West Bromwich West (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Bromwich West
Borough constituency
West Bromwich West shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England
Created: 1974
MP: Adrian Bailey
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Midlands
EP constituency: West Midlands

West Bromwich West 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

West Bromwich West is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, covering the west and north-west of the borough. It includes the towns of Oldbury, Tipton and Wednesbury, as well as Great Bridge, Princes End and Tividale.

There are seven wards in the constituency: Great Bridge, Oldbury, Princes End, Tipton Green, Tividale, Wednesbury North and Wednesbury South.

[edit] History

The constituency was first formed in 1974 and took its present boundaries in 1997. Between 1974 and 2000 it was the constituency of Betty Boothroyd, who was first elected for the former West Bromwich constituency in a 1973 by-election and became Speaker of the House of Commons in 1992. She stepped down as Speaker in 2000 and was elevated to the House of Lords. The ensuing by-election was won by Adrian Bailey of the Labour Party. Labour safely hold most of the wards at local level,but they are followed by the controversial British National Party,who now have four councillors, ahead of the Conservatives who have just three, hence their fairly strong showing in the 2005 General Election, receiving nearly 10% of the vote.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: West Bromwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Bailey 18,951 54.3 −6.5
Conservative Mimi Harker 8,057 23.1 −2.0
Liberal Democrat Martyn Smith 3,583 10.3 +3.5
British National Party James Lloyd 3,456 9.9 +5.4
UK Independence Kevin Walker 870 2.5 +0.9
Majority 10,894 31.2
Turnout 34,917 52.3 +4.6
Labour hold Swing −2.3
General Election 2001: West Bromwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Bailey 19,352 60.8 N/A
Conservative Karen Bissell 7,997 25.1 N/A
Liberal Democrat Sadie Smith 2,168 6.8 N/A
British National Party John Salvage 1,428 4.5 N/A
UK Independence Kevin Walker 499 1.6 N/A
Socialist Labour Baghwant Singh 396 1.2 N/A
Majority 11,355 35.7
Turnout 31,840 47.7 -6.7
Labour gain from Speaker Swing
West Bromwich West by-election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Bailey 9,460 50.6 N/A
Conservative Karen Bissell 6,408 34.3 N/A
Liberal Democrat Sadie Smith 1,791 9.6 N/A
British National Party Nick Griffin 794 4.2 N/A
UK Independence Jonathan Oakton 246 1.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 27.3
Labour gain from Speaker Swing
General Election 1997: West Bromwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Speaker Betty Boothroyd 23,969 65.3
Independent Labour Richard Silvester 8,546 23.3
National Democrats Steve Edwards 4,181 11.4
Majority 15,423
Turnout 54.4
Speaker gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1992: West Bromwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Betty Boothroyd 22,251 54.8
Conservative Desmond Swayne 14,421 35.5
Liberal Democrat Sarah Broadbent 3,925 9.7
Majority 7,830
Turnout 70.4
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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