Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament Constituency)

Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament Constituency)

Coordinates: 52°28′N 1°49′W / 52.46°N 1.82°W / 52.46; -1.82

Birmingham, Yardley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Birmingham, Yardley in Birmingham.

Location of Birmingham within England.
County West Midlands
Electorate 73,261 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created 1918 (1918)
Member of Parliament John Hemming (Liberal Democrat)
Number of members One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency West Midlands

Birmingham, Yardley 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.

Read more about Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament Constituency):  Boundaries, Members of Parliament

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