St Bartholomew (Birmingham ward)

Ward description

The ward covered an area of Birmingham just south-east of the city centre.

Ward history

The ward was in existence in 1911, when the boundaries of the city council were extended and the number of wards extended from 18 to 30 wards in all. At that stage three councillors were elected, and then in subsequent years there were single elections.

In 1949 the boundaries of Birmingham wards were reviewed, and as St Bartholomew had 12,015 electors at the 1949 election, with the average across the city being 23,241, it resulted in the abolition of the ward, which was split between Market Hall and St Martins & Deritend wards.

Parliamentary representation

The ward has been part of Birmingham Bordesley from 1888 to 1918 and Birmingham Deritend from 1918 until the ward's abolition.

Politics

Upon its creation in 1911 the seat was a Liberal stronghold and they retained it throughout the next decade. However, in the early 1920s all three parties became competitive at times, and each won the ward at various times. Labour however became the dominant party and after 1926 only lost it once which was in the disaster of 1931, when they failed to win any Birmingham wards.

Election results

1940s

Electorate 12,015 Turnout 46.2% }}

Electorate 11,591 Turnout 42.6% }}

Electorate 11,591 Turnout 31.4% }}

Electorate 11,134 Turnout 32.6% }}

1930s

Electorate 11,440 Turnout No Contest }}

Electorate 11,777 Turnout 39.3% }}

Electorate 12,409 Turnout 32.1% }}

Electorate 13,110 Turnout No Contest}}

Electorate 13,390 Turnout 29.9% }}

Electorate 13,593 Turnout 24.2% }}

Electorate 13,927 Turnout 29.2% }}

Electorate 13,953 Turnout 35.5% }}

Electorate 14,032 Turnout 33.79% }}

Electorate 14,271 Turnout 29.5% }}

1920s

Electorate 14,764 Turnout 22.2% }}

Electorate 13,777 Turnout 31.5% }}

Electorate 13,712 Turnout 30.6% }}

Electorate 13,762 Turnout 36.5% }}

Electorate 13,909 Turnout 4,017% }}

Electorate 13,824 Turnout 26.1% }}

Electorate 13,823 Turnout 31.9% }}

Electorate 13,598 Turnout 28.5% }}

Electorate 13,356 Turnout 27.6% }}

Electorate 13,335 Turnout 28.9% }}

1910s

Electorate 13,317 Turnout 11.8%}}

Electorate 7,040 Turnout No contest }}

Electorate 6,867 Turnout No contest }}

Electorate 6,578 Turnout 29.1% }}

Electorate 6,894 Turnout 37.3% }}

References

References

1. "Birmingham's wards - Bhamwiki".