Meriden and Solihull East (UK Parliament constituency)

Meriden and Solihull East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.^[2] It is represented by Conservative Party member Saqib Bhatti, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Meriden from 2019 to 2024.

Meriden and Solihull East
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Meriden and Solihull East in West Midlands region
County	West Midlands county
Electorate	74,211 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Solihull (part), Dorridge, Meriden, Chelmsley Wood
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Saqib Bhatti (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Meriden (majority) Solihull (minority)

The constituency name refers to the village of Meriden and the eastern areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.^[3] This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the Meriden constituency being split into three.^[4]

Boundaries

2024–present

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of: Bickenhill; Chelmsley Wood; Dorridge and Hockley Heath; Elmdon; Kingshurst and Fordbridge; Knowle; Meriden; Silhill.^[5]

It was created from the following areas:^[6]

• The majority (74.5%) of the previous Meriden constituency (abolished)
• Elmdon and Silhill wards (25.5%) from the previous Solihull constituency (abolished)

In addition to Meriden, the constituency also contains Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), which are in the Bickenhill ward.

Members of Parliament

Meriden prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Saqib Bhatti	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Meriden and Solihull East^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Saqib Bhatti	16,792	38.1	−24.3
	Labour	Sarah Alan	12,208	27.7	+6.9
	Reform UK	Malcolm Sedgley	8,753	19.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sunny Virk	3,353	7.6	−6.0
	Green	Shesh Sheshabhatter	2,929	6.7	+3.5
Majority			4,584	10.4	−31.2
Turnout			44,198	60.0	−4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-15.6

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.^[8]

• Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) was previously MP for Meriden

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
3. Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
4. "Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
6. "New Seat Details - Meriden and Solihull East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
7. "Meriden and Solihull Election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
8. "Notional election for the constituency of Meriden and Solihull East". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

External links

• Meriden and Solihull East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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