Solihull West and Shirley (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Solihull West and Shirley 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 at the 2024 general election. [1] The constituency name refers to the town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. [2] This is part of a boundary review that will result in the borough being split into three. [3]

Contents

Boundaries

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

It will contain the following areas: [5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Solihull West and Shirley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ade Adeyemo [6]
Labour Deirdre Fox [7]
Independent Julian Knight [8]
Reform UK Mary McKenna [9]
Green Max McLoughlin [10]
Conservative Neil Shastri-Hurst [11]
Majority
Turnout

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References

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  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 - Solihull West and Shirley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. West Midlands Labour [@WMLabour] (May 25, 2024). "Congratulations to all our candidates! Right across our region, it's time for change" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "Fresh disaster for Rishi Sunak as former Tory MP Julian Knight set to stand as independent". Daily Express. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. "Solihull West and Shirley Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. "Solihull West and Shirley". BBC News . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst [@DrNShastriHurst] (June 1, 2024). "I am humbled to have been selected as the Conservative candidate for Solihull West and Shirley at the upcoming General Election…" (Tweet) via Twitter.

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