Walsall South (UK Parliament constituency)

Walsall South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Walsall South in West Midlands.
Location of West Midlands within England.
County	West Midlands
Electorate	66,082 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1955 (1955)
Member of Parliament	Valerie Vaz (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Walsall
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Walsall South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Walsall South is one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, covering the southern part of Walsall, as well as Darlaston, Moxley and Pheasey.

History

The constituency was first established in 1955 from Walsall constituency, and was represented by the Conservative Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid until 1974. Bruce George of the Labour Party won the seat in the February 1974 general election and subsequently held it until his retirement at the 2010 general election, when he was succeeded by Valerie Vaz (also of the Labour Party).

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1955	Sir Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid	Conservative
	Feb 1974	Bruce George	Labour
	2010	Valerie Vaz	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Walsall South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Vaz	16,211	39.7	-9.5
	Conservative	Richard Hunt	14,456	35.4	+6.9
	Liberal Democrat	Murli Sinha	5,880	14.4	+4.6
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	3,449	8.4	+3.6
	Christian	Gulzaman Khan	482	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Mohammed Mulia	404	1.0	+1.0
Majority			1,755	4.3
Turnout			40,882	63.1	+3.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−8.2

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Walsall South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bruce George	17,633	49.9	−9.1
	Conservative	Kabir Sabar	9,687	27.4	−3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mohamed Hanif Asmal	3,240	9.2	+2.4
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	1,833	5.2	+2.4
	BNP	Kevin Smith	1,776	5.0	N/A
	Respect	Nadia Fazal	1,146	3.2	N/A
Majority			7,946	22.5
Turnout			35,365	58.5	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.0

General Election 2001: Walsall South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bruce George	20,574	59.0	+1.1
	Conservative	Michael Bird	10,643	30.5	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Tomlinson	2,365	6.8	+0.5
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	974	2.8	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Peter Smith	343	1.0	N/A
Majority			9,931	28.5
Turnout			34,899	55.7	-11.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Walsall South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bruce George	24,133	48.2	+3.3
	Conservative	LC Jones	20,955	41.9	−0.8
	Liberal Democrat	GE Williams	4,132	8.3	−4.1
	Green	RJ Clarke	673	1.3	N/A
	Natural Law	JD Oldbury	167	0.3	N/A
Majority			3,178	6.3	+4.1
Turnout			50,060	76.3	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)