Walsall South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Borough constituency | |
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| Walsall South shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England | |
| Created: | 1955 |
| MP: | Bruce George |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Midlands |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Walsall South 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
Walsall South is one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, covering the southern part of Walsall, as well as Darlaston and Pheasey.
[edit] History
The constituency was first established in 1955 from Walsall constituency, and was represented by the Conservative Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid until 1974. The present MP is Bruce George of the Labour Party, who won the seat in the February 1974 election and has held it ever since.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1955 – 1974: Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Conservative
- 1974 – present: Bruce George, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Walsall South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bruce George | 17,633 | 49.9 | −9.1 | |
| Conservative | Kabir Sabar | 9,687 | 27.4 | −3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohamed Hanif Asmal | 3,240 | 9.2 | +2.4 | |
| UK Independence | Derek Bennett | 1,883 | 5.3 | +2.5 | |
| British National | Kevin Smith | 1,776 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Respect | Nadia Fazal | 1,146 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,946 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 35,365 | 58.5 | +2.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Walsall South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bruce George | 20,574 | 59.0 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Michael Bird | 10,643 | 30.5 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Tomlinson | 2,365 | 6.8 | +0.5 | |
| UK Independence | Derek Bennett | 974 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Peter Smith | 343 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,931 | 28.5 | |||
| Turnout | 34,899 | 55.7 | -11.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
