Riding profile

Birmingham Selly Oak

UK constituency — England · Urban · west midlands

The question

Birmingham Selly Oak: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Birmingham Selly Oak, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 30-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 33% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Al Carns

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 32.9%
  • Reform UK 24.2%
  • Green 16.1%
  • Conservative 12.2%
  • Lib Dems 7.5%
  • Other 7.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereBirmingham Selly Oak 32.9%24.2%16.1%12.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +11.2 25.3% −1.2 11.8% +4.2 18.9% −6.7

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
30.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-22.8 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
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 4,320 11.2
Kamel Hawwash Other 2,842 7.4
Dave Radcliffe Lib Dems 2,324 6.0

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
109,874
Median age
32
Employment rate
77.7%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029