Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°27′N 1°54′W / 52.45°N 1.9°W / 52.45; -1.9
| Birmingham Edgbaston | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Birmingham Edgbaston in Birmingham. |
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Location of Birmingham within England. |
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| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 69,039 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Gisela Stuart (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Birmingham |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Birmingham, Edgbaston is a borough constituency located in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system of election.
Its best-known MP has been Neville Chamberlain (Prime Minister 1937-1940), and since 1953 it has been represented only by women MPs. It is currently a marginal constituency between the Labour Party and the Conservatives.
Read more about Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, History, Members of Parliament, Election Results
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