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Birmingham Aston — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Birmingham Aston was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,562 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Birmingham Aston from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Evelyn Cecil (Unionist) 9,997 62.4% John William Banfield (Labour) 5,546 (34.6 pts) 45.2%
1922 Evelyn Cecil (Unionist) 15,913 60.8% Joseph Patrick Cotter (Labour) 5,634 (21.5 pts) 72.5%
1923 Evelyn Cecil (Unionist) 13,291 56.1% Percival Bower (Labour) 5,750 (24.3 pts) 65.0%
1924 Evelyn Cecil (Unionist) 14,244 54.6% Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (Labour) 2,385 (9.1 pts) 71.7%
1929 Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (Labour) 18,672 52.2% John Percival Whiteley (Unionist) 1,558 (4.3 pts) 78.3%
1931 Arthur Oswald James Hope (Conservative) 22,959 70.8% Thomas James May (Labour) 16,747 (51.7 pts) 73.4%
1935 Arthur Oswald James Hope (Conservative) 18,933 68.8% Rudolph Putnam Messel (Labour) 10,355 (37.6 pts) 64.7%
1945 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt (Labour) 15,031 61.9% Frederick Bruce Normansell (Conservative) 5,767 (23.7 pts) 67.6%
1950 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt (Labour) 28,867 60.7% Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (Conservative) 12,041 (25.3 pts) 78.4%
1951 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt (Labour) 27,899 62.6% Clement Sweet (Conservative) 11,763 (26.4 pts) 74.6%
1955 Julius Silverman (Labour) 25,546 59.6% Frances Vale (Conservative) 8,262 (19.3 pts) 71.5%
1959 Julius Silverman (Labour) 21,518 53.2% Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark (Conservative) 2,534 (6.3 pts) 70.3%
1964 Julius Silverman (Labour) 19,512 54.7% Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark (Conservative) 3,366 (9.4 pts) 65.4%
1966 Julius Silverman (Labour) 20,716 60.9% Joe Kinsey (Conservative) 7,400 (21.7 pts) 64.2%
1970 Julius Silverman (Labour) 15,456 55.1% Arthur Hill (Conservative) 3,562 (12.7 pts) 58.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Cecil Unionist 9,99762.4% Yes
John William Banfield Labour 4,45127.8% No
James Henry Dooley NFDDSS 1,5619.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Cecil Unionist 15,91360.8% Yes
Joseph Patrick Cotter Labour 10,27939.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Cecil Unionist 13,29156.1% Yes
Percival Bower Labour 7,54131.8% No
Joseph Conyers Tillotson Liberal 2,84612.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Cecil Unionist 14,24454.6% Yes
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey Labour 11,85945.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey Labour 18,67252.2% Yes
John Percival Whiteley Unionist 17,11447.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Oswald James Hope Conservative 22,95970.8% Yes
Thomas James May Labour 6,21219.2% No
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey Independent 3,23610.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Oswald James Hope Conservative 18,93368.8% Yes
Rudolph Putnam Messel Labour 8,57831.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Labour 15,03161.9% Yes
Frederick Bruce Normansell Conservative 9,26438.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Labour 28,86760.7% Yes
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty Conservative 16,82635.4% No
Arthur Embrey Liberal 1,4873.1% No
Stafford Whitby Keatley Independent 3380.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Labour 27,89962.6% Yes
Clement Sweet Conservative 16,13636.2% No
Stafford Whitby Keatley Independent 5451.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 25,54659.6% Yes
Frances Vale Conservative 17,28440.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 21,51853.2% Yes
Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark Conservative 18,98447.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 19,51254.7% Yes
Anthony Michael Beaumont-Dark Conservative 16,14645.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 20,71660.9% Yes
Joe Kinsey Conservative 13,31639.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 15,45655.1% Yes
Arthur Hill Conservative 11,89442.4% No
John Colin Campbell Jordan British Movement 7042.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 34.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 21.5 pts 1923: Unionist margin 24.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 9.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 51.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 37.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 25.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 26.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 19.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 6.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 9.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 21.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Birmingham Aston has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Birmingham Aston in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Birmingham Aston in 1970 with 15,456 votes (55.1%), a majority of 3,562 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Birmingham Aston since 1918?

Since 1918, Birmingham Aston has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Birmingham Aston?

The closest result on record for Birmingham Aston was 1929, when Labour beat Unionist by just 1,558 votes (4.3 percentage points).

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