Selly Oak (ward)

The Selly Oak local council ward was one of the 40 electoral wards for the City of Birmingham, England prior to 2018. It was also one of the four wards that make up the local council constituency of Selly Oak, the other three being the wards of Billesley, Bournville and Brandwood.

Selly Oak
Ward
Population25,885 (2011.Ward)[1]
District
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Changese Khan (Labour)
  • Brigid Jones (Labour)
  • Karen McCarthy (Labour)

Description

The Selly Oak ward covered an area of south Birmingham, and includes not only the suburb of Selly Oak but also the adjoining districts of Bournbrook, Selly Park and Ten Acres, together with a small part of the Stirchley area. It was replaced by Weoley and Selly Oak ward and Bournbrook and Selly Park ward both created in 2018.

Demographics (from the census of 2001)

The 2001 Population Census recorded that 25,792 people were living in the Selly Oak ward, with a population density of 4,236 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. The ward has a below-average percentage of ethnic minorities, with only 15.9% of the population consisting of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

History

The ward came into existence in 1911 when the boundaries of the City of Birmingham were extended as a result of the Greater Birmingham Act, and when the number of electoral wards in the City was extended from 18 to 30. At that stage three councillors were elected for the Ward, whereas in subsequent years there have been single elections. The area had previously been part of the Parish of Northfield, and originally in north Worcestershire. It was created by the union of two former electoral wards of the King's Norton and Northfield urban district, namely the Selly Oak (East) Ward, covering the districts of Bournbrook, Selly Park and Ten Acres, and the Selly Oak (West) Ward, covering Selly Oak itself and part of the district of Bournville).

Parliamentary representation

Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 the wards of Selly Oak and Northfield, together with that "part of King's Norton Ward which is not included in the Moseley Division" were to form the Parliamentary constituency of King's Norton.[2] Selly Oak ward remained within the King's Norton constituency until boundary alterations provided for in the 1948 Representation of the People Act placed it, and the Northfield ward, in the newly constituted Parliamentary constituency of Northfield in 1950.[3] Further boundary changes led to the creation of a distinct Selly Oak Parliamentary constituency in 1955, in which the ward of Selly Oak has since remained.

Birmingham electoral wards were changed in 2018, when the existing Selly Oak ward was be divided between new Bournbrook and Selly Park, Bournville, and Selly Oak and Weoley wards.

Politics

The elected Birmingham City Council members prior to the wards dissolution were: Karen McCarthy, Brigid Jones and Changese Khan of the Labour Party. At the time Brigid Jones was also Birmingham City Council's Cabinet Member for Children and Family Services.

