The placeConstituency · West Midlands · Electorate 74,923 · 2023 boundaries

Kenilworth and Southam.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Jeremy Wright holds the seat on 36.4% of the vote — a split-council geography across 3 councils.

Member of ParliamentJeremy Wright · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsStratford-on-Avon · Warwick · Rugby
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001309
Electorate · 2024
74.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
36.4%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +12.3pp over Lab
Settlements
21
Largest: Kenilworth
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
11.2
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

A steady Conservative backbencher with no rebel votes and a 100% party-line record, Wright has been active in Parliament recently -- voting against Labour's King's Speech programme in May, supporting opposition amendments on defence and oil and gas policy, and joining Conservatives backing a procedural move to block the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill. None of these are surprising for an opposition MP, but they confirm he is showing up for the big set-piece votes. His participation rate of 48% is well below the Commons average, meaning he misses roughly half of all divisions.

His voting pattern is consistently business-friendly and anti-tax: 92% aligned on pro-business votes, 87% on opposing tax increases, and 100% against the employer National Insurance rise. He votes against workers' rights and progressive taxation measures in almost every case. His speeches -- spanning 220 contributions across 91 debates -- concentrate on economy and jobs, defence, and crime, with a notable focus on health and social care. Two deviations from his party stand out: he votes for pension protection at twice his party's average rate, and he votes against civil liberties measures more often than most Conservative colleagues.

Wright, who served as Attorney General under David Cameron and Theresa May, sits on the Panel of Chairs and the Speaker's Conference. His local news coverage -- largely neutral in tone -- points to constituency-level activity on cancer detection briefings, automotive industry concerns, and banking access in Kenilworth. His February 2026 coverage noted him raising EV charging and disabled driver issues in Parliament while criticising the government's automotive policy. Data on his speeches is available from TheyWorkForYou; detailed voting records are drawn from Public Whip.

36.4%
Con vote · 2024 GE
3
Councils overlapping the seat
15
Wards · 22 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.15 wards · 22 councillors · 3 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bishops Itchington Fenny Compton Napton Jake Beavan1,104Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2026
Budbrooke(2 seats)Matecki · Phillips1,769Warwick ConMay 2023
Cubbington Leek Wootton(2 seats)Payne · Redford1,330Warwick ConMay 2023
Dunsmore Jill Beverley Simpson-Vince944Rugby ConMay 2024
Gaydon Kineton Upper Lighthorne(2 seats)Scorer · Mills1,557Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023
Harbury Susan Stacy Ostrander533Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023
Kenilworth Abbey Arden(3 seats)Armstrong · Aizlewood · Hales4,424Warwick ConMay 2023
Kenilworth Park Hill Alison Jane Firth1,007Warwick ConSept 2025
Kenilworth St Johns(3 seats)Milton · Dickson · Dickson5,247Warwick ConMay 2023
Leam Valley Dale Keeling477Rugby ConMay 2023
Southam East Central Stockton Andy Crump573Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023
Southam North Long Itchington Louis Adam527Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023
Southam South Gillian Andrea Padgham323Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023
Southam West Tony George Bromwich534Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023
Wellesbourne South David George Cowcher555Stratford-on-Avon LDMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.21 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Kenilworth (22,036), with Rural & dispersed (22,000) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 92,578.

city 4,079town 58,981village 29,518

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Kenilworth22,036town
Rural & dispersed22,000town
Southam (Stratford-on-Avon)8,109town
Wellesbourne6,836town
Coventry4,079city
Kineton3,410village
Showing 6 of 21·All 21 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate58.1%57.1%+2%
Owner-occupied77.0%63.1%+22%
Private rented12.4%20.0%-38%
Social rented10.6%16.8%-37%

Ethnicity.

White92.5%
Asian3.9%
Black0.8%
Mixed2.1%
Other0.6%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.0% Female 51.0% 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
£32,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£46,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,080
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
46
37 primary · 3 secondary
GCSE pass
72.2%
Attainment 8: 51.3

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£563m
Taxpayers63,000
Median per taxpayer£3,420
Mean per taxpayer£9,000

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick and Rugby. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
11.2
-46% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
34% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences3.8
Anti-social behaviour2.2
Other theft1.0
Burglary0.9
Vehicle crime0.8
Criminal damage & arson0.7
Public order0.6

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%
Jeremy WrightWONCon19,39536.4
Cat PriceLab12,82124.1
Jenny WilkinsonLD10,46419.6
Jacqui HarrisRef6,92013.0
Alix DearingGrn3,1255.9
Nick GreenInd4420.8
Paul De'AthInd1530.3

Turnout 53,320

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Jeremy WrightCon57.7
2017Jeremy WrightCon60.8
2015Jeremy WrightCon58.4
2010Wright, JeremyCon53.6
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