Tory MPs are planning moves to new seats – but where will they end up?
A number of Conservative MPs in the Black Country and Staffordshire are looking to move to new constituencies ahead of the next general election. Here we take a look at where are they are likely to end up.
Planned boundary changes ahead of the next general election will see the region's political map take a new shape.
The Black Country and Staffordshire will drop two seats overall, while most of the remaining constituencies will take in new areas and lose others as part of plans to even up the number of voters.
The shake-up has already had a major impact on sitting Conservative MPs, with those whose seats are set to undergo significant changes allowed by the party to apply to stand elsewhere.
The process is not without its critics, who say it allows MPs in marginal constituencies to embark on a "chicken run" to a safer seat.
CCHQ has denied such claims, pointing out that MPs looking for a move need to convince a panel of senior Tories that they have been displaced.
Three Black Country MPs have done just that and are now onto the next stage of the process – attempting to impress Conservative associations in pastures new.
Former housing minister Eddie Hughes has stood down in Walsall North, the seat he first won in 2017 to end nearly 40 years of Labour dominance.
It will become Walsall and Bloxwich following revised boundaries that will see, among other changes, the loss of Willenhall.
