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Walsall and Bloxwich

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

At a glance

Current MP
Valerie Vaz
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
74,951
Turnout
49.6%
Majority
4,914

Where is Walsall and Bloxwich?

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

Walsall and Bloxwich Aldridge-Brownhills West Bromwich Tipton and Wednesbury Wolverhampton South East Wolverhampton North East Cannock Chase Birmingham Perry Barr Smethwick Dudley Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham Ladywood Birmingham Erdington Wolverhampton West Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge Sutton Coldfield Stourbridge Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Lichfield Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Tamworth Meriden and Solihull East North Warwickshire and Bedworth The Wrekin South Derbyshire South Shropshire England
Walsall and Bloxwich

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Walsall and Bloxwich is a constituency in the West Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Valerie Vaz (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Valerie Vaz MP

Labour

Represents Walsall and Bloxwich in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
4,914
Turnout
49.6%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Valerie VazElectedLabour12,51433.6%-10.8%
Aftab NawazIndependent7,60020.4%
Elaine WilliamsReform UK7,29319.6%18.3%
Shannon LloydConservative6,67918.0%-31.2%
Sadat HussainGreen Party2,2886.2%4.6%
Patrick StillmanLiberal Democrat8172.2%-0.7%

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 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency297
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency253
Signatures nationally129,565

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

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency217
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency100
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency90
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency63
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency42
Signatures nationally118,715

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

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency35
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 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 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

National Lottery grantAwarded 20 May 2026

Untitled Project Grants Application

Grant to individual

£50,846

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Untitled Project Grants Application - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026

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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