Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt2
Name = Stourbridge
Map1 = Stourbridge
Map2 = WestMidlandsCounty
Type = Borough
Year = 1918, 1997
Entity = West Midlands
County = West Midlands
Entitylink = West Midlands
EP = West Midlands
MP = Lynda Waltho
Party = Labour

Stourbridge 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.

Boundaries

Stourbridge is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, covering the south-west of the borough. The constituency includes the town of Stourbridge itself, and also Amblecote and Cradley.

History

The current Stourbridge constituency was formed in 1997, taking in a large part of the former Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency (the remainder forming part of Halesowen and Rowley Regis). Halesowen and Stourbridge had been held by the Conservatives, but both of its replacements were taken by Labour in 1997.

Margot James was selected as the Conservative candidate for the seat in December 2006.

Members of Parliament

*1945–1950: Arthur Moyle, Labour
*1950: "Constituency abolished".
*1997: "Constituency recreated".
*1997–2005: Debra Shipley, Labour
*2005– "present": Lynda Waltho, Labour

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lynda Waltho
votes = 17,089
percentage = 41.0
change = −6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Coad
votes = 16,682
percentage = 40.0
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris Bramall
votes = 6,850
percentage = 16.4
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Daniel Pui Chai Mau
votes = 1,087
percentage = 2.6
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 407
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,708
percentage = 64.7
change = +2.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −4.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Debra Shipley
votes = 18,823
percentage = 47.1
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Eyre
votes = 15,011
percentage = 37.6
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris Bramall
votes = 4,833
percentage = 12.1
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Knotts
votes = 763
percentage = 1.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mick Atherton
votes = 494
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,812
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,924
percentage = 61.8
change = -14.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Debra Shipley
votes = 23,452
percentage = 47.2
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Warren Hawksley
votes = 17,807
percentage = 35.8
change = -13.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris Bramall
votes = 7,123
percentage = 14.3
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = P. Quick
votes = 1,319
percentage = 2.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,645
percentage = 11.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.5
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands