# Meriden and Solihull East

The south east of the West Midlands. About 100,673 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 134 square kilometres.

Saqib Bhatti has been the Conservative MP for Meriden and Solihull East since July 2024. They won by 4,584 votes on a 59.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001358. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Saqib Bhatti has been the Conservative MP for Meriden and Solihull East since July 2024.
They won by 4,584 votes on a 59.8% turnout.

MP: [Saqib Bhatti](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4818) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Meriden and Solihull East

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saqib Bhatti (elected) | Conservative | 16,792 | 38.1% |
| Sarah Alan | Labour | 12,208 | 27.7% |
| Malcolm Sedgley | Reform UK | 8,753 | 19.9% |
| Sunny Virk | Liberal Democrat | 3,353 | 7.6% |
| Shesh Sheshabhatter | Green Party | 2,929 | 6.7% |

Electorate 73,659. Turnout 59.8%. Majority 4,584 (10.4%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3615

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 10.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Meriden and Solihull East had a majority of 10.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 232nd smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Meriden and Solihull East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 315th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 99,436** (2021). Meriden and Solihull East had 99,436 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 278th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in Meriden and Solihull East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001358) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 9% of people in Meriden and Solihull East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001358) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Solihull, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Meriden and Solihull East.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001358) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Solihull, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Meriden and Solihull East.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001358) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Meriden and Solihull East had 99,436 usual residents at the census.

## How Meriden and Solihull East compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Meriden and Solihull East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 10.4% | joint 232nd smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.8% | joint 315th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 99,436 | 278th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 9% | joint 179th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Meriden and Solihull East?

Meriden and Solihull East had 99,436 usual residents at the census.
Meriden and Solihull East is the 278th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Solihull

Most of Meriden and Solihull East lies in Solihull. These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Meriden and Solihull East itself. [See Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- **Average house price: £332,022** (August 2026). Solihull’s average house price was £332,022 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,896** (2025). Full-time workers living in Solihull earned a median of £46,896 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 31st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Solihull costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.0** (2025). Solihull has a deprivation score of 17.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 124th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Meriden and Solihull East in brief

The winner in Meriden and Solihull East had a majority of 10.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Meriden and Solihull East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.8%.
Meriden and Solihull East had 99,436 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Meriden and Solihull East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001358
- Council: [Solihull †](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 134 km²
- People, mid-2024: 100,673*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 313

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Kenilworth and Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kenilworth-and-southam), [North Warwickshire and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-warwickshire-and-bedworth), [Solihull West and Shirley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/solihull-west-and-shirley), [Coventry North West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-north-west), [Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hodge-hill-and-solihull-north), [Birmingham Yardley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-yardley)

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## Latest updates for Meriden and Solihull East

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001358

## How to cite

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