Walsall and Bloxwich (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Walsall and Bloxwich
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	Borough
Elects Howmany:	One
Region:	England
Previous:	Walsall North and Walsall South

Walsall and Bloxwich 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 was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[2] The constituency is currently held by Valerie Vaz of the Labour Party, who held the previous Walsall South constituency prior to the boundary changes.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of: Birchills Leamore; Blakenall; Bloxwich East; Bloxwich West; Paddock (polling districts UA, UB, UC and UD); Palfrey; Pleck; St. Matthew’s.^[3]

It is formed from the majority of the Walsall North and Walsall South seats, which were both abolished. It comprises the following wards:^[4]

• the Birchills Leamore, Blakenall and the two Bloxwich wards from Walsall North
• the Palfrey, Pleck, St Matthew's (Walsall town centre) wards and part of the Paddock ward from Walsall South

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

External links

• Walsall and Bloxwich UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madeley . Peter . 2023-06-29 . Boundary Commission review: Which seats are changing in the Black Country and Staffordshire? . 2024-03-01 . www.expressandstar.com . en.
2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands Boundary Commission for England . 2023-08-04 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details - Walsall and Bloxwich . 2023-08-05 . Electoral Calculus.