Meriden and Solihull East (UK Parliament constituency)
Meriden and Solihull East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[1] The constituency name refers to the village of Meriden and the eastern areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.[2] This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the Meriden constituency being split into three.[3]
| Meriden and Solihull East | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Meriden and Solihull East in West Midlands region | |
| County | West Midlands county |
| Major settlements | Meriden |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Boundaries
edit2024-present
editThe constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of: Bickenhill; Chelmsley Wood; Dorridge and Hockley Heath; Elmdon; Kingshurst and Fordbridge; Knowle; Meriden; Silhill.[4]
It was created from the following areas:[5]
- The majority (74.5%) of the previous Meriden constituency (abolished)
- Elmdon and Silhill wards (25.5%) from the previous Solihull constituency (abolished)
In addition to Meriden, the constituency also contains Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), which are in the Bickenhill ward.
Members of Parliament
editMeriden prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saqib Bhatti | Conservative | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Saqib Bhatti | 16,792 | 38.1 | −24.3 | |
| Labour | Sarah Alan | 12,208 | 27.7 | +6.9 | |
| Reform UK | Malcolm Sedgley | 8,753 | 19.9 | new | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sunny Virk | 3,353 | 7.6 | −6.0 | |
| Green | Shesh Sheshabhatter | 2,929 | 6.7 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 4,584 | 10.4 | −31.2 | ||
| Turnout | 44,198 | 60.0 | −4.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.6 | |||
Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.[7]
- Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) was previously MP for Meriden
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Meriden and Solihull East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Meriden and Solihull Election results 2024". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional election for the constituency of Meriden and Solihull East". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
edit- Meriden and Solihull East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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