1974–1983: The Urban District of Aldridge-Brownhills.
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of Aldridge Central and South, Aldridge North and Walsall Wood, Brownhills, Hatherton Rushall, Pelsall, and Streetly.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of Aldridge Central and South, Aldridge North and Walsall Wood, Brownhills, Pelsall, Rushall-Shelfield, and Streetly.
Aldridge-Brownhills constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the seats of Walsall North and Walsall South. It is one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It covers the north-east and east of the borough. When held by the Labour Party, the constituency included most of Pheasey, a ward of the same name, then a stronger area for Labour than much of the rest,[citation needed] which was moved into Walsall South to account for population expansion in the seat.
The Borough of Walsall wards of: Aldridge Central and South; Aldridge North and Walsall Wood; Brownhills; Paddock (polling districts UE and UF); Pelsall; Pheasey Park Farm; Rushall-Shelfield; Streetly[5]
To bring the electorate within the permitted range, the seat will be expanded to the south by transferring in the Pheasey Park Farm ward and part of the Paddock ward from Walsall South (to be abolished).
Members of Parliamentedit
The constituency has had just three different MPs since its formation in February 1974. Geoff Edge of the Labour Party served the constituency from February 1974 until 1979, when it was gained by Richard Shepherd of the Conservative Party; who was to represent the constituency for thirty-six years, even withstanding the 1997 Labour landslide on a below average Conservative-to-Labour swing. In 2014 Sir Richard Shepherd announced he would not stand for re-election at the 2015 general election. Wendy Morton, was selected to replace him as the Conservative candidate, and secured the seat with a safe majority of 11,723 votes.
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^Walsall Green Party [@WalsallGPEW] (15 March 2024). "We are pleased to announce @TheGreenParty candidate for Aldridge-Brownhills in the upcoming General Election, @_joebelcher! With Tories ruining our country and Labour offering far too little, there's never been a better time to elect a new Green MP in Walsall. #VoteGreen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Aldridge Brownhills redirects here For the former urban district see Aldridge Brownhills Urban District Aldridge Brownhills ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ dʒ b r aʊ n h ɪ l z is a constituency n 1 in the West Midlands represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Wendy Morton a Conservative n 2 Aldridge BrownhillsBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Aldridge Brownhills in West Midlands for the 2005 general electionLocation of West Midlands within EnglandCountyWest MidlandsPopulation76 974 2011 census 1 Electorate60 251 December 2015 2 BoroughWalsallMajor settlementsAldridge BrownhillsCurrent constituencyCreatedFebruary 1974Member of ParliamentWendy Morton Conservative Seats1Created fromWalsall North and Walsall South Contents 1 Constituency profile 2 Boundaries 2 1 Proposed 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 2020s 4 2 Elections in the 2010s 4 3 Elections in the 2000s 4 4 Elections in the 1990s 4 5 Elections in the 1980s 4 6 Elections in the 1970s 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesConstituency profile editThe constituency covers Aldridge and Brownhills as well as a patchwork of smaller towns and villages within Walsall West Midlands The seat is described as a safe seat for the Conservative party 3 Residents are around average in terms of wealth for the UK 4 Boundaries edit nbsp Map of current boundaries 1974 1983 The Urban District of Aldridge Brownhills 1983 2010 The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of Aldridge Central and South Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Brownhills Hatherton Rushall Pelsall and Streetly 2010 present The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of Aldridge Central and South Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Brownhills Pelsall Rushall Shelfield and Streetly Aldridge Brownhills constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the seats of Walsall North and Walsall South It is one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall It covers the north east and east of the borough When held by the Labour Party the