Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
  • Halesowen and Rowley Regis
  • Stourbridge (part)

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]

  • The majority of the Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency - excluding the Rowley ward (to be included in the re-established seat of West Bromwich) and the bulk of the Blackheath ward (to be included in the re-established seat of Smethwick)
  • The Cradley and Wollescote, and Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood wards, transferred from the Stourbridge constituency

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 +5.9
Conservative James Morris 10,659 27.6 −33.4
Reform UK Jonathan Oakton 8,484 22.0 New
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest 2,261 5.9 +2.4
Green Emma Bullard 2,151 5.6 +3.1
Majority 4,364 11.3
Turnout 38,578 56.3
Labour win (new seat)
  • James Morris (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis

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 61.0
Labour 14,259 33.0
Liberal Democrats 1,525 3.5
Green 1,066 2.5
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

  • 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 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.
  • Halesowen UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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