The placeConstituency · West Midlands · Electorate 76,468 · 2023 boundaries

Bromsgrove.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Bradley Thomas holds the seat on 32.8% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentBradley Thomas · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilBromsgrove
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001138
Electorate · 2024
76.5k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
32.8%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +6.0pp over Lab
Settlements
16
Largest: Bromsgrove
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
13.9
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Elected in July 2024, Bradley Thomas has been most visible recently as a vocal opponent of government economic policy, publicly calling for stamp duty to be scrapped on family homes, urging the Chancellor to drop the fuel duty rise, and arguing that a 15% business rate reduction for pubs "just doesn't cut it." He also led a Westminster Hall debate in January to keep Worcestershire united against local government reorganisation that could pull Bromsgrove into Birmingham's orbit -- a fight that dominated his early months. On votes, he backed referring Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment and consistently opposed the government's handling of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, siding with the Lords on multiple amendments.

Thomas votes with Conservative party positions 100% of the time -- no rebel votes on record. His 81% voting participation sits modestly below the Commons average. His stance profile is strongly pro-business (91%) and anti-tax-increase (88%), with consistent support for Lords scrutiny (100%) and parliamentary accountability (89%). Economy and jobs dominate his 328 parliamentary contributions, followed by local government, defence, and fiscal policy. He sits on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, though energy debates rank eighth in his speech activity.

His news coverage over the past 90 days spans 50 articles, with the most positively scored pieces focused on housing and local economic advocacy -- areas where he has been loudest. Crime features most frequently in coverage (10 articles) but at neutral sentiment. His background is in business, which likely informs his consistent pro-business, anti-regulation voting pattern. No data exists suggesting any significant deviation from Conservative orthodoxy beyond a slightly lower score than his party average on assisted dying.

32.8%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
30
Wards · 31 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.30 wards · 31 councillors

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

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Alvechurch South Alan Bailes531Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Alvechurch Village Rachael Anne Bailes487Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Aston Fields Jane Elledge347Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Avoncroft David Nicholl409Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Barnt Green Hopwood Charlie Hotham682Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Belbroughton Romsley(2 seats)May · Nock2,450Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Bromsgrove Central Siobhan Robinson763Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Catshill North Bernard Martin McEldowney203Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Catshill South Shirley Anne Webb300Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Charford Sam Ammar284Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Cofton Anita Maria Dale318Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Drakes Cross Sue Baxter372Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Hagley East Ruth Emma Lambert387Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Hagley West Steve Colella827Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Hill Top David Hopkins401Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Hollywood Derek John Alexander Forsythe538Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Lickey Hills Bakul Kumar522Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Lowes Hill Joshua William Robinson660Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Marlbrook Helen Jayne Jones439Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Norton Rob Hunter926Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Perryfields Kit Taylor240Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Rock Hill Harrison Rone-Clarke453Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Rubery North Peter Michael McDonald518Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Rubery South Esther Mary Sybil Gray465Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Sanders Park Mick Marshall347Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Sidemoor James Andrew Clarke276Bromsgrove ConSept 2024
Slideslow Samuel Marc Evans637Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Tardebigge Peter John Whittaker442Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Wythall East Justin David Stanley378Bromsgrove ConMay 2023
Wythall West Stephen Peters353Bromsgrove ConMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.16 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Bromsgrove (33,684), with Catshill (10,545) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 99,177.

city 8,855large-town 33,684town 33,947village 22,691

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Bromsgrove33,684large town
Catshill10,545town
Rural & dispersed10,168town
Birmingham8,855city
Hagley7,314town
Hollywood5,920town
Showing 6 of 16·All 16 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate58.3%57.1%+2%
Owner-occupied78.6%63.1%+25%
Private rented10.6%20.0%-47%
Social rented10.7%16.8%-36%

Ethnicity.

White93.1%
Asian3.2%
Black0.8%
Mixed2.4%
Other0.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.2% 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
£30,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£45,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,020
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
43
25 primary · 11 secondary
GCSE pass
68.9%
Attainment 8: 46.3

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£467m
Taxpayers55,000
Median per taxpayer£3,090
Mean per taxpayer£8,470

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
13.9
-33% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.6
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
39% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.5
Anti-social behaviour2.0
Shoplifting1.3
Criminal damage & arson1.0
Other theft0.9
Burglary0.8
Public order0.7

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%
Bradley ThomasWONCon16,53332.8
Neena GillLab13,51726.8
Glen BramptonRef9,58419.0
David NichollLD7,39114.7
Talia EllisGrn1,6753.3
Sam AmmarInd1,5613.1
Aheesha ZahirInd1440.3

Turnout 50,405

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Sajid JavidCon63.4
2017Sajid JavidCon62.0
2015Sajid JavidCon53.9
2010Javid, SajidCon43.7
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