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Tamworth

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Sarah Edwards
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
75,055
Turnout
58.3%
Majority
1,382

Where is Tamworth?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Lichfield North Warwickshire and Bedworth Birmingham Erdington Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Aldridge-Brownhills Birmingham Yardley Birmingham Perry Barr Birmingham Ladywood Meriden and Solihull East Nuneaton Cannock Chase Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley Walsall and Bloxwich South Derbyshire Coventry North West West Bromwich Birmingham Edgbaston Smethwick Burton and Uttoxeter Hinckley and Bosworth Tipton and Wednesbury Wolverhampton South East North West Leicestershire Wolverhampton North East Halesowen Dudley Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge Wolverhampton West Stourbridge Derbyshire Dales Rugby Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Mid Leicestershire Loughborough Stafford Leicester West South Leicestershire Rushcliffe The Wrekin Daventry South Shropshire England
Tamworth

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Tamworth constituency is centred on the Staffordshire town of Tamworth and includes most of its main urban and suburban area together with some surrounding communities. Tamworth is the principal commercial and transport centre, with a historic core, extensive residential development and major employment areas. Road links connect the town with Birmingham, Lichfield and the wider Midlands motorway network. The River Tame and open spaces provide breaks within the built environment, while development becomes lower-density toward the outer edge. Overall, the seat combines one substantial town with a modest semi-rural fringe.

Description last reviewed 29 September 2026.

Current MP

Sarah Edwards MP

Labour

Represents Tamworth in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
1,382
Turnout
58.3%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Sarah EdwardsElectedLabour15,33835.0%11.7%
Eddie HughesConservative13,95631.9%-34.8%
Ian CooperReform UK11,00425.1%—
Susan HowarthGreen Party1,5793.6%1.6%
Jed MarsonLiberal Democrat1,4513.3%-2.0%
Robert BilcliffUK Independence Party2900.7%-1.0%
Adam GoodfellowWorkers Party of Britain1700.4%—

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 Tamworth, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population103,687
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands

Age profile

0 to 1720.3% · 21,012 people
18 to 247.0% · 7,257 people
25 to 3413.3% · 13,754 people
35 to 4918.7% · 19,411 people
50 to 6420.2% · 20,894 people
65 and over20.6% · 21,359 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.

41,571 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners69.0% · 28,674 households
Private renters13.8% · 5,753 households
Social renters16.4% · 6,797 households
Other tenure0.8% · 347 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.

41,572 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households26.1% · 10,832 households
Families with dependent children29.2% · 12,132 households
Other single-family households41.6% · 17,301 households
Other household types3.1% · 1,307 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.

100,373 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.4% · 7,471 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.6% · 10,654 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9% · 82,248 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 8 December 2026

End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately

Signatures in this constituency188
Signatures nationally127,802

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 16 March 2027

Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all

Signatures in this constituency185
Signatures nationally112,527

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 61 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency83
Signatures nationally134,545

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 16 November 2026

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 recorded35
Total awarded£1,000,954

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 20 May 2026

Longwood Sensory Walk

Longwood Primary Fundraising Account

£3,184

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Longwood Primary Fundraising Account - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

Wildlife Pond Refurbishment

Coneyberry Millennium Green

£13,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Coneyberry Millennium Green - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 May 2026

Parkinson’s UK Support Group – Movers & Shakers

Parkinson's Disease Society Support Group Tamworth

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Parkinson's Disease Society Support Group Tamworth - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 6 May 2026

Exploring Pantomime Our Way!

Grant to individual

£30,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Exploring Pantomime Our Way! - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 April 2026

Fun Club Hub Tamworth

Fun Club Hub

£14,860

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Fun Club Hub - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

30 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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