Birmingham Bordesley (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Birmingham Bordesley
Type = Borough
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1918
members = one

Birmingham Bordesley was a borough constituency in the city of Birmingham, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created upon the abolition of the multi-member Birmingham seat in 1885 and abolished in 1918.

Boundaries

Before 1885 the city of Birmingham, in the county of Warwickshire, had been a three-member constituency (see Birmingham (UK Parliament constituency) for further details). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham was split into seven single-member divisions, one of which was Birmingham Bordesley.

The division was located in the south-east corner of the city, within its boundaries in 1885. To the west was Birmingham South, to the north Birmingham East, to the east Tamworth and to the south East Worcestershire.

In the 1918 redistribution of parliamentary seats, the Representation of the People Act 1918 provided for twelve new Birmingham divisions. The Bordesley division was abolished.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1885)
*"Constituency abolished" (1918)

Note: Broadhurst was an official Liberal MP who, as a leading Trade Unionist, was known as a Liberal/Labour politician. He was Secretary of the Trades Union Congress Parliamentary Committee (equivalent to the later office of General Secretary of the TUC) 1876-1885 and 1886-1890.

Election results

Explanatory notes:-
* The votes figure in the 'Turnout' box is the number of registered electors.
* For the purposes of % change and swing calculations, Liberal-Labour and Liberal candidates are considered to belong to the same party as are Conservative and Liberal Unionist candidates. Positive swing is towards the Conservative/Liberal Unionist candidate and negative swing is towards the Liberal-Labour/Liberal candidate. No swing figure is calculated unless the same two parties are in first and second place in both the present and the last election.

Election box begin
title=General Election 1885: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
candidate = Henry Broadhurst
votes = 5,362
percentage = 57.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Showell
votes = 4,019
percentage = 42.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,343
percentage = 14.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 11,178
percentage = 83.9
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal-Labour (UK)
loser = new seat
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 1886: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Jesse Collings
votes = 4,475
percentage = 81.1
change = +38.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = L. Tait
votes = 1,040
percentage = 18.9
change = -38.3Election box majority
votes = 3,435
percentage = 62.2
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 11,178
percentage = 49.3
change = -34.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
loser = Liberal-Labour (UK)
swing = +38.3

Election box begin
title=General Election 1892: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Jesse Collings
votes = 6,380
percentage = 70.6
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
candidate = W.J. Davis
votes = 2,658
percentage = 29.4
change = +10.5Election box majority
votes = 3,722
percentage = 41.2
change = -21.0Election box turnout
votes = 12,876
percentage = 70.2
change = +20.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing = -10.5

Election box begin
title=General Election 1895: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Rt. Hon. Jesse Collings
votes = 6,004
percentage = 73.6
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Cook
votes = 2,154
percentage = 26.4
change = -3.0Election box majority
votes = 3,850
percentage = 47.2
change = +6.0Election box turnout
votes = 13,824
percentage = 59.0
change = -11.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing = +3.0

Election box begin
title=General Election 1900: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Rt. Hon. Jesse Collings
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 1906: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Rt. Hon. Jesse Collings
votes = 7,763
percentage = 66.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Bruce Glasier
votes = 3,976
percentage = 33.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,787
percentage = 32.2
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 16,653
percentage = 70.5
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election January 1910: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Rt. Hon. Jesse Collings
votes = 9,021
percentage = 72.3
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = F. Hughes
votes = 3,453
percentage = 27.7
change = -6.2Election box majority
votes = 5,568
percentage = 44.6
change = +12.4Election box turnout
votes = 17,358
percentage = 71.9
change = +1.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing = +6.2

Election box begin
title=General Election December 1910: Birmingham BordesleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist
candidate = Rt. Hon. Jesse Collings
votes = Unopposed
percentage = "N/A"
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Unionist
swing = "N/A"

ee also

*List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies

References

* "Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
* "British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
* "Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918", edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)