Walsall and Bloxwich covers a broad part of the Black Country centred on Walsall and Bloxwich. Walsall is the principal commercial and civic centre, while Bloxwich provides a distinct town focus to the north. The constituency is predominantly urban and suburban, with residential neighbourhoods, former industrial land and major road corridors forming a continuous built-up landscape. Parks and open spaces become more prominent toward the outer edge. Strong transport links connect the area with Birmingham, Wolverhampton and neighbouring Black Country towns. Overall, the seat combines two established urban centres within the wider West Midlands conurbation.
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 Walsall and Bloxwich, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population125,080
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1726.5% · 33,158 people
18 to 249.2% · 11,540 people
25 to 3414.4% · 18,023 people
35 to 4920.2% · 25,313 people
50 to 6416.2% · 20,270 people
65 and over13.4% · 16,776 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.
44,054 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners48.1% · 21,207 households
Private renters20.7% · 9,117 households
Social renters30.6% · 13,467 households
Other tenure0.6% · 263 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.
44,055 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.6% · 13,037 households
Families with dependent children36.0% · 15,881 households
Other single-family households30.4% · 13,400 households
Other household types3.9% · 1,737 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.
117,315 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.3% · 10,910 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.7% · 11,327 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.0% · 95,078 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 3 January 2027
Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan
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 recorded95
Total awarded£9,838,585
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Butts Writers Book Project
Grant to individual
£10,287
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Butts Writers Book Project - Literature - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Core funding to deliver our programmes
WPH Counselling & Education Service
£18,322
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
WPH Counselling & Education Service - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
iMatterWalsall – Early Intervention and Crime Awareness Workshop
iMatterWalsall CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
iMatterWalsall CIC - Other - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026
WOW! Fest – Walsall Outdoor Wonders Community Arts Festival
Autin Dance Theatre C.I.C.
£34,500
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
WOW! Fest – Walsall Outdoor Wonders Community Arts Festival - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
90 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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