Election results

2010s
2016 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen McCarthey 2,141 51.8 9.3
Conservative Monica Hardie 779 18.9 3.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Green 763 18.5 3.3
Green Daniel Wilshire 381 9.2 2.9
TUSC Theo Sharieff 67 1.6 0.4
Turnout 4131
Labour hold Swing
2015 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brigid Jones 4,160 42.5
Conservative Monica Catherine Hardie 2225 22.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Green 1484 15.2
Green Joe Rooney 1189 12.2
UKIP Sylvia Tempest-Jones 602 6.2
TUSC Keturah Prendergast 122 1.2
Turnout 9782
Labour hold Swing
2014 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[4] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Changese Khan 1,684 32 - 12
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 1609 31 1
Green Joe Rooney 711 14 7
Conservative Monica Hardie 687 13 1
UKIP Peter Hughes 498 10 6
Turnout 5189
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
2012 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[5] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Karen McCathy 1,833 44
Liberal Democrats Alistair Dow 1,332 32 7
Conservative Monica Hardie 509 12 6
Green David Toke 271 7 3
UKIP Robin Norton 179 4 1
Turnout 4,144
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
2011 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[6] Electorate 19,167
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brigid Jones 2,855 44 1
Liberal Democrats Robert Wright 1,633 25 4
Conservative Owen Williams 1,170 18 3
Green Charlene Bale 597 9 5
UKIP Peter Hughes 230 3.4
Turnout 6,566 34.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
2010 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[7] Electorate 19,037
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 4,536 43
Labour Brigid Jones 3,142 29 2
Conservative Andrew Hardie 2,214 21 1
Green James Burn 453 4 3
BNP Zane Patchell 230 2 2
CPA David Booth 80 1
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2000s
2008 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[8] Electorate 18,470
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Dow 1,948 42.2
Labour David Williams 1,274 27.6
Conservative Andrew Hardie 889 19.3
Green Peter Tinsley 319 6.9
BNP Trevor Shearer 176 3.8
Majority 674 24.6
Turnout 4,626 25.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
2007 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Wright 2,081
Labour David Williams 1,620
Conservative Andrew Hardie 956
Green Peter Tinsley 546
BNP Jeffrey Cahill 230
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2005 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 2,503 41.4
Labour D Williams 1616 26.7
Conservative B Wood 1042 17.2
Green P Tinsley 554 9.2
BNP P Billingham 328 5.4
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2004 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C Dow 2,556 37.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Wright 2277
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 2245
Labour A Coulson 2093
Labour D Williams 1975
Labour A Burnett 1847
Conservative D Green 1179 17.4
Conservative B Wood 1030
Green P Tinsley 945 14.0
Conservative I Hussain 926
Majority
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
2003 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[10] Electorate 21,876
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Dow 2,459 40.6
Labour D. Williams 2,232 36.9
Conservative I. Hussain 922 15.2
Green B. Smith 443 7.3
Majority 3.7
Turnout 27.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
2002 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[11] Electorate 21,967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Coulson 2,690 40.8
Liberal Democrats C. Dow 2,308 35.0
Conservative P. Hawtin 1,201 18.2
Green B. Smith 395 6.0
Majority 5.8
Turnout 30.2
Labour hold Swing
2001 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1990s
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1998 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1990 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1980s
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1987 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1986 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1985 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1984 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1983 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1982 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1981 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1980 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1970s
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1978 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1977 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1975 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1974 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1973 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1972 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1971 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1970 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1960s
1969 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1968 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1967 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak
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1966 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak Electorate 18,726
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Berrow 4,248 56.7
Labour James Cheshire 2,015 26.9
Liberal Ruth Lewthwaite 964 12.9
Communist John Bennett 260 3.5
Majority 2,233 29.8
Turnout 40.0
Conservative hold Swing 3.1
1965 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oakj[12] Electorate 18,918
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Lewis 4,761 59.6
Labour James Cheshire 1,882 23.6
Liberal Ruth Lewthwaite 1,111 13.9
Communist John Bennett 231 2.9
Majority 2,879 36.1
Turnout 42.2
Conservative hold Swing 12.7
1964 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[13] Electorate 19,019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clifford Huxtable 4,340 49.0
Labour Kenneth King 3,389 38.3
Liberal Joan Harvey 1,000 11.3
Communist John Bennett 131 1.5
Majority 951 10.7
Turnout 46.6
Conservative hold Swing 1.2
1963 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[14] Electorate 19,172
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Horace Goodby 3,792 42.6
Labour James Loach 3,041 34.2
Liberal Joan Harvey 1,873 21.1
Communist John Bennett 193 2.2
Majority 751 8.4
Turnout 46.4
Conservative hold Swing 3.8
1962 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[15] Electorate 19,349
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Lewis 3.957 45.1
Labour Brian Chambers 2,550 29.1
Liberal Joan Harvey 2,033 23.2
Communist John Bennett 227 2.6
Majority 1,407 16.1
Turnout 45.3
Conservative hold Swing
1961 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[16] Electorate 21,111
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clifford Huxtable 5,159 55.6
Labour Shelia Mackenzie 2,790 30.1
Liberal Lionel King 1,335 14.4
Majority 2,369 25.5
Turnout 44.0
Conservative hold Swing 1.0
1960 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[17] Electorate 21,177
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Glanvill 5,217 56.5
Labour Sheila Mackenzie 2,703 29.3
Liberal Joan Winter 1,318 14.3
Majority 2,424 27.4
Turnout 43.6
Conservative hold Swing 7.1

