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2018 Review – West Midlands v2.0

The Commission has published its revised recommendations, and there are many improvements. Warwickshire will now have the sensible arrangement of seats that had been obvious to everyone except the Commission. And they have accepted my proposals for Stoke and Newcastle, which is nice.

The map of Birmingham and the Black Country is looking a bit better, but there are still the following (main) problems:

1. Pleck removed from Walsall*
2. Oscott ward in a Walsall seat*
3. Handsworth Wood in a Sandwell seat
4. Handsworth split between seats
5. Oddly shaped Erdington seat going up to the Scott Arms*
6. Smethwick split between three constituencies*
7. East Smethwick in a Birmingham seat*
8. Nechells in a sinuous Yardley seat*
9. Yardley split between seats
10. Rubery in a Birmingham seat
11. Netherton in the Halesowen & Rowley Regis seat*
12. Dudley town split between seats*
13. East Dudley town in a Sandwell seat*
14. Friar Park ward not in the Wednesbury seat*
15. Greets Green in the Tipton seat*

My counter-proposal (interactive map) solves 11 of those 15 problems (shown by stars), but creates five new ones:

1. Perry Barr in a Sandwell seat
2. Yew Tree in a Walsall seat
3. Castle Vale in the Hodge Hill seat
4. Bearwood and part of Oldbury in a Birmingham seat
5. Rowley Regis split between seats

But I think that reducing the overall number of problems from 15 to 9 is quite good going. Also, I’d say we go from having eight bad constituencies (out of 20) to just one (can you guess which one?!) so I think that’s definitely an improvement. Excluding the seats in Wolverhampton and Sutton (which have general support), my proposed seats are:

1. Aldridge, Brownhills & Bloxwich 76572
   18. Walsall 73255
   14. Sandwell Valley 76523
   4. Erdington 73557*
   6. Hodge Hill 77643* (includes Castle Vale DLC DLG DLH)
   3. Birmingham Central* 77926
   9. Small Heath 77267* (includes Bordesley Green CTH CTI CTJ CTK)
   5. Hall Green 72658*
   7. Kings Norton 71831* (includes Swanshurst Park DEG)
   8. Northfield 75118
   11. Edgbaston & Warley South 76863
   19. Warley North 71590
   20. Wednesbury, Tipton & Darlaston 72803
   10. Dudley 78270*
   16. Stourbridge 72591* (includes Brockmoor J05 J06 J07)
   12. Halesowen & Cradley Heath 78132

The stars indicate seats that include parts of split wards. (I have 4 split wards compared to the Commission’s 3.) Seats in bold include wards from two boroughs. (I have 8 compared with the Commission’s 9. Not a big difference there, but this counter-proposal doesn’t make wholesale changes. In an ideal world we’d be looking at something like my original plan, which only had 3 cross-border seats.)

Map of seats listed above:

If you prefer all or part of this plan to the Commission’s proposals, email them by 11/12/17 at information@boundarycommissionengland.gov.uk

Map fun

Enjoying playing with my new toy. I’ve finally got my hands on the map files of the Commission’s proposals, so I can do maps like these, contrasting the current seats (orange) with the new ones (blue). If you want the files, or have a suggestion for a map, email me at dadge1@gmail.com

Birmingham redux

Here’s probably the best solution for Birmingham, as proposed by Phil Davies on the Vote UK forum. The seats are virtually unchanged from the current constituencies, so they win the “maintaining local ties” argument hands down.

Two wards are split, as is allowed under law, and they are Oscott and Bartley Green. Using the polling district information available online, I’ve put polling districts CVE, CVG, CVH and CVI (approx 5733 voters) in Handsworth and polling districts CCC, CCD, CCE, CCI, CCJ, CCYY and CCZZ (approx 7881 voters) in Northfield.

 

SUTTON COLDFIELD 75,031
Sutton Four Oaks 19,103
Sutton New Hall 17,582
Sutton Trinity 19,777
Sutton Vesey 18,569

BIRMINGHAM ERDINGTON 79,972
Erdington 16,461
Kingstanding 17,227
Stockland Green 16,670
Tyburn 17,240
Oscott (part) 12,374

BIRMINGHAM HANDSWORTH 76,338
Oscott (part) 5,733
Perry Barr 16,746
Handsworth Wood 18,448
Lozells and East Handsworth 18,493
Soho 16,918

BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS 78,697
Bordesley Green 19,861
Washwood Heath 19,767
Nechells 19,716
Aston 19,353

BIRMINGHAM EDGBASTON 79,179
Edgbaston 17,490
Harborne 16,473
Ladywood 18,021
Quinton 17,385
Bartley Green (part) 9810

BIRMINGHAM NORTHFIELD 80,071
Weoley 17,664
Longbridge 18,397
Bartley Green (part) 7,881
Northfield 19,194
Kings Norton 16,935

BIRMINGHAM SELLY OAK 75,668
Bournville 19,298
Brandwood 18,567
Selly Oak 18,605
Billesley 19,198

BIRMINGHAM HALL GREEN* 77,157
Moseley and Kings Heath 18,617
Sparkbrook 19,407
Springfield 20,011
Hall Green 19,122

BIRMINGHAM YARDLEY 73,261
Acocks Green 19,365
South Yardley 19,784
Stechford and Yardley North 18,037
Sheldon 16,075

CASTLE BROMWICH 79,812
Castle Bromwich 9,271
Chelmsley Wood 9,236
Kingshurst and Fordbridge 9,455
Smith’s Wood 8,966
Shard End 18,579
Hodge Hill 17,778
Bickenhill (part) 6,527

(*If it was my choice, I’d call this seat Sparkhill.)

Shropshire/Hereford/Worcs counterproposal

Shropshire

Herefordshire

Worcestershire

Ludlow, Hereford and Malvern seats

This area has been allocated 12 seats, and I broadly agree with the Commission’s proposals. In particular, I think since Telford has to be split somehow, the north-south split is elegant and sensible.

Notes:

1. The fact that Worcester and Shewsbury council areas have electorates slightly below the average does give less “wiggle room” in the rest of the region, but it is best to avoid adding an “orphan ward” from another council to make the numbers up.

2. The Commission has put Alveley in the Ludlow seat even though it’s separated by the River Severn; I’ve put it in the Bridgnorth seat.

3. The Commission has put the Hartlebury area in the Malvern seat even though it’s in Wychavon; I’ve put it in the Evesham seat.

4. The Commission has put the Malvern Wells, Powick and Longdon areas in the Evesham seat even though they’re part of Malvern Hills; I’ve put them in the Malvern seat. I’ve kept Upton and Kempsey in the Evesham seat because of the numbers.

5. At the last review, the people of Golden Valley campaigned successfully to have their area in Hereford and not in Leominster. It seems ridiculous therefore for the Commission to try the same trick again.

6. I’ve made a couple of switches north and east of Hereford, moving Tarrington from Hereford into the Malvern seat and the Bodenham area from Malvern into the Leominster seat.

7. I’ve indicated my changes in italics below.

Telford South and Bridgnorth 79,076
Albrighton 3,616
Alveley and Claverley 3,299
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts 5,253
Bridgnorth West and Tasley 5,292
Broseley 3,634
Much Wenlock 3,457
Shifnal North 3,657
Shifnal South and Cosford 3,484
Worfield 3,007
Brookside 4,880
Cuckoo Oak 4,042
Dawley Magna 7,241
Horsehay and Lightmoor 2,909
Ironbridge Gorge 2,085
Lawley and Overdale 3,655
Madeley 4,258
Malinslee 4,271
The Nedge 6,598
Woodside 4,438

