Tipton and Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tipton and Wednesbury
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Tipton and Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
West Midlands - Tipton and Wednesbury constituency.svg
Boundary of Tipton and Wednesbury in West Midlands region
County West Midlands county
Major settlements Wednesbury, Coseley, Tipton
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Antonia Bance (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from West Bromwich East & West Bromwich West

Tipton and Wednesbury is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [1] [2] It is represented by Antonia Bance of the Labour Party.

Contents

The constituency name refers to the towns of Tipton and Wednesbury. [3]

Boundaries

Tipton and Wednesbury contains the following as they existed on 1 December 2020: [4]

In the Borough of Sandwell:

In the Borough of Dudley:

1 Renamed Coseley following a local government boundary review in Dudley which became effective from May 2024. [6]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the “Somewheres” demographic, those who have socially conservative views and economically soft left views, alongside strong support for Brexit. For reference, the site gives a notional result of 74% for those who voted to leave the EU back in 2016. In addition to this, around 64% of the constituency is deprived, in terms of employment, income and education, which is considerably higher than the national average of 52% deprivation, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 48.1, at least 72% of the local population owns a car, whilst 53% own a home, and the gross household income is £33,449. [7]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Tipton and Wednesbury [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antonia Bance 11,755 36.9 −1.5
Conservative Shaun Bailey [9] 8,37026.3−24.4
Reform UK Jack Sabharwal [10] 8,01925.2+19.4
Green Mark Redding [11] 1,5094.7+2.8
Independent Mohammed Hussain-Billa9453.0N/A
Independent Abdul Husen6602.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Rochell5921.9−1.2
Majority3,38510.6
Turnout 31,85043.0−8.7
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ Bustin, Claire. "2023 review of parliamentary constituencies". Sandwell Council. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ↑ "West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details - Tipton and Wednesbury". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  6. ↑ LGBCE. "Dudley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  7. ↑ "The Electoral Calculus' profile of Tipton and Wednesbury". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Tipton and Wednesbury
  9. ↑ "Officially adopted as the Conservative Candidate for Tipton & Wednesbury at the next General Election!". Shaun Bailey. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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