Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt2
Name = Solihull
Map1 = Solihull
Map2 = WestMidlandsCounty
Type = Borough
Year = 1945
Entity = West Midlands
County = West Midlands
Entitylink = West Midlands
EP = West Midlands
MP = Lorely Burt
Party = Liberal Democrat

Solihull is a borough 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.

Boundaries

The constituency is one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. It covers the town of Solihull itself, as well as Shirley and Olton. It is a largely well-off, residential area, in the south-east of the West Midlands conurbation.

History

The Conservative Party had always viewed Solihull as a safe seat, having held it since it was established in 1945 until 2005. Yet, in the 2005 general election it was an unexpected gain for the Liberal Democrats, with Lorely Burt beating the incumbent John Taylor by a small majority of just 279 votes. However, the boundaries are likely to change before the next general election, following a recent boundary revision report. The new 'notional' majority would favour the Conservative party candidate over the sitting Liberal Democrat MP.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lorely Burt
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percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Nikki Sinclaire
votes =
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change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Merrill
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maggie Throup
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percentage =
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Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: SolihullElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lorely Burt
votes = 20,896
percentage = 39.9
change = +13.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Taylor
votes = 20,617
percentage = 39.4
change = −6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rory Vaughan
votes = 8,058
percentage = 15.4
change = −10.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Diane Carr
votes = 1,752
percentage = 3.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Andrew Moore
votes = 990
percentage = 1.9
change = −0.3Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,313
percentage = 63.1
change = +4.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +10.0

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: SolihullElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Taylor
votes = 21,935
percentage = 45.4
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jo Byron
votes = 12,528
percentage = 26.0
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brendan O’Brien
votes = 12,373
percentage = 25.6
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Andy Moore
votes = 1,061
percentage = 2.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Prolife Alliance
candidate = Mary Pyne
votes = 374
percentage = 0.8
change = -0.3Election box majority
votes = 9,407
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,271
percentage = 63.3
change = -11.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands