Summary

  • General election 2019: As it unfolded across the West Midlands

  1. Result: Conservative hold in Staffordshire Southpublished at 04:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Gavin Williamson has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Staffordshire South, which he has represented since 2010.

    The former defence minister secured a majority of 28,250 votes.

  2. Result: Labour hold in Warwick and Leamingtonpublished at 04:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Matt Western has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, which he has represented since 2017.

    Mr Western secured a majority of 789 votes.

  3. Result: Conservatives take Birmingham Northfieldpublished at 04:16 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    The Conservatives have gained Birmingham Northfied from Labour, where Richard Burden has represented the area since 1992.

    Gary Sambrook secured a majority of 1,640 votes for the Tories.

  4. Result: Conservatives hold Shrewsbury & Atchampublished at 04:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Daniel Kawczynski has been re-elected as the MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham with a majority of 11,217 votes.

    Mr Kawczynski has held the seat since 2005.

  5. Result: Labour hold Birmingham Hodge Hillpublished at 04:04 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Liam Byrne has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, which he has represented since 2004.

    He secured a majority of 28,655 votes and a 78.7% share of the vote.

  6. 'Labour has failed the people it aims to serve'published at 04:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Jess Phillips, seeking re-election as MP for Birmingham Yardley, said the election campaign has been difficult.

    "It's been a hard slog," she said.

    "The Labour Party tonight, we have failed the people we aim to serve and that is heartbreaking."

    Media caption,

    'The Labour Party has failed the people'

    Mr Corbyn has said he will not be leading Labour in the next general election.

    He was speaking as the Conservative party continued to take Labour seats as it headed towards a majority.

  7. Result: Conservative hold in Stonepublished at 04:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Bill Cash has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Stone with a majority of 19,945 votes.

    Sir Bill has been the MP for Stone since 1997.

  8. Result: Conservative hold in Hereford and Herefordshire Southpublished at 03:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Jesse Norman has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Hereford and Herefordshire South where he has been an MP since 2010.

  9. 'Labour is the home of the Metropolitan left'published at 03:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Cath Mackie
    BBC News

    "This (Labour) is the home of the Metropolitan left and it no longer speaks to places like Newcastle-under-Lyme."

    So says the Staffordshire town's Conservative candidate, Aaron Bell, who is predicted to gain the seat from Labour.

    Media caption,

    Labour has 'lost touch'

    The Labour candidate says voters told him they would not be voting Labour this time because of Brexit, but "come back and see me next time as I'll vote Labour again."

  10. Result: Conservatives hold Herefordshire Northpublished at 03:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Bill Wiggin has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Herefordshire North with a majority of 24,856 votes.

    He secured a total of more than 32,000 votes, with Phillip Howells for the Liberal Democrats coming second with 7,302.

  11. Result: Labour hold Birmingham Perry Barrpublished at 03:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Khalid Mahmood has been re-elected to his Labour seat of Perry Barr.

  12. Result: Labour hold Birmingham Edgbastonpublished at 03:51 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Preet Gill has been re-elected to her Labour seat of Birmingham Edgbaston.

    She got 21,217 votes compared to 24,124 last time.

  13. Result: Conservative hold in Tamworthpublished at 03:44 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Christopher Pincher has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Tamworth with a majority 19,634.

    Mr Pincher has been the town's MP since 2010.

  14. Result: Labour hold in Birmingham Ladywoodpublished at 03:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Shabana Mahmood has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood with a majority of 28,582 votes.

    It is a couple of hundred votes less than her 2017 majority of 28,714, which at the time was the third biggest majority of any party in the West Midlands.

    Ms Mahmood has represented Ladywood, which has been held by Labour since 1970, since 2010.

  15. Result: Conservative hold in Kenilworth & Southampublished at 03:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Jeremy Wright has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam with a majority of 20,353.

    He has represented the constituency for the Tories since the seat was created in 2010.

  16. 'If HS2 doesn't come to Crewe, what then?'published at 03:36 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Rebecca Woods
    BBC News

    Crewe and Nantwich is one of the UK's most marginal constituencies, with Labour taking the seat from the Conservatives in 2017 by just 48 votes.

    One thing that voters there wanted to know more about was HS2: Will it come to Crewe? And if it doesn't, what then?

    Ian Smyth, Mick Cartwright and Neil Jones

    HS2 could really transform Crewe's fortunes. If it goes ahead, the high-speed line would go via Crewe with an "HS2 hub station" planned on the site of the town's main station. Stopping in Crewe twice an hour, HS2 would cut journey times to London from 90 minutes to 55.

    Crewe is already a major junction on the West Coast Mainline, with more than 3m people passing through the station each year.

    The political wrangling over the project, which has risen in cost from £56bn in 2015 to up to £88bn, has naturally left many uncertain it will even happen.

    "If HS2 comes here, you may as well say 'happy days'," says Ian Smyth, who worked for British Rail Engineering Ltd. "But I think a lot of authorities have put all their eggs in one basket with HS2. If it doesn't happen, what then?"

  17. Result: Labour hold in Birmingham Erdingtonpublished at 03:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Jack Dromey has been re-elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington with a majority of 3,601 votes - down from 7,285 in 2017.

    Mr Dromey has represented Erdington, which has been held by Labour since its creation in 1974, since 2010.

  18. Result: Conservative hold in Staffordpublished at 03:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    The Conservatives have maintained a majority in Stafford with a new MP, Theo Clarke.

    Ms Clarke, who is replacing Jeremy Lefroy who has represented the town since 2010, secured a majority of 14,377 votes - nearly double 2017's majority of 14,377.

    Theo Clarke
  19. Result: Conservative hold in The Wrekinpublished at 03:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Mark Pritchard has been able to almost double his majority as he is re-elected as the Conservative MP for The Wrekin.

    Mr Pritchard secured a majority of 18,726 in the constituency, which he has represented since 2005.

  20. Result: Conservative hold in Sutton Coldfieldpublished at 03:32 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Andrew Mitchell has been re-elected as the Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield with a majority of 19,272 votes.

    Mr Mitchell has been the constituency's representative since 2001 which has been held by the Conservatives since it was created in 1945.