Kingswinford and South Staffordshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Mike Wood holds the seat on 40.3% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
1 Jun 2026
Twice defying his party on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- voting for it at both Second and Third Reading while most Conservatives opposed it -- Mike Wood is otherwise one of the most loyal MPs on the Conservative benches. Those two rebel votes stand out against a 99.5% party-line record. His recent news coverage tells a separate story: he documented 22 constituent complaints about Royal Mail in a single submission, campaigned successfully against 890 homes being built on local green space, and has run a personal sepsis awareness campaign drawing on his own experience of surviving the illness.
Wood votes in roughly four in five divisions -- close to the Commons average. His stance profile is conventionally Conservative: strongly pro-business, anti-tax increases, tough on crime, and supportive of Lords scrutiny of legislation. He deviates from his party on two issues: he votes more favourably on NHS funding than almost any other Conservative (33% aligned versus a 2% party average), and he leans toward assisted-dying access rather than against it (67% versus the party's 54%). His 350 speech contributions span economy, fiscal policy, social care, and local government -- a broad portfolio rather than a single specialism.
The health thread running through his news coverage and speeches aligns with a personal background: press coverage confirms he survived a serious illness and has since championed sepsis awareness alongside rare cancer causes. His committee role is the Committee of Selection, an administrative rather than policy-facing position. Local government coverage carries a mildly negative sentiment in recent months, likely reflecting ongoing tensions over the Black Country Plan withdrawal. No significant controversy or scrutiny beyond Royal Mail service complaints is visible in recent coverage.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbrook(2 seats) | Hopkins · Burnett | 1,668 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Codsall(3 seats) | Michell · Barrow · Chapman | 3,360 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Himley Swindon | Roger Lees | 380 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Kingswinford North Wall Heath | Mark Webb | 1,983 | Dudley Ref | May 2026 |
| Kingswinford South | Graham Howes | 1,888 | Dudley Ref | May 2026 |
| Kinver Enville(3 seats) | Spruce · Harrison · Dufty | 3,979 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Pattingham Trysull Bobbington Lower Penn(2 seats) | Reade · Wilson | 1,392 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Perton East | Penny Allen | 464 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Perton Lakeside(2 seats) | Evans · Heseltine | 689 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Perton Wrottesley | Phil Davis | 388 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Wombourne North(3 seats) | Bond · Kinsey · Perry | 2,384 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Wombourne South(3 seats) | Evans · Davies · Merrick | 2,255 | South Staffordshire Con | May 2023 |
| Wordsley North | Samuel James Hussey | 1,788 | Dudley Ref | May 2026 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Kingswinford (37,849), with Codsall (12,704) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 89,444.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswinford | 37,849 | large town |
| Codsall | 12,704 | town |
| Wombourne | 11,711 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 11,200 | town |
| Perton | 8,243 | town |
| Kinver | 3,879 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 55.2% | 57.1% | -3% |
| Owner-occupied | 78.3% | 63.1% | +24% |
| Private rented | 10.6% | 20.0% | -47% |
| Social rented | 11.0% | 16.8% | -34% |
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 | £277m |
| Taxpayers | 51,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,720 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,480 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by South Staffordshire and Dudley. 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.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike WoodWON | Con | 18,199 | 40.3 |
| Sally Benton | Lab | 11,896 | 26.3 |
| Gary Dale | Ref | 9,928 | 22.0 |
| Gully Bansal | LD | 2,080 | 4.6 |
| Claire McIlvenna | Grn | 2,077 | 4.6 |
| Shaz Saleem | Ind | 1,000 | 2.2 |
Turnout 45,180
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
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