Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

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Boundaries

1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale and Hasbury, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, and Hayley Green, and the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, and Rowley.

2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, and Hayley Green and Cradley South, and the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, and Rowley.

Halesowen and Rowley Regis straddles the borders of Dudley and Sandwell.[n 3] It covers the south-east part of the Dudley borough.

History

The constituency was formed for the 1997 general election, taking in the eastern part of the former Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency[n 4] and the western part of the former Warley West seat. Halesowen and Stourbridge had been held by a Conservative but Labour candidates took its two replacements in 1997.[n 5]

The area formerly in the Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency is in the Dudley borough, while the area formerly in Warley West is within the Sandwell borough (which in turn had formed part of the boroughs of Warley and originally Rowley Regis).

From 1997 until she stood down before the 2010 general election, the seat's MP was Sylvia Heal of the Labour Party. Heal held Mid Staffordshire from a 1990 by-election until she was defeated by the Conservatives in 1992. On becoming the MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, she gained more than half of the votes in 1997 and 2001, before her popularity dipped slightly in 2005, still managing to hold on to the constituency.

James Morris of the Conservative Party was elected for the seat in the 2010 general election. With approximately half of the constituency situated within the Sandwell borough, it is the first time that any part of that borough has ever been represented by a Conservative MP since its creation.[2]

Morris was voted by the local party as Conservative candidate for the seat after previous candidate Nigel Hastilow stepped down in November 2007 following a public outcry over his claims that Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech had been proven correct.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[4] Party
1997 Sylvia Heal Labour
2010 James Morris Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Halesowen and Rowley Regis
General Election 2015: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Morris 18,933 43.2 +2.0
Labour Stephanie Peacock[6] 15,851 36.2 -0.4
UKIP Dean Perks[6] 7,280 16.6 +10.2
Liberal Democrat Peter Tyzack 905 2.1 -12.7
Green John Payne[7] 849 1.9 +1.9
Majority 3,082 7.0 2.4
Turnout 43,818 59.1 -9.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.2%
General Election 2010: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Morris 18,115 41.2 +4.6
Labour Sue Hayman 16,092 36.6 -9.7
Liberal Democrat Philip Tibbetts 6,515 14.8 +2.3
UKIP Derek Baddeley 2,824 6.4 +1.7
Independent Derek Thompson 433 1.0 +1.0
Majority 2,023 4.6
Turnout 43,979 69.0 +5.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Heal 19,243 46.6 -6.4
Conservative Leslie Jones 14,906 36.1 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Martin Turner 5,204 12.6 +2.2
UKIP Nikki Sinclaire 1,974 4.8 +2.4
Majority 4,337 10.5
Turnout 41,327 62.9 +3.1
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Source BBC (2005)
General Election 2001: Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Heal 20,804 53.0 -1.1
Conservative Leslie Jones 13,445 34.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrat Patrick Harley 4,089 10.4 +1.9
UKIP Alan Sheath 936 2.4 N/A
Majority 7,359 18.8
Turnout 39,274 59.8 -13.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Heal 26,366 54.1 N/A
Conservative John Kennedy 16,029 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrat Elaine Todd 4,169 8.5 N/A
Referendum Alan Sheath 1,244 2.6 N/A
National Democrats K. Meads 592 1.2 N/A
Green Tim Weller 361 0.7 N/A
Majority 10,337 N/A
Turnout 48,761 73.6 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

See also

Notes

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References

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Sources

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  8. ↑ Halesowen and Rowley Regis, UKPollingReport


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