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Birmingham Edgbaston

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 44% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Birmingham. Population 111,199, notably young (median age 34 vs 41 nationally).

One of Gill's most distinctive actions has been her consistent opposition to assisted dying legislation -- she voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at both Second Reading in November 2024 and Third Reading in June 2025, breaking with the majority of her Labour colleagues on both occasions. These are her only two rebel votes in a parliamentary record that otherwise sits at 99.4% party alignment. Beyond the chamber, she has been visible on Sikh community safety issues, raising the rise in anti-Sikh hate crimes in Westminster, meeting the security minister over threats to Sikhs in Britain, and highlighting gaps in ethnic data collection that render her community statistically invisible to authorities.

At 72% voting participation -- somewhat below the Commons average -- Gill is an active but not prolific debater, with 58 contributions across 41 debates covering local government, health, the economy, and defence. Her stance profile marks her as strongly pro-workers' rights (90%) and pro-progressive taxation (96%), with near-total resistance to employer NI increases and Lords amendments. Notably, she scores 100% on pension protection votes against a party average of just 38% -- a significant divergence -- while sitting below her party on local democracy and football regulation measures.

351
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Preet Kaur Gill

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour and Co-operative Party

Preet Kaur Gill is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 44% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Birmingham. Population 111,199, notably young (median age 34 vs 41 nationally).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Gill’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.367 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Gill has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
70
Taxation
69
Employment
43
Crime & Policing
31
Education
29
Welfare and Benefits
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading29 Nov 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.5 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bartley GreenBruce Lines1,814Conserva
Bartley GreenKerry Brewer1,672Conserva
EdgbastonDeirdre Alden1,710Conserva
EdgbastonMatt Bennett1,548Conserva
HarborneJayne Francis2,815Labour P
HarborneMartin Brooks2,923Labour P
North EdgbastonMarcus Bernasconi2,353Labour P
North EdgbastonSharon Thompson2,178Labour P
QuintonLauren Rainbow2,163Labour P
QuintonSam Forsyth2,249Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
111,199
Electorate 71,787 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
25.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
51
24 primary · 10 secondary
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