Birmingham King's Norton
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1955
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Birmingham King's Norton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
SeatsOne
Created fromNorth Worcestershire and East Worcestershire
Replaced byBirmingham Selly Oak, Birmingham Hall Green and Birmingham Northfield
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) ofBirmingham Northfield
| Birmingham King's Norton | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1918–1955 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | North Worcestershire and East Worcestershire |
| Replaced by | Birmingham Selly Oak, Birmingham Hall Green and Birmingham Northfield |
| During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of | Birmingham Northfield |
Boundaries
The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided that the constituency was to consist of:
1918–1950: County Borough of Birmingham wards of Northfield and Selly Oak and the part of King's Norton which is not included in the Moseley Division[1]
The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that the constituency was to consist of:
1950–1955: County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton and Moseley and King's Heath.
Moseley and King's Heath wards had previously been part of the Birmingham Moseley and Birmingham Sparkbrook constituencies, as had the part of King's Norton ward which lay to the north of Bells Lane and to the east and south-east of the middle of Monyhull Hall Road and Brandwood Road. Northfield and Selly Oak wards became the constituency of Birmingham Northfield.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Sir Herbert Austin | Conservative | later Baron Austin | |
| 1924 | Robert Dennison | Labour | ||
| 1929 | Lionel Beaumont-Thomas | Conservative | ||
| 1935 | Ronald Cartland | Conservative | ||
| 1941 by-election | John Peto | Conservative | ||
| 1945 | Raymond Blackburn | Labour | Contested Birmingham Northfield following redistribution | |
| Constituency split, majority joined Birmingham Northfield, minority merged with part of the abolished Birmingham Moseley | ||||
| 1950 | Geoffrey Lloyd | Conservative | Member for Birmingham Ladywood (1931–1945) Contested Sutton Coldfield following redistribution | |
| 1955 | Constituency abolished | |||
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Herbert Austin | 8,809 | 54.5 | |
| Co-operative Party (Labour) | Thomas Hackett | 4,917 | 30.4 | ||
| Liberal | Norman Birkett | 2,435 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 3,892 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 16,161 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Herbert Austin | 8,870 | 41.5 | −13.0 | |
| Labour Co-op | Eleanor Barton | 7,017 | 32.8 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Walter Meakin | 5,474 | 25.6 | +10.5 | |
| Majority | 1,853 | 8.7 | −15.4 | ||
| Turnout | 21,361 | 74.0 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Herbert Austin | 9,545 | 43.4 | +1.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | Eleanor Barton | 6,743 | 30.7 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal | Elizabeth Cadbury | 5,686 | 25.9 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,802 | 12.7 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 21,974 | 74.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Dennison | 10,497 | 43.3 | +12.6 | |
| Unionist | Herbert Austin | 10,364 | 42.8 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | John Fryer | 3,370 | 13.9 | −12.0 | |
| Majority | 133 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,231 | 84.9 | +10.8 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Lionel Beaumont-Thomas | 14,464 | 42.0 | −0.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Dennison | 13,973 | 40.6 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal | Archie Marshall | 5,998 | 17.4 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 491 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,435 | 82.8 | −2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lionel Beaumont-Thomas | 22,063 | 57.5 | +15.5 | |
| Labour | Gilbert Mitchison | 11,016 | 28.7 | −11.9 | |
| Liberal | Archie Marshall | 5,294 | 13.8 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 11,047 | 28.8 | +27.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,373 | 81.0 | −1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Cartland | 24,559 | 56.8 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Gilbert Mitchison | 18,684 | 43.2 | +14.5 | |
| Majority | 5,875 | 13.6 | −15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,243 | 74.6 | −6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Peto | 21,573 | 86.9 | +30.1 | |
| Independent | A. W. L. Smith | 1,696 | 6.8 | New | |
| Pacifist | Stuart Morris | 1,552 | 6.3 | New | |
| Majority | 19,877 | 80.1 | +66.5 | ||
| Turnout | 24,821 | 35.0 | −39.6 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond Blackburn | 32,062 | 55.2 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | John Peto | 19,764 | 34.0 | −22.8 | |
| Liberal | Bertram Samuel White | 6,289 | 10.8 | New | |
| Majority | 12,298 | 21.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 58,115 | 74.0 | −0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Lloyd | 27,308 | 50.61 | ||
| Labour | Albert Bradbeer | 21,715 | 40.24 | ||
| Liberal | Michael Beesley | 4,940 | 9.15 | ||
| Majority | 5,593 | 10.37 | |||
| Turnout | 53,963 | 84.26 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Lloyd | 30,456 | 57.70 | ||
| Labour | Denis Howell | 22,325 | 42.30 | ||
| Majority | 8,131 | 15.40 | |||
| Turnout | 52,781 | 81.63 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||