Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meriden was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2] It was named after the village of Meriden, halfway between Solihull and Coventry.
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Meriden | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
Electorate | 83,428 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Balsall Common, Hampton-in-Arden, Meriden and Chelmsley Wood |
1955ā2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Sutton Coldfield and Nuneaton |
Replaced by | Meriden and Solihull East |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, it will be reformed as Meriden and Solihull East, to be first contested in the 2024 general election.[2]