West Bromwich East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main West Bromwich East was a constituency[n 1] in the West Midlands in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented from 1974 until 2019 by members of the Labour Party, and by the Conservatives from 2019 until 2024.[n 2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and subjected to major boundary changes as a result of the realignment of the boundary between this seat and West Bromwich West, resulting in the loss of the Friar Park and Hateley Heath wards in exchange for the Oldbury and Tividale wards. The replacement seat also includes the Rowley ward from the (to be abolished) constituency of Halesowen and Rowley Regis and will be reformed as West Bromwich, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]

Constituency profile

West Bromwich itself is the main town, with a programme of investment in 21st century apartments similar to nearby Birmingham. Since the recessions of the 1970s and early 1980s, West Bromwich East has suffered from high unemployment, and as a result of the current recession, which began in 2008, unemployment peaked at 14.3%. Only Birmingham, Ladywood nearby had higher unemployment rates in all of Britain.[2]

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers stood at 7.6% of the population in November 2012; this was higher than the national average of 3.8%, based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian. However, this was lower than in West Bromwich West, with 8.1% of its constituents of working age in receipt of this benefit, which is seen as the lower gauge of the breadth of unemployment.[3]

In the 2016 EU referendum, the constituency voted to leave by 68%, putting it in the top 10% of constituencies in terms of preference for leave.[4]

Boundaries

Template:Maplink West Bromwich East was one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, covering the east and northeast of the borough. It included most of the town of West Bromwich and the part of Great Barr that is in Sandwell.

1974–1983: The County Borough of West Bromwich wards of Charlemont, Friar Park, Great Barr, Hateley Heath, Newton, Sandwell, and Tantany.

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Charlemont, Friar Park, Great Barr, Hateley Heath, Newton, and West Bromwich Central.

1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Charlemont, Friar Park, Great Barr, Greets Green and Lyng, Hateley Heath, Newton, and West Bromwich Central.

2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Charlemont with Grove Vale, Friar Park, Great Barr with Yew Tree, Greets Green and Lyng, Hateley Heath, Newton, and West Bromwich Central.

The seat formerly shared some wards with West Bromwich West: before 2010 instead placed in the latter seat were a small minority of 1,697 electors in the west of the wards of Friar Park and Greets Green and Lyng, also a negligible portion of Wednesbury South was contained in West Bromwich East.[n 3][5]

Political history

The seat was held by the Labour Party for the first several decades of its existence, often with substantial majorities. At the 2019 general election, it fell to the Conservatives for the first time, on a swing in excess of 12%.[6]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[7] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Feb 1974 Peter Snape Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2001 Tom Watson Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 2019 Nicola Richards Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: West Bromwich East[8]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Christian Lucas 1,475 4.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andy Graham 1,313 3.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Redding 627 1.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Galloway 489 1.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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Majority 1,593 4.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 35,975 57.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2017: West Bromwich East[9]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Emma Crane 14,951 38.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Karen Trench 625 1.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Macefield 533 1.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Colin Rankine 325 0.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 7,713 19.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 39,098 61.3 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2015: West Bromwich East[10]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Steve Latham 7,949 21.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Flo Clucas 751 2.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Barry Lim 628 1.7 Script error: No such module "String".
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Turnout 37,492 58.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2010: West Bromwich East[11]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Alistair Thompson 10,961 28.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ian Garrett 4,993 13.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Terry Lewin 2,205 5.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Cowles 1,150 3.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Steve Grey 984 2.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 6,696 17.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 37,950 60.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: West Bromwich East[12]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Rosemary Bromwich 8,089 22.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ian Garrett 4,386 12.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carl Butler 2,329 6.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Steven Grey 607 1.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Judith Sambrook 200 0.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Margaret Macklin 160 0.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,652 32.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 35,512 58.6 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2001: West Bromwich East[13]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Steven Gray 835 2.6 Script error: No such module "String".
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Majority 9,763 29.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 32,664 53.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: West Bromwich East[14]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Brian Matsell 10,126 24.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martyn G. Smith 6,179 14.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Graham Mulley 1,472 3.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 13,584 32.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,487 65.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1992: West Bromwich East[15]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Crispin Blunt 17,100 39.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martyn G. Smith 5,630 13.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Lord 477 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,813 6.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 43,120 75.7 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: West Bromwich East[16]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Roger Woodhouse 17,179 40.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martyn G. Smith 7,268 17.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 983 2.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42,609 73.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1983: West Bromwich East[17]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Cole 15,596 37.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martyn G. Smith 10,200 24.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 298 0.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,690 70.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: West Bromwich East
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Script error: No such module "Political party". J Wright 17,308 42.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martyn G. Smith 3,228 7.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". C Allsopp 1,175 2.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,971 4.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 40,990 71.1 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election October 1974: West Bromwich East
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Script error: No such module "Political party". David Mellor 12,413 31.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". JPT Hunt 5,442 13.8 Script error: No such module "String".
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Majority 7,529 19.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 39,489 67.6 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election February 1974: West Bromwich East
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Script error: No such module "Political party". DW Bell 16,686 40.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martin Webster 2,907 7.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 5,209 12.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,488 71.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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See also

Notes

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  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.
  3. Consisting of 48 electors at the time of reassessment.

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References

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  3. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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  5. 2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England
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External links

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