Meriden and Solihull East is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election. [1] The constituency name refers to the village of Meriden and the eastern areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. [2] This is part of a boundary review that will result in the Solihull constituency being split into three. [3]
The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
It will contain the following areas: [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Saqib Bhatti [6] | ||||
| Reform UK | Malcolm Sedgley [7] | ||||
| Green | Shesh Sheshabhatter [8] | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
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