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Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2] It is represented by Neil Shastri-Hurst of the Conservative Party.
English: Map showing the location of the Solihill West and Shirley constituency in the West Midlands county, under the boundaries created by the 2023 Boundary Review which took effect at the 2024 UK general election
Boundaries of Solihull West and Shirley — constituency of UK Parliament — since 2024: Source No source specified. Please edit this file description and provide a source. Date 24 May 2024 Author Rcsprinter123. Permission (Reusing this file) See below.
The earliest known settlement in the Shirley area was at Berry Mound Camp at what is now Solihull Lodge, in the west of Shirley. This was the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, which may have been the scene of a battle between the forces of King Alfred and besieged Danes [1] (and with archaeological evidence which would indicate defense of the site during this period).
It covered the town of Solihull itself, as well as Shirley and Olton. It is a largely well-off, residential area, in the south-east of the West Midlands conurbation. 1945–1950: The part of the County Borough of Birmingham in the present Tamworth constituency, and the urban district of Solihull. [5] 1950–1974: The Urban District of Solihull. [6]
The ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, is divided into 27 parliamentary constituencies - 25 borough and 2 county constituencies, one of which crosses the boundary with Staffordshire. Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons .
Solihull Lodge is a residential area of Solihull (to the southwest of Shirley), near its border with Birmingham (Yardley Wood and Warstock areas). The area developed originally from a number of farms which were located near to the Mill Pond on Priory Road.
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of West Midlands in the West Midlands.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.