Birmingham Selly Oak - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Birmingham Selly Oak constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Birmingham Selly Oak
Region	West Midlands
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	15.01%
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Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,371	45.21%	-10.50%
	Conservative	5,834	15.18%	-16.44%
	Reform UK	5,732	14.92%	+12.19%
	Green	4,320	11.24%	+7.56%
	Minor	2,842	7.40%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,324	6.05%	-0.19%
Majority		11,537	30.03%
Turnout		38,423	50.77%	-12.61%
Electorate		75,678
Swing from CON to LAB			2.97%
Swing from LAB to REF			11.35%
Swing from CON to REF			14.32%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,936	55.71%	-0.31%
	Conservative	15,291	31.63%	+0.70%
	Liberal Democrat	3,018	6.24%	-0.16%
	Green	1,783	3.69%	-0.05%
	Reform UK	1,319	2.73%	N/A
Majority		11,645	24.09%
Turnout		48,347	63.38%	+3.54%
Electorate		76,285
Swing from LAB to CON			0.50%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.07%
Swing from LD to CON			0.43%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,714	56.03%	-6.92%
	Conservative	15,300	30.93%	-0.98%
	Liberal Democrat	3,169	6.41%	+3.05%
	Green	1,848	3.74%	+1.95%
	Brexit Party	1,436	2.90%	N/A
Majority		12,414	25.10%
Turnout		49,467	59.84%	-6.03%
Electorate		82,665
Swing from LAB to CON			2.97%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.99%
Swing from CON to LD			2.01%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,836	62.95%	+15.30%
	Conservative	15,629	31.91%	+2.90%
	Liberal Democrat	1,644	3.36%	-2.20%
	Green	876	1.79%	-3.29%
Majority		15,207	31.04%
Turnout		48,985	65.87%	+5.55%
Electorate		74,370
Swing from CON to LAB			6.20%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.75%
Swing from LD to CON			2.55%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,584	47.65%	+9.10%
	Conservative	13,137	29.00%	-2.07%
	UKIP	5,755	12.71%	+10.28%
	Liberal Democrat	2,517	5.56%	-16.72%
	Green	2,301	5.08%	+3.65%
Majority		8,447	18.65%
Turnout		45,294	60.32%	-1.93%
Electorate		75,092
Swing from CON to LAB			5.59%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			0.59%
Swing from CON to UKIP			6.17%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,950	38.55%	-9.64%
	Conservative	14,468	31.07%	+1.28%
	Liberal Democrat	10,371	22.27%	+4.23%
	Minor	1,820	3.91%	N/A
	UKIP	1,131	2.43%	N/A
	Green	664	1.43%	N/A
	Others	159	0.34%	N/A
Majority		3,482	7.48%
Turnout		46,563	62.25%	+2.36%
Electorate		74,805
Swing from LAB to CON			5.46%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.93%
Swing from CON to LD			1.48%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,925	48.19%	+2.13%
	Conservative	12,937	29.79%	+4.94%
	Liberal Democrat	7,835	18.04%	-4.93%
	Others	1,725	3.97%	N/A
Majority		7,988	18.40%
Turnout		43,422	59.88%	+0.39%
Electorate		72,511
Swing from LAB to CON			1.40%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.53%
Swing from LD to CON			4.94%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,226	46.06%	-6.35%
	Conservative	10,375	24.86%	-1.77%
	Liberal Democrat	9,591	22.98%	+6.69%
	Green	1,581	3.79%	+0.52%
	UKIP	967	2.32%	+0.90%
Majority		8,851	21.21%
Turnout		41,740	59.49%	+3.20%
Electorate		70,159
Swing from LAB to CON			2.29%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.52%
Swing from CON to LD			4.23%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,015	52.41%	-3.22%
	Conservative	10,676	26.62%	-1.14%
	Liberal Democrat	6,532	16.29%	+4.18%
	Green	1,309	3.26%	N/A
	UKIP	568	1.42%	N/A
Majority		10,339	25.78%
Turnout		40,100	56.29%	-13.87%
Electorate		71,237
Swing from LAB to CON			1.04%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.70%
Swing from CON to LD			2.66%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,121	55.63%	+9.62%
	Conservative	14,033	27.76%	-14.52%
	Liberal Democrat	6,121	12.11%	+1.83%
	Minor	1,520	3.01%	N/A
	Others	755	1.49%	N/A
Majority		14,088	27.87%
Turnout		50,550	70.16%	-6.40%
Electorate		72,049
Swing from CON to LAB			12.07%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.89%
Swing from CON to LD			8.18%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,430	46.01%	+6.74%
	Conservative	23,370	42.28%	-1.89%
	Liberal Democrat	5,679	10.27%	N/A
	Green	535	0.97%	-0.19%
	Minor	178	0.32%	N/A
	Others	84	0.15%	N/A
Majority		2,060	3.73%
Turnout		55,276	76.56%	+3.50%
Electorate		72,195
Swing from CON to LAB			4.31%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.77%
Swing from CON to LD			6.08%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,305	44.17%	-0.74%
	Labour	20,721	39.27%	+4.89%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,128	15.40%	-5.31%
	Green	611	1.16%	N/A
Majority		2,584	4.90%
Turnout		52,765	73.07%	+1.58%
Electorate		72,213
Swing from CON to LAB			2.82%
Swing from ALL to CON			2.28%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,008	44.91%	-3.76%
	Labour	17,612	34.38%	-4.26%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,613	20.72%	N/A
Majority		5,396	10.53%
Turnout		51,233	71.48%	-2.19%
Electorate		71,671
Swing from LAB to CON			0.25%
Swing from CON to ALL			12.24%
Swing from LAB to ALL			12.49%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,175	48.67%	+8.36%
	Labour	18,400	38.64%	-2.44%
	Liberal	5,452	11.45%	-7.17%
	Others	591	1.24%	N/A
Majority		4,775	10.03%
Turnout		47,618	73.68%	+6.48%
Electorate		64,631
Swing from LAB to CON			5.40%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.77%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.37%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,320	41.08%	+4.70%
	Conservative	16,994	40.30%	-2.30%
	Liberal	7,850	18.62%	-2.40%
Majority		326	0.77%
Turnout		42,164	67.20%	-6.97%
Electorate		62,746
Swing from CON to LAB			3.50%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.55%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.05%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,705	42.61%	N/A
	Labour	16,823	36.38%	N/A
	Liberal	9,718	21.01%	N/A
Majority		2,882	6.23%
Turnout		46,246	74.16%	N/A
Electorate		62,357

	Conservative win

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