Constituency view

Tamworth

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Sarah Edwards

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Eddie Hughes (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority1,382

Turnout58.3%

Electorate75,055

Valid votes43,788

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour15,338 - 35.0%

Conservative13,956 - 31.9%

Reform11,004 - 25.1%

Green1,579 - 3.6%

Lib Dem1,451 - 3.3%

Other460 - 1.1%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£199,942,892

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

£1,928 total benefits bill per resident · 15% below average

Tamworth: £1,928
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 340 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£199,942,892	343/575
Change over 2 years	+20.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£32,284	-6.6%

Universal Credit£108,870,139
£1,050 per resident · 9,392 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,138 · 1 in 20 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£51,515,667
£497 per resident · 6,831 claimants (+16.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,374 · 35% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,835
Disability Living Allowance£13,999,820
£135 per resident · 2,333 claimants
Housing Benefit£10,174,201
£98 per resident · 1,677 claimants
Carer's Allowance£7,923,713
£76 per resident · 1,827 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£7,459,351
£72 per resident · 1,189 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 94.7%White British 90.3%Asian 2.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.9%Other 0.5%

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 96.7%White British 94.4%Asian 1.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.1%

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 97.8%White British 96.2%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%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 98.7%White British N/AAsian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%

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

Tamworth (2021)

UK 93.4%Other EU 4.3%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Tamworth (2011)

UK 96.1%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Tamworth (2001)

UK 97.2%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 2.2%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Tamworth (1991)

UK 97.5%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.1%

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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Tamworth

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Tamworth	National	Difference	Rank
% White	94.7%	83.0%	+11.6pp	254/650
% White British	90.3%	74.4%	+15.8pp	191/632
% Asian	2.2%	8.6%	-6.4pp	406/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.7%	3.7%	-3.0pp	400/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.9%	2.7%	-0.8pp	333/650
% Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.0%	-1.5pp	468/650
% UK-born	93.4%	84.0%	+9.4pp	187/650
% Non-UK-born	6.6%	16.0%	-9.4pp	464/650
% Other EU-born	4.3%	6.0%	-1.6pp	348/650
% Other countries-born	2.3%	10.1%	-7.8pp	568/650
% Christian	50.7%	46.7%	+4.0pp	175/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	455/575
% Hindu	0.5%	1.6%	-1.2pp	327/575
% Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1pp	117/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	509/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	466/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	460/575
% No religion	41.9%	37.0%	+4.9pp	185/575
% Religion not stated	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1pp	537/575
% Has any religion	53.2%	57.0%	-3.8pp	360/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Tamworth

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.