Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°30′N 1°49′W / 52.50°N 1.82°W / 52.50; -1.82
| Birmingham, Hodge Hill | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Birmingham, Hodge Hill in Birmingham. |
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Location of Birmingham within England. |
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| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 75,985 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Liam Byrne (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Birmingham Stechford |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Birmingham, Hodge Hill is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. The current MP is Liam Byrne of the Labour Party, first elected in a 2004 by-election.
The constituency was created in 1983, partially replacing the earlier Birmingham Stechford constituency.
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