Two other wards, Brandwood and Billesley, which used to form part of the Hall Green constituency, have been transferred to the neighbouring Selly Oak constituency.

Stephen McCabe won Birmingham Hall Green for Labour in 1997 and held the seat in 2001 and 2005; however, he stood down after the boundary changes in order to contest the neighbouring seat of Selly Oak.

The current MP is Roger Godsiff who held the seat for Labour in May 2010.

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Roger Godsiff (b 1946) held Birmingham Hall Green for Labour in May 2010.

He is a former bank clerk who became a political officer with APEX and then the GMB trade unions. He was a councillor for the London Borough of Lewisham and became Mayor of Lewisham in 1977.

In 1992 he was elected as Labour MP for Birmingham Small Heath; after this seat was abolished in 1997 he was elected as MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath; this seat was abolished in 2010.

Roger Godsiff is married and has a son and daughter.

The result of the May 2010 election was:

Roger Godsiff (Labour) 16,039, Salma Yaqoob (Respect-Unity Coalition) 12,240, Jerry Evans (Liberal Democrat) 11,988, Jo Barker (Conservative) 7,320, Alan Blumenthal (UK Independence Party) 950, Andrew Gardner (Independent) 190

Roger Godsiif held the seat for Labour with a majority of 3,799 on a turnout of 63.6%. There was a 11.7% swing from Labour to Respect-Unity.

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