Birmingham Erdington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Paulette Hamilton (Labour) is the MP for Birmingham Erdington, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Paulette Hamilton took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 14,774 votes (43.3%), ahead of Jack Brookes (Reform UK) on 7,755. 34,137 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,463, 44.1% of those registered. The majority was 7,019.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Birmingham Erdington apart: the 26th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (43.7%), and the 27th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (63.1%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 126,168; the estimate for 2014 was 117,260. 17,543 were aged 65 or over and 28,054 were under 16.
12,270 children in Birmingham Erdington were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 43.7% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 31.9% in 2021/22 to 36.7% in 2024/25.
63.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.6 points). 29.4% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Birmingham Erdington had median pay of £34,064 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,552. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £32,594. The residents' figure ranks 94th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £210,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £125,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 115th lowest of 575 constituencies. 997 sales were registered in the period, against 1,271 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 49,395 households, 4,835.4 people per square kilometre, 20.3% of workers based at home, 16.7% of adults retired.
Workplaces in Birmingham Erdington accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,535 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 8,360 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 10.4%. That is up from 8,300 twelve months before.
MP
Paulette Hamilton, Labour
- MP for Birmingham Erdington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 3 March 2022
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Paulette Hamilton on this site
In Parliament
What Paulette Hamilton said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 24 June 2026 to 10 September 2026). Hansard search returns 129 spoken contributions by Paulette Hamilton since 4 July 2024.
I, too, welcome my hon. Friend to his place. Birmingham has enormous potential to benefit from the growth of AI, but communities like mine in Erdington must not be left behind.
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18. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the creation of new jobs in the AI industry.
I was particularly disappointed by this announcement on Saturday. Over the last two years, we have worked hard in Birmingham Erdington to protect jobs at Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich site.
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The Health and Social Care Committee is publishing its report tomorrow on fixing the food environment, and it will be making several recommendations to support everyone to eat more healthily.
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May I start by saying that my thoughts are with the families and with the babies who have died? I would also like to say to my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh): I am sorry you had to go through this. It should not have happened, and I am angry.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulette Hamilton | Labour | 14,774 | 43.3% | −6.2 |
| Jack Brookes | Reform UK | 7,755 | 22.7% | +18.7 |
| Steve Knee | Conservative | 5,402 | 15.8% | −25.7 |
| Karen Trench | Green Party | 2,452 | 7.2% | +5.4 |
| Shaukat Ali | Independent | 2,250 | 6.6% | |
| Farzana Aslam | Liberal Democrat | 1,128 | 3.3% | +0.1 |
| Corinthia Ward | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 376 | 1.1% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.3% | Reform UK 22.7% | 7,019 | 44.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 49.4% | Conservative 41.5% | 3,305 | 54.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Birmingham Erdington lies within Birmingham.
- Birmingham E08000025
Who has power over Birmingham Erdington
Every body that makes decisions for Birmingham Erdington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- West Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- West Midlands Police police force
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board NHS
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- West Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Birmingham Erdington this page: Paulette Hamilton (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Birmingham Erdington?
Paulette Hamilton (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Birmingham Erdington?
The House of Commons Library records 14,774 votes for Paulette Hamilton of Labour and a majority of 7,019; 44.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Birmingham Erdington?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 8,360, 10.4% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Birmingham Erdington?
£210,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Birmingham Erdington?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,064 (April 2025).
How many children in Birmingham Erdington live in low income families?
12,270 children under 16, 43.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Birmingham Erdington?
126,168 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.