Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)

Halesowen
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Halesowen in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands
Electorate69,907 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsHalesowen, Cradley Heath
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAlex Ballinger (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

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] The constituency is named after the town of Halesowen.

Boundaries

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

  • The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of: Belle Vale; Cradley and Wollescote; Halesowen North; Halesowen South; Hayley Green and Cradley South; Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of: Blackheath; (polling district BLG); Cradley Heath and Old Hill.[4]

It comprises the following areas of the West Midlands:[5]

Members of Parliament

Halesowen and Rowley Regis prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Alex Ballinger Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Halesowen[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Ballinger 15,023 38.9 +6.3
Conservative James Morris 10,659 27.6 −32.6
Reform UK Jonathan Oakton 8,484 22.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest 2,261 5.9 +2.4
Green Emma Bullard 2,151 5.6 +3.2
Majority 4,364 11.3
Turnout 38,578 56.3
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[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 26,341 60.2
Labour 14,259 32.6
Liberal Democrats 1,525 3.5
Green 1,066 2.4
Other 533 1.2
Majority 12,082 28.0
Conservative hold Swing

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

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. ^ 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. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Halesowen". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ^ "Halesowen". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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