Birmingham Perry Barr
Birmingham Perry Barr is a constituency in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by independent Ayoub Khan since July 2024. It had previously been held since 2001 by Khalid Mahmood of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
The constituency is located in Birmingham and covers the area to the north of the city centre. It is predominantly urban and contains the neighbourhoods of Handsworth, Aston and Perry Barr and stretches north to include parts of Kingstanding.The northern parts of the constituency around Old Oscott are suburban, whilst Handsworth and Lozells are inner-city in character and have a history of civil unrest. The constituency is ethnically diverse; Asians make up a majority of the population —which includes a significant Sikh community —White people make up 21% of the population and Black people are 17%. The White population reaches up to 80% in the northern areas of the constituency.
Residents of the constituency have high levels of deprivation and low levels of income, education and professional employment compared to national averages. Most of the constituency elected Labour Party councillors at the most recent city council election in 2022, whilst the northern parts elected Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors. Most voters supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 48%.
Boundaries
The constituency covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham.1950–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding and Perry Barr.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Kingstanding, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, and Sandwell.
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, and Perry Barr.
2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review, which did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2018:
- The City of Birmingham wards of Birchfield, Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Oscott, and Perry Barr, most of Lozells, a majority of Holyhead, and small parts of Aston and Kingstanding.
- The City of Birmingham wards of: Aston; Birchfield; Handsworth; Handsworth Wood; Holyhead; Lozells; Oscott ; Perry Barr.