Dudley constituency is centred on Dudley town and covers surrounding communities including Sedgley, Gornal, Woodsetton and parts of Pensnett. It lies wholly within the Dudley metropolitan borough and forms part of the wider West Midlands conurbation. The seat is predominantly urban and suburban, with former industrial areas, residential neighbourhoods and distinct local centres spread across a hilly landscape. Dudley town provides the principal civic and commercial focus, while Sedgley and Gornal retain separate community centres farther north and west. Unlike some neighbouring Black Country seats, the constituency does not extend to Brierley Hill or Stourbridge, which fall within a separate parliamentary area.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Dudley, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population104,687
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1723.4% · 24,461 people
18 to 247.5% · 7,863 people
25 to 3414.1% · 14,763 people
35 to 4919.0% · 19,868 people
50 to 6418.7% · 19,625 people
65 and over17.3% · 18,107 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
41,622 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners59.5% · 24,747 households
Private renters14.2% · 5,928 households
Social renters25.3% · 10,512 households
Other tenure1.0% · 435 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
41,624 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.9% · 12,454 households
Families with dependent children30.9% · 12,853 households
Other single-family households36.3% · 15,112 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,205 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
100,977 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.3% · 9,359 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.7% · 10,852 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.0% · 80,766 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026
Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance
Signatures in this constituency420
Signatures nationally129,565
Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded45
Total awarded£2,230,132
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026
Allstar Sports and Activities
Black Country Coaches Club CIC
£10,200
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will support teenagers aged 12-16 years old with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities across Dudley to become more active, build confidence and improve wellbeing. Activities will include multi-sports, dance, fitness and social movement sessions. Alongside the activities, carers, older siblings and family members will receive training and mentoring to help support and co-deliver activities to ensure the projects longer term sustainability and community ownership. Funding will contribute towards coaches' fees, facility hire, transport costs, mentoring support, equipment, staff and promotional costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
Broad Horizons
Generation Impact CIC
£19,950
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Generation Impact CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
CReART - HOLISTIC GREEN CONNECTIONS
CReART- COLLECTIVE CIC
£13,270
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
CReART- COLLECTIVE CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 May 2026
NeuroKind
Just Straight Talk CIC
£462,454
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Just Straight Talk CIC - Community - RC Midlands Region
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026
Fenspool community centre
Fens pool Voluntary Association
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Fens pool Voluntary Association - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
40 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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