Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
| Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge | |
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| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 Boundary of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge in West Midlands region | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| Major settlements | Stone, Great Wyrley, Penkridge |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Stone |
Boundaries
editThe constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of South Staffordshire wards of Brewood and Coven; Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon; Cheslyn Hay South; Essington; Featherstone and Shareshill; Great Wyrley Landywood; Great Wyrley Town; Huntington and Hatherton; Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell; Penkridge South East; Penkridge West; Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley.
- The Borough of Stafford wards of Haywood & Hixon; Milford; Milwich; St. Michael’s & Stonefield; Walton.[3]
It comprises the three eponymous communities interspersed largely with rural areas:[4]
- Stone was previously in the, to be abolished, constituency of Stone
- Great Wyrley, along with adjoining built up areas such as Cheslyn Hay, was part of the current constituency of South Staffordshire, which has been reconfigured and renamed Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Penkridge was transferred from Stafford
Following a local government boundary review in South Staffordshire which came into effect in May 2023,[5][6] the constituency now comprises the following from the next general election:
- The District of South Staffordshire wards of Brewood, Coven & Blymhill; Cheslyn Hay Village; Essington; Featherstone, Shareshill & Saredon; Great Wyrley Landywood; Great Wyrley Town; Huntington & Hatherton; Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston; Penkridge North & Acton Trussell; Penkridge South & Gailey.
- The Borough of Stafford wards of Haywood & Hixon; Milford; Milwich; St. Michael’s & Stonefield; Walton.[4]
Constituency profile
editElectoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.[7]
History
editFollowing the announcement that Sir Bill Cash, the MP for Stone, would not be standing at the next general election, Sir Gavin Williamson, the current MP for South Staffordshire, was chosen as the Conservative candidate for this seat in July 2023.[8]
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Danni Braine[9] | ||||
| SDP | Alexander Bramham[10] | ||||
| Labour | Jacqueline Brown[11] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Harper-Wallis[12] | ||||
| UKIP | Janice MacKay | ||||
| Conservative | Gavin Williamson[13] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References
edit- ^ Quenby, Ron (2023-08-03). "New-look constituency boundaries bring key changes to geographical profiles - Daily Focus". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ LGBCE. "South Staffordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Stone%2C+Great+Wyrley+and+Penkridge
- ^ "Sir Gavin to stand for Tories in new constituency". BBC News. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "Danni Braine selected as Green Party candidate for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge". A Little Bit of Stone. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "General Election Candidates - SDP". Social Democratic Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: Parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Sir Gavin Williamson to stand in new Staffordshire constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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