Oldbury and Halesowen was a

parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

in the

West Midlands West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

, which returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election. It was created from the eastern section of the

Stourbridge Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...

constituency, which was reduced substantially in size, as a result of the recent population growth in both Oldbury and Halesowen. It was then partly replaced by the new Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency, with the Oldbury area becoming part of

Warley West Warley West was a parliamentary constituency in the borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England. It was initially centred on the towns of Rowley Regis and Cradley Heath, and from 1983 also incorporated parts of Oldbury. It returned o ...

Boundaries

The Boroughs of Halesowen and Oldbury.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oldbury And Halesowen (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974 Oldbury, West Midlands