County West Midlands | Number of members 1 | |
Replaced by Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | ||
Birmingham, Sparkbrook was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Contents
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.