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UK Parliament constituency (1918–1974, 2024 onwards)
Smethwick is a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. It returns one Member of Parliament
Smethwick_(constituency)
Town in West Midlands, England
Smethwick (/ˈsmɛðɪk/) is an industrial town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Birmingham
Smethwick
Racial controversy in UK constituency
The constituency of Smethwick in the West Midlands of England gained national media coverage at the 1964 general election, when Peter Griffiths of the
Smethwick in the 1964 general election
Smethwick_in_the_1964_general_election
British politician (born 1972)
was selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate to contest the Smethwick constituency in the 2024 United Kingdom general election. He won the seat with
Gurinder_Josan
British actor and politician (1923–2000)
in controversial circumstances in the Smethwick constituency by Conservative candidate Peter Griffiths. Smethwick had become the home of immigrants from
Andrew_Faulds
UK parliamentary by-election won by Oswald Mosley
The 1926 Smethwick by-election was a by-election held on 21 December 1926 for the British House of Commons constituency of Smethwick in Staffordshire
1926_Smethwick_by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
defeated in a shock result in the 1964 general election in his Smethwick constituency. The result of the contest was not as planned: the Conservative
1965_Leyton_by-election
British fascist politician (1896–1980)
government's unemployment policies. He chose not to defend his Smethwick constituency at the 1931 general election, instead unsuccessfully standing in
Oswald_Mosley
British politician (1928–2013)
2013) was a British Conservative politician best known for gaining the Smethwick seat by defeating the Shadow Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker in
Peter_Griffiths
UK parliamentary by-election
The 1945 Smethwick by-election was a by-election held on 1 October 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Smethwick in Staffordshire (now
1945_Smethwick_by-election
Suffragette, co-founder of Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880–1958)
but at the last minute stood as a Women's Party candidate, in the Smethwick constituency in alliance with the Lloyd George/Conservative Coalition. She was
Christabel_Pankhurst
British Labour Party politician
At the 1918 general election, he was elected as MP for the new Smethwick constituency on the outskirts of Birmingham. It was an unusual electoral contest
John_Davison_(politician)
Topics referred to by the same term
Smethwick by-election may refer to one of two by-elections to the British House of Commons in the Smethwick constituency in the West Midlands: 1926 Smethwick
Smethwick_by-election
were abolished and replaced by Dudley, Halesowen, Wolverhampton West, Smethwick, Tipton and Wednesbury, West Bromwich, and Walsall and Bloxwich. Although
Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
Parliamentary_constituencies_in_the_West_Midlands_(county)
replaced by Lichfield and Tamworth) Newcastle-under-Lyme (still exists) Smethwick (until 1974 when it was replaced by Warley East) Stafford (until 1950
Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Staffordshire
Human settlement in England
Bearwood is the southern part of Smethwick, in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, historically in the county of Staffordshire
Bearwood,_West_Midlands
British neo-Nazi activist (1923–2009)
had previously been defeated in the 1964 general election in the Smethwick constituency after racist campaigning tactics were employed by Colin Jordan and
Colin_Jordan
Political party
Women) Act 1918, the party stood Christabel as a candidate in the Smethwick constituency in Staffordshire. She won 47.8% of the vote, losing by only 778
Women's_Party_(UK)
UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)
the Blackheath ward, it was reformed as Smethwick, first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency had a wide range of housing on the gently
Warley_(constituency)
Review of UK electoral boundaries
The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the constituency map for the House of Commons of the United
2023 review of Westminster constituencies
2023_review_of_Westminster_constituencies
Midlands in the early 1960s. He became president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick in 1984 and led the community for 20 years. He died in Queen Elizabeth
Daljit_Singh_Shergill
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
Rowley Regis constituency – excluding the Rowley ward (moved to West Bromwich) and the bulk of the Blackheath ward (moved to Smethwick) The Cradley and
Halesowen_(constituency)
Election to fill a vacant political office
UK Parliament, having been defeated in controversial circumstances in Smethwick at the previous year's general election. His appointment as a senior minister
By-election
British Conservative politician
At the 1955 general election, Wells stood unsuccessfully in the Smethwick constituency. At the 1959 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament
John Wells (British politician, born 1925)
John_Wells_(British_politician,_born_1925)
British politician
as MP for Smethwick in the Labour landslide of 1945, succeeding the Conservative incumbent, Roy Wise, who stood in the Epping constituency. However, having
Alfred_Dobbs
UK Parliament constituency (1885–1974, 2024 onwards)
the short-lived County Borough of Warley (which was centred on Oldbury, Smethwick and Rowley Regis) to form Sandwell. A petition was lodged regarding this
West_Bromwich_(constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1974–1997)