Bromsgrove and Droitwich 78,487
Beacon 1,741
Catshill 3,469
Charford 4,716
Furlongs 3,355
Hagley 3,772
Hillside 3,906
Linthurst 1,924
Marlbrook 3,397
Norton 3,854
St Johns 3,751
Sidemoor 3,843
Slideslow 3,965
Stoke Heath 1,943
Stoke Prior 1,806
Tardebigge 1,879
Uffdown 1,874
Waseley 3,576
Whitford 3,890
Woodvale 1,817
Dodderhill 1,957
Droitwich Central 2,001
Droitwich East 4,264
Droitwich South East 4,050
Droitwich South West 3,957
Droitwich West 3,780

Evesham 78,154
Kempsey 3,245
Ripple 1,500
Upton and Hanley 3,422
Badsey 2,142
Bengeworth 3,516
Bowbrook 2,163
Bredon 2,028
Bretforton and Offenham 2,017
Broadway and Wickhamford 3,762
Drakes Broughton 1,884
Eckington 2,234
Elmley Castle and Somerville 1,955
Evesham North 3,483
Evesham South 4,033
Fladbury 2,181
Great Hampton 1,992
Harvington and Norton 1,963
Honeybourne and Pebworth 1,913
Inkberrow 4,555
Little Hampton 3,543
Norton and Whittington 2,183
Pershore 5,667
Pinvin 2,259
South Bredon Hill 1,897
The Littletons 2,150
Upton Snodsbury 2,181
Hartlebury 2,139
Lovett and North Claines 4,287
Ombersley 1,860

Hereford 79,069
Aylestone 4,987
Belmont 6,364
Burghill, Holmer and Lyde 2,618
Central 2,001
Credenhill 2,581
Golden Valley North 2,379
Golden Valley South 2,384
Hollington 1,566
Kerne Bridge 2,548
Llangarron 2,619
Old Gore 2,518
Penyard 2,680
Pontrilas 2,809
Ross-on-Wye East 3,823
Ross-on-Wye West 4,246
St Martins and Hinton 8,313
St Nicholas 4,860
Stoney Street 2,419
Three Elms 7,643
Tupsley 7,089
Valletts 2,622

Ludlow and Leominster 74,446
Bircher 2,340
Castle 2,528
Golden Cross with Weobley 2,342
Hampton Court 2,157
Kington Town 2,451
Leominster North 4,156
Leominster South 4,433
Mortimer 2,578
Pembridge and Lyonshall with Titley 2,387
Sutton Walls 2,440
Upton 2,330
Wormsley Ridge 2,047
Bishop’s Castle 2,837
Brown Clee 3,033
Chirbury and Worthen 2,397
Church Stretton and Craven Arms 6,933
Clee 3,566
Cleobury Mortimer 5,509
Clun 3,093
Corvedale 3,050
Highley 2,720
Ludlow East 3,038
Ludlow North 3,030
Ludlow South 3,051

Great Malvern 77,858
Backbury 2,474
Bringsty 2,290
Bromyard 4,547
Frome 2,751
Hagley 2,909
Hope End 4,492
Ledbury 7,342
Alfrick and Leigh 2,927
Baldwin 1,691
Broadheath 2,825
Chase 4,876
Dyson Perrins 2,906
Hallow 1,534
Lindridge 1,823
Link 4,958
Martley 1,419
Pickersleigh 4,481
Priory 2,965
Teme Valley 1,559
Tenbury 3,022
West 3,240
Woodbury 1,660
Longdon 1,711
Morton 1,680
Powick 3,124
Wells 2,652

North Shropshire 77,673
Cheswardine 3,044
Ellesmere Urban 2,855
Hodnet 2,817
Llanymynech 3,228
Market Drayton East 3,497
Market Drayton West 6,562
Oswestry East 6,734
Oswestry South 3,209
Oswestry West 2,909
Prees 3,172
Ruyton and Baschurch 2,872
St Martin’s 3,397
St Oswald 3,187
Selattyn and Gobowen 5,547
Shawbury 3,432
The Meres 3,326
Wem 6,250
Whitchurch North 5,345
Whitchurch South 3,152
Whittington 3,138

Redditch 76,738
Alvechurch 5,251
Drakes Cross and Walkers Heath 3,933
Hollywood and Majors Green 3,661
Wythall South 1,956
Abbey 4,345
Astwood Bank and Feckenham 4,699
Batchley & Brockhill 5,643
Central 4,409
Church Hill 6,019
Crabbs Cross 4,550
Greenlands 6,225
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw 6,782
Lodge Park 3,831
Matchborough 4,493
West 4,557
Winyates 6,384

Shrewsbury 73,978
Abbey 2,964
Bagley 3,435
Battlefield 2,645
Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton 9,498
Belle Vue 3,225
Bowbrook 2,779
Burnell 3,189
Castlefields and Ditherington 3,198
Copthorne 2,993
Harlescott 3,377
Longden 3,066
Loton 3,031
Meole 2,980
Minsterley 3,020
Monkmoor 3,338
Porthill 3,129
Quarry and Coton Hill 2,698
Radbrook 3,115
Severn Valley 3,185
Sundorne 2,962
Tern 3,370
Underdale 2,781

The Wrekin 76,915
Apley Castle 2,328
Arleston 2,450
Church Aston and Lilleshall 2,563
College 2,211
Donnington 4,726
Dothill 1,961
Edgmond 2,115
Ercall 2,516
Ercall Magna 2,400
Hadley and Leegomery 7,478
Haygate 2,456
Ketley and Oakengates 7,125
Muxton 4,738
Newport East 1,999
Newport North 2,359
Newport South 2,030
Newport West 2,093
Park 2,029
Priorslee 4,706
St Georges 4,678
Shawbirch 2,443
Wrockwardine 4,459
Wrockwardine Wood and Trench 5,052

Worcester 73,960
Arboretum 4,537
Battenhall 4,139
Bedwardine 6,337
Cathedral 7,247
Claines 6,634
Gorse Hill 3,820
Nunnery 5,911
Rainbow Hill 3,970
St Clement 4,714
St John 5,729
St Peter’s Parish 4,483
St Stephen 4,090
Warndon 4,111
Warndon Parish North 4,137
Warndon Parish South 4,101

Wyre Forest 77,800
Aggborough and Spennells 5,264
Areley Kings 4,738
Bewdley and Arley 5,429
Blakedown and Chaddesley 3,332
Broadwaters 5,960
Cookley 2,051
Franche 5,561
Greenhill 6,036
Habberley and Blakebrook 5,273
Lickhill 5,526
Mitton 5,904
Offmore and Comberton 5,444
Oldington and Foley Park 3,793
Rock 2,041
Sutton Park 5,646
Wolverley 1,762
Wribbenhall 4,040

Staffordshire counterproposal

(Current boundaries)                    (My proposal)

Staffordshire is a relatively easy area to review since it can be reviewed on its own and most of the county requires little change. It is losing one seat though, in the north-west of the county, and the question is whether to merge Stone with part of Newcastle or with part of Stoke. The Commission has chosen the former, but their resultant splitting of Newcastle is a bit of a dog’s dinner. So I’ve gone along with the counter-proposal made by Adam Gray and others for a Stoke South & Stone seat.

Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be possible to work out an arrangement that doesn’t move Hixon from Stafford into Lichfield.

Butt Lane 4,349
Kidsgrove 5,255
Newchapel 2,801
Ravenscliffe 3,372
Talke 3,206
Tunstall 9,836
Chell and Packmoor 9,211
Burslem North 9,131
Burslem South 8,730
Norton and Bradeley 8,909
East Valley 10,226
STOKE NORTH 75,026

Abbey Green 8,962
Bentilee and Townsend 9,008
Berryhill and Hanley East 7,717
Hanley West and Shelton 8,434
Northwood and Birches Head 8,949
Fenton 9,225
Longton North 10,660
Longton South 10,274
STOKE EAST 73,229

Blurton 9,550
Stoke and Trent Vale 9,659
Hartshill and Penkhull 9,045
Meir Park and Sandon 10,082
Trentham and Hanford 9,769
Weston and Meir Park 9,064
Stonefield and Christchurch 4,086
Walton 4,585
St. Michael’s 3,618
Fulford 4,808
Barlaston and Oulton 3,224
STOKE SOUTH AND STONE 77,490

