The placeConstituency · West Midlands · Electorate 70,268 · 2023 boundaries

Aldridge-Brownhills.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Wendy Morton holds the seat on 38.9% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentWendy Morton · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilWalsall
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001064
Electorate · 2024
70.3k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
38.9%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +10.5pp over Lab
Settlements
9
Largest: Brownhills
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
14.7
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Voting with her party on every recorded division, Morton has nonetheless been active at Westminster this week -- backing a motion to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and opposing the government consistently across the Pension Schemes Bill, the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, and a carry-over motion for the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Bill. Her stance on pensions is the most substantive: she voted against restoring ministerial powers to direct pension fund investments, a provision the Lords had stripped out three times, arguing it risks poor returns for pensioners and represents inappropriate state interference.

Morton participates in 57% of votes -- below the Commons average -- and has never broken with Conservative whip in the current data. Her stance profile marks her as strongly pro-business (96%) and opposed to employer National Insurance increases (100%), while sitting well to the right on taxation and workers' rights. She votes with the Lords on scrutiny questions (100% aligned) and backs parliamentary oversight at 92%. Her speech activity is substantial -- 492 contributions across 241 debates -- with the economy, defence, and fiscal policy dominating, alongside notable local-government and crime threads that reflect constituency concerns in Aldridge-Brownhills.

Morton held her seat at the 2024 general election and previously served as a rail minister. Recent local news -- running to 21 articles over 90 days -- clusters around crime, local government, and community issues, all at broadly neutral sentiment. A 2023 Birmingham Live story calling on her to do "the honourable thing and step away" predates the current parliament; no comparable controversy appears in recent coverage. No committee memberships are recorded in the current data.

38.9%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
7
Wards · 7 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.7 wards · 7 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Aldridge Central South Tim Wilson2,268Walsall ConMay 2024
Aldridge North Walsall Wood Keith Sears1,399Walsall ConMay 2024
Brownhills Kerry Murphy1,056Walsall ConMay 2024
Pelsall Graham Eardley1,231Walsall ConSept 2025
Pheasey Park Farm Adrian John Austin Andrew1,614Walsall ConMay 2024
Rushall Shelfield Jade Chapman1,068Walsall ConMay 2024
Streetly Keir Edward Pedley2,203Walsall ConMay 2024

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.9 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Brownhills (20,789), with Aldridge (15,758) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 95,933.

large-town 8,517town 81,032village 6,384

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Brownhills20,789town
Aldridge15,758town
Streetly14,005town
Rushall and Shelfield11,095town
Pheasey9,759town
Pelsall9,626town
Showing 6 of 9·All 9 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate56.1%57.1%-2%
Owner-occupied76.0%63.1%+20%
Private rented10.7%20.0%-46%
Social rented13.2%16.8%-22%

Ethnicity.

White84.1%
Asian9.8%
Black2.1%
Mixed2.4%
Other1.7%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.6% Female 51.4% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,300
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£33,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,045
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
38
28 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
63.7%
Attainment 8: 43.4

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£218m
Taxpayers48,000
Median per taxpayer£2,350
Mean per taxpayer£4,550

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
14.7
-29% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
39% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.7
Criminal damage & arson1.6
Shoplifting1.5
Vehicle crime1.3
Other theft0.9
Burglary0.9
Public order0.8

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Wendy MortonWONCon15,90138.9
Luke DaviesLab11,60728.4
Graham EardleyRef9,90324.2
Ian GarrettLD1,7554.3
Clare NashGrn1,7464.3

Turnout 40,912

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Wendy MortonCon70.8
2017Wendy MortonCon65.4
2015Wendy MortonCon52.0
2010Shepherd, RichardCon59.3
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission