Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	71,896 (2023)^[1]
Region:	England
County:	Staffordshire
Party:	Conservative Party (UK)

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament to be contested for the first at the 2024 general election. The constituency is one of multiple constituencies created by 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which span multiple counties. The constituency name refers to town of Kingswinford and the South Staffordshire District.^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency was created from the following parts:^[3]

• The majority of the current South Staffordshire constituency, including the communities of Codsall, Perton and Wombourne
• Kingswinford and Wordsley from the Dudley South constituency (to be abolished)

2024–present

• The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of: Kingswinford North and Wall Heath; Kingswinford South; Wordsley.
• The District of South Staffordshire wards of: Bilbrook; Codsall; Himley & Swindon; Kinver & Enville; Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn; Perton East; Perton Lakeside; Perton Wrottesley; Wombourne North; Wombourne South.

Note: constituency boundary since local government boundary review in South Staffordshire which came into effect in May 2023.^{[4] [5]}

Members of Parliament

South Staffordshire and Dudley South prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries. ^[6]

• Mike Wood (Conservative) was previously MP for Dudley South
• Gavin Williamson (Conservative) was previously MP for South Staffordshire, was re-elected in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands (region)

External links

• Kingswinford and South Staffordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands . Boundary Commission for England . 5 August 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: Madeley . Peter . 2021-06-08 . In detail: Proposed boundary changes for the Black Country and Staffordshire . 2024-01-10 . www.expressandstar.com . en.
3. Web site: New Seat Details - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire . 2024-01-10 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
4. Web site: LGBCE . South Staffordshire LGBCE . 2024-04-11 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
5. Web site: The South Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 .
6. Web site: Notional election for the constituency of Kingswinford and South Staffordshire. UK Parliament . 10 July 2024.