South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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South Staffordshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Sir Gavin Williamson, a Conservative.[n 2]
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South Staffordshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Staffordshire |
Electorate | 74,189 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Bilbrook, Codsall, Landywood, Wombourne |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | South West Staffordshire |
1832–1868 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Staffordshire |
Replaced by | East Staffordshire West Staffordshire Wednesbury |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes and will be renamed Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, to be first contested at the next general election.[2] Part of the constituency will be absorbed into the new seat of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, with Sir Gavin Williamson being chosen as its Conservative candidate.[3]