Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Stourbridge
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stourbridge in West Midlands.
Location of West Midlands within England.
County	West Midlands
Electorate	70,225 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Amblecote, Cradley, Lye, Quarry Bank, Stourbridge
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Margot James (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Halesowen & Stourbridge
1918–1950
Number of members	One
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Replaced by	Oldbury and Halesowen and part-incorporated into Dudley.
Created from	North Worcestershire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Stourbridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Margot James, a Conservative.

1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Stourbridge, the Urban Districts of Lye and Wollescote, and Oldbury, and the Rural District of Halesowen.

1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Amblecote, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Quarry Bank and Cradley, and Wollaston and Stourbridge West.

2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Amblecote, Cradley and Foxcote, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood, and Wollaston and Stourbridge Town.

Stourbridge is one of four constituencies in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, covering the south-west of the borough.

During this period no ministerial roles happened to have been awarded to any of the members. Prominent members in social history include: Wilfred Wellock, who wrote 13 publications, and was an early Gandhian as well as a promoter of increased localism. At the end of this period, Lord Moyle (as he became) went on to serve Oldbury and Halesowen until 1964 and in the ballot for Private member's bills achieved three to legislate in respect of:

The constituency was abolished in 1950, with the Stourbridge West and Stourbridge East wards being incorporated into the Dudley constituency. An Eastern section of the old constituency was included in the new Oldbury and Halesowen seat.

Before recreation, in 1997, the seat's forerunner, Halesowen and Stourbridge, created in 1974, was held by a Conservative and both of its replacements, including this seat, were taken by Labour in 1997. The smaller remainder of the predecessor forms part of Halesowen and Rowley Regis.