Solihull West and Shirley (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Solihull West and Shirley
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Solihull West and Shirley (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|image2 = File:West Midlands - Solihull West and Shirley constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary of Solihull West and Shirley in West Midlands region
|year = 2024
|abolished =
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|next =
|previous = {{ubl|Solihull (Majority)|Meriden (Minority)}}
|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=31 August 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|region = England
|county = West Midlands county
|mp = Neil Shastri-Hurst
|party = Conservative
}}
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.{{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 Neil Shastri-Hurst of the Conservative Party.
The constituency name refers to the suburban town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Jonathan |date=2021-06-08 |title=The political map of the West Midlands will change |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-political-map-west-midlands-20767289 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}} This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the borough being split between three Westminster constituencies.{{Cite web |title=Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map |url=https://solihullobserver.co.uk/news/solihull-to-get-three-mp-seats-according-to-final-map/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Solihull Observer |language=en}}
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (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.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region}}
It contains the following areas:{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Solihull West and Shirley |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Solihull+West+and+Shirley |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
- 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
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Solihull West and Shirley{{cite web|url=https://www.solihull.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-06/Statement-Persons-Nominated-Notice-Poll-Solihull-West-Shirley.pdf|title=Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll|publisher=solihull.gov.uk|date=7 June 2024|access-date=7 July 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001479 |title=Solihull West and Shirley |work=BBC News |language=en-gb |access-date=29 June 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Neil Shastri-Hurst
|votes= 16,284
|percentage= 34.7
|change= −26.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Deirdre Fox
|votes= 11,664
|percentage= 24.9
|change= +5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Ade Adeyemo
|votes= 7,916
|percentage= 16.9
|change= +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Mary McKenna
|votes= 7,149
|percentage= 15.3
|change= N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Max McLoughlin
|votes= 3,270
|percentage= 7.0
|change= +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent politician
|candidate=Julian Knight
|votes= 594
|percentage= 1.3
|change= N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes= 4,620
|percentage= 9.8
|change= −31.6
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes= 46,877
|percentage= 65.0
|change= −5.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors= 71,813
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −15.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168847.html Solihull West and Shirley 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