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)
Boundaries since 2024
West Midlands - Meriden and Solihull East constituency.svg
Boundary of Meriden and Solihull East in West Midlands region
County West Midlands county
Electorate 74,211 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Solihull (part), Dorridge, Meriden, Chelmsley Wood
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Saqib Bhatti (Conservative)
SeatsOne
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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. [2] It is represented by Conservative Party member Saqib Bhatti, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Meriden from 2019 to 2024.

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The constituency name refers to the village of Meriden and the eastern areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. [3] This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the Meriden constituency being split into three. [4]

Boundaries

2024–present

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

It was created from the following areas: [6]

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

Meriden prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Saqib Bhatti Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Meriden and Solihull East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Saqib Bhatti 16,792 38.1 Decrease2.svg24.3
Labour Sarah Alan12,20827.7Increase2.svg6.9
Reform UK Malcolm Sedgley8,75319.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Sunny Virk3,3537.6Decrease2.svg6.0
Green Shesh Sheshabhatter2,9296.7Increase2.svg3.5
Majority 4,58410.4Decrease2.svg31.2
Turnout 44,03559.8Decrease2.svg4.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.6

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries. [8]

See also

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. "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  6. "New Seat Details - Meriden and Solihull East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. "Meriden and Solihull Election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. "Notional election for the constituency of Meriden and Solihull East". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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