Election 97

Birmingham Selly Oak


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Dr Lynne Jones
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 14,033 (27.8%)
Labour 97 28,121 (55.6%)
LibDem 97 6,121 (12.1%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,275 ( 4.5%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 72,049
Turnout 97 50,550 (70.2%)



1992 MP Dr Lynne Jones
Old constituency name Birmingham Selly Oak
Majority 92 2,060 ( 3.7%)
Conservative 92 23,370 (42.3%)
Labour 92 25,430 (46.0%)
LibDem 92 5,679 (10.3%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 797 ( 1.4%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 72,907
Turnout 92 55,276 (75.8%)
Birmingham Selly Oak



Tory change -14.5%
Labour change +9.6%
Lib Dem change +1.8%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +3.1%
Electorate change -1.2%
Turnout Change -5.7%
Robert Waller wrote

Having once been predominantly better-off in character, the overall profile of Selly Oak is now fairly typical of the City of Birmingham as a whole, and followed the general local pattern in 1992 with a marked swing to Labour. The constituency notably contains the former Cadbury model community of Bournville, home of the eponymous chocolate. The move in the Labour vote here should be a strong indicator of Labour's fortunes nationally, and Labour must be expected to hold on current trends.


Super Profiles

1,281 3.22 9.03 36
4,471 11.24 11.17 101
3,158 7.94 11.25 71
4,778 12.01 14.70 82
8,082 20.32 10.45 194
0 0.00 2.81 0
4,975 12.51 8.01 156
4,538 11.41 15.25 75
3,245 8.16 7.13 114
4,732 11.90 10.17 117