Walsall and Bloxwich: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Walsall and Bloxwich is Valerie Vaz (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Valerie Vaz (Labour) won 12,514 votes, 33.6% of the valid vote; Aftab Nawaz (Independent) came second with 7,600. 37,191 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,951, 49.6% of those registered. The majority was 4,914.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Walsall and Bloxwich has the 9th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,192 a year); it also has the 9th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (34.0%).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,279 for jobs in Walsall and Bloxwich and £31,192 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,133. The residents' figure ranks 9th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 61.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. 34.0% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 47.7% of children under 16 in Walsall and Bloxwich (14,003) 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 fell from 42.2% in 2021/22 to 41.9% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 125,080 people lived in Walsall and Bloxwich in mid-2024, up 12.6% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 29,379; people aged 65 and over, 16,776.
Census 2021: 44,054 households, 3,660.3 people per square kilometre, 16.2% of workers based at home, 16.7% of adults retired.
The median price paid for a home was £190,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £114,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £200,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 78th lowest of 575 constituencies. 791 sales were registered in the period, against 1,053 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Walsall and Bloxwich accounted for 54,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,220 local units for March 2026.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 6,150, or 7.8% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 6,055.
MP
Valerie Vaz, Labour
- MP for Walsall and Bloxwich since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Valerie Vaz on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Valerie Vaz in Hansard, from 15 October 2026 to 28 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 155 spoken contributions by Valerie Vaz since 4 July 2024.
I will call Jon Trickett to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Order. May I remind the hon. Gentleman that the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) only has a minute left?
Order. Could Members please remain standing so that the Clerk can make a note of how many wish to speak? Given the numbers, I will have to impose a hard time limit of four minutes.
I thank Members: we got everyone in, and we did not have to suspend for the vote. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered progress towards a smokefree UK.
I will begin calling the Front Benchers at 4 pm. It looks like the votes are coming at 4.30 pm, so we could well be finished before then.
Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Vaz | Labour | 12,514 | 33.6% | −10.8 |
| Aftab Nawaz | Independent | 7,600 | 20.4% | |
| Elaine Williams | Reform UK | 7,293 | 19.6% | +18.3 |
| Shannon Lloyd | Conservative | 6,679 | 18.0% | −31.2 |
| Sadat Hussain | Green Party | 2,288 | 6.2% | +4.6 |
| Patrick Stillman | Liberal Democrat | 817 | 2.2% | −0.7 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. 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 | Labour 33.7% | Independent 20.4% | 4,914 | 49.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.2% | Labour 44.4% | 2,186 | 61.0% |
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
Walsall and Bloxwich lies within Walsall.
- Walsall E08000030
Who has power over Walsall and Bloxwich
Every body that makes decisions for Walsall and Bloxwich, 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
- Walsall and Bloxwich this page: Valerie Vaz (Labour) 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 Walsall and Bloxwich?
Valerie Vaz (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Walsall and Bloxwich?
The House of Commons Library records 12,514 votes for Valerie Vaz of Labour and a majority of 4,914; 49.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Walsall and Bloxwich?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 6,150, 7.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Walsall and Bloxwich?
£190,000: 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 Walsall and Bloxwich?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £31,192 (April 2025).
How many children in Walsall and Bloxwich live in low income families?
14,003 children under 16, 47.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Walsall and Bloxwich?
125,080 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.