Solihull West and Shirley

Solihull West and Shirley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Solihull West and Shirley in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands county
Electorate70,537 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsShirley, Solihull
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNeil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from

Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] It is represented by Neil Shastri-Hurst of the Conservative Party.

The constituency name refers to the suburban town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.[3] This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the borough being split between three Westminster constituencies.[4]

Constituency profile

New Road, Solihull

Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency in West Midlands county in England, within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. It covers the town centre and southern neighbourhoods of Solihull, the town of Shirley, the suburban neighbourhoods of Olton and Monkspath and the outlying villages of Dickens Heath and Cheswick Green.

Solihull and Shirley are affluent,[5] suburban towns on the outskirts of Birmingham. They are located around 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of the city centre and form part of the wider West Midlands conurbation. Unlike the rest of this area, Solihull largely avoided industrialisation and remained a small market town until its 20th-century suburban expansion. Solihull mostly consists of detached properties whilst a majority of households in Shirley are denser, semi-detached houses.[6] House prices across the constituency are generally higher than the UK average and considerably higher than the rest of the West Midlands region.[7]

Solihull West and Shirley has an above-average retired population and a low proportion of young adults.[8] Residents have high rates of income and homeownership,[7] and the child poverty rate is around half the nationwide figure.[9] They are generally well-educated and a high proportion work in the manufacturing and business administration sectors.[7][10] The percentage of residents claiming unemployment benefits is low.[9] White people made up 77% of the population at the 2021 census. Asians, mostly of Indian or Pakistani origin, were the largest ethnic minority group at 16%.[11]

The constituency is politically mixed at the local borough council; Solihull and the outlying villages are represented by Conservatives, Shirley by Green Party and Reform UK councillors and the northern suburbs by Liberal Democrats. An estimated 52% of voters in Solihull West and Shirley supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, identical to the UK-wide figure.[7]

Boundaries

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

  • The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of: Blythe; Lyndon; Olton; St. Alphege; Shirley East; Shirley South; Shirley West.[12]

It contains the following areas:[13]

Members of Parliament

Solihull prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Neil Shastri-Hurst Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Solihull West and Shirley[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Shastri-Hurst 16,284 34.7 −26.2
Labour Deirdre Fox 11,664 24.9 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Ade Adeyemo 7,916 16.9 +1.2
Reform Mary McKenna 7,149 15.3 N/A
Green Max McLoughlin 3,270 7.0 +3.0
Independent Julian Knight 594 1.3 N/A
Majority 4,620 9.8 −31.6
Turnout 46,877 65.0 −5.8
Registered electors 71,813
Conservative hold Swing −15.8

See also

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 31 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. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Accommodation type - Census Maps, ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Solihull West and Shirley". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  13. ↑ "New Seat Details - Solihull West and Shirley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  14. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). solihull.gov.uk. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Solihull West and Shirley". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

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