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Harborne (ward)

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Harborne ward is a local government district, one of 40 wards that make up Birmingham City Council. Harborne lies to the south west of Birmingham city centre. It has a slightly older age profile than the city average. The percentage of ethnic minority residents is below the city average.[2] Unemployment is below the city average.[3] The ward population at the 2011 census was 23,001.[4]

Harborne
Ward
Harborne Ward shown within Birmingham
Harborne is located in West Midlands county
Harborne
Harborne
Location within the West Midlands
Population23,001 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSP020836
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB17
Dialling code0121
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UK Parliament
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52°27′N 1°58′W / 52.45°N 1.97°W / 52.45; -1.97

Politics

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The Harborne ward is currently represented by two Labour and Co-operative Councillors; Jayne Francis (2016-)[5] and Martin Brooks (2022-).[6]

The ward of Harborne forms part of the Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston along with Bartley Green, Edgbaston (ward), and Quinton, which has been represented by Labour and Co-operative MP Preet Gill since 2017.

Election results

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2010s

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Source:[7]

2018 Birmingham City Council election, Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Francis 2,623 22.69
Conservative Peter Fowler 2,533 21.91
Conservative Akaal Sidhu 2390 20.67
Labour Sundip Meghani 2061 17.82
Liberal Democrats Colin Green 657 5.68
Green Phil Simpson 650 5.62
Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett 646 5.59
Majority
Turnout 6,109 38.60   0.63
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
2016 Birmingham City Council election, Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Francis 2,841 44.7   1.7
Conservative Akaal Sidhu 2,404 37.8   0.5
Green Phil Simpson 494 7.8   0.6
UKIP Mary Morris 376 5.9   0.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Banting 240 3.8   0.8
Majority 437 6.9   2.2
Turnout 6,355 39.23
Labour hold Swing
2015 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McKay 4,922 43.0   3.6
Conservative Jane James 4,384 38.3   0.9
Green Phil Simpson 964 8.4   0.3
UKIP Charles Brecknell 654 5.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Banting 528 4.6   0.8
Majority 538 4.7
Turnout 11,452
Labour hold Swing   1.4
2014 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Alden 2,816
Labour Nabila Zulfiqar 2,518
Green Phil Simpson 637
UKIP Charles Brecknell 574
Liberal Democrats Philip Banting 258
Majority 298
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
2012 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Williams 3,264 50.2  3.6
Conservative John Alden 2,441 37.5  1.65
Green Phil Simpson 394 6.1   1.97
UKIP Keith Rowe 233 3.6 NEW
Liberal Democrats Alaine Christian 178 2.6  2.8
Majority 823 17.7  10.2
Turnout 6,529 37.95   8.09
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
2011 Birmingham Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McKay 3,655 46.6  12.5
Conservative Geoff Hewitt 3,071 39.15  2.85
Green Phil Simpson 633 8.07  1.37
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bates 426 5.4  9.2
Majority 584 7.5  0.4
Turnout 7,844 46.04  20.26
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
2010 Birmingham Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whitby 4,640 42.0  7.5
Labour James McKay 3,766 34.1  8.8
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sagier 1,609 14.6  7.2
Green Phil Simpson 744 6.7  5.9
BNP Roy Bevington 289 2.6  0.9
Majority 874 7.9  16.3
Turnout 11,078 66.3  32.9
Conservative hold Swing

2000s

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2008 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Alden 2,717 49.5  5.0
Labour John Priest 1,389 25.3  2.1
Green Phil Simpson 691 12.6  0.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sagier 405 7.4  3.3
BNP Howard Hamilton 193 3.5  0.9
UKIP Edward Siddall-Jones 80 1.5 NEW
Majority 1,328 24.2  7.1
Turnout 5,475 33.4   3.58
Conservative hold Swing
2007 Birmingham City Council election Harborne[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hollingworth 2,699 44.5  3.8
Labour John Priest 1,662 27.4  0.1
Green Philip Simpson 786 13.0  3.0
Liberal Democrats Miriam Banting 649 10.7  2.0
BNP Lynette Orton 265 4.4  1.1
Majority 1,937 17.1  3.7
Turnout 6,083 36.98  3.52
Conservative hold Swing
2006 Birmingham City Council election Harborne[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whitby 3,200 48.3
Labour John Priest 1,823 27.5
Green Philip Simpson 665 10.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sagier 577 8.7
BNP Josephine Larkin 364 5.5
Majority 1,377 20.8
Turnout 6,609 40.5  0.83
Conservative hold Swing
2004 Birmingham City Council election Harborne[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Alden 3,268 16.93
Conservative Peter Hollingworth 3,170 16.42
Conservative Mike Whitby 3,100 16.06
Labour Badley, C. 1,879 9.73
Labour McCarthy, K. 1,589 8.23
Labour Hepburn, M. 1,514 7.84
Liberal Democrats Banting, M. 1,189 6.16
Liberal Democrats Sagier, M. 1,155 5.98
Liberal Democrats Selwood, B. 1,035 5.36
Green Carins, D. 990 5.13
BNP Bellinger, S. 378 1.96
Majority
Turnout 19,301 41.33   7.93
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
2002 Birmingham City Council election Harborne[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hollingworth 3,008 52.4  2.4
Labour Badley, C. 1,816 31.7  0.5
Liberal Democrats Banting, M. 652 11.4  2.1
Green Vaze, P. 261 4.5  0.8
Majority 1,192 20.4  2.2
Turnout 5,737 33.4   1.6
Conservative hold Swing   1.7
2000 Birmingham City Council election Harborne[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alden, J. 3,029 54.8  2.3
Labour Sampson, R. 1,782 32.2  0.7
Liberal Democrats Dow, C. 512 9.3  0.7
Green Vaze, P. 203 3.7 NEW
Majority 1,247 22.6  1.6
Turnout 5,589 31.8  1.7
Conservative hold Swing

1990

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1998 Birmingham City Council election Harborne[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 2,995 57.1  3.7
Labour Smith-O'Gorman, W. 1,724 32.9  3.6
Liberal Democrats Boyle, C. 527 10  1.8
Majority 1,271 24.2  7.3
Turnout 5,246 30.1  1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Harborne By-Election 11 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Whitby 2,719 53.4   8.5
Labour Stephen Cormell 1,859 36.5   6.8
Liberal Democrats Conall Boyle 420 8.2   1.3
Green Peter Beck 96 1.9   0.4
Majority 860 16.9  15.3
Turnout 5,094 29.0  1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
1996 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alden, J. 2,981 44.9  5.0
Labour Emery, B. 2,875 43.3  2.5
Liberal Democrats Moss, J. 633 9.5  3.2
Green Bozic, N. 153 2.3  0.1
Majority 106 1.6  5.2
Turnout 6,642 38.2  3.0
Conservative hold Swing -
1995 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rust, A. 3,288 45.8  11.8
Conservative Zissman, B. 2,802 39.1  2.4
Liberal Democrats Moss, J. 912 12.7  8.4
Green Squire, A. 171 2.4  0.9
Margin of victory 486 6.8  0.7
Turnout 7,173 41.2  4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -
1994 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 3,309 41.5  21.7
Labour Bowen, S. 2,714 34.0  9.1
Liberal Democrats Harmer, R. 1,686 21.1  12.7
Green Squire, A. 263 3.3  0.2
Majority 595 7.5  30.8
Turnout 7,972 46.1  6.1
Conservative hold Swing -
1992 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alden, J. 4,425 63.2  11.3
Labour Harrison, D. 1,743 24.9  5.6
Liberal Democrats Harmer, R. 590 8.4  3.9
Green Squire, A. 247 3.5  1.8
Majority 2,682 38.3  16.9
Turnout 7005 40.0  4.2
Conservative hold Swing -
1991 Birmingham City Council elections Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zissman, B. 4,043 51.9  6.0
Labour Fargher, B. 2,374 30.5  11.2
Liberal Democrats Boyle, C. 956 12.3 NEW
Green Hurdley, J. 411 5.3  7.0
Majority 1,669 21.4  17.2
Turnout 7,784 44.2  4.5
Conservative hold Swing -
1990 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 3,950 45.9  5.1
Labour Fargher, B. 3,588 41.7  7.5
Green Hurdley, J. 1,061 12.3  8.5
Majority 362 4.2  12.6
Turnout 8,599 48.7  7.5
Conservative hold Swing -

