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Constituency

Birmingham Selly Oak

At a glance

Birmingham Selly Oak is a UK parliamentary constituency in West Midlands, currently represented in the House of Commons by Al Carns, a Labour MP. Al Carns has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 11,537 votes (30%), ranking #556 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 53.0 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Al Carns
Photograph of Al Carns MP ID 5235
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 53.0 %
305 of 575 eligible divisions
Region West Midlands
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 3914
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Birmingham Selly Oak.

Map

MP voting summary

How Al Carns has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 305 of 575 eligible divisions (53.0 %).

53.0 %

Participation

145

Aye

160

No

0

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 145 / Noes 160

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 30% in 2024

Majority of 11,537 votes · #556 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

51 % turnout · maj 11,537
Al Carns · Labour 17,371 (45.2%)
Simon Phipps · Conservative 5,834 (15.2%)
Erin Crawford · Reform UK 5,732 (14.9%)
Jane Baston · Green Party 4,320 (11.2%)
Kamel Hawwash · Independent 2,842 (7.4%)
Dave Radcliffe · Liberal Democrat 2,324 (6.1%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Birmingham Selly Oak?

Al Carns is the current MP for Birmingham Selly Oak. Source

Which party currently holds Birmingham Selly Oak?

Birmingham Selly Oak is currently represented by Al Carns of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Birmingham Selly Oak?

Birmingham Selly Oak's imported Parliament constituency ID is 3914. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Birmingham Selly Oak?

The current MP profile for Birmingham Selly Oak is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Birmingham Selly Oak change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Birmingham Selly Oak data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source