West Bromwich West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| 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
- 1974-2000: Betty Boothroyd, Labour Party/Speaker Seeking re-election
- 2000-present: Adrian Bailey, Labour Party
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: West Bromwich West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Adrian Bailey | 18,951 | 54.3 | −6.5 | |
| Conservative | Mimi Harker | 8,057 | 23.1 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martyn Smith | 3,583 | 10.3 | +3.5 | |
| British National | 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Adrian Bailey | 19,352 | 60.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Karen Bissell | 7,997 | 25.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Smith | 2,168 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| British National | 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Adrian Bailey | 9,460 | 50.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Karen Bissell | 6,408 | 34.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Smith | 1,791 | 9.6 | N/A | |
| British National | 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 | ||
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| Speaker hold | Swing | ||||
