Solihull West and Shirley

Solihull West and Shirley
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Solihull West and Shirley in West Midlands region
County	West Midlands county
Electorate	70,537 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Shirley, Solihull
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Solihull (Majority) Meriden (Minority)

Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. ^[2] It is represented by Neil Shastri-Hurst of the Conservative Party.

The constituency name refers to the suburban town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. ^[3] This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the borough being split between three Westminster constituencies. ^[4]

Boundaries

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

• The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of: Blythe; Lyndon; Olton; St. Alphege; Shirley East; Shirley South; Shirley West. ^[5]

It contains the following areas: ^[6]

• Blythe ward (17.9% of this constituency) from the previous Meriden constituency (abolished)
• The majority (82.1%) of the previous Solihull constituency (abolished)

Members of Parliament

Solihull prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Neil Shastri-Hurst	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Solihull West and Shirley ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Shastri-Hurst	16,284	34.7	−26.2
	Labour	Deirdre Fox	11,664	24.9	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ade Adeyemo	7,916	16.9	+1.2
	Reform	Mary McKenna	7,149	15.3	N/A
	Green	Max McLoughlin	3,270	7.0	+3.0
	Independent	Julian Knight	594	1.3	N/A
Majority			4,620	9.8	−31.6
Turnout			46,877	65.0	−5.8
Registered electors			71,813
	Conservative hold		Swing	−15.8

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 31 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 - Solihull West and Shirley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
7. "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). solihull.gov.uk. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
8. "Solihull West and Shirley". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

External links

• Solihull West and Shirley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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