# Birmingham Selly Oak

The middle of the West Midlands. About 109,737 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.

Al Carns has been the Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak since July 2024. They won by 11,537 votes on a 50.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001099. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Al Carns has been the Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak since July 2024.
They won by 11,537 votes on a 50.8% turnout.

MP: [Al Carns](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5235) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Birmingham Selly Oak

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Al Carns (elected) | 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 | 6.0% |

Electorate 75,678. Turnout 50.8%. Majority 11,537 (30.0%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3305

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 30.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Birmingham Selly Oak had a majority of 30.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 94th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 50.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Birmingham Selly Oak at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 50.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 65th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 107,993** (2021). Birmingham Selly Oak had 107,993 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 171st most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Birmingham Selly Oak live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001099) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Birmingham Selly Oak live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001099) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Birmingham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Birmingham Selly Oak.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001099) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Birmingham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Birmingham Selly Oak.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001099) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Birmingham Selly Oak had 107,993 usual residents at the census.

## How Birmingham Selly Oak compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Birmingham Selly Oak | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 30.0% | joint 94th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 50.8% | joint 65th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 107,993 | 171st most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Birmingham Selly Oak?

Birmingham Selly Oak had 107,993 usual residents at the census.
Birmingham Selly Oak is the 171st most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Birmingham

Most of Birmingham Selly Oak lies in Birmingham. These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Birmingham Selly Oak itself. [See Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,989** (2025). Full-time workers living in Birmingham earned a median of £35,989 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Birmingham costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.1** (2025). Birmingham has a deprivation score of 38.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 5th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Birmingham Selly Oak in brief

The winner in Birmingham Selly Oak had a majority of 30.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Birmingham Selly Oak at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 50.8%.
Birmingham Selly Oak had 107,993 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birmingham Selly Oak live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001099
- Council: [Birmingham †](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 21.67 km²
- People, mid-2024: 109,737*
- Wards: 6
- Middle areas: 15
- Neighbourhoods: 62
- Output areas: 331

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hall-green-and-moseley), [Birmingham Northfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-northfield), [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove), [Birmingham Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-edgbaston), [Solihull West and Shirley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/solihull-west-and-shirley)

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## Latest updates for Birmingham Selly Oak

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001099

## How to cite

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