It is now right in the core of the West Midlands conurbation.

The close proximity to the motorways would draw in longer distance passengers who wish to commute into the West Midlands conurbation.

The M54 motorway was completed in 1983, connecting the town with the West Midlands conurbation.

The West Midlands conurbation consists of the following settlements:

It is a largely well-off, residential area, in the south-east of the West Midlands conurbation.

The constituency is convenient for all of the West Midlands conurbation and has considerable local employment.

By the 1840s numerous railways were being promoted to connect the West Midlands conurbation to the rest of the country.

Shelfield is a small village to the north of Walsall in the West Midlands conurbation.

Knowle still retains considerable village charm, despite being on the very edge of the West Midlands conurbation.

Its proposal for the West Midlands conurbation preferred instead an area of contiguous county boroughs with no overall metropolitan authority.