Aldridge-Brownhills.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Wendy Morton holds the seat on 38.9% of the vote.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge Central South | Tim Wilson | 2,268 | Walsall Con | May 2024 |
| Aldridge North Walsall Wood | Keith Sears | 1,399 | Walsall Con | May 2024 |
| Brownhills | Kerry Murphy | 1,056 | Walsall Con | May 2024 |
| Pelsall | Graham Eardley | 1,231 | Walsall Con | Sept 2025 |
| Pheasey Park Farm | Adrian John Austin Andrew | 1,614 | Walsall Con | May 2024 |
| Rushall Shelfield | Jade Chapman | 1,068 | Walsall Con | May 2024 |
| Streetly | Keir Edward Pedley | 2,203 | Walsall Con | May 2024 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Brownhills | 20,789 | town |
| Aldridge | 15,758 | town |
| Streetly | 14,005 | town |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 11,095 | town |
| Pheasey | 9,759 | town |
| Pelsall | 9,626 | town |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 56.1% | 57.1% | -2% |
| Owner-occupied | 76.0% | 63.1% | +20% |
| Private rented | 10.7% | 20.0% | -46% |
| Social rented | 13.2% | 16.8% | -22% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £218m |
| Taxpayers | 48,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,350 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,550 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy MortonWON | Con | 15,901 | 38.9 |
| Luke Davies | Lab | 11,607 | 28.4 |
| Graham Eardley | Ref | 9,903 | 24.2 |
| Ian Garrett | LD | 1,755 | 4.3 |
| Clare Nash | Grn | 1,746 | 4.3 |
Turnout 40,912
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wendy Morton | Con | 70.8 |
| 2017 | Wendy Morton | Con | 65.4 |
| 2015 | Wendy Morton | Con | 52.0 |
| 2010 | Shepherd, Richard | Con | 59.3 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo