Birmingham Sparkbrook
Birmingham, Sparkbrook was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency.
History
In 1971, 18.9% were non-White. In 1981, 36% of the constiuency were non-White. The constiuency had the highest concentration of people born in Pakistan in 1981.It was a safe seat for the Conservative Party and affiliated candidates from its creation in 1918 until 1945, when Labour gained the seat for the first time in their landslide victory under Clement Attlee. Aside from a single Conservative victory in 1959, Labour held the seat with increasingly safe majorities until boundary changes merged Sparkbrook with nearby Small Heath in 1997.
Boundaries
1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Sparkbrook.1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, St Martin's and Deritend, and Sparkbrook.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Fox Hollies, Sparkbrook, and Sparkhill.
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Fox Hollies, Sparkbrook, and Sparkhill.