Warley East 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 borough of
Sandwell in the
West Midlands
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Etymology
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of
England
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.
It returned one
Member of Parliament
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(MP) to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It was created for the
February 1974 general election, and abolished for the
1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new
Warley constituency.
The largest town in the constituency was
Smethwick
Smethwick () is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It lies west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire.
In 2019, the ward of Smethwick had an estimated population of 15,246, while the wider bu ...
.
History
The constituency's only MP for its 23-year existence was the actor Andrew Faulds, previously Labour MP for
the former constituency of Smethwick since 1966.
Boundaries
1974–1983: The County Borough of Warley wards of Abbey, Bearwood, Brandhall, Bristnall, Sandwell, Soho, Uplands, and Victoria.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Abbey, Bristnall, Old Warley, St Paul's, Smethwick, and Soho and Victoria.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Notes and references
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Politics of Sandwell
Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997