List of Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
The ceremonial county of West Midlands, England is divided into 28 parliamentary constituencies, each of which elect one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons. These constituencies were first implemented at the 2010 general election. All are borough constituencies except for Meriden, which is a county constituency.
Constituencies
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat
Boundary changes
At the 1997, 2001 and 2005 elections, the West Midlands was divided into 29 Parliamentary constituencies.
Proposed changes for 2022
As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for England proposed changes for the West Midlands county in 2017.[3] Their proposals can be summarised as below:
Covering wards of Birmingham city council
- Birmingham Edgbaston and Selly Oak
- Birmingham Erdington and Perry Barr
- Birmingham Hall Green
- Birmingham Hodge Hill
- Birmingham Kings Heath
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Birmingham Northfield
- Birmingham Yardley
- Sutton Coldfield
- Walsall and Oscott
- West Bromwich
Covering wards of Walsall Metropolitan borough council
- Aldridge, Brownhills and Bloxwich
- Darlaston and Tipton
- Walsall and Oscott
- Wolverhampton East and Willenhall
Covering wards of Coventry council
- Coventry East
- Coventry North West
- Coventry South and Kenilworth
Covering wards of Dudley council
- Dudley
- Halesowen and Rowley Regis
- Stourbridge
- Warley
- Wolverhampton South and Coseley
Covering wards of Sandwell council
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Darlaston and Tipton
- Halesowen and Rowley Regis
- Warley
- West Bromwich
Covering wards of Solihull council
Covering wards of Wolverhampton council
- Wolverhampton East and Willenhall
- Wolverhampton South and Coseley
- Wolverhampton West
Results
1997 | 2001 | 2005 |
---|---|---|
2010 | 2015 | 2017 |
Party breakdown
Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Speaker | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
2015 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
2010 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
2005 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
2001 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
1997 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
Historical representation by party
Conservative Independent Labour Labour Liberal Democrats Speaker
See also
References
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
- ↑ "Boundary Commission for England Final Recommendations Volume 2" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 15 September 2018.