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Birmingham Erdington — UK General Election Results

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

Birmingham Erdington was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,019 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Birmingham Erdington from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland (Unionist) 12,678 66.0% Albert Eyton (Independent Labour) 7,467 (38.9 pts) 56.1%
1922 Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland (Unionist) 14,683 66.0% Albert Eyton (Labour) 7,109 (31.9 pts) 59.4%
1924 Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland (Unionist) 16,754 59.5% Charles James Simmons (Labour) 5,342 (19.0 pts) 72.5%
1929 Charles James Simmons (Labour) 20,665 43.4% Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland (Unionist) 133 (0.3 pts) 78.7%
1931 John Frederick Eales (Conservative) 35,672 68.0% Charles James Simmons (Labour) 18,905 (36.0 pts) 77.7%
1935 John Frederick Eales (Conservative) 27,716 58.3% Charles James Simmons (Labour) 9,959 (21.0 pts) 65.5%
1945 Julius Silverman (Labour) 34,786 60.8% John Allan Cecil Wright (Conservative) 12,329 (21.5 pts) 68.8%
1950 Julius Silverman (Labour) 29,252 51.8% John Allen Cecil Wright (Conservative) 5,410 (9.6 pts) 83.4%
1951 Julius Silverman (Labour) 29,561 53.1% Derek Broome (Conservative) 3,408 (6.1 pts) 82.6%
Feb 1974 S Julius Silverman (Labour) 22,978 48.7% Caroline Frances Alden (Conservative) 6,928 (14.7 pts) 72.3%
Oct 1974 S Julius Silverman (Labour) 22,160 51.4% John Edward Cambray Alden (Conservative) 8,777 (20.4 pts) 65.5%
1979 S Julius Silverman (Labour) 20,105 46.0% John Edward Cambray Alden (Conservative) 680 (1.6 pts) 67.9%
1983 Robin Corbett (Labour) 14,930 39.8% Daniel Moylan (Conservative) 231 (0.6 pts) 67.0%
1987 Robin Corbett (Labour) 17,037 45.9% Paul Johnston (Conservative) 2,467 (6.6 pts) 68.5%
1992 Robin Corbett (Labour) 18,549 50.5% Stanley Hope (Conservative) 4,735 (12.9 pts) 70.2%
1997 Robin Corbett (Labour) 23,764 58.8% Anthony Tomkins (Conservative) 12,657 (31.3 pts) 60.9%
2001 Siôn Simon (Labour) 17,375 56.8% Oliver Lodge (Conservative) 9,962 (32.6 pts) 46.6%
2005 Siôn Simon (Labour) 16,810 53.0% Victoria Elvidge (Conservative) 9,575 (30.2 pts) 48.9%
2010 Jack Dromey (Labour) 14,869 41.8% Robert Alden (Conservative) 3,277 (9.2 pts) 53.7%
2015 Jack Dromey (Labour) 15,824 45.6% Robert Alden (Conservative) 5,129 (14.8 pts) 53.4%
2017 Jack Dromey (Labour) 21,571 58.0% Robert Alden (Conservative) 7,285 (19.6 pts) 57.4%
2019 Jack Dromey (Labour) 17,720 50.3% Robert Alden (Conservative) 3,601 (10.2 pts) 53.4%
2024 Paulette Hamilton (Labour) 14,774 43.3% Jack Brookes (Reform UK) 7,019 (20.6 pts) 44.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland Unionist 12,67866.0% Yes
Albert Eyton Independent Labour 5,21127.1% No
Raglan H E H Somerset Liberal 1,3296.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland Unionist 14,68366.0% Yes
Albert Eyton Labour 7,57434.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland Unionist 16,75459.5% Yes
Charles James Simmons Labour 11,41240.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles James Simmons Labour 20,66543.4% Yes
Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland Unionist 20,53243.1% No
Henry Dyer Liberal 6,39513.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Eales Conservative 35,67268.0% Yes
Charles James Simmons Labour 16,76732.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Eales Conservative 27,71658.3% Yes
Charles James Simmons Labour 17,75737.4% No
Henry Charles Bell National Dividend 2,0504.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 34,78660.8% Yes
John Allan Cecil Wright Conservative 22,45739.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 29,25251.8% Yes
John Allen Cecil Wright Conservative 23,84242.2% No
Sydney Arthur Fitzgerald Liberal 3,4086.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julius Silverman Labour 29,56153.1% Yes
Derek Broome Conservative 26,15346.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
S Julius Silverman Labour 22,97848.7% Yes
Caroline Frances Alden Conservative 16,05034.0% No
Patrick Thurlbeck Humphrey Liberal 6,99114.8% No
Thomas Finnegan National Front 1,1452.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
S Julius Silverman Labour 22,16051.4% Yes
John Edward Cambray Alden Conservative 13,38331.1% No
Julia Mabel Mills Liberal 6,11914.2% No
Thomas Finnegan National Front 1,4133.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
S Julius Silverman Labour 20,10546.0% Yes