largely replaced by the new Warley constituency. The largest town in the constituency was Smethwick. The constituency's only MP for its 23-year existence
Warley_East
Electoral divisions of the parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Conservative Party politician
Party politician and was the Member of Parliament for the constituencies of Rugby and Smethwick. He was born on 7 July 1901 to Alfred Gascoyne Wise and
Roy_Wise
Faulds over the anti-immigrant Tory candidate Peter Griffiths at the Smethwick constituency. In 1968, she complained to the British government about the racism
Freda_Westwood
Metropolitan borough in England
north-west. Spanning the borough are the parliamentary constituencies of West Bromwich, Smethwick, the majority of Tipton and Wednesbury and also part of
Sandwell
British Labour politician (1907–1980)
Parliament for nearly 30 years and twice a cabinet minister. He lost his Smethwick parliamentary seat at the 1964 general election in a bitterly racial campaign
Patrick_Gordon_Walker
British politician (1882–1949)
1923 general election, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Smethwick constituency, but at the 1924 election he was elected as MP for Nottingham East
Edmund_Brocklebank
was formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis, by recommendation
County_Borough_of_Warley
British politician (1891–1971)
Secretary, Patrick Gordon Walker, who had been defeated in his Smethwick constituency. However, the by-election in January 1965 was won by the Conservative
Reginald Sorensen, Baron Sorensen
Reginald_Sorensen,_Baron_Sorensen
(MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by English constituencies for the fifty-ninth Parliament of the United Kingdom (2024–present)
List of MPs for constituencies in England (2024–present)
List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2024–present)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1974
central part of the city, within its boundaries in 1955. To the west was Smethwick, to the north Birmingham Handsworth, to the east Birmingham Ladywood and
Birmingham_All_Saints
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
to a new constituency in the 1807 general election. Elected to a new constituency in the 1950 general election. Walker was the MP for Smethwick and Labour's
Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)
Foreign_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)
conclusion of voting at 22:00 the same day and the results for almost all constituencies were declared in the early hours of 5 July. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's
Candidates of the 2024 United Kingdom general election by constituency
Candidates_of_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election_by_constituency
Human settlement in England
included a development by Smethwick county borough council, into which part of Warley had been incorporated in 1928 to enable Smethwick council to build houses
Warley,_West_Midlands
UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)
Regis and Blackheath transferred to the new seats of West Bromwich and Smethwick respectively. All new seats were contested for the first time at the 2024
Halesowen_and_Rowley_Regis
divided into 57 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 28 borough constituencies and 29 county constituencies. Since the general election of
Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (region)
Parliamentary_constituencies_in_the_West_Midlands_(region)
Westminster constituencies. Voce, Antonio; Kirk, Ashley; Clarke, Seán; Fischer, Harry (18 February 2024). "UK general election: find your new constituency – and
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(2024–present)_by_region
MPs in the 59th United Kingdom House of Commons
elected to the country's House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency. The UK Parliament consists of the elected House of Commons, the House
List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
Smethwick Sandwell: Abbey; Blackheath (polling districts BLA, BLB, BLC, BLD, BLE, BLF & BLH); Bristnall; Langley; Old Warley; St. Pauls; Smethwick; Soho
List of electoral wards in England by constituency
List_of_electoral_wards_in_England_by_constituency
Welsh politician
This slogan was criticised for its similarity to a racist slogan used in Smethwick during the 1964 general election. Harper apologised for the advert. In
Carrie_Harper
Parliamentary borough in Surrey, England
until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act. Elections were held using the bloc vote system. The constituency was just 31⁄2 miles
Bletchingley_(constituency)
British politician (1898–1933)
in the 1929 general election, her husband having been elected MP for Smethwick in 1926. Frustrated with the ruling Labour Party's complacent and conservative
Lady_Cynthia_Mosley
Town in West Midlands, England
Wednesbury to the north-west, Walsall in the north, Birmingham to the east, Smethwick to the south-east, Oldbury to the south, and Tipton to the west. The town
West_Bromwich
British politician
2024). "Labour make General Election choices in Selly Oak, Northfield, Smethwick, Dudley". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024. "Birmingham Northfield
Laurence_Turner_(politician)
UK Parliament constituency (since 1974)
Portsmouth North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Amanda Martin of the Labour Party since 2024. Portsmouth
Portsmouth_North
former parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom, organised by date of abolition. It includes UK parliamentary constituencies that have been abolished
List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
List_of_former_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies
1960s review of UK electoral boundaries
The second periodic review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken between 1965 and 1969 by the four boundary commissions for England, Scotland, Wales
Second periodic review of Westminster constituencies
Second_periodic_review_of_Westminster_constituencies
Human settlement in England
between Smethwick Rolfe Street and the closed Winson Green railway station, and on the Great Western Railway between Handsworth & Smethwick and Hockley
Soho,_West_Midlands
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1997
Leyton was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Leyton in North-East London. It returned one Member of Parliament
Leyton_(constituency)
Between 1918 and 1945, the parliamentary constituencies of the United Kingdom were defined primarily by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1918–1945) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1918–1945)_by_region
An index of the constituency articles, showing which constituency names from this list they include, can be found at Wikipedia:Index of article on UK
Official names of United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies in England N–Z
Official_names_of_United_Kingdom_parliamentary_constituencies_in_England_N–Z
These are the results of the 2024 general election, by constituency, held on 4 July 2024. Excludes spoilt ballots Includes Labour Party and allied Co-operative
Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election
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This is a complete alphabetical list of constituency election results in England to the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1923 general election
Constituency election results in England in the 1923 United Kingdom general election
Constituency_election_results_in_England_in_the_1923_United_Kingdom_general_election
Constituencies in 1950–1955 | 1955 MPs | 1959 MPs | 1964 MPs | 1966 MPs | 1970 MPs | Constituencies in 1974–1983 This is a list of all constituencies
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1955–1974)
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1955–1974)
UK trade union
1 1918 general election East Ham South Arthur Henderson 5,024 26.9 3 Smethwick John Davison 9,389 52.2 1 1919 by-election Widnes Arthur Henderson 11
Friendly Society of Iron Founders of England, Ireland and Wales
Friendly_Society_of_Iron_Founders_of_England,_Ireland_and_Wales
British Army Officer and politician
years. Afzal Amin grew up in the Black Country and went to schools in Smethwick and Oldbury, before going to Sandwell College. His parents migrated to
Afzal_Amin
British politician (born 1972)
Daljit Singh was the longest serving president of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick, the first gurdwara in the United Kingdom. Gill credits her father and
Preet_Kaur_Gill
This is a list of all constituencies that were in existence at the 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 and 1970 general elections, showing the winning party
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1950–1974) by region
List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1950–1974)_by_region
Election to replace Keir Starmer
Clitheroe Leigh Ingham, MP for Stafford Gurinder Singh Josan, MP for Smethwick Julie Minns, MP for Carlisle Mark Sewards, MP for Leeds South West and
2026 Labour Party leadership election
2026_Labour_Party_leadership_election
gained Birmingham Perry Barr, Eton and Slough, South West Norfolk and Smethwick from Labour. Labour won 55 seats from the Conservatives. The Liberal Party
1964 United Kingdom general election in England
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England
UK political party election results
West Midlands Conservative Labour Mohammed Amin 765 1.8% 6th 33.1% Smethwick West Midlands Labour Labour Nahim Rubani 2,449 7.0% 5th 41.0% Sutton Coldfield
Workers Party of Britain election results
Workers_Party_of_Britain_election_results
Topics referred to by the same term
neighbourhood centred on the towns of Oldbury and Smethwick Warley (UK Parliament constituency), a current constituency County Borough of Warley, a former district
Warley
They increased their share of the vote from 45.2% to 51.3% in those constituencies where a straight fight with the Conservatives had taken place in both
1923 United Kingdom general election
1923_United_Kingdom_general_election
British politician, businessman and engineer
the Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker, who had lost his seat in Smethwick. However, the plan failed and on 21 January Buxton won the 1965 Leyton
Ronald Buxton (British politician)
Ronald_Buxton_(British_politician)
Kingdom general elections occur at least every five years. About 650 constituencies return a member of Parliament. Prior to 1945, electoral competition
United Kingdom general election records
United_Kingdom_general_election_records
British politician
Liberal candidate in the 1926 Smethwick by-election. This made him the first Liberal to contest Smethwick since the constituency was created in 1918. Lloyd
Edwin_Bayliss
1918 UK law allowing women to be elected to Parliament
well-known suffragette Christabel Pankhurst, representing the Women's Party in Smethwick. The only woman elected was the Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin St Patrick's
Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
Parliament_(Qualification_of_Women)_Act_1918
British politician (born 1947)
peerage in the 2024 Dissolution Honours. He was created Baron Spellar, of Smethwick in the County of the West Midlands, on 12 August 2024. Spellar is a vice-chair
John_Spellar
County of England
east of the county, became a county borough in 1901, and was followed by Smethwick, another town in the Black Country in 1907. In 1910 the six towns of the
Staffordshire
British politician (born 1948)
Shankhill Road areas. Hallam campaigned in the 1975 European Referendum in Smethwick, where he lived. He stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in Solihull
David_Hallam
UK parliamentary by-election
House of Commons constituency of North Lanarkshire in Scotland. The by-election was caused by the death on 8 February of the constituency's Unionist Member
1929 North Lanarkshire by-election
1929_North_Lanarkshire_by-election
British Liberal politician
replicated the most notorious theme of the campaign in the neighbouring constituency Smethwick in the 1964 general election On the eve of polling, the Birmingham
Wallace_Lawler
This is a complete alphabetical list of election results from constituencies in England to the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1929 general
England constituency election results in the 1929 United Kingdom general election
England_constituency_election_results_in_the_1929_United_Kingdom_general_election
County in England
Halesowen, Smethwick and Oldbury, as well as the Quinton suburb of Birmingham, were in Shropshire. The county has five parliamentary constituencies. In the
Shropshire
Arnott (Lib Dem): Compass Claire Wright (independent candidate in the constituency, 2015–9) For Steve Gower (Workers Party of Britain): The Muslim Vote
Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
Endorsements_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
nonwhite immigration. The most notable example of this was the contest in Smethwick, in which an explicitly racist campaign by Conservative candidate Peter
1964 United Kingdom general election
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election
British people of Indian descent
the country include: Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick and Guru Nanak Nishkam Sevak Jatha. There are also significant numbers
British_Indians
British judge (1910–1984)
then Oxford Circuit. He was Recorder in turn of Bridgnorth (1946-1951), Smethwick (1951-1952) and Wolverhampton (1952-1961). Appointed a Queen's Counsel
George_Baker_(judge)
UK parliamentary by-election
by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Tottenham North in London on 13 December 1945. The seat had become
1945 Tottenham North by-election
1945_Tottenham_North_by-election
Sevenoaks Sheffield Central Skipton & Ripon Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch Smethwick Solihull West & Shirley South Basildon & East Thurrock South Cambridgeshire
2025 Labour Party deputy leadership election
2025_Labour_Party_deputy_leadership_election
UK parliamentary by-election
A by-election for the constituency of Bradford South in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 8 December 1949, caused by the death of the incumbent
1949 Bradford South by-election
1949_Bradford_South_by-election
British politician (1933–2012)
in West Bromwich, and Corbett attended Holly Lodge Grammar School in Smethwick, leaving at the age of sixteen. He was called up for two years' national
Robin_Corbett
British Labour Party politician (1882-1970)
Birmingham, where he was Labour Party agent and secretary for Oswald Mosley in Smethwick, Staffordshire. In his role as Mosley's secretary Whiteley was responsible
Wilfrid_Whiteley
British suffragette (1858–1928)
discussions were taking place the Pankhurst's switched their attention to Smethwick in Staffordshire. The Coalition had already settled on a local candidate
Emmeline_Pankhurst
United Kingdom electoral process
Gordon Walker was appointed Foreign Secretary even losing the constituency of Smethwick in the 1964 general election which was notoriously racist with
UK_parliamentary_by-election
City in the West Midlands, England
giant screen cinema, a planetarium and a collection that includes the Smethwick Engine, the world's oldest working steam engine. Other science-based museums
Birmingham
Region of England
man-made-powered factory in world. Chance Brothers of Smethwick built the glass for The Crystal Palace in 1851. Smethwick Engine, now at Thinktank, Birmingham Science
West_Midlands_(region)
Welsh politician (1897–1960)
Depression. Soon after Bevan entered Parliament, he was briefly attracted to Smethwick Labour MP Oswald Mosley's arguments, becoming one of the 17 signatories
Aneurin_Bevan
non-posthumous service was that of Alfred Dobbs, who was declared elected MP for Smethwick on 26 July 1945 and was killed the following day in a car accident on
Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom
Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
City in the West Midlands, England
the Smethwick to Telford section of Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 81. This follows the Birmingham Main Line Canal towpath from Smethwick to Broad
Wolverhampton
UK parliamentary by-election
the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck. The by-election was triggered by the death of the constituency's Labour Party member of parliament
1929_Wansbeck_by-election
White" with regard to immigration from the West Indies. In the constituency of Smethwick during the 1964 general election, supporters of Conservative candidate
Racism in the British Conservative Party
Racism_in_the_British_Conservative_Party
Town and civil parish in Northumberland, England
bells in 1754 and the fifth and sixth bells in 1759. Charles Carr of Smethwick cast the second and curfew bells in 1894. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Area in Birmingham, England
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham (including the Suburbs and the Boroughs of Smethwick and Aston Manor). 1908. pp. 343–344, 347, 387–388, 391. Retrieved 19 October
Harborne
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