Solihull | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() 2010–2024 boundary of Solihull in West Midlands | |
![]() Location of West Midlands within England | |
County | West Midlands |
Electorate | 77,354 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Solihull |
1945–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Tamworth |
Replaced by | Solihull West and Shirley |
Solihull was a constituency in West Midlands represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and its area was split three ways. The bulk of the constituency was reformed as Solihull West and Shirley, first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] Other parts of the constituency moved into the new seats of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North and Meriden and Solihull East.[3]
Constituency profile
[edit]The Solihull area is home to some of the West Midlands's more affluent residents and includes a high proportion of Birmingham workers and the managerial classes in manufacturing, retail, industry and the public sector. There are smaller villages and undeveloped green belt areas in its peripheral countryside, though the seat was primarily suburban and middle-class, with low levels of deprivation throughout. Workless claimants stood at only 2% of the population in November 2012, below every regional average in the UK. In the study of that date, only three of the 59 West Midlands seats had a lower proportion of registered jobseekers.[4]
Following boundary changes, the northernmost tip of the seat contained the point in England furthest from the coast in any direction.[citation needed]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. It covered 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.
1945–1950: The part of the County Borough of Birmingham in the present Tamworth constituency, and the urban district of Solihull.[5]
1950–1974: The Urban District of Solihull.[6]
1974–1983: The County Borough of Solihull.
1983–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of Elmdon, Lyndon, Olton, St Alphege, Shirley East, Shirley South, Shirley West, and Silhill.
History
[edit]Conservative candidates won the seat from its outset in 1945 until a loss in 2005, the seat meanwhile seeing boundary changes covered above. In the 2005 general election Solihull was won by the Liberal Democrats, with Lorely Burt beating the incumbent John Taylor by a majority of 279 votes. Burt won the seat again at the 2010 general election, this time by just 175 votes following two recounts.
The seat was represented by Julian Knight since 2015, who won the seat from Burt with a majority of 12,902. At the 2017 election, Knight increased his majority to just over 20,000, with a similar result in 2019, making Solihull a safe Conservative seat.
However, following allegations of serious sexual assault made to the Metropolitan Police against Knight in December 2022, Knight sat as an independent MP, having had the Conservative whip suspended.[7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Tamworth prior to 1945
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1945 | Sir Martin Lindsay | Conservative | |
1964 | Percy Grieve | Conservative | |
1983 | John Taylor | Conservative | |
2005 | Lorely Burt | Liberal Democrats | |
2015 | Julian Knight | Conservative | |
2022 | Independent[7] | ||
2024 | Constituency abolished |
Election results 1945-2024
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Solihull_2005_to_date.svg/450px-Solihull_2005_to_date.svg.png)
Election in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Martin Lindsay | 26,696 | 55.22 | ||
Labour | Roy Jenkins | 21,647 | 44.78 | ||
Majority | 5,049 | 10.44 | |||
Turnout | 48,343 | 71.79 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Lindsay | 25,758 | 63.28 | ||
Labour | W.N. Camp | 11,741 | 28.84 | ||
Liberal | Ada M Hayes | 3,206 | 7.88 | New | |
Majority | 14,017 | 34.44 | |||
Turnout | 40,705 | 86.92 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Lindsay | 27,871 | 70.35 | ||
Labour | John Johnson | 11,747 | 29.65 | ||
Majority | 16,124 | 40.70 | |||
Turnout | 39,618 | 83.18 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Lindsay | 29,323 | 72.18 | ||
Labour | Marion Large | 11,300 | 27.82 | ||
Majority | 18,023 | 44.36 | |||
Turnout | 40,623 | 78.28 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Lindsay | 35,862 | 73.88 | ||
Labour | Eric J Bowen | 12,682 | 26.12 | ||
Majority | 23,180 | 47.76 | |||
Turnout | 48,544 | 80.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 32,355 | 59.45 | ||
Labour | Thomas WK Scott | 11,969 | 21.99 | ||
Liberal | Lionel Farell | 10,097 | 18.55 | New | |
Majority | 20,386 | 37.46 | |||
Turnout | 54,421 | 80.46 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 34,008 | 65.69 | ||
Labour | D.A. Forwood | 17,760 | 34.31 | ||
Majority | 16,248 | 31.38 | |||
Turnout | 51,768 | 74.80 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 37,756 | 64.29 | ||
Labour | Douglas Gray | 13,181 | 22.44 | ||
Liberal | R. A. Davis | 7,795 | 13.27 | New | |
Majority | 24,575 | 41.85 | |||
Turnout | 58,732 | 72.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 35,049 | 54.47 | ||
Liberal | J.A. Windmill | 17,686 | 27.49 | ||
Labour | D.A. Norman | 11,608 | 18.04 | ||
Majority | 17,363 | 26.98 | |||
Turnout | 64,343 | 81.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 31,707 | 52.67 | ||
Liberal | J.A. Windmill | 15,848 | 26.33 | ||
Labour | Denis MacShane | 12,640 | 21.00 | ||
Majority | 15,859 | 26.34 | |||
Turnout | 60,195 | 75.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 43,027 | 66.16 | ||
Labour | David Hallam | 10,820 | 16.64 | ||
Liberal | Ian Gillett | 10,214 | 15.70 | ||
National Front | D. Stevenson | 978 | 1.50 | New | |
Majority | 32,207 | 49.52 | |||
