Warley (UK Parliament constituency)

The constituency had a wide range of housing on the gently hilly West Midlands terrain, with fast transport links to Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 7.7% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian however female unemployment, reflecting a central West Midlands pattern, perhaps with more women homemakers, unusually exceeded male unemployment at 10.1%.[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] The Guardian

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Warley was one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, covering the south and south-east of the borough. It covered much of the former County Borough of Warley, including the town of Smethwick as well as Brandhall and Langley Green.

It consisted of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Abbey, Bristnall, Langley, Old Warley, St Paul's, Smethwick, and Soho and Victoria.

;Creation and forerunners

The constituency was formed in 1997, and was for the most part the former Warley East constituency. John Spellar of the Labour Party represented Warley since 1997, having previously represented Warley West. Warley East and Warley West had been held by Labour since their creation in 1974. Minor parts of the seat around Oldbury had been in the quite marginal Labour-Conservative seat of Oldbury and Halesowen before 1974.

;Results of winning party

The 2015 result made the seat the 34th-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |title=Labour Members of Parliament 2015 |website=UK Political.info |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929214847/http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |url-status=live}} The elections have to date resulted in the Labour incumbent, Spellar, gaining more than 50% of votes cast.

;Opposition parties

The candidates fielded by the Conservative Party have taken the runner-up position since the seat's creation. Third place has varied between two parties to date in the seat's history.

;Turnout

Turnout has ranged from 54.1% in 2001 to 65.1% in 1997.

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1997: Warley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Spellar

|votes = 24,813

|percentage = 63.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Christopher Pincher

|votes = 9,362

|percentage = 24.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jeremy Pursehouse

|votes = 3,777

|percentage = 9.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Krishna Gamre

|votes = 941

|percentage = 2.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,451

|percentage = 39.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,893

|percentage = 65.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +10.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2001: Warley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Spellar

|votes = 19,007

|percentage = 60.5

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mark Pritchard

|votes = 7,157

|percentage = 22.8

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Ron Cockings

|votes = 3,315

|percentage = 10.6

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Harbhajan Dardi

|votes = 1,936

|percentage = 6.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,850

|percentage = 37.7

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 31,415

|percentage = 54.1

|change = −10.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2005: Warley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Spellar

|votes = 17,462

|percentage = 54.4

|change = −6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Karen Bissell

|votes = 7,315

|percentage = 22.8

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Tony Ferguson

|votes = 4,277

|percentage = 13.3

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Simon Smith

|votes = 1,761

|percentage = 5.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Malcolm Connigale

|votes = 637

|percentage = 2.0

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = David Matthews

|votes = 635

|percentage = 2.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,147

|percentage = 31.6

|change = −6.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,087

|percentage = 57.1

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −3.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: Warley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Spellar

|votes = 20,240

|percentage = 52.9

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Jas Parmar

|votes = 9,484

|percentage = 24.8

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Edward Keating[http://www.libdems.org.uk/people_detail.aspx?name=Edward_Keating&pPK=ccb5560a-22a3-4102-82ad-f4938901de91] Warley (UK Parliament constituency)

|votes = 5,929

|percentage = 15.5

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Nigel Harvey

|votes = 2,617

|percentage = 6.8

|change = +4.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,756

|percentage = 28.1

|change = −4.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,270

|percentage = 60.6

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −1.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2015: Warley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Spellar

|votes = 22,012

|percentage = 58.2

|change = +5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Williams

|votes = 7,310

|percentage = 19.3

|change = −5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Pete Durnell

|votes = 6,237

|percentage = 16.5

|change = +9.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Robert Buckman

|votes = 1,465

|percentage = 3.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Catherine Smith

|votes = 805

|percentage = 2.1

|change = −13.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,702

|percentage = 38.9

|change = +10.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,829

|percentage = 59.3

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +5.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2017: Warley{{cite web | url=http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/downloads/file/25097/statement_of_persons_nominated_-_warley | title=Statement of persons nominated - Warley | publisher=Sandwell Council | access-date=12 May 2017}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001016 | title=Warley results | publisher=BBC News | access-date=9 June 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Spellar

|votes = 27,004

|percentage = 67.2

|change = +9.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anthony Mangnall|votes=10,521|percentage=26.2|change=+6.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Darryl Magher|votes=1,349|percentage=3.4|change=−13.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Bryan Manley-Green|votes=777|percentage=1.9|change=−0.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Mark Redding|votes=555|percentage=1.4|change=−2.5}}

{{Election box majority||votes=16,483|percentage=41.0|change=+2.1}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=40,206|percentage=63.1|change=+3.8}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +9.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = General election 2019: Warley{{cite web | url=http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/29501/statement_of_persons_nominated_and_notice_of_poll_-_warley.pdf | title=Statement of persons nominated - Warley | publisher=Sandwell Council | access-date=20 November 2019}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001016 | title=Warley parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 | publisher=BBC News | access-date=15 December 2019}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Spellar|votes=21,901|percentage=58.8|change=−8.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Chandra Kanneganti|votes=10,390|percentage=27.9|change=+1.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Michael Cooper|votes=2,469|percentage=6.6|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Bryan Manley-Green|votes=1,588|percentage=4.3|change=+2.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Kathryn Downs|votes=891|percentage=2.4|change=+1.0}}

{{Election box majority||votes=11,511|percentage=30.9|change=−10.1}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=37,239|percentage=59.7|change=−3.4}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=−5.1}}

{{Election box end}}

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