Tipton and Wednesbury covers a densely built part of the Black Country within the Sandwell borough. It is centred on the neighbouring towns of Tipton and Wednesbury and includes surrounding residential and former industrial communities. The landscape is strongly urban, with housing, commercial areas, canals, railways and redeveloped industrial land forming a continuous built-up pattern. Both towns retain distinct local centres despite their close physical connection. Major road and public transport routes link the constituency with Birmingham, Wolverhampton and the wider West Midlands. Overall, the seat reflects the interconnected townscape and industrial heritage of the central Black Country.
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 Tipton and Wednesbury, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population117,414
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1725.0% · 29,374 people
18 to 248.4% · 9,849 people
25 to 3413.2% · 15,557 people
35 to 4919.8% · 23,211 people
50 to 6418.3% · 21,531 people
65 and over15.2% · 17,892 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.
44,233 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners51.2% · 22,643 households
Private renters15.1% · 6,692 households
Social renters32.7% · 14,467 households
Other tenure1.0% · 431 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.
44,230 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.1% · 12,849 households
Families with dependent children34.8% · 15,379 households
Other single-family households33.0% · 14,585 households
Other household types3.2% · 1,417 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.
113,996 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.8% · 11,180 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.9% · 11,273 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3% · 91,543 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 30 January 2027
Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes
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 recorded36
Total awarded£1,279,081
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026
Parent Power SEND Community
DYNAMIK ADVOCACY CIC
£5,500
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
DYNAMIK ADVOCACY CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Community Confession Box
Grant to individual
£10,000
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Community Confession Box - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026
Kabbages & Kids
The Great Bridge Community Forum
£19,536
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Great Bridge Community Forum - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026
Ow am ya Community Project
The Black Country Therapeutic Centre CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Black Country Therapeutic Centre CIC - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 April 2026
Moving Your Way
Ethnic Minority Council
£11,404
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will provide weekly culturally inspired movement sessions for adults aged 50+ who are from South Asian, African and Caribbean communities. The 12 week programme will take place across several different community venues around Wolverhampton. Funding will go towards coaches' fees, staff costs, equipment, venue hire, volunteer expenses, project management, training and marketing.
31 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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