Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)

Halesowen
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Halesowen in West Midlands region
County	West Midlands
Electorate	69,907 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Halesowen, Cradley Heath
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Alex Ballinger (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Halesowen and Rowley Regis Stourbridge (part)

Halesowen is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

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

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Alex Ballinger	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Halesowen ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Ballinger	15,023	38.9	+6.3
	Conservative	James Morris	10,659	27.6	−32.6
	Reform	Jonathan Oakton	8,484	22.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Priest	2,261	5.9	+2.4
	Green	Emma Bullard	2,151	5.6	+3.2
Majority			4,364	11.3
Turnout			38,578	56.3
	Labour win (new seat)

• 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:

Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries
UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: Halesowen [6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 26,341 60.2 Labour 14,259 32.6 Liberal Democrats 1,525 3.5 Green 1,066 2.4 Other 533 1.2 Majority 12,082 28.0 Conservative hold Swing

For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency .

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. Bustin, Claire. "2023 review of parliamentary constituencies". Sandwell Council. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
3. "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
4. "New Seat Details – Halesowen". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
5. "Halesowen". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
6. "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

• Halesowen UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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