Walsall and Bloxwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Walsall and Bloxwich
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Midlands (county)
Major settlementsWalsall and Bloxwich
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromWalsall North and Walsall South

Walsall and Bloxwich is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of: Birchills Leamore; Blakenall; Bloxwich East; Bloxwich West; Paddock (polling districts UA, UB, UC and UD); Palfrey; Pleck; St. Matthew’s.[3]

It will be formed from the majority of the Walsall North and Walsall South seats, which will both be abolished. It will comprise the following wards:[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Walsall and Bloxwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Elaine Williams[5]
Green Sadat Hussein
Labour Valerie Vaz

References

  1. ^ Madeley, Peter (2023-06-29). "Boundary Commission review: Which seats are changing in the Black Country and Staffordshire?". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Walsall and Bloxwich". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  5. ^ "Walsall and Bloxwich". Reform UK. Retrieved 15 March 2024.