The placeConstituency · West Midlands · Electorate 77,329 · 2023 boundaries

Wyre Forest.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Mark Garnier holds the seat on 32.1% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentMark Garnier · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilWyre Forest
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001601
Electorate · 2024
77.3k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
32.1%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +1.8pp over Lab
Settlements
9
Largest: Kidderminster
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
17.8
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

32.1%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
12
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.12 wards · 33 councillors

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

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Aggborough Spennells(3 seats)Dyke · Aston · Dyke3,679Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Areley Kings Riverside(3 seats)Sutton · Russell · Henderson2,013Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Bewdley Rock(3 seats)Morehead · Bourne · Wilson2,503Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Blakebrook Habberley South(3 seats)Whitehouse · Onslow · Caulfield2,133Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Broadwaters(3 seats)Rayner · McDonnell · Young2,138Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Foley Park Hoobrook(3 seats)Gale · Desmond · Gale2,270Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Franche Habberley North(3 seats)Brookes · Ross · Connolly2,363Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Lickhill David Little266Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Mitton(3 seats)Rogers · Griffiths · Martin2,237Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Offmore Comberton(3 seats)Oborski · Carroll · Miah2,061Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Wribbenhall Arley(2 seats)Byng · Harrison1,377Wyre Forest ConMay 2023
Wyre Forest Rural(3 seats)Hardiman · Hart · Drew3,980Wyre Forest ConMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.9 named places

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.

large-town 55,566town 36,913village 9,132

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Kidderminster55,566large town
Stourport-on-Severn18,687town
Bewdley11,290town
Rural & dispersed6,936town
Cookley2,533village
Wolverley2,422village
Showing 6 of 9·All 9 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate54.1%57.1%-5%
Owner-occupied69.8%63.1%+11%
Private rented16.0%20.0%-20%
Social rented14.1%16.8%-16%

Ethnicity.

White95.9%
Asian1.9%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.4%
Other0.4%

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
£26,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£32,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,630
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
40
27 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
53.9%
Attainment 8: 40.6

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£230m
Taxpayers51,000
Median per taxpayer£2,340
Mean per taxpayer£4,550

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
17.8
-14% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
39% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences6.9
Anti-social behaviour2.8
Criminal damage & arson1.5
Shoplifting1.5
Public order1.1
Other theft1.1
Vehicle crime0.7

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%
Mark GarnierWONCon14,48932.1
Vicki SmithLab13,67730.3
Bill HopkinsRef9,68221.4
Shazu MiahLD2,8096.2
John DavisGrn2,4435.4
Leigh WhitehouseInd1,5353.4
Nigel GearyInd5231.2

Turnout 45,158

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Mark GarnierCon65.2
2017Mark GarnierCon58.4
2015Mark GarnierCon45.3
2010Garnier, MarkCon36.9
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