Solihull West and Shirley (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
  • Solihull (Majority)
  • Meriden (Minority)

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.[2] The constituency name refers to the town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.[3] This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the borough being split between three Westminster constituencies.[4]

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.[5]

It contains the following areas:[6]

  • 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

General election 2024: Solihull West and Shirley[7][8]
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  6. ^ "New Seat Details - Solihull West and Shirley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). solihull.gov.uk. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Solihull West and Shirley". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  • Solihull West and Shirley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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