Birmingham King's Norton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
Boundaries The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided that the constituency was to consist of:
1918–1950: County Borough of Birmingham wards of Northfield and Selly Oak and the part of King's Norton which is not included in the Moseley DivisionRepresentation of the People Act 1918, Schedule 9
The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that the constituency was to consist of:
1950–1955: County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton and Moseley and King's Heath.
Moseley and King's Heath wards had previously been part of the Birmingham Moseley and Birmingham Sparkbrook constituencies, as had the part of King's Norton ward which lay to the north of Bells Lane and to the east and south-east of the middle of Monyhull Hall Road and Brandwood Road. Northfield and Selly Oak wards became the constituency of Birmingham Northfield.Representation of the People Act 1948, Schedule 1
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1918Sir Herbert Austin Conservativelater Baron Austin 1924 Robert Dennison Labour 1929 Lionel Beaumont-Thomas Conservative 1935 Ronald Cartland Conservative 1941 by-election John Peto Conservative 1945 Raymond Blackburn LabourContested Birmingham Northfield following redistribution Constituency split, majority joined Birmingham Northfield, minority merged with part of the abolished Birmingham Moseley 1950 Geoffrey Lloyd ConservativeMember for Birmingham Ladywood (1931–1945)Contested Sutton Coldfield following redistribution1955Constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
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