Warley (UK Parliament constituency)

Warley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Warley in West Midlands.

Outline map

Location of West Midlands within England.
County West Midlands
Electorate 63,024 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Smethwick, Brandhall, Langley Green
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament John Spellar (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Warley East, Warley West
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency West Midlands

Warley is a constituency[n 1] in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency was established in 1997, and has been represented since that date by John Spellar, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Abbey, Bristnall, Langley, Old Warley, St Pauls, Smethwick, and Soho and Victoria.

Warley is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, covering the south and south-east of the borough. It covers much of the former County Borough of Warley, including the town of Smethwick as well as Brandhall and Langley Green.

History

The constituency was formed in 1997, and is for the most part the former Warley East constituency. John Spellar of the Labour Party has represented Warley since 1997, having previously represented Warley West. Both Warley East and Warley West had been held by Labour since their creation in 1974. All four elections have so far seen the Labour share of the vote exceed 50%, presenting a safe seat.

Constituency profile

The constituency has a wide range of housing on the gently hilly West Midlands terrain, with fast transport links to Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 7.7% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian however female unemployment, reflecting a central West Midlands pattern, perhaps with more women homemakers, unusually exceeded male unemployment at 10.1%.[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3] Party
1997 John Spellar Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Warley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Spellar 22,012 58.2 +5.3
Conservative Tom Williams 7,310 19.3 -5.5
UKIP Pete Durnell 6,237 16.5 +9.6
Green Robert Buckman 1,465 3.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrat Catherine Smith 805 2.1 -13.4
Majority 14,702 38.9
Turnout 37,829 59.3
Labour hold Swing +5.4
General Election 2010: Warley[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Spellar 20,240 52.9 -2.0
Conservative Jas Parmer 9,484 24.8 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Edward Keating[6] 5,929 15.5 +2.3
UKIP Nigel Harvey 2,617 6.8 +4.7
Majority 10,756 28.1
Turnout 38,270 60.6 +3.4
Labour hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Warley[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Spellar 17,462 54.4 6.1
Conservative Karen Bissell 7,315 22.8 0.0
Liberal Democrat Tony Ferguson 4,277 13.3 +2.7
BNP Simon Smith 1,761 5.5 N/A
Socialist Labour Malcolm Connigale 637 2.0 4.2
UKIP David Matthews 635 2.0 N/A
Majority 10,147 31.6
Turnout 32,087 57.1 +3.0
Labour hold Swing 3.0
General Election 2001: Warley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Spellar 19,007 60.5 -3.3
Conservative Mark Pritchard 7,157 22.8 -1.3
Liberal Democrat Ron Cockings 3,315 10.6 +0.8
Socialist Labour Harbhajan Dardi 1,936 6.2 N/A
Majority 11,850 37.7
Turnout 31,415 54.1 -10.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Warley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Spellar 24,813 63.8 N/A
Conservative Christopher Pincher 9,362 24.1 N/A
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Pursehouse 3,777 9.7 N/A
Referendum Krishna Gamre 941 2.4 N/A
Majority 15,451 39.7 N/A
Turnout 65.1 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.
References
  1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  4. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. http://www.libdems.org.uk/people_detail.aspx?name=Edward_Keating&pPK=ccb5560a-22a3-4102-82ad-f4938901de91
  7. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 52°29′N 1°59′W / 52.48°N 1.99°W / 52.48; -1.99

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