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Tipton and Wednesbury

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Antonia Bance

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Shaun Bailey (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority3,385
Turnout43.0%
Electorate74,098
Valid votes31,850
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour11,755 - 36.9%
Conservative8,370 - 26.3%
Reform8,019 - 25.2%
Other1,605 - 5.0%
Green1,509 - 4.7%
Lib Dem592 - 1.9%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£371,319,998

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

£3,162 total benefits bill per resident · 40% above average

Tipton and Wednesbury
£3,162
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 68 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£371,319,99867/575
Change over 2 years+21.1%
Median local wage (2025)£30,319+4.3%
  • Universal Credit£217,658,682

    £1,854 per resident · 18,787 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 6,451 · 1 in 11 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£85,758,153

    £730 per resident · 11,433 claimants (+12.6% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,829 · 34% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 6,278

  • Disability Living Allowance£19,857,934

    £169 per resident · 3,226 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£19,485,954

    £166 per resident · 3,075 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£16,747,589

    £143 per resident · 3,864 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£11,811,685

    £101 per resident · 1,837 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

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 70.6%White British 65.8%Asian 17.1%Black, African or Caribbean 6.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.6%Other 2.3%
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 81.5%White British 78.4%Asian 11.4%Black, African or Caribbean 3.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.6%Other 0.7%
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 88.8%White British 87.9%Asian 7.6%Black, African or Caribbean 2.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%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 data not available for this constituency.

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.

Country of birth

Tipton and Wednesbury (2021)
UK 83.2%Other EU 5.2%Other countries 11.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Tipton and Wednesbury (2011)
UK 90.2%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 7.1%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Tipton and Wednesbury (2001)
UK 95.0%Other EU 0.3%Other countries 4.7%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Tipton and Wednesbury

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.