Area briefing
Birmingham Edgbaston
MP: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op)). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.
| Typical full-time pay, a week | £699 |
| UK figure | £767 |
| People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 9.4% |
| UK figure | 3.9% |
| Rank for pay, highest first | 477 of 631 |
| Rank for claimants, highest first | 8 of 649 |
| Winner in 2024 | Labour |
| Majority | 8,368 |
| Turnout | 52% |
Areas like this one: Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, Birmingham Erdington, Bradford West.
Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/birmingham-edgbaston/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.