constituency included most of Pheasey a ward of the same name then a stronger area for Labour than much of the rest citation needed which was moved into Walsall South to account for population expansion in the seat Proposed edit Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 from the next general election due by January 2025 the constituency will be composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020 The Borough of Walsall wards of Aldridge Central and South Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Brownhills Paddock polling districts UE and UF Pelsall Pheasey Park Farm Rushall Shelfield Streetly 5 To bring the electorate within the permitted range the seat will be expanded to the south by transferring in the Pheasey Park Farm ward and part of the Paddock ward from Walsall South to be abolished Members of Parliament editThe constituency has had just three different MPs since its formation in February 1974 Geoff Edge of the Labour Party served the constituency from February 1974 until 1979 when it was gained by Richard Shepherd of the Conservative Party who was to represent the constituency for thirty six years even withstanding the 1997 Labour landslide on a below average Conservative to Labour swing In 2014 Sir Richard Shepherd announced he would not stand for re election at the 2015 general election Wendy Morton was selected to replace him as the Conservative candidate and secured the seat with a safe majority of 11 723 votes Election Member 6 Party Feb 1974 Geoff Edge Labour 1979 Richard Shepherd Conservative 2015 Wendy MortonElections edit nbsp Aldridge Brownhills election results Elections in the 2020s edit Next general election Aldridge Brownhills Party Candidate Votes Green Joe Belcher 7 Reform UK Graham Eardley 8 Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett 9 Conservative Wendy Morton 10 Majority Turnout Swing Elections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Aldridge Brownhills 11 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Wendy Morton 27 850 70 8 nbsp 5 4 Labour David Morgan 8 014 20 4 nbsp 9 4 Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett 2 371 6 0 nbsp 2 7 Green Bill McComish 771 2 0 New Monster Raving Loony Mark Beech 336 0 9 nbsp 0 5 Majority 19 836 50 4 nbsp 14 8 Turnout 39 342 65 4 nbsp 2 1 Registered electors 60 138 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 7 4 General election 2017 Aldridge Brownhills 12 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Wendy Morton 26 317 65 4 nbsp 13 4 Labour John Fisher 12 010 29 8 nbsp 7 4 Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett 1 343 3 3 nbsp 0 1 Monster Raving Loony Mark Beech 565 1 4 nbsp 0 9 Majority 14 307 35 6 nbsp 6 0 Turnout 40 235 67 5 nbsp 1 7 Registered electors 60 363 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 3 0 nbsp Wendy Morton was elected for the seat in 2015 General election 2015 Aldridge Brownhills 13 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Wendy Morton 20 558 52 0 nbsp 7 3 Labour John Fisher 8 835 22 4 nbsp 2 6 UKIP Anthony Thompson 7 751 19 6 New Liberal Democrats Ian Garrett 1 330 3 4 nbsp 14 3 Green Martyn Curzey 826 2 1 nbsp 0 1 Monster Raving Loony Mark Beech 197 0 5 New Majority 11 723 29 6 nbsp 9 9 Turnout 39 497 65 8 nbsp 0 7 Registered electors 60 215 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 4 9 General election 2010 Aldridge Brownhills 14 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 22 913 59 3 nbsp 11 1 Labour Ashiq Hussain 7 647 19 8 nbsp 12 9 Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins 6 833 17 7 nbsp 5 8 Green Karl Macnaughton 847 2 2 New Christian Sue Gray 394 1 0 New Majority 15 256 39 5 nbsp 25 6 Turnout 38 644 65 1 nbsp 1 6 Registered electors 58 909 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 12 0 Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Aldridge Brownhills 15 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 18 744 47 4 nbsp 2 8 Labour John D Phillips 13 237 33 5 nbsp 6 7 Liberal Democrats Roy M Sheward 4 862 12 3 nbsp 3 7 BNP William R Vaughan 1 620 4 1 New UKIP Graham Eardley 1 093 2 8 New Majority 5 507 13 9 nbsp 3 9 Turnout 39 556 64 0 nbsp 3 4 Registered electors 61 289 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 2 0 General election 2001 Aldridge Brownhills 16 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 18 974 50 2 nbsp 3 1 Labour Ian D Geary 15 206 40 2 nbsp 1 5 Liberal Democrats Monica Howes 3 251 8 6 nbsp 2 6 Socialist Alliance John