Birmingham Sparkbrook (UK Parliament constituency)
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Birmingham, Sparkbrook was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Sparkbrook district 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.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
The seat's most high-profile MP was Roy Hattersley, who represented it for nearly 35 years and was Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1992. He retired in 1997, and his old seat was abolished, the replacement constituency being won by Roger Godsiff.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1918 | Leo Amery | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1945 | Percy Shurmer | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1959 | Leslie Seymour | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1964 | Roy Hattersley | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | ||
Election results
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References
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