THE general election will be tomorrow (Thursday July 4) when the nation finally decides who will run Britain for the next five years.

A new look Halesowen constituency was created during the last round of boundary changes to even up the number of voters who elect each of the UK’s 650 members of parliament.

Its predecessor was in the hands of the Conservatives in the form of James Morris who was elected in 2010. 

Halesowen for 2024 was created using the council wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, Hayley Green and Cradley South, Halesowen South, Belle Vale, Cradley North and Wollescote and Halesowen North from the former Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency.

Wards Hayley Green and Cradley South, Cradley North and Wollescote, Lye and Stourbridge North and Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood were also added from the former Stourbridge constituency which has also been redesigned.

The candidates standing for election in Halesowen are Alex Ballinger (Labour), Emma Bullard (Green), James Morris (Conservative), Jonathan Oakton (Reform UK) and Ryan Priest (Liberal Democrats).

Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm and people will need a photographic proof of ID in order to vote.

Accepted forms of ID include a passport, driving licence or UK government bus pass, a full list of accepted forms of ID is published on electoralcommission.org.uk

Polling stations will be located at the following sites, people voting in person can only cast their vote at the polling station specified on their polling card.

The Good Shepherd Hall, 75 Beeches Road, Rowley Regis

Temporary Hut, Mary MacArthur Memorial Gardens, Sydney Road

Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath 

Holy Trinity Church, Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath

Temple Meadow Primary School, Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath

Haden Hill House Museum, Entrance via Lee Road, Cradley Heath

Timbertree Academy, Valley Road, Cradley Heath

Overend Methodist Schoolroom, Banners Street, Halesowen

Methodist Schoolroom, Attwood Street, Halesowen

School Hall, Newfield Park Primary School, Whittingham Road 

Christ For All Nations, Highway House, 250 Coombs Road

Halesowen Town Football Club, Old Hawne Lane, Halesowen

Hasbury Community Centre, Wall Well, Halesowen 

Hasbury Community Church, Albert Road, Halesowen

Community Centre, 33 Malt Mill Lane, Halesowen

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, 87 Nimmings Road, Halesowen

Halesbury School, Feldon Lane, Halesowen 

Long Lane Library, Long Lane, Halesowen

The Green Room, Halesowen Town Hall, 10 Hagley Street

St Margaret of Antioch Church, Hasbury, Hagley Road, Halesowen 

Manor Way Primary Academy, Brier Mill Road, Halesowen

St Peter`s, Lapal, Hiplands Road, Lapal 

Howley Grange Primary School, Howley Grange Road, Halesowen

Quinton Methodist Church, Ridgeway Avenue, Lapal

Fatherless Barn Evangelical Church, Hedgefield Grove, Halesowen

Huntingtree Park Activity Centre, Huntingtree Road, Halesowen

Lutley Community Association, Brookwillow Road, Halesowen

St Margaret of Antioch Church, Hasbury, Hagley Road,

Halesowen Park Lane Unitarian Chapel, Parsonage Drive, Halesowen

Cradley Community Centre, Colley Lane, Halesowen

Providence Methodist Schoolroom, Colley Orchard, Off Windmill Hill

Wollescote Primary School, (Infants Building), Drummond Road, Wollescote

The Community Centre, Wassell Road, Wollescote

Wollescote Primary School, (Infants Building), Drummond Road, Wollescote

Dudley Wood Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Pavillion Gardens, Dudley Wood Road

Netherbrook Primary School, Chester Road, Netherton

Birch Coppice Methodist Church Hall, Birch Coppice, Quarry Bank

Quarry Bank Community Centre, Sheffield Street, Quarry Bank

Quarry Bank Scout Hut, Bobs Coppice Walk, Brierley Hill