Dudley South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dudley South | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Dudley South in West Midlands | |
 Location of West Midlands within England | |
| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 61,308 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Dudley |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Mike Wood (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dudley West |
Dudley South is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Mike Wood of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election.[2]
Constituency profile[edit]
Dudley South is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and covers the central part of the borough to the south of the town centre. The constituency voted strongly for Brexit, and residents' wealth is around average for the UK.[3]
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ian Pearson | Labour | |
| 2010 | Chris Kelly | Conservative | |
| 2015 | Mike Wood | Conservative | |
Boundaries[edit]
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, Kingswinford South, Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews, and Wordsley.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, Kingswinford South, Netherton and Woodside, St Andrews, and Wordsley.
History[edit]
Before the 1997 election, Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than North and South. Dudley South covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley West, which included Sedgley but excluded Netherton.
Dudley West was the scene of a by-election in 1994, held after the death of the Conservative John Blackburn who had represented the constituency since 1979. The by-election was won by Labour's Ian Pearson, who stood for Dudley South in 1997 and held the seat, winning by a comfortable margin each time, until he stood down in 2010.
The Conservative candidate, Chris Kelly, gained the seat in the subsequent general election. However, he decided to stand down in 2015.
Mike Wood retained the seat for the Conservatives in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections, in both cases achieving a swing towards his party and thus bucking the national trend.
Proposed abolition[edit]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with its contents distributed three ways:[2]
- Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley forming part of the new cross-county boundary seat of Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Brierley Hill and Netherton transferred to Stourbridge
- The Brockmoor and Pensnett ward added to Dudley North, which is to be renamed Dudley
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Wood | 24,835 | 67.9 |  11.5
| |
| Labour | Lucy Caldicott | 9,270 | 25.3 |  10.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bramall | 1,608 | 4.4 | 2.8
| |
| Green | Cate Mohr | 863 | 2.4 | 1.4
| |
| Majority | 15,565 | 42.6 | 22.4
| ||
| Turnout | 36,576 | 60.2 | 2.2
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 11.2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Wood | 21,588 | 56.4 | 12.6
| |
| Labour | Natasha Millward | 13,858 | 36.2 | 3.6
| |
| UKIP | Mitchell Bolton | 1,791 | 4.7 | 14.2
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bramall | 625 | 1.6 | 0.6
| |
| Green | Jenny Maxwell | 382 | 1.0 | 1.5
| |
| Majority | 7,730 | 20.2 | 9.0
| ||
| Turnout | 38,244 | 62.4 | 0.9
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.55
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Wood[8] | 16,723 | 43.8 | 0.7
| |
| Labour | Natasha Millward | 12,453 | 32.6 | 0.4
| |
| UKIP | Paul Brothwood[9] | 7,236 | 18.9 | 10.7
| |
| Green | Vicky Duckworth | 970 | 2.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Turner | 828 | 2.2 | 13.5
| |
| Majority | 4,270 | 11.2 | 1.1
| ||
| Turnout | 38,210 | 63.3 | 0.3
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.54
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Kelly | 16,450 | 43.1 | 8.1
| |
| Labour | Rachel Harris | 12,594 | 33.0 | 11.0
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bramall | 5,989 | 15.7 | 3.0
| |
| UKIP | Philip Rowe | 3,132 | 8.2 | 5.0
| |
| Majority | 3,856 | 10.1 | 0.7
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| Turnout | 38,165 | 63.0 | 2.8
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| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.5
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Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 17,800 | 45.3 | 4.5
| |
| Conservative | Marco Longhi | 13,556 | 34.5 | 3.4
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bramall | 4,808 | 12.2 | 2.7
| |
| BNP | John Salvage | 1,841 | 4.7 | New | |
| UKIP | Andrew Benion | 1,271 | 3.2 | 0.8
| |
| Majority | 4,244 | 10.8 | 7.9
| ||
| Turnout | 39,276 | 60.2 | 4.8
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| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 18,109 | 49.8 | 6.8
| |
| Conservative | Jason Sugarman | 11,292 | 31.1 | 1.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorely Burt | 5,421 | 14.9 | 4.0
| |
| UKIP | John Westwood | 859 | 2.4 | New | |
| Socialist Alliance | Angela Thompson | 663 | 1.8 | New | |
| Majority | 6,817 | 18.7 | 8.5
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| Turnout | 36,344 | 55.4 | 16.4
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| Labour hold | Swing | 4.2
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Elections in the 1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 27,124 | 56.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Simpson | 14,097 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Burt | 5,214 | 10.9 | ||
| Referendum | Connor Birch | 1,467 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 13,027 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 47,902 | 71.8 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Dudley
Notes[edit]
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References[edit]
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Dudley+South
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- ^ "Dudley South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. 13 December 2019.
- ^ Bev Holder (10 May 2017). "UKIP confirms General Election candidates for Stourbridge and Dudley South". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Tory Eurosceptic to fight for power in Dudley". www.expressandstar.com.
- ^ "Borough's UKIP leader hopes to turn Dudley South purple". Stourbridge News.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