Brereton and Ravenhill 5,095
Cannock East 5,581
Cannock North 5,447
Cannock South 5,735
Cannock West 5,727
Etching Hill and The Heath 5,382
Hagley 3,434
Hawks Green 5,699
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury 5,010
Hednesford Green Heath 3,976
Hednesford North 5,548
Hednesford South 4,254
Norton Canes 5,818
Rawnsley 3,837
Western Springs 5,137
CANNOCK CHASE 75,680

Abbey 2,334
Anglesey 4,005
Branston 5,526
Brizlincote 4,317
Burton 2,189
Churnet 2,207
Crown 2,136
Eton Park 4,063
Heath 4,779
Horninglow 6,216
Rolleston on Dove 2,722
Shobnall 4,753
Stapenhill 5,817
Stretton 6,363
Town 5,304
Tutbury and Outwoods 4,672
Weaver 1,705
Winshill 6,194
BURTON 75,302

Yoxall 2,169
Needwood 4,534
Bagots 2,144
All Saints 2,825
Alrewas and Fradley 4,490
Armitage with Handsacre 4,180
Boley Park 3,987
Boney Hay 2,484
Burntwood Central 2,496
Chadsmead 2,721
Chase Terrace 4,047
Chasetown 3,114
Colton and Mavesyn Ridware 1,474
Curborough 3,851
Highfield 3,172
King’s Bromley 1,379
Leomansley 5,315
Longdon 1,576
St John’s 5,002
Stowe 3,965
Summerfield 2,662
Whittington 2,666
Haywood and Hixon 5,173
LICHFIELD 75,426

Audley and Bignall End 4,694
Bradwell 4,970
Chesterton 5,475
Clayton 3,195
Cross Heath 4,340
Halmerend 3,038
Holditch 3,366
Keele 3,203
Knutton and Silverdale 3,147
Loggerheads and Whitmore 5,634
Madeley 3,419
May Bank 5,003
Porthill 3,229
Seabridge 4,682
Silverdale and Parksite 2,754
Thistleberry 4,606
Town 3,702
Westlands 4,830
Wolstanton 4,458
NEWCASTLE (STAFFS) 77,745

Bilbrook 3,350
Brewood and Coven 5,482
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon 3,409
Cheslyn Hay South 3,038
Codsall North 3,340
Codsall South 3,366
Essington 3,965
Featherstone and Shareshill 3,759
Great Wyrley Landywood 3,866
Great Wyrley Town 4,972
Himley and Swindon 1,707
Huntington and Hatherton 3,781
Kinver 6,005
Pattingham and Patshull 1,847
Perton Dippons 1,597
Perton East 1,790
Perton Lakeside 5,059
Trysull and Seisdon 1,788
Wheaton Aston, Bishopwood and Lapley 3,347
Wombourne North and Lower Penn 5,304
Wombourne South East 3,210
Wombourne South West 3,554
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE 77,536

Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell 3,085
Penkridge South East 3,550
Penkridge West 1,689
Baswich 3,489
Chartley 1,581
Church Eaton 1,749
Common 2,946
Coton 2,722
Eccleshall 5,259
Forebridge 3,325
Gnosall and Woodseaves 5,171
Highfields and Western Downs 4,556
Holmcroft 5,016
Littleworth 4,803
Manor 4,572
Milford 3,851
Milwich 1,575
Penkside 2,996
Rowley 3,537
Seighford 2,883
Swynnerton 3,642
Tillington 3,109
Weeping Cross 5,183
STAFFORD 80,289

