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Meriden and Solihull East

West Midlands, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative

Male

Majority4,584
Turnout59.8%
Electorate73,659
Valid votes44,035
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative16,792 - 38.1%
Labour12,208 - 27.7%
Reform8,753 - 19.9%
Lib Dem3,353 - 7.6%
Green2,929 - 6.7%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£230,421,927

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,286 total benefits bill per resident · 1% above average

Meriden and Solihull East
£2,286
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 237 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£230,421,927273/575
Change over 2 years+22.9%
Median local wage (2025)£36,966+9.2%
  • Universal Credit£130,708,267

    £1,297 per resident · 10,540 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 3,582 · 1 in 17 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£52,714,585

    £523 per resident · 6,839 claimants (+17.4% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,003 · 44% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,870

  • Disability Living Allowance£17,350,517

    £172 per resident · 2,828 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£13,864,652

    £138 per resident · 1,911 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£8,787,289

    £87 per resident · 2,027 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£6,996,618

    £69 per resident · 1,101 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 85.7%White British 81.7%Asian 7.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.6%Other 1.2%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 91.1%White British 88.1%Asian 4.5%Black, African or Caribbean 1.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 95.4%White British 92.3%Asian 2.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 97.3%White British N/AAsian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 1.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Meriden and Solihull East (2021)
UK 91.1%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 6.0%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Meriden and Solihull East (2011)
UK 93.4%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 5.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Meriden and Solihull East (2001)
UK 94.9%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 4.4%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Meriden and Solihull East (1991)
UK 96.1%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 1.8%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Meriden and Solihull East

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.