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| West Bromwich | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 Boundary of West Bromwich in West Midlands region | |
| 1885–February 1974 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Wednesbury |
| Replaced by | West Bromwich East, West Bromwich West |
| 2024–present | |
| Created from | West Bromwich East, West Bromwich West |
West Bromwich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1974. It centred on West Bromwich, in the West Midlands. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the 2024 general election.[1]
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was divided into West Bromwich East and West Bromwich West. Most of the original West Bromwich constituency formed the new West Bromwich East constituency, while the new West Bromwich West constituency consisted largely of Tipton and Wednesbury - both of which had been added to an expanded West Bromwich borough in 1966. In 1974, just after the February general election, the borough of West Bromwich ceased to exist when it merged with the short-lived County Borough of Warley (which was centred on Oldbury, Smethwick and Rowley Regis) to form Sandwell.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The municipal borough of West Bromwich.[2]
1918-1950: The County Borough of West Bromwich.[3]
2024- The re-established constituency will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of: Charlemont with Grove Vale; Great Barr with Yew Tree; Greets Green and Lyng; Newton; Oldbury; Rowley; Tividale; West Bromwich Central.[4]
It will comprise the majority of the (to be abolished) West Bromwich East seat, together with the Oldbury and Tividale wards from West Bromwich West and the Rowley ward from Halesowen and Rowley Regis (both also to be abolished).[5]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1974
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | John Horton Blades | Liberal | ||
| 1886 | Sir Ernest Spencer | Conservative | ||
| 1906 | Alfred Hazel | Liberal | ||
| Jan 1910 | William Legge | Conservative | ||
| 1918 | Frederick Roberts | Labour | ||
| 1931 | Alexander Ramsay | Conservative | ||
| 1935 | Frederick Roberts | Labour | Resigned 1941 | |
| 1941 by-election | John Dugdale | Labour | Died March 1963 | |
| 1963 by-election | Maurice Foley | Labour | Resigned 1973 | |
| 1973 by-election | Betty Boothroyd | Labour | Subsequently, MP for West Bromwich West; later Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see West Bromwich East and West Bromwich West | |||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Coombes[7] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Parmjit Gill | ||||
| Conservative | Will Goodhand[8] | ||||
| UKIP | Sam Harding | ||||
| Green | Gita Joshi[9] | ||||
| Reform UK | Ray Nock[10] | ||||
| Independent | Mohammed Yasin | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections 1885–February 1974
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Horton Blades | 3,988 | 55.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ernest Spencer | 3,171 | 44.3 | ||
| Majority | 817 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,159 | 81.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,749 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ernest Spencer | 3,660 | 54.2 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal | Thomas James Moore[12] | 3,091 | 45.8 | −9.9 | |
| Majority | 569 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,751 | 77.2 | −4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,749 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ernest Spencer | 4,474 | 56.6 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Lee Roberts[13] | 3,429 | 43.4 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,045 | 13.2 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,903 | 86.1 | +8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,174 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ernest Spencer | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||