Constituency view

Birmingham Northfield

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Laurence Turner

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Gary Sambrook (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority5,389

Turnout50.8%

Electorate74,048

Valid votes37,652

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,929 - 39.6%

Conservative9,540 - 25.3%

Reform7,895 - 21.0%

Green2,809 - 7.5%

Lib Dem1,791 - 4.8%

Other688 - 1.8%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£404,361,643

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£3,697 total benefits bill per resident · 64% above average

Birmingham Northfield: £3,697
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 23 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£404,361,643	46/575
Change over 2 years	+22.7%
Median local wage (2025)	£38,249	+27.8%

Universal Credit£234,301,339
£2,142 per resident · 19,135 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 6,511 · 1 in 10 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£83,416,471
£763 per resident · 10,898 claimants (+15.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,827 · 44% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 6,124
Housing Benefit£39,080,416
£357 per resident · 4,123 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£24,177,059
£221 per resident · 3,983 claimants
Carer's Allowance£13,725,863
£125 per resident · 3,168 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£9,660,496
£88 per resident · 1,519 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 77.8%White British 73.4%Asian 6.4%Black, African or Caribbean 7.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.9%Other 2.3%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 85.7%White British 82.3%Asian 4.3%Black, African or Caribbean 4.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.7%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 92.8%White British 88.8%Asian 1.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.6%Other 0.4%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 95.9%White British N/AAsian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 2.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Birmingham Northfield (2021)

UK 86.7%Other EU 3.7%Other countries 9.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Birmingham Northfield (2011)

UK 91.4%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 7.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Birmingham Northfield (2001)

UK 94.0%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 5.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Birmingham Northfield (1991)

UK 94.5%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 2.4%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Birmingham Northfield

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Birmingham Northfield	National	Difference	Rank
% White	77.8%	83.0%	-5.2pp	500/650
% White British	73.4%	74.4%	-1.0pp	440/632
% Asian	6.4%	8.6%	-2.2pp	249/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	7.6%	3.7%	+3.9pp	87/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.9%	2.7%	+3.2pp	41/650
% Other ethnic group	2.3%	2.0%	+0.4pp	157/650
% UK-born	86.7%	84.0%	+2.7pp	389/650
% Non-UK-born	13.3%	16.0%	-2.7pp	262/650
% Other EU-born	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3pp	401/650
% Other countries-born	9.6%	10.1%	-0.4pp	212/650
% Christian	46.7%	46.7%	-0.0pp	344/575
% Muslim	5.3%	6.3%	-1.0pp	182/575
% Hindu	0.8%	1.6%	-0.9pp	242/575
% Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.3pp	146/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	322/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1pp	301/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	-0.0pp	176/575
% No religion	39.9%	37.0%	+2.9pp	248/575
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.1pp	300/575
% Has any religion	54.2%	57.0%	-2.8pp	321/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Birmingham Northfield

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.