1950s
1959 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[18] Electorate 21,369
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Lewis 6,234 56.7
Labour William Pringle 4,770 43.4
Majority 1,464 13.3
Turnout 51.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 3.5
1958 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[19] Electorate 21,387
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clifford Huxtable 5,582 53.2
Labour Elizabeth MacDonald 4,920 46.9
Majority 662 6.3
Turnout 49.1
Conservative hold Swing 3.9
1957 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[20] Electorate 21,769
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Richardson 6,037 57.1
Labour Albert Bennett 4,545 43.0
Majority 1,492 14.1
Turnout 48.6
Conservative hold Swing 8.8
1956 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[21] Electorate 22,139
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Florence Hammond 5,569 51.7
Conservative Clifford Huxtable 5,196 48.3
Majority 371 3.5
Turnout 48.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 7.1
1955 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[22] Electorate 22,372
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Lygo 6,506 53.5
Labour Florence Hammond 5,203 42.8
Liberal Maurice King 447 3.7
Majority 1,303 10.7
Turnout 54.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 1.4
1954 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[23] Electorate 22,529
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Richardson 6,409 56.7
Labour Frederick Reed 4,890 43.3
Majority 1,519 13.4
Turnout 50.2
Conservative hold Swing 2.5
1953 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[24] Electorate 22,857
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 6,610 54.2
Labour Frederick Reed 5,584 45.8
Majority 1,026 8.4
Turnout 53.4
Conservative hold Swing 8.7
1952 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[25] Electorate 23,048
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Florence Hammond 7,200 54.5
Conservative Edward Southam 6,009 45.5
Majority 1,191 9.0
Turnout 57.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 16.4
1951 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[26] Electorate 23,192
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Rinbest 7,430 61.9
Labour William Wiggins 4,582 38.2
Majority 2,848 23.7
Turnout 51.8
Conservative hold Swing 5.2
1950 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[27] Electorate 23,261
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 7,066 56.6
Labour John Bolas 5,409 43.4
Majority 1,657 13.3
Turnout 53.6
Conservative hold Swing 0.5

1940s
1949 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[28] Electorate 24,393
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Southam 8,102 56.1
Labour Florence Hammond 6,340 43.9
Majority 1,762 12.2
Turnout 59.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 4.0
1947 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[29] Electorate 24,460
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Richardson 8,817 60.1
Labour Joseph Rhydderch 5,866 40.0
Majority 2,951 20.1
Turnout 60.0
Conservative hold Swing 9.6
1946 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[30] Electorate 24,002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Gurden 6,263 50.5
Labour Joseph Rhydderch 6,147 49.5
Majority 116 0.9
Turnout 51.7
Conservative hold Swing 18.6
Selly Oak by-election 29 November 1945[31] Electorate 23,148
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Florence Hammond 5,378 58.4
Conservative Harold Gurden 3,829 41.6
Majority 1,549 16.8
Turnout 39.8
Labour hold Swing 9.7
1945 Birmingham City Council election Selly Oak[32] Electorate 23,148
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Bradbeer 7,633 68.1
Conservative Harold Gurden 3,574 31.9
Majority 4,059 36.2
Turnout 48.4
Labour hold Swing 19.0

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. Representation of the People Act 1918, Schedule 9
  3. Representation of the People Act 1948, Schedule 1
  4. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2014/05/2014-election-northfield-selly-oak/
  5. [Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2012]
  6. Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2010
  7. Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2010
  8. Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2008 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Birmingham City Council: Local Election Results 2007
  10. Rallings (2003), Local Elections Handbook 2003, p. 22.
  11. Rallings (2002), Local Elections Handbook 2002, p. 61.
  12. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 87.
  13. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 84.
  14. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 82.
  15. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 79.
  16. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 77.
  17. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 74.
  18. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 72.
  19. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 70.
  20. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 68.
  21. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 65.
  22. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 63.
  23. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 61.
  24. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 59.
  25. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 57.
  26. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 55.
  27. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 53.
  28. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 50.
  29. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 48.
  30. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 46.
  31. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 43.
  32. Phillips (2003), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, p. 43.

Bibliography
  • Phillips, Christopher (2000), Birmingham Votes: 1911–2000, Twentieth Century Local Election Results, Volume 4, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, ISBN 0-948858-30-3
  • Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2002), Local Elections Handbook 2002: The 2002 Local Election Results, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, ISBN 0-948858-33-8
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