West Bromwich was a
borough constituency
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons.
Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by ...
represented in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1974. It centred on
West Bromwich, in the
West Midlands
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Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
. It elected one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post voting system.
History
The constituency was created by the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the
1885 general election. It was abolished for the
February 1974 general election, when it was divided into
West Bromwich East
West Bromwich East is a constituency that is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Nicola Richards of the Conservative Party, who was first elected at the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
Members of Parliament
...
and
West Bromwich West
West Bromwich West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Shaun Bailey, a member of the Conservative Party.
Members of Parliament
Constituency profile
Wednesbury and Tipton are economic cen ...
. Most of the original West Bromwich constituency formed the new West Bromwich East constituency, while the new West Bromwich West constituency consisted largely of
Tipton and
Wednesbury - both of which had been added to an expanded West Bromwich borough in 1966. In 1974, just after the February general election, the borough of West Bromwich ceased to exist when it merged with the short-lived
County Borough of Warley (which was centred on
Oldbury,
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 ...
and
Rowley Regis) to form
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. According to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, t ...
.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The municipal borough of West Bromwich.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
A petition was lodged regarding this election but was later dismissed. The first count had Legge on 5,046 votes, while Hazel had 5,041 votes. A recount put Legge on 5,029 votes, while Hazel had 4,987 votes. Further scrutiny led to the above results.
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
*Unionist:
William Legge
*Liberal:
Alfred Hazel
Alfred Ernest William Hazel (20 February 1869 – 20 August 1944) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) and legal academic at the University of Oxford.
Background
He was educated at West Bromwich Wesleyan Sc ...
[Evening Despatch 16 Feb 1914]
Liberal candidate
Alfred Hazel
Alfred Ernest William Hazel (20 February 1869 – 20 August 1944) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) and legal academic at the University of Oxford.
Background
He was educated at West Bromwich Wesleyan Sc ...
withdrew at the last minute
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
*Changes are calculated against the results of the 1935 general election, rather than the uncontested 1941 by-election
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
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Politics of Sandwell
Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
West Bromwich