Riding profile
Solihull West and Shirley
The question
Solihull West and Shirley: a safe seat for the Conservatives?
Editorial read
Solihull West and Shirley, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 10-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 30% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Sits with Conservative
Current forecast
Conservative
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 5.6
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Conservative | Reform UK | Labour | Lib Dems | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereSolihull West and Shirley | 29.5% | 24.0% | 16.9% | 14.7% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 18.9% +10.6 | 25.3% −1.4 | 21.7% −4.7 | 11.6% +3.0 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Shastri-Hurst Elected | Conservative | 16,284 | 34.7 | — |
| Deirdre Fox | Labour | 11,664 | 24.9 | — |
| Ade Adeyemo | Lib Dems | 7,916 | 16.9 | — |
| Mary McKenna | Reform UK | 7,149 | 15.3 | — |
| Max McLoughlin | Green | 3,270 | 7.0 | — |
| Julian Knight | Other | 594 | 1.3 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
Around the region
Nearby ridings
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- Birmingham YardleyReform UK Toss-upOpen →
- Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyOther Safe seatOpen →
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthReform UK Toss-upOpen →
- Birmingham Selly OakLabour Safe seatOpen →
- Birmingham LadywoodOther Toss-upOpen →
- Meriden and Solihull EastConservative Toss-upOpen →
- Last model run
- Cycle
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