Wyre Forest.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Mark Garnier holds the seat on 32.1% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
Garnier made his most distinctive mark in June 2025 on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, voting against his party majority on five separate amendments. His votes show a consistent pattern: he backed measures to close the voluntary starvation loophole (Amendments 77 and 94) while opposing other procedural and substantive provisions the Conservative majority supported. That puts him in a more restrictive position on assisted dying than most Conservative colleagues -- his voting record scores him 33% aligned on both end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards, against a party average of around 60%. Beyond that, he has voted along standard Conservative lines: opposing government pension fund investment powers, backing Lords amendments to the English Devolution Bill, and supporting the referral of the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee.
At 73% participation and 96.8% party alignment, Garnier is a moderately engaged, broadly loyal Conservative. His stance profile flags strong alignment with pro-business (90%) and parliamentary scrutiny (90%) positions, and he deviates notably from his party on armed forces welfare -- voting in that category at 100% against a party average of 44%. His speeches concentrate heavily on economy and jobs (68 contributions), fiscal policy (55), and social care (24), with local government and cost of living also recurring. He holds no current committee roles.
Past news coverage raised conflict-of-interest questions -- in 2021 Sky News reported he had advocated in the Commons for the space sector while receiving £90,000 annually from industry roles, drawing criticism from a former Standards Committee chair. Recent local coverage is broadly neutral, touching on transport improvements on the A456 and local regeneration projects. No committee memberships are currently recorded.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggborough Spennells(3 seats) | Dyke · Aston · Dyke | 3,679 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Areley Kings Riverside(3 seats) | Sutton · Russell · Henderson | 2,013 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Bewdley Rock(3 seats) | Morehead · Bourne · Wilson | 2,503 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Blakebrook Habberley South(3 seats) | Whitehouse · Onslow · Caulfield | 2,133 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Broadwaters(3 seats) | Rayner · McDonnell · Young | 2,138 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Foley Park Hoobrook(3 seats) | Gale · Desmond · Gale | 2,270 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Franche Habberley North(3 seats) | Brookes · Ross · Connolly | 2,363 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Lickhill | David Little | 266 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Mitton(3 seats) | Rogers · Griffiths · Martin | 2,237 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Offmore Comberton(3 seats) | Oborski · Carroll · Miah | 2,061 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Wribbenhall Arley(2 seats) | Byng · Harrison | 1,377 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
| Wyre Forest Rural(3 seats) | Hardiman · Hart · Drew | 3,980 | Wyre Forest Con | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Kidderminster (55,566), with Stourport-on-Severn (18,687) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 101,611.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Kidderminster | 55,566 | large town |
| Stourport-on-Severn | 18,687 | town |
| Bewdley | 11,290 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 6,936 | town |
| Cookley | 2,533 | village |
| Wolverley | 2,422 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 54.1% | 57.1% | -5% |
| Owner-occupied | 69.8% | 63.1% | +11% |
| Private rented | 16.0% | 20.0% | -20% |
| Social rented | 14.1% | 16.8% | -16% |
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 | £230m |
| Taxpayers | 51,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,340 |
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark GarnierWON | Con | 14,489 | 32.1 |
| Vicki Smith | Lab | 13,677 | 30.3 |
| Bill Hopkins | Ref | 9,682 | 21.4 |
| Shazu Miah | LD | 2,809 | 6.2 |
| John Davis | Grn | 2,443 | 5.4 |
| Leigh Whitehouse | Ind | 1,535 | 3.4 |
| Nigel Geary | Ind | 523 | 1.2 |
Turnout 45,158
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mark Garnier | Con | 65.2 |
| 2017 | Mark Garnier | Con | 58.4 |
| 2015 | Mark Garnier | Con | 45.3 |
| 2010 | Garnier, Mark | Con | 36.9 |
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