Birmingham, Hall Green — UK General Election Results

Birmingham, Hall Green was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 28,508 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Birmingham, Hall Green from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Aubrey Jones (Conservative) 24,444 50.2% Thomas Crehan (Labour) 3,853 (7.9 pts) 83.8%
1951 Aubrey Jones (Conservative) 27,289 56.7% Thomas Crehan (Labour) 6,415 (13.3 pts) 82.9%
1955 Aubrey Jones (Conservative) 28,543 61.5% William JS Pringle (Labour) 10,697 (23.1 pts) 75.3%
1959 Aubrey Jones (Conservative) 29,148 62.6% Deryck HV Fereday (Labour) 13,717 (29.5 pts) 76.2%
1964 Aubrey Jones (Conservative) 23,879 52.5% Graham Stanley Rea (Labour) 9,402 (20.7 pts) 75.8%
1966 Reginald Eyre (Conservative) 20,628 47.4% George Siegfried Jonas (Labour) 3,333 (7.7 pts) 73.6%
1970 Reginald Eyre (Conservative) 27,319 60.4% Terence Leslie Keene (Labour) 9,389 (20.8 pts) 67.8%
Feb 1974 Reginald Eyre (Conservative) 27,280 56.5% David Jamieson (Labour) 6,244 (12.9 pts) 72.6%
Oct 1974 Reginald Eyre (Conservative) 20,569 43.7% Theresa Joyce Stewart (Labour) 2,624 (5.6 pts) 70.2%
1979 Reginald Eyre (Conservative) 27,072 54.5% Theresa Joyce Stewart (Labour) 9,564 (19.3 pts) 73.3%
1983 Reginald Eyre (Conservative) 21,142 49.1% Martin Henry Willis (Labour) 9,373 (21.8 pts) 70.6%
1987 Andrew Hargreaves (Conservative) 20,478 44.9% Frances Brook (Labour) 7,621 (16.7 pts) 74.7%
1992 Andrew Hargreaves (Conservative) 21,649 46.1% Jane Slowey (Labour) 3,665 (7.8 pts) 78.2%
1997 Steve McCabe (Labour) 22,372 53.5% Andrew Hargreaves (Conservative) 8,420 (20.1 pts) 71.2%
2001 Steve McCabe (Labour) 18,049 54.6% Chris White (Conservative) 6,648 (20.1 pts) 57.5%
2005 Steve McCabe (Labour) 16,304 47.2% Eddie Hughes (Conservative) 5,714 (16.6 pts) 60.4%
2010 Roger Godsiff (Labour) 16,039 32.9% Salma Yaqoob (Respect Party) 3,799 (7.8 pts) 64.1%
2015 Roger Godsiff (Labour) 28,147 59.8% James Bird (Conservative) 19,818 (42.1 pts) 62.0%
2017 Roger Godsiff (Labour) 42,143 77.6% Reena Ranger (Conservative) 33,944 (62.5 pts) 69.6%
2019 Tahir Ali (Labour) 35,889 67.8% Penny-Anne O'Donnell (Conservative) 28,508 (53.9 pts) 66.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Jones Conservative 24,44450.2% Yes
Thomas Crehan Labour 20,59142.2% No
George Leonard Roy Liberal 3,7037.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Jones Conservative 27,28956.7% Yes
Thomas Crehan Labour 20,87443.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Jones Conservative 28,54361.5% Yes
William JS Pringle Labour 17,84638.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Jones Conservative 29,14862.6% Yes
Deryck HV Fereday Labour 15,43133.2% No
Harry W Maynard Independent Conservative 1,9554.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aubrey Jones Conservative 23,87952.5% Yes
Graham Stanley Rea Labour 14,47731.8% No
Penelope Jessel Liberal 7,11315.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Eyre Conservative 20,62847.4% Yes
George Siegfried Jonas Labour 17,29539.7% No
John Green Liberal 5,61712.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Eyre Conservative 27,31960.4% Yes
Terence Leslie Keene Labour 17,93039.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Eyre Conservative 27,28056.5% Yes
David Jamieson Labour 21,03643.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Eyre Conservative 20,56943.7% Yes
Theresa Joyce Stewart Labour 17,94538.1% No
Ian George Powney Liberal 8,53218.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Eyre Conservative 27,07254.5% Yes
Theresa Joyce Stewart Labour 17,50835.3% No
Peter Mcdonald Lockyer Liberal 4,4408.9% No
Ronald Maylin National Front 6151.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Eyre Conservative 21,14249.1% Yes
Martin Henry Willis Labour 11,76927.3% No
John Hemming Liberal 10,17523.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hargreaves Conservative 20,47844.9% Yes
Frances Brook Labour 12,85728.2% No
Francis Wilkes Social Democratic Party 12,32327.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Hargreaves Conservative 21,64946.1% Yes
Jane Slowey Labour 17,98438.3% No
David McGrath Liberal Democrat 7,34215.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve McCabe Labour 22,37253.5% Yes
Andrew Hargreaves Conservative 13,95233.4% No
Alastair Dow Liberal Democrat 4,0349.6% No
Paul Bennett Referendum Party 1,4613.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve McCabe Labour 18,04954.6% Yes
Chris White Conservative 11,40134.5% No
Punjab Singh Liberal Democrat 2,9268.8% No
Peter Johnson UKIP 7082.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve McCabe Labour 16,30447.2% Yes
Eddie Hughes Conservative 10,59030.7% No
Roger Harmer Liberal Democrat 6,68219.3% No
David Melhuish UKIP 9602.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Godsiff Labour 16,03932.9% Yes
Salma Yaqoob Respect Party 12,24025.1% No
Jerry Evans Liberal Democrat 11,98824.6% No
Jo Barker Conservative 7,32015.0% No
Alan Blumenthal UKIP 9501.9% No
Andrew Gardner Independent 1900.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Godsiff Labour 28,14759.8% Yes
James Bird Conservative 8,32917.7% No
Jerry Evans Liberal Democrat 5,45911.6% No
Elly Stanton Green 2,2004.7% No
Rashpal Mondair UKIP 2,1314.5% No
Shiraz Peer Respect Party 7801.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Godsiff Labour 42,14377.6% Yes
Reena Ranger Conservative 8,19915.1% No
Jerry Evans Liberal Democrat 3,1375.8% No
Patrick Cox Green 8311.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tahir Ali Labour 35,88967.8% Yes
Penny-Anne O'Donnell Conservative 7,38113.9% No
Roger Godsiff Independent 4,2738.1% No
Izzy Knowles Liberal Democrat 3,6736.9% No
Rosie Cuckston Brexit Party 8771.7% No
Patrick Cox Green 8181.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1951: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 23.1 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 20.7 pts 1966: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 20.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 12.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 5.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1987: Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 7.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 20.1 pts 2001: Labour margin 20.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 16.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 7.8 pts 2015: Labour margin 42.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 62.5 pts 2019: Labour margin 53.9 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Birmingham, Hall Green has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Birmingham, Hall Green in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Birmingham, Hall Green in 2019 with 35,889 votes (67.8%), a majority of 28,508 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Birmingham, Hall Green since 1950?

Since 1950, Birmingham, Hall Green has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Birmingham, Hall Green?

The closest result on record for Birmingham, Hall Green was Oct 1974, when Conservative beat Labour by just 2,624 votes (5.6 percentage points).

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