Labour makes gains across the West Midlands
Telford, Shrewsbury, Worcester, and Redditch among seats lost by Conservatives.
Last updated 5th Jul 2024
Labour have made gains across the West Midlands as the party returns to power after 14 years.
Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was again experiencing the "sunlight of hope" after the landslide put him on course to be the next prime minister.
Tory leader Rishi Sunak conceded defeat after a "sobering" night for his party which saw a record 11 Cabinet ministers lose their seats.
That Labour strong-hold proving true here in the West Midlands. A red wall across the Black Country, with all seats in Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley under Labour control.
Only Kingswinford and South Staffordshire was held by the Conservatives.
Walsall was held by Labour, while Conservative Wendy Morton was re-elected in Aldridge-Brownhills.
All three Coventry seats were Labour holds, with the party also gaining North Warwickshire and Bedworth, Nuneaton and Rugby.
Defeat for long-standing Conservative Michael Fabricant who lost his Lichfield seat after 26 years to Labour. Neighbouring Tamworth was held by Labour's Sarah Edwards.
In Birmingham - Labour cemented their grip on the city taking Northfield from the Conservatives.
They've also held on to Selly Oak, Yardley, Hodge Hill and Solihull North, Edgbaston, Hall Green and Moseley, Ladywood and Erdington.
Conservative Andrew Mitchell was re-elected in Sutton Coldfield, with a majority of 2,543.
The Conservatives held in Solihull too, with Saqib Bhatti re-elected in Meriden and Solihull East, and Neil Shastri-Hurst taking Solihull West and Shirley.
Some significant wins in Shropshire and Worcestershire for Labour. They took Telford, Shrewsbury, Worcester and Redditch from the Conservatives.
The Lib Dems also faired well, regaining North Shropshire with Helen Morgan taking a big majority of 15,311.
Stratford-On-Avon also has a Lib Dem MP - Manuela Perteghella taking the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 7,122.
A big win for the Green Party in North Herefordshire, where Ellie Chowns took the seat from long-standing Conservative Bill Wiggin.
She took 21,736 votes, to Wiggin's 15,842.