John Edward Cambray Alden Conservative 19,42544.4% No
Hugh Joseph Duffy Liberal 3,4878.0% No
Frank Hastilow National Front 6871.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Corbett Labour 14,93039.8% Yes
Daniel Moylan Conservative 14,69939.2% No
Christopher Bernard Barber Social Democratic Party 7,91521.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Corbett Labour 17,03745.9% Yes
Paul Johnston Conservative 14,57039.2% No
Neil Biddlestone Social Democratic Party 5,53014.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Corbett Labour 18,54950.5% Yes
Stanley Hope Conservative 13,81437.6% No
Dr John Campbell Liberal Democrat 4,39812.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robin Corbett Labour 23,76458.8% Yes
Anthony Tomkins Conservative 11,10727.5% No
Ian Garrett Liberal Democrat 4,11210.2% No
Geoff Cable Referendum Party 1,4243.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Siôn Simon Labour 17,37556.8% Yes
Oliver Lodge Conservative 7,41324.2% No
Sandra Johnson Liberal Democrat 3,60211.8% No
Michael Shore National Front 6812.2% No
Steven Goddard Socialist Alliance 6692.2% No
Mark Nattrass UKIP 5211.7% No
Judith Sambrook-Marshall Socialist Labour 3431.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Siôn Simon Labour 16,81053.0% Yes
Victoria Elvidge Conservative 7,23522.8% No
Jerry Evans Liberal Democrat 5,02715.8% No
Sharon Ebanks BNP 1,5124.8% No
Rannal Hepburn UKIP 7462.3% No
Terry Williams National Front 4161.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dromey Labour 14,86941.8% Yes
Robert Alden Conservative 11,59232.6% No
Ann Holtom Liberal Democrat 5,74216.2% No
Kevin McHugh BNP 1,8155.1% No
Mark Foy UKIP 8422.4% No
Tony Tomkins Independent 2400.7% No
Terry Williams National Front 2290.6% No
Timothy Gray Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2170.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dromey Labour 15,82445.6% Yes
Robert Alden Conservative 10,69530.8% No
Andrew Garcarz UKIP 6,04017.4% No
Ann Holtom Liberal Democrat 9652.8% No
Joe Belcher Green 9482.7% No
Ted Woodley Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2120.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dromey Labour 21,57158.0% Yes
Robert Alden Conservative 14,28638.4% No
Ann Holtom Liberal Democrat 7502.0% No
James Lovatt Green 6101.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dromey Labour 17,72050.3% Yes
Robert Alden Conservative 14,11940.1% No
Wendy Garcarz Brexit Party 1,4414.1% No
Ann Holtom Liberal Democrat 1,3013.7% No
Rob Grant Green 6481.8% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paulette Hamilton Labour 14,77443.3% Yes
Jack Brookes Reform UK 7,75522.7% No
Steve Knee Conservative 5,40215.8% No
Karen Trench Green 2,4527.2% No
Shaukat Ali Independent 2,2506.6% No
Farzana Aslam Liberal Democrat 1,1283.3% No
Corinthia Ward Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3761.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 38.9 pts 1923: Unionist margin 31.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 19.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 36.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 21.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 21.5 pts 1950: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 6.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 14.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 1.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1987: Labour margin 6.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 12.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 31.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 32.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 30.2 pts 2010: Labour margin 9.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 14.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 19.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 10.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Birmingham Erdington has been contested at 24 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 Erdington in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Birmingham Erdington in 2024 with 14,774 votes (43.3%), a majority of 7,019 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Birmingham Erdington since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Birmingham Erdington?

The closest result on record for Birmingham Erdington was 1929, when Labour beat Unionist by just 133 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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