Solihull West And Shirley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency name refers to the town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the borough being split between three Westminster constituencies.
Boundaries
The constituency composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of: Blythe; Lyndon; Olton; St. Alphege; Shirley East; Shirley South; Shirley West.
It contains the following areas:
- Blythe ward (17.9% of this constituency) from the previous Meriden constituency (abolished)
- The majority (82.1%) of the previous Solihull constituency (abolished)
Members of Parliament
Solihull prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Neil Shastri-Hurst | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Shastri-Hurst | 16,284 | 34.7 | −26.2 | |
Labour | Deirdre Fox | 11,664 | 24.9 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ade Adeyemo | 7,916 | 16.9 | +1.2 | |
Reform UK | Mary McKenna | 7,149 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
Green | Max McLoughlin | 3,270 | 7.0 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Julian Knight | 594 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 4,620 | 9.8 | −31.6 | ||
Turnout | 46,877 | 65.0 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 71,813 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -15.8 |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Solihull West and Shirley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). solihull.gov.uk. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Solihull West and Shirley". BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
External links
- Solihull West and Shirley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK