Halesowen is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] It will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2] The constituency is named after the town of Halesowen.
| Halesowen | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Halesowen in West Midlands region | |
| County | West Midlands |
| Major settlements | Halesowen |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Alex Ballinger (Labour Party) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Boundaries
The constituency will be composed of 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.[3]
It comprises the following areas of the West Midlands:[4]
- 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 Party | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Ballinger | 15,023 | 38.9 | ||
| Conservative | James Morris | 10,659 | 27.6 | ||
| Reform UK | Jonathan Oakton | 8,484 | 22.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Priest | 2,261 | 5.9 | ||
| Green | Emma Bullard | 2,151 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | 4,364 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 38,578 | 56.3 | |||
- 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:
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For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.
See also
References
External links
- Halesowen UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK