Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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.^[2]

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
Electorate	71,896 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Kingswinford Wombourne
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Mike Wood (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	South Staffordshire Dudley South

Boundaries

The constituency was created from the following parts:^[3]

• 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.^[3]

Note: constituency boundary since local government boundary review in South Staffordshire which came into effect in May 2023.^[4][5]

Members of Parliament

South Staffordshire and Dudley South prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Mike Wood	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Kingswinford and South Staffordshire^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Wood	18,199	40.3	−34.0
	Labour	Sally Benton	11,896	26.3	+9.5
	Reform UK	Gary Dale	9,928	22.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gully Bansal	2,080	4.6	−0.7
	Green	Claire McIlvenna	2,077	4.6	+1.1
	Independent	Shaz Saleem	1,000	2.2	N/A
Majority			6,303	14.0	−43.5
Turnout			45,326	63.2	−7.8
Registered electors			71,662
	Conservative hold		Swing	-21.8

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries. ^[7]

• Mike Wood (Conservative) was previously MP for Dudley South
• Gavin Williamson (Conservative) was previously MP for South Staffordshire, was re-elected in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. Madeley, Peter (2021-06-08). "In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
3. "New Seat Details - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
4. LGBCE. "South Staffordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
5. "The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
6. "Kingswinford and South Staffordshire - General Election 2024 Results". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
7. "Notional election for the constituency of Kingswinford and South Staffordshire". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

External links

• Kingswinford and South Staffordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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