Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)

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Halesowen
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Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
West Midlands - Halesowen constituency.svg
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)
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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.

Contents

The constituency is named after the town of Halesowen.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

It covers the following areas of the West Midlands:

Members of Parliament

Halesowen and Rowley Regis prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Alex Ballinger Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Halesowen [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Ballinger 15,023 38.9 +6.3
Conservative James Morris 10,65927.6−32.6
Reform UK Jonathan Oakton8,48422.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest2,2615.9+2.4
Green Emma Bullard2,1515.6+3.2
Majority4,36411.3
Turnout 38,57856.3
Labour win (new seat)

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 26,341 60.2
Labour 14,25932.6
Liberal Democrats 1,5253.5
Green 1,0662.4
Other5331.2
Majority12,08228.0
Conservative hold Swing

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

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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.

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