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Halesowen and Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Halesowen and Stourbridge was a parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

Halesowen and Stourbridge
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Midlands
February 1974–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromOldbury & Halesowen
Replaced byStourbridge, Halesowen and Rowley Regis

Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Halesowen & Rowley Regis and Stourbridge, both of which were held by Labour upon creation, until 2010 when the Conservatives won both seats back and have continued to retain them to date.

Boundaries

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1974–1983: The Boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge.

1983–1997: The Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale and Hasbury, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, Hayley Green, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, and Wollaston and Stourbridge West.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMember[1]Party
Feb 1974Sir John StokesConservative
1992Warren HawksleyConservative
1997constituency abolished: see Stourbridge & Halesowen and Rowley Regis

Elections

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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Halesowen and Stourbridge[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWarren Hawksley 32,312 50.6 +0.5
LabourAlan Hankon22,73035.6+7.8
Liberal DemocratsVinod Sharma7,94112.4−9.7
GreenTim Weller9081.4New
Majority9,58215.0−7.3
Turnout63,89182.3+2.9
Conservative holdSwing−3.7

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Halesowen and Stourbridge[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Stokes 31,037 50.12 +1.73
LabourTimothy Sunter17,22927.82+2.79
SDPDominic Simon13,65822.06-3.53
Majority13,80822.30
Turnout61,92479.37
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1983: Halesowen and Stourbridge[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Stokes 28,520 48.39 -2.99
SDPThomas Clitheroe14,93425.58+13.54
LabourColin Ellison14,61125.03-10.17
EcologyDerek Rudd5821.00New
Majority13,31622.81
Turnout58,37776.41
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Halesowen and Stourbridge[4][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Stokes 33,247 49.59 +10.63
LabourRichard Alfred Etheridge24,28236.22-1.39
LiberalChristopher Harvey8,59712.82-10.62
National FrontStanley Frederick Goodwin9211.37New
Majority8,96513.37
Turnout67,04779.31
Conservative holdSwing+6.01
General election October 1974: Halesowen and Stourbridge[4][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Stokes 24,387 38.96 -0.94
LabourDennis Turner23,53737.60+3.79
LiberalLeonard Thomas Eden14,67223.44-2.85
Majority8501.36
Turnout62,59676.18
Conservative holdSwing-2.37
General election February 1974: Halesowen and Stourbridge[4][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Stokes 26,514 39.90
LabourDennis Turner22,46533.81
LiberalLeonard Thomas Eden17,47126.29
Majority4,0496.09
Turnout66,45081.39
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  2. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b "'Halesowen and Stourbridge', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "'Halesowen and Stourbridge', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1979". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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