Constituency view

North Warwickshire and Bedworth

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Rachel Taylor

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Craig Tracey (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority2,198

Turnout58.7%

Electorate69,752

Valid votes40,940

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,727 - 36.0%

Conservative12,529 - 30.6%

Reform10,701 - 26.1%

Green1,755 - 4.3%

Lib Dem1,228 - 3.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£215,359,574

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,222 total benefits bill per resident · 2% below average

North Warwickshire and Bedworth: £2,222
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 257 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£215,359,574	309/575
Change over 2 years	+23.3%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,726	+15.3%

Universal Credit£113,477,938
£1,171 per resident · 9,642 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,440 · 1 in 17 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£55,550,517
£573 per resident · 7,309 claimants (+19.7% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,624 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,174
Disability Living Allowance£17,440,957
£180 per resident · 2,940 claimants
Housing Benefit£12,023,678
£124 per resident · 1,664 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,807,565
£91 per resident · 1,395 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,058,920
£83 per resident · 1,858 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 92.3%White British 88.4%Asian 4.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 94.9%White British 92.6%Asian 3.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 97.1%White British 95.5%Asian 2.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 98.0%White British N/AAsian 1.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

North Warwickshire and Bedworth (2021)

UK 93.1%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 3.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

North Warwickshire and Bedworth (2011)

UK 95.5%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 3.1%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

North Warwickshire and Bedworth (2001)

UK 96.9%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 2.6%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

North Warwickshire and Bedworth (1991)

UK 97.2%Other EU 1.3%Other countries 1.5%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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North Warwickshire and Bedworth

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	National	Difference	Rank
% White	92.3%	83.0%	+9.3pp	312/650
% White British	88.4%	74.4%	+14.0pp	231/632
% Asian	4.0%	8.6%	-4.6pp	319/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.1%	3.7%	-2.6pp	339/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9pp	359/650
% Other ethnic group	0.8%	2.0%	-1.1pp	341/650
% UK-born	93.1%	84.0%	+9.1pp	200/650
% Non-UK-born	6.9%	16.0%	-9.1pp	451/650
% Other EU-born	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4pp	409/650
% Other countries-born	3.4%	10.1%	-6.7pp	456/650
% Christian	52.6%	46.7%	+5.9pp	112/575
% Muslim	0.7%	6.3%	-5.6pp	396/575
% Hindu	0.8%	1.6%	-0.9pp	243/575
% Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	+1.6pp	42/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	475/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	448/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	404/575
% No religion	37.7%	37.0%	+0.7pp	334/575
% Religion not stated	5.0%	6.0%	-1.0pp	526/575
% Has any religion	57.3%	57.0%	+0.3pp	211/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.