The last Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston was Dame Jill Knight who held the seat from 1966 until 1997 when she was created Baroness Knight of Collingtree.

The current MP is Gisela Stuart who won the seat for Labour in May 1997.

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Gisela Stuart (b 1955) won Birmingham Edgbaston for Labour  in May 1997.

She was raised as a Roman Catholic in Germany, moved to the UK in 1974, and graduated in law from the London School of Economics in 1993. Before entering parliament she was an academic, lecturing at the Worcester College of Technology.

Gisela Stuart was a Junior Health Minister until 2001; she currently serves on the Defence Select Committee; she is divorced with two sons.

The result of the May 2010 poll was:

Gisela Stuart (Labour) 16,894, Deirdre Alden (Conservative) 15,620, Roger Harmer (Liberal Democrat) 6,387, Trevor Lloyd (British Nationalist Party) 1,196, Greville Warwick (UK Independence Party) 732, Phil Simpson (Green) 469, Harry Takhar (Impact Party) 146, Charith Fernando (Christian Party) 127

Gisela Stuart won the seat with a majority of 1,274 on a turnout of 60.6%. The Conservatives achieved a 0.5% swing.

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