D Rothery 379 1 0 New Majority 3 768 10 0 nbsp 4 6 Turnout 37 810 60 6 nbsp 13 7 Registered electors 62 361 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 2 3 Elections in the 1990s edit General election 1997 Aldridge Brownhills 17 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 21 856 47 1 nbsp 7 2 Labour Janos Toth 19 330 41 7 nbsp 8 4 Liberal Democrats Celia M Downie 5 184 11 2 nbsp 1 2 Majority 2 526 5 4 nbsp 15 6 Turnout 46 370 74 3 nbsp 8 3 Registered electors 62 441 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 7 8 General election 1992 Aldridge Brownhills 18 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 28 431 54 3 nbsp 0 9 Labour Neil E Fawcett 17 407 33 3 nbsp 5 0 Liberal Democrats Stewart Reynolds 6 503 12 4 nbsp 5 9 Majority 11 024 21 0 nbsp 3 9 Turnout 52 341 82 6 nbsp 2 8 Registered electors 63 404 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 2 0 Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Aldridge Brownhills 20 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 26 434 53 4 nbsp 2 7 Labour Clive Duncan 14 038 28 3 nbsp 3 4 SDP Glynn Betteridge 9 084 18 3 nbsp 6 1 Majority 12 936 25 1 nbsp 0 7 Turnout 49 556 79 8 nbsp 1 5 Registered electors 62 129 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 0 4 General election 1983 Aldridge Brownhills 21 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 24 148 50 7 nbsp 0 4 Labour Ray Burford 22 11 864 24 9 nbsp 14 5 SDP Peter Gunn 22 11 599 24 4 New Majority 12 284 25 8 nbsp 14 9 Turnout 47 611 78 3 nbsp 4 2 Registered electors 60 803 Conservative hold Swing nbsp 7 45 Elections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Aldridge Brownhills Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Shepherd 26 289 50 3 nbsp 11 9 Labour Geoff Edge 20 621 39 4 nbsp 4 1 Liberal John Aldridge 5 398 10 3 nbsp 7 4 Majority 5 668 10 9 nbsp 5 8 Turnout 52 308 82 5 nbsp 2 8 Registered electors 63 377 Conservative gain from Labour Swing nbsp 8 0 General election October 1974 Aldridge Brownhills Party Candidate Votes Labour Geoff Edge 21 403 43 5 nbsp 4 8 Conservative A J M Teacher 18 884 38 4 nbsp 0 5 Liberal Dr John A Crofton 23 8 693 17 7 nbsp 5 7 More Prosperous Britain Tom Keen 210 0 4 New Majority 2 519 5 1 nbsp 4 3 Turnout 49 190 79 7 nbsp 3 5 Registered electors 61 731 Labour hold Swing nbsp 2 2 General election February 1974 Aldridge Brownhills Party Candidate Votes Labour Geoff Edge 19 642 38 7 N A Conservative Patricia Hornsby Smith 19 276 37 9 N A Liberal Dr John A Crofton 23 11 883 23 4 N A Majority 366 0 8 N A Turnout 50 801 83 2 N A Registered electors 61 028 Labour win new seat See also editList of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands county Notes edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five years References edit Usual Resident Population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 Retrieved 25 January 2015 Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 2011 Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 4 March 2011 Archived from the original on 6 November 2010 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Thandi Gurdip 13 December 2019 It s as you were in the 2019 General Election in Walsall BirminghamLive Archived from the original on 7 December 2022 Retrieved 7 December 2022 Electoral Calculus https www electoralcalculus co uk fcgi bin seatdetails py seat Aldridge Brownhills Archived 3 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with A part 1 Walsall Green Party WalsallGPEW 15 March 2024 We are pleased to announce TheGreenParty candidate for Aldridge Brownhills in the upcoming General Election joebelcher With Tories ruining our country and Labour offering far too little there s never been a better time to elect a new Green MP in Walsall VoteGreen Tweet via Twitter Aldridge Brownhills Constituency Reform UK Retrieved 15 March 2024 Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates Mark Pack Retrieved 15 March 2024 Black Country Tory MP to stand again after seeing off de selection bid Express amp Star Retrieved 15 March 2024 STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL PDF elections walsall gov uk Archived from the original PDF on 28 October 2020 Retrieved 20 August 2021 Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll DOC Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Retrieved 5 June 2017 permanent dead link Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 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