Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley is represented in the House of Commons by Tahir Ali (Labour). The 2024 count gave Tahir Ali (Labour) 12,798 votes and Shakeel Afsar (Independent) 7,142, a majority of 5,656. 41,606 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,936, 54.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley has the 14th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (47.6%), and the 20th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (32.3%).
DWP figures count 13,301 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 47.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 43.1% in 2021/22 to 44.2% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 64.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.1 points. 32.3% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 120,469 people lived in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley in mid-2024, up 5.6% on 2014. There were more children under 16 (27,953) than residents aged 65 and over (14,699).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,291 for jobs in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley and £33,353 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,457. The residents' figure ranks 59th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £272,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £175,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 270th lowest of 575 constituencies. 685 sales were registered in the period, against 931 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,800 local units for March 2026.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 8,935, or 11.5% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 8,515.
At the 2021 Census there were 38,873 households and 6,062.8 residents per square kilometre; 29.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 14.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Tahir Ali, Labour
- MP for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Tahir Ali on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Tahir Ali's latest words in Parliament, from 14 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 83 spoken contributions by Tahir Ali since 4 July 2024.
Would the hon. Lady agree that Ofcom needs further powers to bring about the change that is necessary, because it is limited in what it can do? For the record, Ms Lewell, I worked at Royal Mail for 30 years, not 22.
Before joining Parliament in 2019, I had 22 years of service with Royal Mail as an engineer, and I can tell the hon. Lady that working conditions were in decline then. We now hear that more than 400 postal workers are leaving the business every week.
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The Children’s Commissioner has reported that more than 1 million children have active referrals to mental health services, so does my hon.
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On the issue of disarmament, should we not also be calling for Israel’s disarmament, given the atrocities that have been committed? Previous Governments have intervened in the middle east to take action on human rights abuses and protect international trade routes.
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If speaking up against war crimes, ethnic cleansing and genocide means being banned from entering that country, my hon. Friend should wear it as a badge of honour. She should be proud of that. However, should the rules be applied equally to Israeli diplomats in this House?
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Ali | Labour | 12,798 | 30.8% | −35.5 |
| Shakeel Afsar | Independent | 7,142 | 17.2% | |
| Mohammed Hafeez | Independent | 6,159 | 14.8% | |
| Izzy Knowles | Liberal Democrat | 4,711 | 11.3% | +4.2 |
| Zain Ahmed | Green Party | 3,913 | 9.4% | +7.7 |
| Henry Morris | Conservative | 3,845 | 9.2% | −5.8 |
| Stephen McBrine | Reform UK | 2,305 | 5.5% | +3.6 |
| Babar Raja | Independent | 733 | 1.8% |
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 30.8% | Independent 17.2% | 5,656 | 54.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 66.3% | Conservative 15.0% | 26,507 | 68.3% |
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 Hall Green and Moseley lies within Birmingham.
- Birmingham E08000025
Who has power over Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Every body that makes decisions for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, 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 Hall Green and Moseley this page: Tahir Ali (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 Hall Green and Moseley?
Tahir Ali (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley?
The House of Commons Library records 12,798 votes for Tahir Ali of Labour and a majority of 5,656; 54.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 8,935, 11.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley?
£272,000: 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 Hall Green and Moseley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,353 (April 2025).
How many children in Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley live in low income families?
13,301 children under 16, 47.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley?
120,469 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.