Meriden and Solihull East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Meriden and Solihull East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Meriden and Solihull East (UK Parliament constituency)
West Midlands - Meriden and Solihull East constituency.svg
Boundary of Meriden and Solihull East in West Midlands region
County West Midlands county
Major settlements Meriden
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Meriden (majority)
Solihull (minority)

Meriden and Solihull East is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be 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 will result in the Solihull constituency being split into three. [3]

Contents

Boundaries

Proposed

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It will contain the following areas: [5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Meriden and Solihull East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Alan [6]
Conservative Saqib Bhatti [7]
Reform UK Malcolm Sedgley [8]
Green Shesh Sheshabhatter [9]
Liberal Democrats Sunny Virk [10]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  5. "New Seat Details - Meriden and Solihull East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. Solihull & Meriden Labour Party [@Solihull_Labour] (May 25, 2024). "We are delighted to announce that our CLP Chair, Sarah Alan is our Labour Parliamentary candidate for Meriden and Solihull East 🌹!…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. Saqib Bhatti [@bhatti_saqib] (March 31, 2023). "I am delighted to have been unanimously readopted as the Conservative Candidate for Meriden Constituency for the next general election. Thank you to my association for their support. It is a great privilege to represent my constituents in Parliament and I will continue to do so" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "Meriden and Solihull East Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. "Councillor Shesh Sheshabhatter". Twitter . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. "Sunny Virk - Lib Dem Candidate for Meriden and Solihull East". Liberal Democrats . Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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