Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Kingswinford and South Staffordshire in West Midlands region | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Mike Wood (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
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]
Boundaries
The constituency was created from the following parts:[2]
- The majority of the current South Staffordshire constituency, including the communities of Codsall, Perton and Wombourne
- Kingswinford and Wordsley from the Dudley South constituency (to be abolished)
2024–present
- The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of: Kingswinford North and Wall Heath; Kingswinford South; Wordsley.
- The District of South Staffordshire wards of: Bilbrook; Codsall; Himley & Swindon; Kinver & Enville; Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn; Perton East; Perton Lakeside; Perton Wrottesley; Wombourne North; Wombourne South.[2]
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Wood | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gully Bansal | ||||
| Labour | Sally Benton | ||||
| Reform UK | Gary Dale | ||||
| Green | Claire McIlvenna | ||||
| Independent | Shaz Saleem | ||||
| Conservative | Mike Wood | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
- Mike Wood (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Dudley South
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)
References
- ^ Madeley, Peter (2021-06-08). "In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ LGBCE. "South Staffordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "Kingswinford and South Staffordshire". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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