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Tipton and Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tipton and Wednesbury
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Map of constituency
Boundary of Tipton and Wednesbury in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands county
Major settlementsWednesbury, Coseley, Tipton
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAntonia Bance (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromWest 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.

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

Boundaries

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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

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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, which is the 3rd highest in the country. 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, the average house price is £150,842, which is under half the national average.[7]

The constituency is significantly deprived, with the deprivation scores of the individual towns of Tipton and Wednesbury placing them both within the 20% most deprived areas in England.[8] The constituency is almost entirely within the corridor of severe deprivation that runs through the West Midlands conurbation.[9][10]

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Tipton and Wednesbury[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Antonia Bance 11,755 36.9 −1.5
Conservative Shaun Bailey 8,370 26.3 −24.4
Reform UK Jack Sabharwal 8,019 25.2 +19.4
Green Mark Redding 1,509 4.7 +2.8
Independent Mohammed Hussain-Billa 945 3.0 N/A
Independent Abdul Husen 660 2.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Rochell 592 1.9 −1.2
Majority 3,385 10.6
Turnout 31,850 43.0 −8.7
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Jonathan (2021-06-08). "The political map of the West Midlands will change". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  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. ^ https://www.sandwelltrends.info
  9. ^ English indices of deprivation 2019
  10. ^ https://www.sandwelltrends.info/deprivation_west_midlands_context/
  11. ^ Tipton and Wednesbury
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