Aldridge-Brownhills (UK Parliament constituency)

Aldridge-Brownhills
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Aldridge-Brownhills in West Midlands for the 2007 general election.
Location of West Midlands within England.
County	West Midlands
Population	76,974 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	59,506 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	February 1974
Member of parliament	Richard Shepherd (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Aldridge-Brownhills /ˈɔːldrɪdʒ braʊnhɪlz/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1979 by Richard Shepherd of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

A Labour Party MP served the constituency from its formation in February 1974 until 1979, when it was won by the Conservative who has served it ever since. Richard Shepherd kept his seat at his party's landslide defeat of 1997 which saw Labour claim many of the Conservative safe seats.

Boundaries

Aldridge-Brownhills constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the seats of Walsall North and Walsall South. It is one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It covers the north-east and east of the borough, and consists of 6 wards - Aldridge Central and South, Aldridge North & Walsall Wood, Brownhills, Rushall / Shelfield, Streetly and Pelsall. When held by the Labour Party the Constituency included most of Pheasey, a ward of the same name, then a stronger area for Labour than much of the rest, which was moved into Walsall South to account for population expansion in this constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]	Party
	Feb 1974	Geoffrey Edge	Labour
	1979	Richard Shepherd	Conservative

Elections

Richard Shepherd has held the seat since 1979

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Aldridge-Brownhills ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Monster Raving Loony	Mark Beech
	Green	Martyn Curzey
	Labour	John Fisher
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Garrett
	Conservative	Wendy Morton^[5]
	UKIP	Anthony Thompson^[6]

General Election 2010: Aldridge-Brownhills^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	22,913	59.3	+11.1
	Labour	Ashiq Hussain	7,647	19.8	−12.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Jenkins	6,833	17.7	+5.8
	Green	Karl Macnaughton	847	2.2	+2.2
	Christian	Sue Gray	394	1.0	+1.0
Majority			15,256	39.5
Turnout			38,644	65.1	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+12.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	18,744	47.4	−2.8
	Labour	John D. Phillips	13,237	33.5	−6.7
	Liberal Democrat	Roy M. Sheward	4,862	12.3	+3.7
	BNP	William R. Vaughan	1,620	4.1	N/A
	UKIP	Graham Eardley	1,093	2.8	N/A
Majority			5,507	13.9
Turnout			39,556	64.0	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.0

General Election 2001: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	18,974	50.2	+3.0
	Labour	Ian D. Geary	15,206	40.2	−1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Monica Howes	3,251	8.6	−2.6
	Socialist Alliance	John D. Rothery	379	1.0	N/A
Majority			3,768	10.0
Turnout			37,810	60.6	−13.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	21,856	47.1	−7.2
	Labour	Janos Toth	19,330	41.7	+8.4
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Celia M. Downie	5,184	11.2	−1.2
Majority			2,526	5.4
Turnout			46,370	74.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Aldridge-Brownhills^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	28,431	54.3	+1.0
	Labour	Neil E. Fawcett	17,407	33.3	+4.9
	Liberal Democrat	Stewart Reynolds	6,503	12.4	−5.9
Majority			11,024	21.1	−4.0
Turnout			52,341	82.6	+2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	26,434	53.4	+2.7
	Labour	Clive Patrick Duncan	14,038	28.3	+3.4
	Social Democratic	Glynn John Betteridge	9,084	18.3	−6.1
Majority			12,936	25.1
Turnout			49,556	79.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.4

General Election 1983: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	24,148	50.7	+0.4
	Labour	R.T. Burford	11,864	24.9	−14.5
	Social Democratic	P.G. Gunn	11,599	24.4	N/A
Majority			12,284	25.8
Turnout			47,611	78.3	−4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	26,289	50.3	+11.9
	Labour	Geoffrey Edge	20,621	39.4	−4.1
	Liberal	John Aldridge	5,398	10.3	−7.4
Majority			5,668	10.8
Turnout			52,308	82.5	+2.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.8

General Election October 1974: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Edge	21,403	43.5	+4.8
	Conservative	A.J.M. Teacher	18,884	38.4	+0.5
	Liberal	J.A. Crofton	8,693	17.7	−5.7
	More Prosperous Britain	Tom Keen	210	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,519	13.3
Turnout			49,190	79.7	−3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

General Election February 1974: Aldridge-Brownhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Edge	19,642	38.7	N/A
	Conservative	Patricia Hornsby-Smith	19,276	37.9	N/A
	Liberal	J.A. Crofton	11,883	23.4	N/A
Majority			366	0.7	N/A
Turnout			50,801	83.2	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

External links

Aldridge Brownhills Conservative Association

Notes and references

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.

References

↑ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/aldridge-brownhills/
↑ http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/01/24/tory-candidate-chosen-to-replace-veteran-mp-in-election-battle/
↑ http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/03/17/ukip-select-walsall-candidate/
↑ Aldridge-Brownhills, UKPollingReport
↑ "1992 general election results". Election 1992. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

Constituencies in the West Midlands (59)

Conservative (33)	Aldridge-Brownhills Bromsgrove Burton Cannock Chase Dudley South Halesowen and Rowley Regis Hereford and South Herefordshire Kenilworth and Southam Lichfield Ludlow Meriden Mid Worcestershire North Herefordshire North Shropshire North Warwickshire Nuneaton Redditch Rugby Shrewsbury and Atcham South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Stone Stourbridge Stratford-on-Avon Sutton Coldfield Tamworth The Wrekin Warwick and Leamington West Worcestershire Wolverhampton South West Worcester Wyre Forest

Labour (24)	Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Erdington Birmingham, Hall Green Birmingham, Hodge Hill Birmingham, Ladywood Birmingham, Northfield Birmingham, Perry Barr Birmingham, Selly Oak Coventry North East Coventry North West Coventry South Dudley North Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke-on-Trent Central Stoke-on-Trent North Stoke-on-Trent South Telford Walsall North Walsall South Warley West Bromwich East West Bromwich West Wolverhampton North East Wolverhampton South East

Liberal Democrats (2)	Birmingham, Yardley Solihull

West Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (2) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 52°37′N 1°56′W / 52.61°N 1.93°W / 52.61; -1.93