Alton 1,125
Bagnall and Stanley 1,361
Biddulph East 4,630
Biddulph Moor 1,395
Biddulph North 4,253
Biddulph South 1,408
Biddulph West 4,346
Brown Edge and Endon 4,019
Caverswall 1,428
Cellarhead 2,617
Cheadle North East 2,768
Cheadle South East 2,888
Cheadle West 4,026
Checkley 4,523
Cheddleton 4,321
Churnet 2,599
Dane 1,263
Forsbrook 4,173
Hamps Valley 1,456
Horton 1,558
Ipstones 1,521
Leek East 3,926
Leek North 4,080
Leek South 4,374
Leek West 3,775
Manifold 1,512
Werrington 2,689
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS 78,034

Amington 5,937
Belgrave 5,694
Bolehall 5,821
Castle 5,614
Glascote 5,622
Mercian 5,203
Spital 5,488
Stonydelph 5,765
Trinity 5,958
Wilnecote 7,036
Shenstone 2,701
Stonnall 1,251
Mease and Tame 2,895
Little Aston 2,451
Fazeley 3,721
Bourne Vale 1,387
Hammerwich 2,832
TAMWORTH 75,376

The Commission’s proposals are here. Map. Send your comments to the Commission here.

West Midlands review

The West Midlands region has been allocated 54 seats. Comparing the electorates of the counties and boroughs with the electoral quota produces seat allocations as follows:

voters seats
Staffordshire 654,692 8.54
Stoke 186,441 2.43
Shropshire 228,607 2.98
Telford 121,292 1.58
Herefordshire 138,063 1.80
Worcestershire 436,192 5.69
Warwickshire 407,922 5.32
Solihull 160,782 2.10
Birmingham 731,731 9.55
Sandwell 219,710 2.87
Walsall 191,056 2.49
Dudley 242,131 3.16
Wolverhampton 172,294 2.25
Coventry 224,755 2.93

Because of the 5% rule, most of these areas will have to be combined with other areas. For example, if Herefordshire had two whole seats, their electorates would be around 69,031, which is well below the limit. The way the Commission has combined the areas is probably the only sensible one, and it’s the arrangement I’m using, although I’ve extricated Sandwell fom the mix:

Staffordshire & Stoke
10.97 >>> 11 seats @ 76,467
Shropshire, Telford, Herefordshire, Worcestershire
12.05 >>> 12 seats @ 77,013
Coventry 2.93 >>> 3 seats @ 74,918
Warwickshire, Solihull, Birmingham
16.97 >>> 17 seats @ 76,496
Sandwell 2.87 >>> 3 seats @ 73,237
Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall
7.90 >>> 8 seats @ 75,685

These ad hoc pairings* aren’t ideal – at subsequent reviews the electoral statistics will have changed and areas will have to be uncoupled and recoupled, causing considerable regular disruption for MPs and constituents – but they will be a fact of life until the law is changed.

Where the Commission and I part company is in how to treat these groups of areas. Unlike in the past, the Commission seems now to have a cavalier attitude to boundaries. For example, in its proposals six constituencies cross the Birmingham city boundary. In my opinion, when two areas are combined there should ideally only be one seat that crosses the common boundary, and the seat should cross the boundary at a suitable place. I’ve included the Meriden area in a new Mid Warwickshire seat because that area has a rural character, and it was only removed from Warwickshire in 1974 because they needed a land bridge between Coventry and the rest of the conurbation.

*A group of three is two pairings! 🙂

Warwickshire counterproposal

Arley and Whitacre 4,169
Atherstone Central 3,013
Atherstone North 2,738
Atherstone South and Mancetter 2,929
Baddesley and Grendon 3,112
Coleshill North 2,582
Coleshill South 2,743
Curdworth 2,754
Dordon 2,498
Fillongley 2,789
Hartshill 2,987
Hurley and Wood End 3,071
Kingsbury 3,048
Newton Regis and Warton 2,828
Polesworth East 2,694
Polesworth West 2,803
Water Orton 2,869
Bede 5,114
Exhall 5,982
Heath 5,611
Poplar 5,920
Slough 5,446
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE 77,700

Abbey 5,730
Arbury 5,177
Attleborough 5,724
Bar Pool 5,491
Bulkington 5,135
Camp Hill 5,178
Galley Common 6,135
Kingswood 5,021
St Nicolas 5,659
Weddington 5,889
Wem Brook 5,288
Whitestone 5,840
Earl Craven and Wolston 4,709
Fosse 3,012
Wolvey 1,532
NUNEATON 75,520

Admirals 5,226
Avon and Swift 2,194
Benn 4,296
Bilton 4,104
Brownsover North 4,584
Brownsover South 3,003
Caldecott 4,090
Dunchurch and Knightlow 4,914
Eastlands 4,557
Hillmorton 4,192
Lawford and King’s Newnham 2,731
Leam Valley 1,538
New Bilton 4,987
Newbold 4,440
Overslade 4,241
Paddox 2,834
Ryton-on-Dunsmore 1,420
Fenny Compton 1,886
Southam 4,955
Stockton and Napton 1,893
Long Itchington 1,873
RUGBY 73,958

Alcester 4,820
Aston Cantlow 1,499
Bardon 1,766
Bidford and Salford 5,393
Brailes 1,750
Burton Dassett 1,816
Ettington 1,851
Harbury 3,675
Kineton 3,255
Kinwarton 1,703
Long Compton 1,762
Quinton 1,932
Sambourne 1,429
Shipston 4,041
Stratford Alveston 5,708
Stratford Avenue and New Town 5,855
Stratford Guild and Hathaway 5,732
Stratford Mount Pleasant 3,338
Studley 4,631
Tredington 1,910
Vale of the Red Horse 1,884
Welford 1,703
Wellesbourne 5,563
STRATFORD ON AVON 73,016

Abbey 5,811
Lapworth 2,337
Leek Wootton 1,975
Park Hill 6,388
St John’s 5,827
Stoneleigh 2,529
Tanworth 3,129
Henley 3,561
Claverdon 1,814
Knowle 8,412
Dorridge and Hockley Heath 8,823
Meriden 9,499
Blythe 10,239
Bickenhill (south) 3,000
MID WARWICKSHIRE 73,344

Bishop’s Tachbrook 1,925
Brunswick 5,616
Budbrooke 4,644
Clarendon 3,915
Crown 3,580
Cubbington 4,443
Manor 6,243
Milverton 6,421
Radford Semele 1,876
Warwick North 6,084
Warwick South 7,334
Warwick West 7,495
Whitnash 6,218
Willes 6,803
Snitterfield 1,760
WARWICK & LEAMINGTON 74,357

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West Midlands (county) counter-proposal

Here goes… My review areas are as follows: Birmingham-Solihull-Warwickshire 17 seats; Walsall-Wolverhampton-Dudley 8 seats; Sandwell 3 seats; Coventry 3 seats. Coventry is unchanged.

Where I’ve split wards (shown in grey on the map), the electorates are estimated.

part of Oscott 5,705
Aston 19,353
Perry Barr 16,746
Handsworth Wood 18,448
Lozells and East Handsworth 18,493
BIRMINGHAM PERRY BARR 78,745

Erdington 16,461
Kingstanding 17,227
Stockland Green 16,670
Tyburn 17,240
most of Oscott 12,402
BIRMINGHAM ERDINGTON 80,000

Bournville 19,298
Brandwood 18,567
Kings Norton 16,935
Selly Oak 18,605
BIRMINGHAM KINGS NORTON 73,405

Edgbaston 17,490
Harborne 16,473
Ladywood 18,021
Soho 16,918
most of Quinton 11,098
BIRMINGHAM FIVE WAYS 80,000

part of Quinton 6,287
Weoley 17,664
Longbridge 18,397
Bartley Green 17,691
Northfield 19,194
BIRMINGHAM NORTHFIELD 79,233

Hall Green 19,122
Acocks Green 19,365
South Yardley 19,784
Stechford and Yardley North 18,037
BIRMINGHAM ACOCKS GREEN 76,308

Hodge Hill 17,778
Bordesley Green 19,861
Washwood Heath 19,767
Nechells 19,716
BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS 77,122

Moseley and Kings Heath 18,617
Sparkbrook 19,407
Springfield 20,011
Billesley 19,198
BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY 77,233

Sutton Four Oaks 19,103
Sutton New Hall 17,582
Sutton Trinity 19,777
Sutton Vesey 18,569
SUTTON COLDFIELD 75,031

Cradley and Foxcote 9,953
Halesowen North 9,573
Halesowen South 10,008
Hayley Green and Cradley South 9,419
Norton 9,743
Pedmore and Stourbridge East 10,008
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town 10,148
Belle Vale 10,227
HALESOWEN AND STOURBRIDGE 79,079

Brockmoor from B&P 3,500
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath 10,259
Kingswinford South 10,423
Lye and Wollescote 9,597
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood 10,311
Amblecote 10,465
Brierley Hill 10,105
Wordsley 10,114
BRIERLEY HILL 74,774

St James’s 10,019
St Thomas’s 10,163
Sedgley 9,850
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton 10,410
Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews 10,636
Castle and Priory 10,692
Gornal 10,580
(Brockmoor and) Pensnett 6,271
DUDLEY CASTLE 78,621

Abbey 8,431
Blackheath 9,276
Bristnall 9,123
Cradley Heath and Old Hill 9,989
Langley 9,137
Old Warley 9,141
Tividale 9,226
Rowley 9,164
ROWLEY REGIS 73,487

Charlemont with Grove Vale 9,309
Great Barr with Yew Tree 9,708
Hateley Heath 9,476
Newton 8,813
St Pauls 9,163
Smethwick 9,409
Soho and Victoria 8,620
West Bromwich Central 8,915
WEST BROMWICH 73,413

Princes End 9,109
Great Bridge 9,517
Friar Park 9,085
Tipton Green 9,738
Wednesbury North 9,176
Wednesbury South 9,265
Oldbury 9,218
Greets Green and Lyng 7,702
SANDWELL NORTH WEST 72,810

Castle Bromwich 9,271
Chelmsley Wood 9,236
Kingshurst and Fordbridge 9,455
Smith’s Wood 8,966
Shard End 18,579
Sheldon 16,075
Bickenhill (north) 6,527
CASTLE BROMWICH 78,109

Knowle 8,412
Dorridge and Hockley Heath 8,823
Meriden 9,499
Blythe 10,239
Bickenhill (south) 3,000
to Warwickshire 39,973

Elmdon 9,424
Lyndon 10,097
Olton 9,809
St Alphege 10,510
Shirley East 8,906
Shirley South 10,015
Shirley West 9,315
Silhill 9,278
SOLIHULL 77,354

Aldridge Central and South 10,907
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood 10,134
Brownhills 9,537
Pheasey Park Farm 8,728
Pelsall 9,061
Streetly 10,901
Rushall-Shelfield 8,966
Paddock 9,563
ALDRIDGE-BROWNHILLS 77,797

Bentley and Darlaston North 9,099
Birchills Leamore 9,361
Blakenall 8,402
Bloxwich East 8,563
Bloxwich West 9,709
Palfrey 10,272
Pleck 9,376
St Matthew’s 9,706
WALSALL TOWN 74,488

Darlaston South 9,338
Short Heath 9,086
Willenhall North 9,578
Willenhall South 10,769
Wednesfield North 8,839
Wednesfield South 8,413
Bilston East 9,038
Bilston North 8,790
BILSTON AND WILLENHALL 73,851

Tettenhall Regis 9,257
Tettenhall Wightwick 9,123
Heath Town 7,386
Fallings Park 8,979
Bushbury North 9,071
Bushbury South and Low Hill 8,864
St Peter’s 6,407
Oxley 8,802
Park less Merridale 5,725
WOLVERHAMPTON NORTH 73,614

Merridale from Park 2,000
Blakenhall 8,160
East Park 8,677
Ettingshall 8,694
Graiseley 7,994
Merry Hill 9,361
Penn 9,979
Spring Vale 8,735
Coseley East 9,657
WOLVERHAMPTON SOUTH 73,257