Constituency profile

Walsall and Bloxwich

West Midlands · Borough constituency · Walsall borough

Valerie Vaz MP
Sitting MP

Valerie Vaz

Labour

First elected May 2010

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
Borough constituency, Walsall council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLCL
Labour 4/5, Conservative 1/5
EU referendum 2016
67.9% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +16.0pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +18.4pp
Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)
MidlandsStrong Leave areaWorking-class profileDiverse

Who lives in Walsall and Bloxwich? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
67.9%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
22.8%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
29.1%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
47.4%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
52.0%
UK average ~36%
Median age
35.1
UK median ~40
Age 65+
17.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
35.5%
UK average ~28%

How did Walsall and Bloxwich 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 4,914 votes (13.2pp) · turnout 49.6%

Current projection

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

Map of Walsall and Bloxwich

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)

Walsall and Bloxwich within Walsall

The Westminster constituency of Walsall and Bloxwich sits entirely within Walsall 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
Walsall
66 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 Walsall and Bloxwich at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Walsall and Bloxwich 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
2010predecessorLab holdValerie Vaz Walsall South MP39.7%35.4%14.4%8.4% UKIP-2.2%1,75563.5%
2015predecessorLab holdValerie Vaz Walsall South MP47.2%32.8%1.6%15.6% UKIP2.7%-6,00761.8%
2017predecessorLab holdValerie Vaz Walsall South MP57.4%37.2%1.3%4.1% UKIP--8,89265.4%
2019notionalConservative winnerEddie Hughes Walsall North MP, pre-review boundary44.4%49.2%2.9%-1.5%2.0%2,18660.9%
2024Lab gain from ConValerie Vaz33.6%18.0%2.2%19.6% Ref6.2%20.4%4,91449.6%

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

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