1980

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1988 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alden, J. 3,786 51.0  2.4
Labour Fargher, B. 2,542 34.2  11.7
SLD Bertram, C. 814 11.0 NEW
Green Squire, A. 282 3.8  1.4
Majority 1,244 16.8  14.1
Turnout 7,424 41.2  4.9
Conservative hold Swing -
1987 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zissman, B. 4,449 53.4  7.0
Labour Chandler, A. 1,875 22.5  4.0
Alliance Vaughan, C. 1,813 21.7  2.2
Green Hurdley, J. 202 2.4  0.9
Majority 2,574 30.9  11.1
Turnout 8,339 46.1  4.7
Conservative hold Swing -
1986 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 3,430 46.4  7.9
Labour Chandler, A. 1,963 26.5  3.2
Alliance Vaughan, C. 1,765 23.9  10.7
Green Squire, A. 242 3.3 NEW
Majority 1,467 19.8  4.8
Turnout 7,400 41.4  2.1
Conservative hold Swing -
1984 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alden, J. 3,821 54.3  3.2
Labour Bridger, D. 2,089 29.7  5.7
Alliance Vaughan, C. 926 13.2  2
Ecology Hurdley, J. 152 2.2  1.1
Communist Davis, P. 43 0.6 NEW
Majority 1,732 24.6  8.9
Turnout 7,031 39.3  1.9
Conservative hold Swing -
1983 Birmingham City Council elections Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zissman, B. 4,249 57.5  9.2
Labour Bridger, D. 1,775 24.0  3.1
Alliance Vaughan, C. 1,123 15.2  8.8
Ecology Hurdley, J. 241 3.3  3.5
Majority 2,474 33.5  9.3
Turnout 7,388 41.2  1.3
Conservative hold Swing -
1982 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 3,910 48.3  5.3
Conservative Bailey, J. 3,544
Conservative Zissman, B. 3,506
Alliance Chitham, E. 1,939 24.0 NEW
Alliance Holt, R. 1,702
Labour Bridger, D. 1,693 20.9  7.3
Labour Green, D. 1,655
Alliance Wheldall, K. 1,647 −
Labour Hadley, P. 1,558 −
Ecology Hurdley, J. 546 6.8  0.7
Majority - 24.4  1.0
Turnout - 42.5  9.6
Conservative hold Swing -
Conservative hold Swing -
Conservative hold Swing -
1980 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative ZIssman, B. 3,229 53.6  10.6
Labour Lovekin, I. 1,701 28.2  7.6
Liberal Weston, C. 653 10.8 NEW
Ecology Hunt, R. 365 6.1 NEW
E&D Goulden, D. 76 1.3 NEW
Majority 1,528 25.4  3.0
Turnout 6,024 32.9  37.1
Conservative hold Swing -

1970s

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1979 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bailey, J. 8,316 64.2  5.1
Labour Allcock, R. 4,639 35.8  11.5
Majority 1,677 28.4  16.6
Turnout 12,955 70.0  36.8
Conservative hold Swing -
1978 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 4,219 69.3  2.0
Labour Eynon, G. 1,482 24.3  4.8
Liberal Kierman, P. 387 6.4  2.8
Majority 2,737 45.0  6.8
Turnout 6,088 33.2  4.6
Conservative hold Swing -
1976 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zissman, B. 5,004 71.3  7.8
Labour Yapp, C. 1,367 19.5  1.6
Liberal Eden, L. 646 9.2  3.2
Majority 3,637 51.8  6.2
Turnout 7,017 37.8  5.2
Conservative hold Swing -
1975 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bailey, J. 3,939 63.5  0.5
Labour Paris, C. 1,111 17.9  6.4
Liberal Eden, L. 771 12.4  0.7
National Front Barlow, R. 294 4.7 NEW
Independent Liberal Goulden, D. 93 1.5 NEW
Majority 2,828 45.6  7.0
Turnout 6,208 32.6  3.4
Conservative hold Swing -
1973 Birmingham City Council election Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hollingworth, P. 3,490 63.0 {{{change}}}
Conservative Zissman, B. 3,318 −
Conservative Bailey, J. 3,265 −
Labour Griffiths, B. 1,348 24.3
Labour Symons, A. 1,268
Labour Knowles, R. 1,168 −
Liberal Goulden, D. 705 12.7 −
Liberal Snow, R. 659 −
Liberal Bates, K. 632 −
Majority - 38.6 −
Turnout - 29.2 −
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Birmingham Ward ethnic group 2011". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Birmingham Ward last worked 2011". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Councillor Jayne Francis". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Councillor Martin Brooks OBE". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. "Birmingham City Council Elections 1973-2012" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 2007". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 2006". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 2004". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "Birmingham City Council Election Results 1998-2002". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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