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Birmingham Duddeston — UK General Election Results

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

Birmingham Duddeston was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,954 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Birmingham Duddeston from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Eldred Hallas (National Democratic and Labour) 8,796 79.4% Crowley (Liberal) 6,516 (58.8 pts) 32.4%
1922 Ernest Varvill Hiley (Unionist) 13,091 61.1% Michael Brothers (Labour) 4,760 (22.2 pts) 62.3%
1923 John Bedford Burman (Unionist) 11,712 59.6% George Francis Sawyer (Labour) 4,403 (22.4 pts) 56.9%
1924 John Bedford Burman (Unionist) 11,407 51.2% George Francis Sawyer (Labour) 515 (2.3 pts) 64.3%
1929 George Francis Sawyer (Labour) 18,204 61.0% John Bedford Burman (Unionist) 6,565 (22.0 pts) 68.6%
1931 Oliver Edwin Simmonds (Conservative) 16,332 61.1% George Francis Sawyer (Labour) 6,543 (24.5 pts) 64.4%
1935 Oliver Edwin Simmonds (Conservative) 12,146 57.8% George Francis Sawyer (Labour) 3,262 (15.5 pts) 53.7%
1945 Edith Agnes Wills (Labour) 10,745 65.0% Oliver Edwin Simmonds (Conservative) 4,954 (30.0 pts) 63.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eldred Hallas National Democratic and Labour 8,79679.4% Yes
Crowley Liberal 2,28020.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Varvill Hiley Unionist 13,09161.1% Yes
Michael Brothers Labour 8,33138.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bedford Burman Unionist 11,71259.6% Yes
George Francis Sawyer Labour 7,30937.2% No
Alfred Ford Free Trade 6343.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Bedford Burman Unionist 11,40751.2% Yes
George Francis Sawyer Labour 10,89248.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Francis Sawyer Labour 18,20461.0% Yes
John Bedford Burman Unionist 11,63939.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oliver Edwin Simmonds Conservative 16,33261.1% Yes
George Francis Sawyer Labour 9,78936.6% No
Bernard Moore Communist 3271.2% No
Jessie Williams New Party 2841.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oliver Edwin Simmonds Conservative 12,14657.8% Yes
George Francis Sawyer Labour 8,88442.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edith Agnes Wills Labour 10,74565.0% Yes
Oliver Edwin Simmonds Conservative 5,79135.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 58.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 22.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 22.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 2.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 22.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 24.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 15.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 30.0 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Birmingham Duddeston has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: National Democratic and Labour, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Birmingham Duddeston in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Birmingham Duddeston in 1945 with 10,745 votes (65.0%), a majority of 4,954 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Birmingham Duddeston since 1918?

Since 1918, Birmingham Duddeston has been won by: Conservative, Labour, National Democratic and Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Birmingham Duddeston?

The closest result on record for Birmingham Duddeston was 1924, when Unionist beat Labour by just 515 votes (2.3 percentage points).

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