Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°24′N 1°59′W / 52.40°N 1.98°W / 52.40; -1.98
| Birmingham, Northfield | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Birmingham, Northfield in Birmingham. |
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Location of Birmingham within England. |
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| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 72,190 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 (1950) |
| Member of Parliament | Richard Burden (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | West Midlands |
Birmingham, Northfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
The area's most notable feature is that of the now closed MG Rover Group factory. It has long dominated the constituency and officially closed in the run up to the 2005 general election. The Labour MP Richard Burden was nonetheless returned, albeit with a reduced majority. He was re-elected, with a substantially reduced majority, in 2010.
Read more about Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Proposed Changes, Members of Parliament, Elections in The 2010s, Elections in The 2000s, Elections in The 1990s, Election in The 1980s, Election in The 1970s, Elections in The 1960s, Election in The 1950s
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