Warley (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt2
Name = Warley
Map1 = Warley
Map2 = WestMidlandsCounty
Type = Borough
Year = 1997
Entity = West Midlands
County = West Midlands
Entitylink = West Midlands
EP = West Midlands
MP = John Spellar
Party = Labour

Warley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Warley is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, covering the south and south-east of the borough. It covers much of the former County Borough of Warley, including the town of Smethwick as well as Brandhall and Langley Green.

There are seven wards in the seat: Abbey, Bristnall, Langley, Old Warley, St Paul's, Smethwick, and Soho & Victoria.

History

The constituency was formed in 1997, and is basically an expansion of the former Warley East constituency. John Spellar of the Labour Party has represented Warley since 1997, having previously represented Warley West. Both Warley East and Warley West had been held by Labour since their creation in 1974.

Members of Parliament

* 1997-"present": John Spellar, Labour

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jas Parmer
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Spellar
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: WarleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Spellar
votes = 17,462
percentage = 54.4
change = −6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Bissell
votes = 7,315
percentage = 22.8
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tony Ferguson
votes = 4,277
percentage = 13.3
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Simon Smith
votes = 1,761
percentage = 5.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Connigale
votes = 637
percentage = 2.0
change = −4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Matthews
votes = 635
percentage = 2.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,147
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 32,087
percentage = 57.1
change = +3.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −3.0

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: WarleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Spellar
votes = 19,007
percentage = 60.5
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Pritchard
votes = 7,157
percentage = 22.8
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ron Cockings
votes = 3,315
percentage = 10.6
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harbhajan Dardi
votes = 1,936
percentage = 6.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,850
percentage = 37.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 31,415
percentage = 54.1
change = -10.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Spellar
votes = 24,813
percentage = 63.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Pincher
votes = 9,362
percentage = 24.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Pursehouse
votes = 3,777
percentage = 9.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = K. Gamre
votes = 941
percentage = 2.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,451
percentage =
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 65.1
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands