Who is the MP for Tipton and Wednesbury?

Antonia Bance (Labour) is the MP for Tipton and Wednesbury. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Tipton and Wednesbury at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Tipton and Wednesbury was won by Labour with 36.9% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 26.3%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Tipton and Wednesbury?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 40.6% and Labour on 24.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Tipton and Wednesbury in?

Tipton and Wednesbury crosses multiple council boundaries: Sandwell (88%), Dudley (12%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Tipton and Wednesbury?

Tipton and Wednesbury is in West Midlands. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 68.3% in 2016). Around 18.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 38, and 51.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Tipton and Wednesbury?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Tipton and Wednesbury, Labour won with 36.9% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Tipton and Wednesbury in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Tipton and Wednesbury: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Tipton and Wednesbury

West Midlands · Borough constituency

Sitting MP

Antonia Bance

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

West Midlands

Borough constituency

Last 5 GE winners

LLLCL

Labour 4/5, Conservative 1/5

EU referendum 2016

68.3% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +16.4pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +16.5pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

MidlandsStrong Leave areaWorking-class profileDiverse

Who lives in Tipton and Wednesbury? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

68.3%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

18.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

31.0%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

51.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

48.1%

UK average ~36%

Median age

37.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

19.0%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

32.6%

UK average ~28%

How did Tipton and Wednesbury 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

Lab gain from Con · majority 3,385 votes (10.6pp) · turnout 43.0%

Current projection

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

Map of Tipton and Wednesbury

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)

Tipton and Wednesbury within Sandwell and Dudley

Tipton and Wednesbury crosses multiple council boundaries: Sandwell (88%), Dudley (12%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Sandwell 57 LSOAs	88%	View projection ›
Dudley 8 LSOAs	12%	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 Tipton and Wednesbury at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Tipton and Wednesbury 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
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Adrian Bailey West Bromwich West MP	45.0%	29.3%	12.0%	4.3% UKIP	-	9.4%	5,651	55.8%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Adrian Bailey West Bromwich West MP	47.3%	23.9%	1.6%	25.2% UKIP	2.0%	-	7,742	53.5%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Adrian Bailey West Bromwich West MP	52.1%	39.7%	0.9%	6.4% UKIP	0.9%	-	4,460	54.7%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Shaun Bailey West Bromwich West MP, pre-review boundary	38.4%	50.7%	3.1%	-	1.9%	5.9%	4,693	51.7%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Antonia Bance	36.9%	26.3%	1.9%	25.2% Ref	4.7%	5.0%	3,385	43.0%

Tipton and Wednesbury was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat West Bromwich West (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Tipton and Wednesbury

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Tipton and Wednesbury. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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