Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
{{short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Birmingham Hodge Hill
|parliament = uk
|image = File:BirminghamHodgeHill2007Constituency.svg
|caption = 2010–2024 boundary of Birmingham Hodge Hill in Birmingham
|map2 = EnglandBirmingham
|map_entity = Birmingham
|map_year =
|year = 1983
|abolished = 2024
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Birmingham Hodge Hill
|next = Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
|region = England
|county = West Midlands
|towns =
|mp =
|party =
}}
Birmingham Hodge Hill was a constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2004 to 2024 by Liam Byrne of the Labour Party.{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}
Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and largely replaced with constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North.{{Cite web |title=West Midlands {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/west-midlands/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}} It was first contested at the 2024 general election, with Byrne being re-elected for the new seat.
Constituency profile
The constituency covered a diverse area of east Birmingham, including the predominantly Asian inner-city area of Washwood Heath and the mostly white area of Shard End on the city's eastern boundary, as well as Hodge Hill itself. There is roughly a three-way split of social housing, privately rented and privately owned homes. The area has a high proportion of low-income households, with the constituency having one of the highest Indices of Multiple Deprivation in the West Midlands for its central area.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|title=Local statistics – Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|access-date=23 December 2012|archive-date=11 February 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|url-status=dead}}
Boundaries
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 2010–2024}}
1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Hodge Hill, Shard End, and Washwood Heath (as they existed on 1 February 1983).
1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Hodge Hill, Shard End, and Washwood Heath (as they existed on 1 June 1994).
2010–2018: The City of Birmingham wards of Bordesley Green, Hodge Hill, Shard End, and Washwood Heath (as they existed on 12 April 2005).
When the Hodge Hill area committee district of Birmingham was created in 2004, its boundaries were those of the constituency.
2018–2024: Following a local government boundary review,{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Birmingham {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/birmingham |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}} which did not effect the parliamentary boundaries, the contents of the constituency were as follows with effect from May 2018:
- The City of Birmingham wards of Alum Rock, Bromford & Hodge Hill, Heartlands, Shard End and Ward End, most of Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, and Small Heath, and small parts of Bordesley & Highgate, and Bordesley Green.
Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the Boundary Commission for England abolished the constituency and created the new seat of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North as its primary successor; Alum Rock was transferred to Birmingham Ladywood and Small Heath to Birmingham Yardley, with the bulk of the remainder being included in the new seat.
History
The constituency was created in 1983, taking much of abolished Birmingham Stechford, the remainder of which bolstered Birmingham Yardley (principally Stechford itself). The predecessor seat was won by the Labour candidate in all but one election since its 1950 creation.
The first Member of Parliament (MP) was Terry Davis, who had been MP for Birmingham Stechford from 1979 to 1983. In 2004, the appointment of Davis as secretary general of the Council of Europe resulted in a fiercely contested by-election. The seat saw a strong result by the Liberal Democrat candidate,{{#tag:ref|In the same way as by-election in Leicester South, held on the same day by the Labour Party|group= n}} who hoped to build on her party's previous by-election gain at Brent East, as well as vote splitting by the similarly aligned-to-Labour, anti-war RESPECT The Unity Coalition candidate. On a low turnout, the incumbent party, represented by Liam Byrne, held the seat by a margin of 460 votes over the Liberal Democrats. The 2015 result made the seat the ninth safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |title=Labour Members of Parliament 2015 |website=UK Political.info |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929214847/http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |url-status=live}} In 2017, Byrne received over 80% of the vote.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|h|3|date=March 2012}}
!Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} | Resigned 2004 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} | Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2009–2010 | ||
| | 2024
| colspan="2"| Constituency abolished |
Election results 1983–2024
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/ge83index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 June 1983|work=Election 1983|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=17 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811132858/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/ge83index.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Davis
|votes = 19,692
|percentage = 47.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Roe
|votes = 14,600
|percentage = 35.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Gopsill
|votes = 6,557
|percentage = 15.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Front
|candidate = Norman Tomkinson
|votes = 529
|percentage = 1.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,092
|percentage = 12.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,378
|percentage = 67.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/ge87index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=11 June 1987|work=Election 1987|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=17 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520233245/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/ge87index.htm|archive-date=20 May 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Davis
|votes = 19,872
|percentage = 48.7
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Eyre
|votes = 15,083
|percentage = 37.0
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Hardeman
|votes = 5,868
|percentage = 14.4
|change = –1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,789
|percentage = 11.7
|change = –0.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,823
|percentage = 68.9
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = –0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Davis
|votes = 21,895
|percentage = 53.6
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Gibson
|votes = 14,827
|percentage = 36.3
|change = –0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sean Hagan
|votes = 3,740
|percentage = 9.2
|change = –5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Eddy Whicker
|votes = 370
|percentage = 0.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,068
|percentage = 17.3
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,832
|percentage = 70.8
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/086.htm|title=Birmingham Hodge Hill [Archive]|website=www.politicsresources.net|access-date=22 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113415/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/086.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Davis
|votes = 22,398
|percentage = 65.6
|change = +12.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Grant
|votes = 8,198
|percentage = 24.0
|change = –12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hadyn Thomas
|votes = 2,891
|percentage = 8.5
|change = –0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Peter Johnson
|votes = 660
|percentage = 1.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 14,200
|percentage = 41.6
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 34,147
|percentage = 60.9
|change = –9.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +12.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Birmingham, Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Davis
|votes = 16,901
|percentage = 63.9
|change = –1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Debbie A. Lewis
|votes = 5,283
|percentage = 20.0
|change = –4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charles Dow
|votes = 2,147
|percentage = 8.1
|change = –0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Lee Windridge
|votes = 889
|percentage = 3.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Justice Party (UK)
|candidate = Perwaz Hussain
|votes = 561
|percentage = 2.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Cridge
|votes = 284
|percentage = 1.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Harvey B. Vivian
|votes = 275
|percentage = 1.0
|change = –0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Muslim Party
|candidate = Ayub Khan
|votes = 125
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,618
|percentage = 43.9
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,465
|percentage = 47.9
|change = –13.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=By-election 2004: Birmingham Hodge Hill}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liam Byrne
|votes = 7,451
|percentage = 36.5
|change = –27.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nicola S. Davies
|votes = 6,991
|percentage = 34.2
|change = +26.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Eyre
|votes = 3,543
|percentage = 17.3
|change = –2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Respect Party
|candidate = John Rees
|votes = 1,282
|percentage = 6.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Jim W. Starkey
|votes = 805
|percentage = 3.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Mark K. Wheatley
|votes = 277
|percentage = 1.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Operation Christian Vote
|candidate = George Hargreaves
|votes = 90
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 460
|percentage = 2.3
|change = –41.6
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 20,439
|percentage = 37.9
|change = –10.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: percentage changes are from the figures at the 2001 general election, not the 2004 by-election.
