Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meriden is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Saqib Bhatti, a Conservative.[n 2] It is named after the village of Meriden, halfway between Solihull and Coventry.
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Meriden | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
Electorate | 83,428 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Balsall Common, Hampton-in-Arden, Meriden and Chelmsley Wood |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1955 |
Member of Parliament | Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Sutton Coldfield and Nuneaton |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes. As a consequence, it will be renamed Meriden and Solihull East, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]