest Walter Hampton | 5,948 | 24.6 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Donald Finnemore | 4,676 | 19.4 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,575 | 31.4 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,147 | 63.7 | −7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,890 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

General election 1924: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Leo Amery | 15,718 | 58.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | S.B.M. Potter | 9,759 | 36.1 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Percy Ray | 1,580 | 5.8 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,959 | 22.0 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,057 | 71.1 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,058 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.7 | |

General election 1929: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Leo Amery | 15,867 | 46.2 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | A. Young | 12,875 | 37.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Foater Duggan | 5,645 | 16.4 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,992 | 8.8 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,387 | 73.1 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,041 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −6.6 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Leo Amery | 23,517 | 73.36 | +27.16 |
| | Labour | George Archibald | 8,538 | 26.64 | −10.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,979 | 46.72 | +37.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,055 | 69.57 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,073 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +18.96 | |

General election 1935: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Leo Amery | 17,509 | 68.47 | −4.89 |
| | Labour | Henry Whittaker | 8,063 | 31.53 | +4.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,446 | 36.94 | −9.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,572 | 57.28 | −12.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,647 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.89 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Percy Shurmer | 14,065 | 57.76 | +26.23 |
| | Conservative | Leo Amery | 8,431 | 34.63 | −23.84 |
| | Communist | R. Palme Dutt | 1,853 | 7.61 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,634 | 23.13 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,349 | 66.68 | +9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,517 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.04 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Percy Shurmer | 24,942 | 61.49 | +3.73 |
| | Conservative | Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham, 2nd Baronet | 15,267 | 37.64 | +3.01 |
| | Communist | James Crump | 355 | 0.88 | −6.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,675 | 23.85 | +0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,564 | 77.58 | +10.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,287 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.36 | |

General election 1951: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Percy Shurmer | 24,184 | 61.33 | −0.16 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lonsdale | 15,248 | 38.67 | +1.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,936 | 22.66 | −1.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,423 | 76.41 | −1.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,607 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.60 | |

General election 1955: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Percy Shurmer | 20,032 | 54.36 | −8.97 |
| | Conservative | Philip G Hartley | 16,821 | 45.64 | +8.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,211 | 8.72 | −13.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,853 | 72.18 | −4.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,057 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −8.97 | |

General election 1959: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Leslie Seymour | 17,751 | 51.28 | +5.64 |
| | Labour | John T Webster | 16,865 | 48.72 | −5.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 2.56 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,616 | 72.52 | +0.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,731 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.64 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 16,287 | 52.00 | +3.28 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Seymour | 15,033 | 48.00 | −3.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,254 | 4.00 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,320 | 68.27 | −4.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,877 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.28 | |

General election 1966: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 18,266 | 60.62 | +8.62 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Seymour | 11,868 | 39.38 | −8.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,398 | 21.24 | +17.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,134 | 66.74 | −1.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,148 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.62 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 14,773 | 52.74 | −7.88 |
| | Conservative | Anthony EJ Mitton | 11,427 | 40.79 | +1.41 |
| | Liberal | John Crofton | 1,813 | 6.47 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,346 | 11.95 | −9.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,013 | 64.89 | −1.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,168 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.65 | |

General election February 1974: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 19,939 | 61.40 | +8.66 |
| | Conservative | David Jack Savage | 12,534 | 38.60 | −2.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,405 | 22.80 | +10.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,473 | 65.79 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,344 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.43 | |

General election October 1974: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 17,476 | 58.45 | −2.95 |
| | Conservative | David Jack Savage | 8,955 | 29.95 | −8.65 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Edward Williams | 2,920 | 9.77 | New |
| | Irish Civil Rights | Joseph Molloy | 548 | 1.83 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,521 | 28.50 | +5.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,899 | 60.19 | −5.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,683 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.85 | |

General election 1979: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 18,717 | 62.75 | +4.30 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas John David Webb | 10,398 | 34.86 | +4.91 |
| | Communist | Roger Murray | 715 | 2.40 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,319 | 27.89 | −0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,830 | 64.97 | +4.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,910 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.31 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 19,757 | 59.9 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Douglas-Osborn | 9,209 | 27.9 | −5.0 |
| | SDP | Omkar Singh Parmar | 3,416 | 10.4 | New |
| | Revolutionary Communist | Fran Eden | 305 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Carl Chinn | 281 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,548 | 32.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,968 | 61.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election 1987: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 20,513 | 60.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Nazir Khan | 8,654 | 25.7 | −2.2 |
| | SDP | Robin Dimmick | 3,803 | 11.3 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Rex Ambler | 526 | 1.56 | New |
| | Red Front | Pervaiz Khan | 229 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,859 | 35.2 | +3.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,725 | 63.52 | +2.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Birmingham Sparkbrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Hattersley | 22,116 | 64.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Khamisa | 8,544 | 24.8 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Parry | 3,028 | 8.8 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Charles Alldrick | 833 | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,572 | 39.3 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,521 | 66.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