Turnout | 65,039 | 77.18 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 31,947 | 60.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Ian Gillett | 14,553 | 27.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | I. Jamieson | 6,075 | 11.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 17,394 | 33.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 52,575 | 71.4 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 35,844 | 61.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Geoff E. Gadie | 14,058 | 24.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sue E. Knowles | 8,791 | 15.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 21,786 | 37.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 58,693 | 75.1 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 38,385 | 60.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael J. Southcombe | 13,239 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Nicola Kutapan | 10,544 | 16.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Clifford G. Hards | 925 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 25,146 | 39.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 63,093 | 81.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 26,299 | 44.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael J. Southcombe | 14,902 | 25.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Rachel N. Harris | 14,334 | 24.3 | ![]() | |
Referendum | Mike Nattrass | 2,748 | 4.7 | New | |
ProLife Alliance | Jim Caffery | 623 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,397 | 19.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 58,906 | 74.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 21,935 | 45.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Byron | 12,528 | 26.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Brendan O’Brien | 12,373 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Andy Moore | 1,061 | 2.2 | New | |
ProLife Alliance | Mary Pyne | 374 | 0.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 9,407 | 19.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 48,271 | 63.3 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lorely Burt | 20,896 | 39.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | John Taylor | 20,617 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Rory Vaughan | 8,058 | 15.4 | ![]() | |
BNP | Diane Carr | 1,752 | 3.3 | New | |
UKIP | Andrew Moore | 990 | 1.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 279 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,313 | 63.1 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lorely Burt | 23,635 | 42.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Maggie Throup | 23,460 | 42.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sarah Merrill | 4,891 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
BNP | Andrew Terry | 1,624 | 2.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | John Ison | 1,200 | 2.2 | ![]() | |
Solihull and Meriden Residents' Association | Neill Watts | 319 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 175 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 55,129 | 71.9 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Although its predecessor seat was won by the Liberal Democrats in 2005, intervening boundary changes made the constituency notionally Conservative prior to the 2010 general election, and it is therefore listed as a gain rather than a hold. [17][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Knight | 26,956 | 49.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorely Burt | 14,054 | 25.7 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Phil Henrick[21] | 6,361 | 11.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 5,693 | 10.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Howard Allen | 1,632 | 3.0 | New | |
An Independence from Europe | Mike Nattrass | 50 | 0.1 | New | |
Democratic | Matthew Ward | 33 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 12,902 | 23.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,779 | 70.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Knight | 32,985 | 58.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 12,414 | 21.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ade Adeyemo[23] | 8,901 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Andrew Garcarz | 1,291 | 2.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Max McLoughlin | 1,157 | 2.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 20,571 | 36.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 56,748 | 73.4 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Knight | 32,309 | 58.4 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Nick Stephens | 11,036 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ade Adeyemo[25] | 9,977 | 18.0 | ![]() | |
Green | Rosi Sexton | 2,022 | 3.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 21,273 | 38.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 55,344 | 70.3 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]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.
- ^ "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ "The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Order 1945. SI 1945/701". Statutory Rules and Orders 1945. Vol. I. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1946. pp. 682–698.
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
- ^ a b "Tory MP Julian Knight suspended after sex assault allegation made to police". BBC News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BBC Election 2010, Solihull".
- ^ "The new Westminster constituencies - full list and how they've changed". The Guardian. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC News Election 2010: results by constituency". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Solihull Results". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "UK Polling Report".
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Ade Adeyemo". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Solihull Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Ade Adeyemo". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- Solihull UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK