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Stourbridge
Borough constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Stourbridge inWest Midlands region
County	West Midlands
Electorate	70,225 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Amblecote,Cradley,Lye,Quarry Bank,Stourbridge,Brierley Hill
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Cat Eccles (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Halesowen & Stourbridge Dudley East Dudley West
1918–1950
Seats	One
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Created from	North Worcestershire
Replaced by	Oldbury and Halesowen andDudley

Stourbridge is aconstituency^{[n 1]} in theWest Midlands represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since 2024 byCat Eccles of theLabour Party.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Stourbridge, the Urban Districts of Lye and Wollescote, and Oldbury, and the Rural District of Halesowen.

1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Amblecote, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Quarry Bank and Cradley, and Wollaston and Stourbridge West.

2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Amblecote, Cradley and Foxcote, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood, and Wollaston and Stourbridge Town.

Under the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the2024 general election, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of: Amblecote; Brierley Hill; Lye and Stourbridge North; Netherton, Woodside and St. Andrews; Norton; Pedmore and Stourbridge East; Wollaston and Stourbridge Town.^[2]

The seat was subject to significant boundary changes. These entailed the loss of the areas ofCradley,Wollescote,Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood which were moved to the new constituency ofHalesowen, offset by the gain ofBrierley Hill,Netherton andWoodside from the abolished constituency ofDudley South.^[3]

Further to a local government boundary review in Dudley which became effective from May 2024,^[4] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of: Amblecote; Brierley Hill & Wordsley South; Lye & Stourbridge North; Netherton & Holly Hall; Norton; Pedmore & Stourbridge East; Wollaston & Stourbridge Town.^[5]

Stourbridge is one of three constituencies principally in theMetropolitan Borough of Dudley (alongsideDudley andHalesowen), covering the south-west of the borough.

Much of the town consists of suburban streets, interspersed with green spaces, with the other settlements beingcontiguous. Stourbridge borders ongreen belt land, and is close to unspoiled countryside with ruralWorcestershire,Staffordshire andShropshire close by to the west. TheClent Hills,Kinver Edge and large areas of farmland lie to the south and west.

Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 4.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation byThe Guardian.^[6]

1918–1950

Stourbridge was one of just seventeen constituencies to have a woman candidate,Mary Macarthur, to contest the 1918 general election, the first occasion some women could vote and stand in Parliamentary elections. She stood as the Labour Party candidate. Macarthur was a trades union leader and well known in the area. However the returning officer insisted she should be listed under her married name, Mrs W. C. Anderson.^[7]

During this period no ministerial roles happened to have been awarded to any of the members. Prominent members in social history includeWilfred Wellock, who wrote 13 publications, and was an earlyGandhian as well as a promoter of increased localism. At the end of this period,Lord Moyle (as he became) went on to serveOldbury and Halesowen until 1964 and in the ballot forprivate member's bills achieved three to legislate in respect of:

• Humane Slaughter of Horses
• Air Pollution
• Children of the divorced (custody etc.) as recommended by the Royal Commission

The constituency was abolished in 1950, with the Stourbridge West and Stourbridge East wards being incorporated into the Dudley constituency. An Eastern section of the old constituency was included in the new Oldbury and Halesowen seat.

1997–date

Since its recreation in1997, the seat has been abellwether, elected an MP at each general election from the party that formed the Government.

The seat's forerunner,Halesowen and Stourbridge, created in 1974, was held by aConservative and both of its replacements, including this seat, were taken byLabour in 1997. The smaller remainder of the eastern part of the predecessor forms part ofHalesowen and Rowley Regis. To compensate for the loss of these areas, Amblecote ward was brought in from the Dudley West constituency, while the Quarry Bank & Cradley ward was brought in from Dudley East.

Labour retained the seat by just above amarginal majority at the general election in 2001, and retained it again in 2005, with a new candidate,Lynda Waltho, with a marginal majority of 1% of the vote.

Margot James regained the seat for the Conservatives at the2010 election, retaining it with increased majorities in 2015 and 2017. James had the Conservativewhip withdrawn in September 2019 and, although it was restored, she did not stand at the2019 election and fellow ConservativeSuzanne Webb was elected with over 60% of the vote.

In 2024, the seat reverted back to Labour with the election ofCat Eccles with a majority of 7.7%.

In 2015, Pete Lowe,Labour's parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge had his own beer brewed. 'Born Bred Believes' was brewed by Kinver Brewery in support of his candidacy.^[8]

Halesowen & Stourbridge,Dudley East andDudley West prior to 1997

General election 2019: Stourbridge^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Suzanne Webb	27,534	60.3	5.8
	Labour	Pete Lowe	13,963	30.6	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	2,523	5.5	3.2
	Green	Andi Mohr	1,048	2.3	1.3
	Independent	Aaron Hudson	621	1.4	New
Majority			13,571	29.7	13.5
Turnout			45,689	65.4	1.8
	Conservativehold		Swing	6.7

General election 2017: Stourbridge^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margot James	25,706	54.5	8.5
	Labour	Pete Lowe	18,052	38.3	6.8
	UKIP	Glen Wilson	1,801	3.8	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	1,083	2.3	1.0
	Green	Andi Mohr	493	1.0	1.2
Majority			7,654	16.2	1.7
Turnout			47,855	67.2
	Conservativehold		Swing	0.9

General election 2015: Stourbridge^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margot James	21,195	46.0	3.3
	Labour	Pete Lowe	14,501	31.5	0.2
	UKIP	James Carver	7,774	16.9	12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	1,538	3.3	13.1
	Green	Christian Kiever	1,021	2.2	1.4
Majority			6,694	14.5	3.5
Turnout			46,029
	Conservativehold		Swing	1.8

General election 2010: Stourbridge^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margot James	20,153	42.7	3.4
	Labour	Lynda Waltho	14,989	31.7	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	7,733	16.4	0.4
	UKIP	Maddy Westrop	2,103	4.5	1.8
	BNP	Robert Weale	1,696	3.6	New
	Green	Will Duckworth	394	0.8	New
	Independent	Alun Nicholas	166	0.4	New
Majority			5,164	11.0	N/A
Turnout			47,234	67.8	3.9
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	6.9

General election 2005: Stourbridge^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Waltho	17,089	41.0	6.1
	Conservative	Diana Coad	16,682	40.0	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	6,850	16.4	4.3
	UKIP	Daniel Mau	1,087	2.6	0.7
Majority			407	1.0	8.5
Turnout			41,708	64.7	2.9
	Labourhold		Swing	4.3

General election 2001: Stourbridge^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debra Shipley	18,823	47.1	0.1
	Conservative	Stephen Eyre	15,011	37.6	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	4,833	12.1	2.2
	UKIP	John Knotts	763	1.9	New
	Socialist Labour	Mick Atherton	494	1.2	New
Majority			3,812	9.5	1.9
Turnout			39,924	61.8	14.7
	Labourhold		Swing

General election 1997: Stourbridge^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debra Shipley	23,452	47.2	8.9
	Conservative	Warren Hawksley	17,807	35.8	13.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bramall	7,123	14.3	2.5
	Referendum	Peter Quick	1,319	2.7	New
Majority			5,645	11.4	N/A
Turnout			49,701	76.5
	Labourwin (new seat)

General election 1945: Stourbridge^[19]Electorate 97,095

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Moyle	34,912	48.5	14.2
	Conservative	Robert Morgan	18,979	26.3	17.2
	Liberal	Ralph Brown	18,159	25.2	3.0
Majority			15,933	22.2	N/A
Turnout			72,050	74.2	3.3
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

General Election 1939–40:Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative:Robert Morgan
• Liberal:Ralph Brown^[20]
• Labour:Wilfred Wellock^[21]

General election 1935: Stourbridge^[19]Electorate 80,598

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Morgan	24,898	43.5	4.2
	Labour	Wilfred Wellock	19,597	34.3	1.5
	Liberal	Donald Finnemore	12,684	22.2	5.8
Majority			5,301	9.2	2.7
Turnout			57,179	70.9	11.1
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1931: Stourbridge^[19]Electorate 70,324

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Morgan	22,652	39.3	7.5
	Labour	Wilfred Wellock	18,910	32.8	5.6
	Liberal	Donald Finnemore	16,121	28.0	1.8
Majority			3,742	6.5	N/A
Turnout			57,683	82.0
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	6.5

General election 1929: Stourbridge^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilfred Wellock	21,343	38.4	3.6
	Unionist	Stanley Reed	17,675	31.8	7.7
	Liberal	Donald Finnemore	16,537	29.8	4.1
Majority			3,668	6.6	N/A
Turnout			55,555
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

1927 Stourbridge by-election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilfred Wellock	16,561	41.9	7.1
	Unionist	Henry Hogbin	13,462	34.0	5.5
	Liberal	Aneurin Edwards	9,535	24.1	1.6
Majority			3,099	7.9	N/A
Turnout			39,558
	Labourgain fromUnionist		Swing

General election 1922: Stourbridge^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Douglas Pielou	18,200	51.8	New
	Liberal	John William Wilson	16,949	48.2	9.7
Majority			1,251	3.6	N/A
Turnout			35,149
	Unionistgain fromLiberal		Swing

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969].British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 503.ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

• Stourbridge UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
• Stourbridge UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
• Stourbridge UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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