Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Halesowen
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|image2 = File:West Midlands - Halesowen constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary of Halesowen in West Midlands region
|year = 2024
|abolished =
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = {{ubl|Halesowen and Rowley Regis|Stourbridge (part)}}
|next =
|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=5 August 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|region = England
|county = West Midlands
|towns = Halesowen, Cradley Heath
|mp = Alex Ballinger
|party = Labour Party (UK)
}}
Halesowen is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.{{Cite web |last=Bustin |first=Claire |title=2023 review of parliamentary constituencies |url=https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/elections-voting/2023-boundary-review |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Sandwell Council |language=en}} Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |title=West Midlands {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/west-midlands/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}} It is represented by Alex Ballinger of the Labour Party.
The constituency is named after the town of Halesowen.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale, Cradley and Wollescote, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, Hayley Green and Cradley South, and Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood.
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Blackheath (polling district BLG), and Cradley Heath and Old Hill.{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details – Halesowen |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Halesowen |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
It covers the following areas of the West Midlands:
- The majority of the Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency – excluding the Rowley ward (moved to West Bromwich) and the bulk of the Blackheath ward (moved to Smethwick)
- The Cradley and Wollescote, and Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood wards, transferred from the Stourbridge constituency
Members of Parliament
Halesowen and Rowley Regis prior to 2024
| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
| bgcolor={{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|
| 2024 | Labour |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Halesowen{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001261 |title=Halesowen |work=BBC News |language=en-gb |access-date=27 June 2024}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Alex Ballinger
|votes=15,023
|percentage=38.9
|change=+6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate= James Morris
|votes=10,659
|percentage=27.6
|change=-32.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Jonathan Oakton
|votes=8,484
|percentage=22.0
|change=N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Ryan Priest
|votes=2,261
|percentage=5.9
|change=+2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Emma Bullard
|votes=2,151
|percentage=5.6
|change=+3.2
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=4,364|percentage=11.3|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=38,578|percentage=56.3|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}
- James Morris (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis
To assess the impact of the boundary changes, various organisations calculated results of the 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from BBC for Halesowen:
{{collapse top |Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries |bg=#eaecf0 |width=25% |clear=none |padding=auto }}
{{Election box begin|title=UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: Halesowen{{cite web |title=Results spreadsheet (download) |url=https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/news/nol/shared/spl/xls_spreadsheets/results_spreadsheet.ods |accessdate=19 January 2024 |website=BBC}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=|votes=26,341|percentage=60.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=|votes= 14,259|percentage=32.6|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=|votes= 1,525|percentage=3.5|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=|votes=1,066|percentage=2.4|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate|party= Other|candidate=|votes=533|percentage=1.2|change=|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=12,082|percentage=28.0|change=|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
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For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168864.html Halesowen UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in the West Midlands}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024