Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Kingswinford and South Staffordshire in West Midlands region
County Staffordshire/West Midlands
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC
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Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament to be contested for the first at the 2024 general election. The constituency is one of multiple constituencies created by 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which span multiple counties. The constituency name refers to town of Kingswinford and the South Staffordshire District. [1]

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Boundaries

The constituency was created from the following parts: [2]

2024–present

Note: constituency boundary since local government boundary review in South Staffordshire which came into effect in May 2023. [3] [4]

Members of Parliament

South Staffordshire and Dudley South prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 TBC TBC

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gully Bansal
Labour Sally Benton
Reform UK Gary Dale
Green Claire McIlvenna
Independent Shaz Saleem
Conservative Mike Wood
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. Madeley, Peter (2021-06-08). "In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. LGBCE. "South Staffordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  5. "Kingswinford and South Staffordshire". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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