Dudley West (UK Parliament constituency)

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, from the old Dudley constituency (which was created following the Reform Act in 1832) along with the Brierley Hill constituency, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was a 'bellwether' constituency where the winner of each general election throughout its existence matched the party which won the election.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Dudley wards of Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Gornal, Kingswinford and Wall Heath, Quarry Bank, Sedgley, and Wordsley.

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Gornal, Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, Kingswinford South, Sedgley, and Wordsley.

Dudley West was one of three constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, encompassing the western half of the town of Dudley. The constituency included Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, and parts of Sedgley. At abolition in 1997, both Dudley West and Dudley East were replaced by two new constituencies: Dudley North and Dudley South, with some constituents being transferred to the re-formed Stourbridge constituency.

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Dudley West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Colin Phipps

|votes = 29,143

|percentage = 48.9

|change = +0.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Fergus Montgomery

|votes = 24,474

|percentage = 41.1

|change = –10.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = M Thirlby

|votes = 5,971

|percentage = 10.0

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,669

|percentage = 7.8

|change = N/a

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 59,588

|percentage = 80.3

|change = +8.3

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{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 74,219

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +5.1

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Dudley West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Colin Phipps

|votes = 28,740

|percentage = 51.1

|change = +2.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = LE Smith

|votes = 20,215

|percentage = 36.0

|change = –5.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = A Martin

|votes = 7,259

|percentage = 12.9

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,525

|percentage = 15.2

|change = +7.3

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,214

|percentage = 75.2

|change = –5.1

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{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 74,746

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +3.7

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Dudley West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Blackburn

|votes = 30,158

|percentage = 51.0

|change = +15.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = MJ Hartley-Brewer

|votes = 29,019

|percentage = 49.0

|change = –2.1

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,139

|percentage = 1.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 59,177

|percentage = 76.3

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 77,525

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +8.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Dudley West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Blackburn

|votes = 27,250

|percentage = 46.2

|change = –5.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Price

|votes = 18,527

|percentage = 31.4

|change = –16.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerald P.T. Lewis

|votes = 13,251

|percentage = 22.5

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,723

|percentage = 14.8

|change = +10.9

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 59,028

|percentage = 75.9

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 77,795

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +5.5

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1987: Dudley West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Blackburn

|votes = 32,224

|percentage = 49.8

|change = +3.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gary Titley

|votes = 21,980

|percentage = 34.0

|change = +2.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerald P.T. Lewis

|votes = 10,477

|percentage = 16.2

|change = –6.3

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,244

|percentage = 15.8

|change = +3.2

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 64,681

|percentage = 79.1

|change = +1.1

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{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 81,789

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +0.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Dudley West{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Blackburn

|votes = 34,729

|percentage = 48.8

|change = −1.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = KJ Lomax

|votes = 28,940

|percentage = 40.7

|change = +6.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Gerald P.T. Lewis

|votes = 7,446

|percentage = 10.5

|change = −5.7

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,789

|percentage = 8.1

|change = −7.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 71,115

|percentage = 82.1

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 86,632

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −3.8

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title= 1994 by-election: Dudley West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ian Pearson

|votes = 28,400

|percentage = 68.8

|change = +28.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Graham Postles

|votes = 7,706

|percentage = 18.7

|change = −30.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mike Hadley

|votes = 3,154

|percentage = 7.6

|change = −2.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Malcolm Floyd

|votes = 590

|percentage = 1.4

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = Andy Carmichael

|votes = 561

|percentage = 1.4

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Mike Hyde

|votes = 548

|percentage = 1.3

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = New Britain Party

|candidate = Mike Nattrass

|votes = 146

|percentage = 0.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = FOREST - Freedom of Choice for Smokers

|candidate = Marjorie Nicholson

|votes = 77

|percentage = 0.2

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = John Oldbury

|votes = 70

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = 21st Century Conservatives Party

|candidate = Colin Palmer

|votes = 55

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 20,694

|percentage = 50.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,307

|percentage = 47.0

|change = –35.1

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 87,972

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +29.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Dudley

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Category:Politics of Dudley

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997