Labour have retained two local seats and gained a third in the 2024 General Election, as a ‘landslide victory’ for Kier Starmer’s party sees a change of government.
Birmingham Northfield
Birmingham Northfield was won back by Labour with Laurence Turner receiving 14,929 votes to outgoing Conservative MP Gary Sambrook’s 9,540. Reform UK’s Stephen Peters polled 7,895 votes.
- EVANS, Jerry – Liberal Democrats 1,791
- GRANT, Robert Andrew – Green Party 2,809
- GWILLIAM, Dean – Independent 163
- HUSSAIN, Altaf – Independent 310
- PETERS, Stephen Richard – Reform UKÂ 7,895
- RODGERS, Dick – Common Good 215
- SAMBROOK, Gary William – The Conservative Party 9,540
- *TURNER, Laurence David Russell – Labour Party 14,929Â (elected)
Birmingham Edgbaston
Preet Kaur Gill comfortably retained her Birmingham Edgbaston seat with 16,599 votes. Conservative Party candidate Ashvir Sangha reveived 8,231 votes with Reform again coming in third with Joshua Matthews’ 4,363 votes.
- *GILL, Preet Kaur – Labour 16,599 (elected)
- GREEN, Colin Francis – Liberal Democrats 2,102
- MATTHEWS, Joshua – Reform UKÂ 4,363
- PAYNE, Nicola – Green Party 2,797
- SANGHA, Ashvir – Conservative Party 8,231
- WARAICH, Doctor Ammar – Independent 3,336
Birmingham Selly Oak
Newcomer Al Carns had little problem retaining the Birmingham Selly Oak seat, following the retirement of veteran Labour MP Steve McCabe. Here, Simon Phipps (Conservative) just pipped Reform UK’s Erin Crawford to second place with 5,834 votes to 5,732.
- BASTON, Jane Louisa – Green Party 4,320
- *CARNS, Al – Labour Party 17,371 (elected)
- CRAWFORD, Erin – Reform UKÂ 5,732
- HAWWASH, Kamel – Independent 2,842
- PHIPPS, Simon Dennis – Conservative Party 5,834
- RADCLIFFE, David Stephen – Liberal Democrats 2,324
Bromsgrove
Over the Worcestershire border, the Bromsgrove seat was held by the Conservatives, with Bradley Thomas receiving 16,533 votes – beating former Labour MEP Neena Gill by just over 3000 votes.Â
- AMMAR, Sam – Independent 1,561
- BRAMPTON, Glen – Reform UKÂ 9,584
- ELLIS, Talia – Green Party 1,675
- GILL, Neena – Labour Party 13,517
- NICHOLL, David Joseph – Liberal Democrats 7,391
- *THOMAS, Bradley Anthony – Conservative Party 16,533 (elected)
- ZAHIR, Aheesha – Workers Party 144
Council By-Elections: Northfield & Kings Norton North
Two Birmingham City Council by-elections were extremely closely fought with Labour’s Esther Rai (Northfield ward) and Carmel Corrigan (Kings Norton North) narrowly beating young hopefuls Abigail Smith and Daniel Molloy-Brookes by just 143 and 62 votes respectively.
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