Aldridge-Brownhills (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt2
Name = Aldridge-Brownhills
Map1 = AldridgeBrownhills
Map2 = WestMidlandsCounty
Type = Borough
Year = 1974
Entity =West Midlands
County = West Midlands
Entitylink = West Midlands
EP = West Midlands
MP = Richard Shepherd
Party = Conservative

Aldridge-Brownhills is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Labour held the constituency from 1974 to 1979, but it has been held by the Conservatives since, even at their landslide defeat of 1997.

Boundaries

Aldridge-Brownhills is one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It covers the north-east and east of the borough, and in addition to Aldridge and Brownhills, it covers the areas of Rushall, Streetly, Pelsall and Walsall Wood and reaches the edge of Walsall town centre. When held by the Labour Party the Constituency included the Pheasey Ward, at that time a Labour area, which was moved into Walsall South.

Members of Parliament

* 1974 – 1979: Geoffrey Edge, Labour
* 1979 – "present": Richard Shepherd, Conservative

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ashiq Hussain
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Shepherd
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Aldridge-BrownhillsElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Shepherd
votes = 18,744
percentage = 47.4
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Phillips
votes = 13,237
percentage = 33.5
change = -6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roy Sheward
votes = 4,862
percentage = 12.3
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = William Vaughan
votes = 1,620
percentage = 4.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Graham Eardley
votes = 1,093
percentage = 2.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,507
percentage = 13.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 39,556
percentage = 64.0
change = +3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.0Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Aldridge-BrownhillsElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Shepherd
votes = 18,974
percentage = 50.2
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Geary
votes = 15,206
percentage = 40.2
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Monica Howes
votes = 3,251
percentage = 8.6
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = John Rothery
votes = 379
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,768
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,810
percentage = 60.6
change = -13.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands

References

External links

* [http://www.aldridgebrownhills.org.uk Aldridge-Brownhills Conservative Association] Conservative constituency association