Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)
Solihull is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Julian Knight, a Conservative.[n 2]
Solihull | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Solihull in West Midlands | |
Location of West Midlands within England | |
County | West Midlands |
Electorate | 77,354 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Solihull |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1945 |
Member of Parliament | Julian Knight (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Tamworth |
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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1945 | Sir Martin Lindsay | Conservative | |
1964 | Percy Grieve | Conservative | |
1983 | John Taylor | Conservative | |
2005 | Lorely Burt | Liberal Democrat | |
2015 | Julian Knight | Conservative |
Constituency profile
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 is 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.[3]
Following boundary changes, the northernmost tip of the seat now contains the point in England furthest from the coast in any direction.
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.
1945–1974: The Urban District of Solihull.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Solihull.
1983–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of Elmdon, Lyndon, Olton, St Alphege, Shirley East, Shirley South, Shirley West, and Silhill.
History
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. Since 2015 the seat has been represented by Julian Knight, who won the seat with a majority of 12,902 beating incumbent Lorely Burt. At the 2017 election, Knight increased his majority to just over 20,000, with a very similar result in 2019, making Solihull a safe Conservative seat.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Julian Knight | 32,309 | 58.4 | ||
Labour | Nick Stephens | 11,057 | 19.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ade Adeyemo[5] | 9,977 | 18.0 | ||
Green | Rosemary Sexton | 2,022 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 21,273 | 38.5 | |||
Turnout | 55,344 | 70.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Knight | 32,985 | 58.1 | ||
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 12,414 | 21.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ade Adeyemo[7] | 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 | 26,956 | 49.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lorely Burt | 14,054 | 25.7 | ||
UKIP | Phil Henrick[10] | 6,361 | 11.6 | ||
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 5,693 | 10.4 | ||
Green | Howard Allen | 1,632 | 3.0 | N/A | |
An Independence from Europe | Mike Nattrass | 50 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Democratic | Matthew J. Ward | 33 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,902 | 23.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,779 | 70.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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 | N/A | |
Majority | 175 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,129 | 71.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
- Due to Boundary Changes this seat was notionally Conservative, even though it was previously held by the Liberal Democrats, making it a Liberal Democrat gain.
Elections in the 2000s
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 | N/A | |
UKIP | Andrew Moore | 990 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 279 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,313 | 63.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Mary Pyne | 374 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 9,407 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 48,271 | 63.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
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 | N/a | |
ProLife Alliance | Jim Caffery | 623 | 1.1 | N/a | |
Majority | 11,397 | 19.35 | |||
Turnout | 58,906 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | N/A | |
Majority | 25,146 | 39.8 | |||
Turnout | 63,093 | 81.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 35,844 | 61.07 | ||
Liberal | Geoff E. Gadie | 14,058 | 23.95 | ||
Labour | Sue E. Knowles | 8,791 | 14.98 | ||
Majority | 21,786 | 37.12 | |||
Turnout | 75.13 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Taylor | 31,947 | 60.76 | ||
Liberal | I. Gillett | 14,553 | 27.68 | ||
Labour | I. Jamieson | 6,075 | 11.55 | ||
Majority | 17,394 | 33.08 | |||
Turnout | 71.36 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 43,027 | 66.16 | ||
Labour | David Hallam | 10,820 | 16.64 | ||
Liberal | I. Gillett | 10,214 | 15.70 | ||
National Front | D. Stevenson | 978 | 1.50 | ||
Majority | 32,207 | 49.52 | |||
Turnout | 77.18 | ||||
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 | 75.25 | ||||
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 | 26.99 | |||
Turnout | 81.30 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | ||
Majority | 24,575 | 41.84 | |||
Turnout | 72.14 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Grieve | 34,008 | 65.69 | ||
Labour | D.A. Forwood | 17,760 | 34.31 | ||
Majority | 16,248 | 31.39 | |||
Turnout | 74.80 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | ||
Majority | 20,386 | 37.46 | |||
Turnout | 80.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Lindsay | 35,862 | 73.88 | ||
Labour | Eric J Bowen | 12,682 | 26.12 | ||
Majority | 23,180 | 47.75 | |||
Turnout | 80.60 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Lindsay | 29,323 | 72.18 | ||
Labour | Marion Large | 11,300 | 27.82 | ||
Majority | 18,023 | 44.37 | |||
Turnout | 78.28 | ||||
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 | 83.18 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | ||
Majority | 14,017 | 34.44 | |||
Turnout | 86.92 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Martin Lindsay | 26,696 | 55.22 | ||
Labour | Roy Jenkins | 21,647 | 44.78 | ||
Majority | 5,049 | 10.44 | |||
Turnout | 71.79 | ||||
Conservative win |
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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