Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Solihull shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England | |
| Created: | 1945 |
| MP: | Lorely Burt |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Midlands |
| EP constituency: | West Midlands |
Solihull 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
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.
[edit] History
The Conservative Party had always viewed Solihull as a safe seat, having held it since it was established in 1945 until 2005. Yet, in the 2005 general election it was an unexpected gain for the Liberal Democrats, with Lorely Burt beating the incumbent John Taylor by a small majority of just 279 votes. However, the boundaries are likely to change before the next general election, following a recent boundary revision report. The new 'notional' majority would favour the Conservative party candidate over the sitting Liberal Democrat MP.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1945 — 1964: Martin Lindsay, Conservative
- 1964 — 1983: Percy Grieve, Conservative
- 1983 — 2005: John Taylor, Conservative
- 2005 — present: Lorely Burt, Liberal Democrat
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Solihull | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorely Burt | 20,896 | 39.9 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | John Taylor | 20,617 | 39.4 | −6.0 | |
| Labour | Rory Vaughan | 8,058 | 15.4 | −10.2 | |
| British National | Diane Carr | 1,752 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Andrew Moore | 990 | 1.9 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 279 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 52,313 | 63.1 | +4.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Solihull | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Taylor | 21,935 | 45.4 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Byron | 12,528 | 26.0 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Brendan O’Brien | 12,373 | 25.6 | +1.3 | |
| UK Independence | Andy Moore | 1,061 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Mary Pyne | 374 | 0.8 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 9,407 | 19.4 | |||
| Turnout | 48,271 | 63.3 | -11.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