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2005: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liam Byrne
|votes = 13,822
|percentage = 48.6
|change = –15.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nicola S. Davies
|votes = 8,373
|percentage = 29.5
|change = +21.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Deborah H. Thomas
|votes = 3,768
|percentage = 13.3
|change = –6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Denis H. Adams
|votes = 1,445
|percentage = 5.1
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Adrian D. Duffen
|votes = 680
|percentage = 2.4
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Peace and Progress Party
|candidate = Azmat Begg
|votes = 329
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,449
|percentage = 19.1
|change = –24.8
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 28,417
|percentage = 52.7
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = –18.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2010: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/general-election-2010|title=Birmingham City Council: General Election 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033256/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/general-election-2010|archive-date=2010-05-08}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liam Byrne
|votes = 22,077
|percentage = 52.0
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tariq Khan
|votes = 11,775
|percentage = 27.7
|change = –2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Shailesh Parekh
|votes = 4,936
|percentage = 11.6
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Richard Lumby
|votes = 2,333
|percentage = 5.5
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Waheed Rafiq
|votes = 714
|percentage = 1.7
|change = –1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990)
|candidate = Peter Johnson
|votes = 637
|percentage = 1.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 10,302
|percentage = 24.3
|change = +7.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 42,472
|percentage = 56.6
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2015: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liam Byrne
|votes = 28,069
|percentage = 68.4
|change = +16.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Kieran Mullan|votes=4,707|percentage=11.5|change=–0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Albert Duffen|votes=4,651|percentage=11.3|change=+9.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Phil Bennion|votes=2,624|percentage=6.4|change=–21.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Chris Nash|votes=835|percentage=2.0|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Britain|candidate=Andy Chaffer|votes=153|percentage=0.4|change=New}}
{{Election box majority|votes=23,362|percentage=56.9|change=+32.6}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=41,039|percentage=54.5|change=–1.1}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner = Labour Party (UK)|swing = +8.3}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2017: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite web|title=Statement of Persons Nominated and notice of poll|url=https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/file/6824/statement_of_persons_nominated_and_notice_of_poll|website=Birmingham City Council|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-date=8 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208202715/https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/file/6824/statement_of_persons_nominated_and_notice_of_poll|url-status=dead}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000563 | title=Birmingham Hodge Hill results | work=BBC News | access-date=9 June 2017}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liam Byrne
|votes = 37,606
|percentage = 81.1
|change = +12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ahmereen Reza
|votes = 6,580
|percentage = 14.2
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mohammed Khan
|votes = 1,016
|percentage = 2.2
|change = –9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Phil Bennion
|votes = 805
|percentage = 1.7
|change = –4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Clare Thomas
|votes = 387
|percentage = 0.8
|change = –1.2
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 31,026
|percentage = 66.9
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 46,394
|percentage = 61.3
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: Birmingham Hodge Hill{{cite news |title=Birmingham Hodge Hill Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000563 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 December 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Liam Byrne|votes=35,397|percentage=78.7|change=–2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Akaal Singh Sidhu|votes=6,742|percentage=15.0|change=+0.8}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Jill Dagnan|votes=1,519|percentage=3.4|change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Waheed Rafiq1|votes=760|percentage=1.7|change= 0.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Sylvia McKears|votes=328|percentage=0.7|change=–0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Christian Peoples Alliance|candidate=Hilda Johani|votes=257|percentage=0.6|change= New}}{{Election box majority|votes=28,655|percentage=63.7|change=–3.2}}{{Election box turnout|votes=45,003|percentage=57.5|change=–3.8}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 78,295
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|swing=–1.6|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
1: The Liberal Democrats suspended Waheed Rafiq from the party over numerous antisemitic and other offensive social media posts. It was too late to prevent him standing in the election and his name remained on the ballot paper as a Liberal Democrat.{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/lib-dems-candidate-antisemitism|title=The Lib Dems Have Suspended A Candidate Who Repeatedly Made Antisemitic Remarks|last=Wickham|first=Alex|date=20 November 2019|website=BuzzFeed News|access-date=20 November 2019}} Rafiq polled the lowest percentage for any Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2019 election.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/hodgehill Birmingham city council constituency page]
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12923.html Birmingham, Hodge Hill UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66072.html Birmingham, Hodge Hill UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024