Dudley South (UK Parliament constituency)
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Dudley South was a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency[n 1] from 1997 until 2024.[n 2]
| Dudley South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 2010–2024 boundary of Dudley South in West Midlands | |
 Location of West Midlands within England | |
| County | West Midlands |
| Electorate | 61,308 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Dudley |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dudley West |
| Replaced by | |
By the decision of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced primarily by the new Kingswinford and South Staffordshire and reconfigured Stourbridge constituencies, with small part[n 3] transferred to Dudley.[2]
Constituency profile
Dudley South is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and covers the central part of the borough to the south of the town centre. The constituency voted strongly for Brexit, and residents' wealth is around average for the UK.[3]
Map of boundaries 2010-2024
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, Kingswinford South, Netherton and Woodside, St Andrews, and Wordsley.
2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, Kingswinford South, Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews, and Wordsley.
Before the 1997 election, Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than North and South. Dudley South covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley West, which included Sedgley but excluded Netherton.
Dudley West was the scene of a by-election in 1994, held after the death of the Conservative John Blackburn who had represented the constituency since 1979. The by-election was won by Labour's Ian Pearson, who stood for Dudley South in 1997 and held the seat, winning by a comfortable margin each time, until he stood down in 2010.
The Conservative candidate, Chris Kelly, gained the seat in the subsequent general election. However, he decided to stand down in 2015.
Mike Wood retained the seat for the Conservatives in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections, in both cases achieving a swing towards his party and thus bucking the national trend.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed three ways:[2]
| Parts | New constituency | Part of North Tyneside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | 45.2 |
| Brierley Hill and Netherton | Stourbridge | 37.9 |
| The Brockmoor and Pensnett ward | Dudley | 16.9 |
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ian Pearson | Labour | |
| 2010 | Chris Kelly | Conservative | |
| 2015 | Mike Wood | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished | ||
Election results 1997-2024
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 2010s
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ Brockmoor and Pensnett ward, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Dudley+South
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Tory Eurosceptic to fight for power in Dudley". www.expressandstar.com. 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Borough's UKIP leader hopes to turn Dudley South purple". Stourbridge News. 4 February 2015.
- ^ Bev Holder (10 May 2017). "UKIP confirms General Election candidates for Stourbridge and Dudley South". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Dudley South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. 13 December 2019.
- Dudley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Dudley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK