Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Halesowen and Rowley Regis is a constituency[n 1] in the West Midlands represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by James Morris, a Conservative.[n 2]

Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Halesowen and Rowley Regis in West Midlands
Location of West Midlands within England
CountyWest Midlands
Electorate67,656 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsBlackheath, Cradley Heath, Halesowen
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentJames Morris (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromHalesowen & Stourbridge, Warley West

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[2] Party
1997 Sylvia Heal Labour
2010 James Morris Conservative

Boundaries

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

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.

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.

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 comfortably.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Morris 25,607 60.5 8.6
Labour Ian Cooper 13,533 32.0 8.1
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest 1,738 4.1 2.2
Green James Windridge 934 2.2 1.2
Independent Jon Cross 232 0.5 0.5
Independent Ian Fleming 190 0.4 0.4
Independent Tim Weller 111 0.3 0.2
Majority 12,074 28.5 16.6
Turnout 42,345 62.0 2.5
Conservative hold Swing 8.35
General election 2017: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Morris 23,012 51.9 8.6
Labour Ian Cooper 17,759 40.0 3.8
UKIP Stuart Henley 2,126 4.8 11.8
Liberal Democrats Jamie Scott 859 1.9 0.1
Green James Robertson 440 1.0 0.9
Independent Tim Weller 183 0.4 0.4
Majority 5,253 11.9 4.9
Turnout 38,982 64.5 5.4
Conservative hold Swing 2.4
General election 2015: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Morris 18,933 43.2 2.0
Labour Stephanie Peacock 15,851 36.2 0.4
UKIP Dean Perks 7,280 16.6 10.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Tyzack 905 2.1 12.7
Green John Payne[9] 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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Morris 18,115 41.2 4.6
Labour Sue Hayman 16,092 36.6 9.7
Liberal Democrats 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 N/A
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[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Heal 19,243 46.6 6.4
Conservative Leslie Jones 14,906 36.1 1.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Turner 5,204 12.6 2.2
UKIP Nikki Sinclaire 1,974 4.8 2.4
Majority 4,337 10.5 10.3
Turnout 41,327 62.9 3.1
Labour hold Swing 4.2
General election 2001: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Heal 20,804 53.0 1.1
Conservative Leslie Jones 13,445 34.2 1.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Harley 4,089 10.4 1.9
UKIP Alan Sheath 936 2.4 N/A
Majority 7,359 18.8 2.4
Turnout 39,274 59.8 13.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Halesowen and Rowley Regis[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Heal 26,366 54.1 N/A
Conservative John Kennedy 16,029 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Todd 4,169 8.5 N/A
Referendum Alan White 1,244 2.6 N/A
National Democrats Karen Meads 592 1.2 N/A
Green Tim Weller 361 0.7 N/A
Majority 10,337 21.2 N/A
Turnout 48,761 73.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.
  3. Adding to the three seats in each of the two boroughs
  4. The western part recreated the Stourbridge seat
  5. Warley West in 1997 remained held by Labour Party

References
  1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  3. "Historic Tory win in Halesowen and Rowley Regis". Halesowen News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. Watson, Nick (7 November 2007). "Enoch Powell's ghost". BBC News.
  5. https://www.dudley.gov.uk/media/13650/halesowen-rowley-regis-statement-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-poll.pdf
  6. "Nominations are now closed and all Dudley General Election candidates are now confirmed". 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. "Halesowen & Rowley Regis results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. "general-election.html". Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  10. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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