Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
| Halesowen and Rowley Regis | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 2010–2024 boundary of Halesowen and Rowley Regis in West Midlands | |
 Location of West Midlands within England | |
| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 67,656 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Blackheath, Cradley Heath, Halesowen |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Halesowen & Stourbridge, Warley West |
| Replaced by |
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Halesowen and Rowley Regis was a House of Commons constituency[n 1] in the West Midlands represented in the UK Parliament from 1997 until 2024.[n 2]
By the decision of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced by the new Halesowen constituency with similar boundaries except for Rowley Regis and Blackheath transferred to the new seats of West Bromwich and Smethwick respectively. All new seats were contested for the first time at the 2024 general election.[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sylvia Heal | Labour | |
| 2010 | James Morris | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished | ||
Boundaries
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Halesowen and Rowley Regis straddled the borders of Dudley and Sandwell.[n 3] It covered the south-east part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale and Hasbury, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, and Hayley Green, and the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, and Rowley.
2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, and Hayley Green and Cradley South, and the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, and Rowley.
History
[edit]The constituency was formed for the 1997 general election, taking in the eastern part of the former Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency[n 4] and the western part of the former Warley West seat. Halesowen and Stourbridge had been held by a Conservative but Labour candidates took its two replacements in 1997.[n 5]
The area formerly in the Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency is in the Dudley borough, while the area formerly in Warley West is within the Sandwell borough (which in turn had formed part of the boroughs of Warley and originally Rowley Regis).
From 1997 until she stood down before the 2010 general election, the seat's MP was Sylvia Heal of the Labour Party. Heal held Mid Staffordshire from a 1990 by-election until she was defeated by the Conservatives in 1992. On becoming the MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, she gained more than half of the votes in 1997 and 2001, before her popularity dipped slightly in 2005, still managing to hold on to the constituency comfortably.
James Morris of the Conservative Party won the seat in the 2010 general election. With approximately half of the constituency situated within Sandwell borough, it was the first time that any part of the borough had been represented by a Conservative MP since its creation in 1974.[4] Morris was voted by the local party as Conservative candidate for the seat after previous candidate Nigel Hastilow stepped down in November 2007 following a public outcry over his claims that Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech had been proven correct.[5]
Election results 1997–2024
[edit]Elections in the 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | 26,366 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | John Kennedy | 16,029 | 32.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Todd | 4,169 | 8.5 | ||
| Referendum | Alan White | 1,244 | 2.6 | ||
| National Democrats | Karen Meads | 592 | 1.2 | ||
| Green | Tim Weller | 361 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 10,337 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 48,761 | 73.6 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | 20,804 | 53.0 |  1.1
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| Conservative | Leslie Jones | 13,445 | 34.2 |  1.3
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Harley | 4,089 | 10.4 | 1.9
| |
| UKIP | Alan Sheath | 936 | 2.4 | New | |
| Majority | 7,359 | 18.8 | 2.4
| ||
| Turnout | 39,274 | 59.8 | 13.8
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| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | 19,243 | 46.6 | 6.4
| |
| Conservative | Leslie Jones | 14,906 | 36.1 | 1.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Turner | 5,204 | 12.6 | 2.2
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| UKIP | Nikki Sinclaire | 1,974 | 4.8 | 2.4
| |
| Majority | 4,337 | 10.5 | 10.3
| ||
| Turnout | 41,327 | 62.9 | 3.1
| ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.2
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Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morris | 18,115 | 41.2 | 4.6
| |
| Labour | Sue Hayman | 16,092 | 36.6 | 9.7
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| Liberal Democrats | Philip Tibbetts | 6,515 | 14.8 | 2.3
| |
| UKIP | Derek Baddeley | 2,824 | 6.4 | 1.7
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| Independent | Derek Thompson | 433 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,023 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,979 | 69.0 | 5.9
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| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morris | 18,933 | 43.2 | 2.0
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| Labour | Stephanie Peacock | 15,851 | 36.2 | 0.4
| |
| UKIP | Dean Perks | 7,280 | 16.6 | 10.2
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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Tyzack | 905 | 2.1 | 12.7
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| Green | John Payne[11] | 849 | 1.9 | New | |
| Majority | 3,082 | 7.0 | 2.4
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| Turnout | 43,818 | 59.1 | 9.9
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morris | 23,012 | 51.9 | 8.7
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| Labour | Ian Cooper | 17,759 | 40.0 | 3.8
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| UKIP | Stuart Henley | 2,126 | 4.8 | 11.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Scott | 859 | 1.9 | 0.2
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| Green | James Robertson | 440 | 1.0 | 0.9
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| Independent | Tim Weller | 183 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 5,253 | 11.9 | 4.9
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| Turnout | 38,982 | 64.5 | 5.4
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morris | 25,607 | 60.5 | 8.6
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| Labour | Ian Cooper | 13,533 | 32.0 | 8.1
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| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Priest | 1,738 | 4.1 | 2.2
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| Green | James Windridge | 934 | 2.2 | 1.2
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| Independent | Jon Cross | 232 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Ian Fleming | 190 | 0.4 | New | |
| Independent | Tim Weller | 111 | 0.3 | 0.2
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| Majority | 12,074 | 28.5 | 16.6
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| Turnout | 42,345 | 62.0 | 2.5
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.35
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ Adding to the three seats in each of the two boroughs
- ^ The western part recreated the Stourbridge seat
- ^ Warley West in 1997 remained held by Labour Party
References
[edit]- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ^ "Historic Tory win in Halesowen and Rowley Regis". Halesowen News. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Watson, Nick (7 November 2007). "Enoch Powell's ghost". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "general-election.html". Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Nominations are now closed and all Dudley General Election candidates are now confirmed". 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Halesowen & Rowley Regis results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ https://www.dudley.gov.uk/media/13650/halesowen-rowley-regis-statement-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-poll.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Halesowen & Rowley Regis parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
Sources
[edit]- BBC (2005). Election 2005 – Halesowen & Rowley Regis. Retrieved May 9, 2005.
External links
[edit]- Halesowen and Rowley Regis UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Halesowen and Rowley Regis UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
