Dudley South (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Dudley South
|parliament = uk
|image = File:DudleySouth2007Constituency.svg
|caption = 2010–2024 boundary of Dudley South in West Midlands
|map2 = EnglandWestMidlandsCounty
|map_entity = West Midlands
|map_year =
|year = 1997
|abolished = 2024
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Dudley West
|next = {{ubl|Kingswinford and South Staffordshire|Stourbridge|Dudley (part)}}
|region = England
|county = West Midlands
|towns = Dudley
|mp =
|party =
}}
Dudley South was a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} from 1997 until 2024.{{#tag:ref|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.|group= n}}
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{{#tag:ref|Brockmoor and Pensnett ward, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley|group= n}} transferred to Dudley.{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – West Midlands {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-west-midlands/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}
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.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Dudley+South
Boundaries
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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.
History
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.
Abolition
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:
| class="wikitable
! Parts !! New constituency !! Part of North Tyneside, % |
| Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley
| Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | 45.2 |
| Brierley Hill and Netherton
| 37.9 |
| The Brockmoor and Pensnett ward
| Dudley | 16.9 |
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|d|3|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1997 | {{Party shortname linked|Labour Party (UK)}} | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2010 | {{Party shortname linked|Conservative Party (UK)}} | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2015 | {{Party shortname linked|Conservative Party (UK)}} | |
| | 2024
| colspan="2"| Constituency abolished |
Election results 1997-2024
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1997: Dudley South{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Pearson
|votes = 27,124
|percentage = 56.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Simpson
|votes = 14,097
|percentage = 29.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Burt
|votes = 5,214
|percentage = 10.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Connor Birch
|votes = 1,467
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 13,027
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 47,902
|percentage = 71.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 2001: Dudley South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Pearson
|votes = 18,109
|percentage = 49.8
|change = {{decrease}} 6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jason Sugarman
|votes = 11,292
|percentage = 31.1
|change = {{increase}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Lorely Burt
|votes = 5,421
|percentage = 14.9
|change = {{increase}} 4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = John Westwood
|votes = 859
|percentage = 2.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|candidate = Angela Thompson
|votes = 663
|percentage = 1.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 6,817
|percentage = 18.7
|change = {{decrease}} 8.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 36,344
|percentage = 55.4
|change = {{decrease}} 16.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 4.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 2005: Dudley South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Pearson
|votes = 17,800
|percentage = 45.3
|change = {{decrease}} 4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marco Longhi
|votes = 13,556
|percentage = 34.5
|change = {{increase}} 3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bramall
|votes = 4,808
|percentage = 12.2
|change = {{decrease}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = John Salvage
|votes = 1,841
|percentage = 4.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Andrew Benion
|votes = 1,271
|percentage = 3.2
|change = {{increase}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 4,244
|percentage = 10.8
|change = {{decrease}} 7.9
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 39,276
|percentage = 60.2
|change = {{increase}} 4.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{decrease}} 3.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Dudley South}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 2010: Dudley South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Kelly
|votes = 16,450
|percentage = 43.1
|change = {{increase}} 8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rachel Harris
|votes = 12,594
|percentage = 33.0
|change = {{decrease}} 11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bramall
|votes = 5,989
|percentage = 15.7
|change = {{increase}} 3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Philip Rowe
|votes = 3,132
|percentage = 8.2
|change = {{increase}} 5.0
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,856
|percentage = 10.1
|change = {{decrease}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 38,165
|percentage = 63.0
|change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 9.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 2015: Dudley South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-date=17 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Wood{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2014/11/28/tory-eurosceptic-to-fight-for-power-in-dudley/|title=Tory Eurosceptic to fight for power in Dudley|website=www.expressandstar.com|date=28 November 2014 }}
|votes = 16,723
|percentage = 43.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Natasha Millward
|votes = 12,453
|percentage = 32.6
|change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Paul Brothwood{{Cite web|url=https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/11770837.boroughs-ukip-leader-hopes-to-turn-dudley-south-purple/|title=Borough's UKIP leader hopes to turn Dudley South purple|website=Stourbridge News|date=4 February 2015 }}
|votes = 7,236
|percentage = 18.9
|change = {{increase}} 10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Vicky Duckworth
|votes = 970
|percentage = 2.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Turner
|votes = 828
|percentage = 2.2
|change = {{decrease}} 13.5
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 4,270
|percentage = 11.2
|change = {{increase}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 38,210
|percentage = 63.3
|change = {{increase}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 0.54
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
|title=General election 2017: Dudley South{{cite web |url=http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/15276944.UKIP_confirms_General_Election_candidates_for_Stourbridge_and_Dudley_South/ |title=UKIP confirms General Election candidates for Stourbridge and Dudley South |work=Stourbridge News |author=Bev Holder |date=10 May 2017 |access-date=10 May 2017}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Wood
|votes = 21,588
|percentage = 56.4
|change = {{increase}} 12.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Natasha Millward
|votes = 13,858
|percentage = 36.2
|change = {{increase}} 3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mitchell Bolton
|votes = 1,791
|percentage = 4.7
|change = {{decrease}} 14.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bramall
|votes = 625
|percentage = 1.6
|change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jenny Maxwell
|votes = 382
|percentage = 1.0
|change = {{decrease}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 7,730
|percentage = 20.2
|change = {{increase}} 9.0
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 38,244
|percentage = 62.4
|change = {{decrease}} 0.9
}}-->
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 4.55
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin||title=General election 2019: Dudley South
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Wood
|votes = 24,835
|percentage = 67.9
|change = {{increase}} 11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lucy Caldicott
|votes = 9,270
|percentage = 25.3
|change = {{decrease}} 10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bramall
|votes = 1,608
|percentage = 4.4
|change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Cate Mohr
|votes = 863
|percentage = 2.4
|change = {{increase}} 1.4
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 15,565
|percentage = 42.6
|change = {{increase}} 22.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 36,576
|percentage = 60.2
|change = {{decrease}} 2.2
}}-->
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 11.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13048.html Dudley South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66054.html Dudley South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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