St Bartholomew (Birmingham ward)

St Bartholomew was a ward of the County Borough of Birmingham. It was abolished in 1949.

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

1949 Electorate 12,015
Turnout 46.2%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour E Smith 3,036 54.7%
Conservative J Evans 2,511 45.3%
Majority 525 9.4%
Labour hold Swing
1947 Electorate 11,591
Turnout 42.6%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour E Hall 2,580 52.2%
Conservative P Arnold 2,360 47.8%
Majority 220 4.4%
Labour hold Swing
1946 Electorate 11,591
Turnout 31.4%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour F Coleman 2,191 60.3%
Conservative P Arnold 1,443 39.7%
Majority 748 20.6%
Labour hold Swing
1945 Electorate 11,134
Turnout 32.6%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wheeldon 2,412 66.6%
Conservative J Evans 1,212 33.4%
Majority 1,200 33.2%
Labour hold Swing

1930s

1939 Electorate 11,440
Turnout No Contest
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wheeldon Unopposed %
Majority %
Labour hold Swing
1938 Electorate 11,777
Turnout 39.3%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour A Longden 2,457 53.2%
Conservative R Dare 2,165 46.8%
Majority 292 6.4%
Labour hold Swing
1937 Electorate 12,409
Turnout 32.1%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour G Thompson 2,111 52.9%
Conservative J Morgan 1,877 47.1%
Majority 234 5.8%
Labour hold Swing
1936 Electorate 13,110
Turnout No Contest
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wheeldon Unopposed %
Majority %
Labour hold Swing
1935 Electorate 13,390
Turnout 29.9%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour A Longden 2,274 56.9%
Conservative J White 1,726 43.2%
Majority 548 13.7%
Labour hold Swing
1934 Electorate 13,593
Turnout 24.2%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour G Thompson 2,092 63.6%
Conservative C Elbourne 1,198 36.4%
Majority 894 27.2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1933 Electorate 13,927
Turnout 29.2%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wheeldon 2,637 64.8%
Conservative J Brewin 1,431 35.2%
Majority 1,206 29.6%
Labour hold Swing
1932 Electorate 13,953
Turnout 35.5%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour A Longden 3,569 72.1%
Conservative F Fawcett 1,383 27.9%
Majority 2,186 44.2%
Labour hold Swing
1931 Electorate 14,032
Turnout 33.79%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative H Smith 2,741 57.8%
Labour J Tonks 2,001 42.2%
Majority 740 15.6%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1930 Electorate 14,271
Turnout 29.5%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wheeldon 2,296 54.6%
Conservative W Walter 1,909 45.4%
Majority 387 9.2%
Labour hold Swing

1920s

1929 Electorate 14,764
Turnout 22.2%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour A Longden 2,318 70.8%
Conservative F Greenhill 931 28.4%
Communist H Shepperson 27 0.8%
Majority 1,387 42.4%
Labour hold Swing
1928 Electorate 13,777
Turnout 31.5%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour J Tonks 2,598 59.9%
Conservative H Sale 1,740 40.1%
Majority 858 19.8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1927 Electorate 13,712
Turnout 30.6%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wheeldon 2,545 60.6%
Liberal J Stephens 1,656 39.4%
Majority 889 21.2%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
1926 Electorate 13,762
Turnout 36.5%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour A Longden 3,063 60.9%
Conservative J Danielsen 1,966 39.1%
Majority 1,097 21.8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1925 Electorate 13,909
Turnout 4,017%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative H Sale 2,068 51.5%
Labour G Payne 1,949 48.5%
Majority 119 3%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1924 Electorate 13,824
Turnout 26.1%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J Stephens 2,038 56.5%
Labour E Podesta 1,567 43.5%
Majority 471 13.0%
Liberal hold Swing
1923 Electorate 13,823
Turnout 31.9%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Danielsen 2,567 58.2%
Labour E Podesta 1,846 41.8%
Majority 721 16.4%
Conservative hold Swing
1922 Electorate 13,598
Turnout 28.5%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour G Payne 2,404 62.0%
Liberal A Wright 1,472 38.0%
Majority 932 24.0%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
1921 Electorate 13,356
Turnout 27.6%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J Stephens 2,296 62.3%
Conservative F Willis 1,390 37.7%
Majority 906 24.6%
Liberal hold Swing
1920 Electorate 13,335
Turnout 28.9%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Danielsen 2,435 63.3%
Labour J Adams 1,414 36.7%
Majority 1,021 26.6%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

1910s

1919 Electorate 13,317
Turnout 11.8%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal A Wright 1,029 65.5%
Conservative W Jackson 542 34.5%
Majority 487 31.0%
Liberal hold Swing
1914 Electorate 7,040
Turnout No contest
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal G Jackson Unopposed %
Majority %
Liberal hold Swing
1913 Electorate 6,867
Turnout No contest
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J Stevens Unopposed %
Majority %
Liberal hold Swing
1912 Electorate 6,578
Turnout 29.1%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal T Duggan 1,302 68.1%
Conservative J Pentland 609 31.9%
Majority 693 36.2%
Liberal hold Swing
Wednesday 1 November 1911 Electorate 6,894
Turnout 37.3%
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal G Jackson 1,571 61.1%
Liberal J Stevens 1,427 55.5%
Liberal T Duggan 1,392 54.1%
Conservative J Pentland 1,001 38.9%
Conservative E Beech 891 34.6%
Conservative R Mason 861 33.5%
Majority 570,426,391 22.2%,16.6%,15.2%
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