England · Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Covers Fordbridge · Elmdon Heath
Photograph shows Meriden. The constituency reaches beyond the village itself.
Your member of parliament
Saqib Bhatti
ConservativeConservative won Meriden and Solihull East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,584 votes, or 10.4 points. A swing of 5.2 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 231 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 419.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 10.4 points, which is larger than 231 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 4,584 votes.
Majority
4,584
10.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.8%
+0.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
44,035 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saqib BhattiElected | Conservative | 16,792 | 38.1% | +14.4 |
| Sarah Alan | Labour | 12,208 | 27.7% | -6.0 |
| Malcolm Sedgley | Reform UK | 8,753 | 19.9% | +5.6 |
| Sunny Virk | Liberal Democrat | 3,353 | 7.6% | -4.6 |
| Shesh Sheshabhatter | Green Party | 2,929 | 6.7% | +0.3 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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