Birmingham Hall Green constituency profile
Candidates confirmed so far:
Jo Barker (Conservative) was born in1968 in Banbury and was educated at Liverpool University. She is the Managing Director of family property business.
Roger Godsiff (Labour) was born in 1946 in London and was educated at Catford Comprehensive School. He is a former bank clerk and trade union official who first stood in Birmingham when he contested Birmingham Yardley 1983. First elected as MP for Birmingham Small Heath 1992 and has been the MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath since 1997.
Jerry Evans (Liberal Democrat) is a self employed archaelogical consultant. Birmingham councillor. He is is a long-time Hall Green resident
Salma Yaqoob (Respect) was born in 1971 in Bradford. She is a Birmingham councillor and contested Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath 2005.
Quick questions:
Where is this constituency? Birmingham Hall Green is a suburban seat south of the city centre on the outer edges of Birmingham and bordering Solihull in the east.
How has it changed since 2005? The Boundary Commission for England modified the Hall Green seat. The reviewed constituency of Birmingham Hall Green will contain a third of the existing one, passing Billesley and Brandwood on to the constituency of Birmingham Selly Oak. It retains Hall Green itself adding the following new wards: Hall Green, Moseley and Kings Heath, Sparkbrook, and Springfield.
When did this constituency last change party hands? 1997 when it became a Labour seat
Which opposition parties are targetting this seat? It is 191 on the Tory target list, and 32 on the Lib Dems list
How quickly will the votes be counted? Hall Green declared at 04.09 in 2005
Results from previous elections:
Year: 2005
Candidate
Party
Number of votes
Percentage of vote
Stephen McCabe
Labour
16304
47.2
Eddie Hughes
Conservative
10590
30.7
Roger Harmer
Liberal Democrat
6682
19.4
David Melhuish
Independent
960
2.8
Turnout (pc):
60.4
Majority:
5714
Result:
Lab Hold
Year: 2001
Candidate
Party
Number of votes
Percentage of vote
Stephen McCabe
Labour
18048
54.6
Liz White
Conservative
11401
34.5
Punjab Singh
Liberal Democrat
2926
8.8
Peter Johnson
Independent
708
2.1
Turnout (pc):
57.5
Majority:
6648
Result:
Lab Hold
Year: 1997
Candidate
Party
Number of votes
Percentage of vote
Stephen McCabe
Labour
22372
53.5
Andrew Hargreaves
Conservative
13952
33.4
Alastair Dow
Liberal Democrat
4034
9.6
P Bennett
Referendum
1461
3.5
Turnout (pc):
71.2
Result:
Lab Gain
Year: 1992
Candidate
Party
Number of votes
Percentage of vote
Andrew Hargreaves
Conservative
21649
46.1
Jane Slowey
Labour
17984
38.3
David McGrath
Liberal Democrat
7342
15.6
Turnout (pc):
78.2
Result:
ConGain
Key statistics
Age
Under 18 (pc)
29.9
Over 60 (pc)
15.7
Gender
Male (pc)
49.2
Female (pc)
50.8
Ethnicity
Born overseas (pc):
28.3
White (pc):
47.2
Black (pc):
4.9
Asian (pc):
43.5
Mixed (pc):
3
Other (pc):
1.4
Religion
Christian (pc)
37.4
Hindu (pc)
4.2
Sikh (pc)
3.9
Jewish (pc)
0
Muslim (pc)
35.7
Education
Full time students (pc):
6.2
Graduates (pc):
22
No qualifications:
36.8
Housing
Owner occupied (pc):
62.1
Social housing (pc):
21.6
Rented
12.9
No heating/bathroom:
21.1
