Birmingham Duddeston was a

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of the

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of the

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from 1918 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the

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system of

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Boundaries

The

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provided that the constituency was to consist of "Duddeston and Nechells Ward, St Mary's Ward (except the part thereof included in the Aston Division), and so much of the portion of Aston Ward which is not included in the Aston Division as lies to the west of the

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". On its abolition by the

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, the Duddeston and Nechells Wards became part of the

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constituency, and the St Mary's and Aston wards were transferred in their entirety to the

Aston Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Located immediately to the north-west of Birmingham city centre, Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a wards of the United Kingdom, war ...

constituency.Representation of the People Act 1948, Schedule 1

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Election in the 1940s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Birmingham Duddeston (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham, West Midlands (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1950