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St Martins and Deritend was a ward of the County Borough of Birmingham. It was abolished in 1949.[citation needed]

## Contents

* 1 Ward Description
* 2 Ward History
* 3 Parliamentary Representation
* 4 Politics
* 5 Election results
* 5.1 1940’s

## Ward Description[edit]

The ward covered an area of south central Birmingham, including the districts of Deritend and Bordesley.

## Ward History[edit]

The ward was created in {}, with the boundaries being unaltered between 1934 and 1949.

## Parliamentary Representation[edit]

The ward has been part of Birmingham {} constituency.

## Politics[edit]

The ward was generally a Socialist ward, although it was won by the Tories in the immediate pre-war era.[citation needed]

## Election results[edit]

### 1940’s[edit]

12 May 1949 Electorate 14,161
Turnout 45.1%,  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | L Chaffey  | 3,281  | 51.4%  |
| Conservative | H Harvey  | 3,105  | 48.6%  |
Majority  | 176  | 2.8%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1 November 1947 Electorate 14,162
Turnout 42.7%,  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | E Horton  | 3,027  | 50.0%  |
| Conservative | G Baragwanath  | 3,021  | 50.0%  |
Majority  | 6  | 0.0%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
2 November 1946 Electorate 13,509
Turnout 31.6%,  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | T Paton  | 2,686  | 62.9%  |
| Conservative | A Brooks  | 1,581  | 37.1%  |
Majority  | 1,105  | 25.8%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
3 November 1945 Electorate 12,760
Turnout 32.1%,  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Tonks  | 2,699  | 66.0%  |
| Conservative | Edgar Keely  | 1,392  | 34.0%  |
Majority  | 1,307  | 32.0%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |