Aldridge-Brownhills: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Aldridge-Brownhills is Wendy Morton (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Wendy Morton (Conservative) won 15,901 votes, 38.9% of the valid vote; Luke Davies (Labour) came second with 11,607. 40,912 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,268, 58.2% of those registered. The majority was 4,294.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Aldridge-Brownhills has the 38th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (93,971).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 93,971; the estimate for 2014 was 93,826. The estimate peaked at 94,255 in 2019. Children under 16 numbered 16,999; people aged 65 and over, 21,592.
Workplaces in Aldridge-Brownhills accounted for 24,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,375 local units for March 2026.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,205 households and 1,758.5 residents per square kilometre; 23.7% of workers mainly worked from home and 26.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
77.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.6 points). 21.2% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £260,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £163,000. It ranks 245th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,105 sales were registered in the period, against 1,307 in the year to March 2025.
In 2024/25, 22.4% of children under 16 in Aldridge-Brownhills (3,815) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.5% in 2021/22 to 18.1% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Aldridge-Brownhills had median pay of £38,241 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,306. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,201. The residents' figure ranks 316th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,750 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.2%. That is up from 1,565 twelve months before.
MP
Wendy Morton, Conservative
- MP for Aldridge-Brownhills since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Wendy Morton on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Wendy Morton in Hansard, from 14 October 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 573 spoken contributions by Wendy Morton since 4 July 2024.
The Government propose to abolish Healthwatch and bring its functions inside the Department and local NHS bodies, but patients need an independent champion who can challenge things when they go wrong.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Veterans injured serving our country can see their pension credit cut because their military compensation is counted as income. How is that consistent with the armed forces covenant?
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Will the Leader of the House make time for a debate on the democratic deficit created by the new scheme of delegation in planning? By restricting councillors’ ability to call in applications, these changes will deny communities a meaningful voice in planning decisions.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
At a time when the Government really should be supporting the producers of our food and the guardians of our countryside, they saw fit to open the new SFI scheme offer and then close it down after just six hours.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
The Minister appears to give the impression that he knows about the farming industry, but how often, if ever, does he actually go out on to a family farm and meet the farmers?
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Morton | Conservative | 15,901 | 38.9% | −30.7 |
| Luke Davies | Labour | 11,607 | 28.4% | +6.9 |
| Graham Eardley | Reform UK | 9,903 | 24.2% | +23.5 |
| Ian Garrett | Liberal Democrat | 1,755 | 4.3% | −1.3 |
| Clare Nash | Green Party | 1,746 | 4.3% | +2.4 |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 38.9% | Labour 28.4% | 4,294 | 58.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 69.6% | Labour 21.5% | 22,758 | 64.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Aldridge-Brownhills lies within Walsall.
- Walsall E08000030
Who has power over Aldridge-Brownhills
Every body that makes decisions for Aldridge-Brownhills, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Aldridge-Brownhills this page: Wendy Morton (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Aldridge-Brownhills?
Wendy Morton (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Aldridge-Brownhills?
The House of Commons Library records 15,901 votes for Wendy Morton of Conservative and a majority of 4,294; 58.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Aldridge-Brownhills?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,750, 3.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Aldridge-Brownhills?
£260,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Aldridge-Brownhills?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,241 (April 2025).
How many children in Aldridge-Brownhills live in low income families?
3,815 children under 16, 22.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Aldridge-Brownhills?
93,971 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.