Birmingham Yardley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Birmingham Yardley is represented in the House of Commons by Jess Phillips (Labour). Jess Phillips took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 11,275 votes (31.2%), ahead of Jody McIntyre (Workers Party of Britain) on 10,582. 36,144 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,203, 49.4% of those registered. The majority was 693.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Birmingham Yardley apart: the 7th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (50.6%), and the 33rd highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (30.8%).
14,554 children in Birmingham Yardley were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 50.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 42.3% in 2021/22 to 45.9% in 2024/25.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 65.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 11.5 points. 30.8% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 117,836 people lived in Birmingham Yardley in mid-2024, up 8.2% on 2014. There were more children under 16 (28,772) than residents aged 65 and over (14,468).
At the 2021 Census there were 39,373 households and 5,724.7 residents per square kilometre; 20.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 15.3% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in Birmingham Yardley accounted for 29,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,340 local units for March 2026.
Residents of Birmingham Yardley earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,014 for workplace jobs and £36,143 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,951. The residents' figure ranks 191st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £230,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £135,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 176th lowest of 575 constituencies. 836 sales were registered in the period, against 975 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 8,315, or 11.1% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 8,195.
MP
Jess Phillips, Labour
- MP for Birmingham Yardley since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jess Phillips on this site
In Parliament
What Jess Phillips said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 11 September 2026 to 13 October 2026). Hansard search returns 534 spoken contributions by Jess Phillips since 4 July 2024.
There are so many things in the Bill that I could talk about, but I shall start where my friend, the right hon. Member for the royal town of Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell), left off; I am from the royal town of Birmingham Yardley.
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What the right hon. and learned Member is saying about the system being designed for the innocent is compelling, but the system is absolutely not designed for the person who is absolutely innocent in the system, and that is the victim.
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Historically, whether people were released at the right time or were released early under the various different schemes of various different Governments, it has always been rubbish for victims of domestic abuse.
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I am not going to, because Madam Deputy Speaker has been clear. The idea that if we do not pass the Bill today, we are going to walk out of here and women in our country will be any safer is an absolute myth. Doing nothing is not the same as acting.
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Claire Hazelgrove). Mainly because I am a bit lazy, I rarely prepare to speak in debates, and never have copious notes. Her remarks have led where my remarks will go.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Phillips | Labour | 11,275 | 31.2% | −26.9 |
| Jody McIntyre | Workers Party of Britain | 10,582 | 29.3% | |
| Nora Kamberi | Reform UK | 5,061 | 14.0% | +9.0 |
| Roger Harmer | Liberal Democrat | 3,634 | 10.1% | +1.1 |
| Yvonne Clements | Conservative | 3,634 | 10.1% | −16.7 |
| Roxanne Green | Green Party | 1,958 | 5.4% | +4.2 |
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 31.2% | Workers Party of Britain 29.3% | 693 | 49.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 58.1% | Conservative 26.8% | 13,141 | 58.3% |
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 Yardley lies within Birmingham.
- Birmingham E08000025
Who has power over Birmingham Yardley
Every body that makes decisions for Birmingham Yardley, 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 Yardley this page: Jess Phillips (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 Yardley?
Jess Phillips (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Birmingham Yardley?
The House of Commons Library records 11,275 votes for Jess Phillips of Labour and a majority of 693; 49.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Birmingham Yardley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 8,315, 11.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Birmingham Yardley?
£230,000: 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 Yardley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,143 (April 2025).
How many children in Birmingham Yardley live in low income families?
14,554 children under 16, 50.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Birmingham Yardley?
117,836 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.