Constituency profile

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands · Borough constituency · Birmingham borough

Sir Andrew Mitchell MP
Sitting MP

Sir Andrew Mitchell

Conservative

First elected June 2001

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
Borough constituency, Birmingham council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
51.7% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -0.2pp below mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +1.3pp
Vulnerability score 5/10 (Conservative projected to lose)
MidlandsBrexit-marginalGraduate-heavy

Who lives in Sutton Coldfield? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
51.7%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
41.1%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
14.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
77.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
21.7%
UK average ~36%
Median age
45.4
UK median ~40
Age 65+
27.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
23.8%
UK average ~28%

How did Sutton Coldfield vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 2,543 votes (5.3pp) · turnout 65.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Sutton Coldfield

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Sutton Coldfield within Birmingham

The Westminster constituency of Sutton Coldfield sits entirely within Birmingham Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Birmingham
60 LSOAs
100%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Sutton Coldfield at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Sutton Coldfield at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdAndrew Mitchell20.4%54.0%18.0%3.1% UKIP1.1%3.5%17,00567.9%
2015Con holdAndrew Mitchell22.3%54.6%5.2%14.7% UKIP2.8%0.3%16,41767.8%
2017Con holdAndrew Mitchell31.9%61.0%4.4%-1.8%0.9%15,33969.9%
2019notionalConservative winnerAndrew Mitchell 2019 MP, pre-review boundary23.6%60.4%12.2%-3.9%-19,27270.2%
2024Con holdAndrew Mitchell33.0%38.3%5.4%17.0% Ref5.0%1.4%2,54365.2%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Sutton Coldfield

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Sutton Coldfield. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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