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Dudley (UK Parliament constituency)

Dudley is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dudley in Worcestershire (now in the West Midlands). It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Dudley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Dudley in West Midlands region
CountyWest Midlands
Major settlementsDudley
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentSonia Kumar (Labour Party)
SeatsOne
Created from
1832–1974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Created fromWorcestershire
Replaced by

The constituency existed between 1832 and 1974 and was re-established by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2024 general election. The new constituency is based on the abolished Dudley North, with the addition of one ward from the also abolished Dudley South constituency.[1]

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Dudley, and the parish of Dudley Castle Hill.

1950–1974: The County Borough of Dudley, and the Borough of Stourbridge.

2024–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Brockmoor & Pensnett, Castle & Priory, Gornal, St James's, St Thomas's, Sedgley, and Upper Gornal & Woodsetton.[2]

The seat comprises the whole of the previous Dudley North constituency with the addition of the Brockmoor and Pensnett ward from Dudley South (abolished), thus bringing the electorate within the permitted range.

History

The borough of Dudley returned two members to Parliament in 1294, Benedict Andrew and Ralph Clerk de Duddlegh, but not to any subsequent one.[3]

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was replaced by the new Dudley East and Dudley West constituencies, which expanded beyond the town's historic boundaries to include Coseley and part of Sedgley in Dudley East (previously in the old Bilston constituency), as well as Kingswinford, Brierley Hill, and the remainder of Sedgley in Dudley West. All of these areas had been incorporated into the Dudley borough in 1966.[4]

In the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was recommended that Dudley should return as a constituency, replacing Dudley North.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1974

ElectionMemberParty
1832Sir John CampbellWhig[5][6][7][8]
Feb. 1834Thomas HawkesTory[8]
Dec. 1834Conservative[8]
1844John BenbowConservative[8]
1855Sir Stafford NorthcoteConservative
1857Henry Brinsley SheridanIndependent[9][10][11]
1859Liberal
1886Brooke RobinsonConservative
1906Arthur George HooperLiberal
1910Sir Arthur Griffith-BoscawenConservative
1921James WilsonLabour
1922Cyril LloydUnionist
1929Oliver BaldwinLabour
1931Dudley JoelConservative
1941Cyril LloydConservative
1945George WiggLabour
1968Donald WilliamsConservative
1970John GilbertLabour
Feb 1974Constituency abolished

MPs since 2024

Dudley North prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024Sonia KumarLabour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Dudley[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSonia Kumar 12,215 34.1% +3.2%
ConservativeMarco Longhi10,31528.8%-34.3%
Reform UKAndrew Southall9,44226.4%+26.4%
GreenZia Qari1,1543.2%+1.1%
Liberal DemocratsIan Flynn1,0563%-0.8%
IndependentShakeela Bibi8572.4%+2.4%
Workers PartyAftab Hussain6211.7%+1.7%
IndependentDharmanand Mortha1360.4%+0.4%
Majority1,9005.3%N/A
Turnout35,79651%N/A
Registered electors70,151
  • This is a new seat. Marco Longhi (Conservative) was the Incumbent MP for Dudley North before the seat's abolishon as part of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
| 2023 boundry review]]

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Gilbert 29,499 50.29
ConservativeDonald Williams29,16349.71
Majority3360.58
Turnout58,66271.92
Labour holdSwing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg30,25053.20
ConservativeDavid Howell19,98035.02
LiberalRobert CS Fowler6,82911.97New
Majority10,27018.18
Turnout56,87976.53
Labour holdSwing
General election 1966: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg 32,693 59.1 +5.9
ConservativeDonald Williams22,67140.9+5.9
Majority10,02218.20.0
Turnout55,36473.9-2.6
Labour holdSwing
1968 Dudley by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDonald Williams 28,016 58.1 +17.2
LabourJohn Gilbert16,36034.0-25.1
LiberalDerek Bird3,8097.9New
Majority11,65624.1N/A
Turnout48,18563.5-10.4
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+21.2

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg 32,856 54.62
ConservativeRoy Farran19,82532.96
LiberalBertram Samuel White7,47012.42New
Majority13,03121.66
Turnout60,15186.83
Labour holdSwing
General election 1951: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg 34,376 58.36
ConservativeHarold Soref24,52541.64
Majority9,85116.72
Turnout58,90183.65
Labour holdSwing
General election 1955: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg 31,384 54.87
ConservativeSir Thomas Douglas Wilson, 4th Baronet20,33335.55
LiberalWallace Lawler5,4799.58New
Majority11,05119.32
Turnout57,19679.83
Labour holdSwing
General election 1959: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg 31,826 54.94
ConservativeFrank E. Spiller26,10145.06
Majority5,7259.88
Turnout57,92779.54
Labour holdSwing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

1941 Dudley by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCyril Lloyd 6,234 56.1 +1.3
IndependentNoel Pemberton Billing4,86943.9New
Majority1,36512.2+2.6
Turnout11,10334.7-40.6
Conservative holdSwingN/A
General election 1945: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wigg 15,439 62.77
ConservativeTatton Brinton9,15637.23
Majority6,28325.54N/A
Turnout24,59573.81
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDudley Joel 16,009 56.94
LabourW Hodgkiss12,10543.06
Majority3,90413.88N/A
Turnout28,11480.75
Conservative gain from LabourSwing
General election 1935: Dudley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDudley Joel 13,958 54.81
LabourWilliam Wedgwood Benn11,50945.19
Majority2,4499.62
Turnout25,46775.29
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1920s

1921 Dudley by-election[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Wilson 10,244 50.7 +10.9
CUnionistArthur Griffith-Boscawen9,96849.3−10.9
Majority2761.4N/A
Turnout20,21279.9+19.5
Registered electors25,305
Labour gain from UnionistSwing+10.9
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922: Dudley[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistCyril Lloyd 12,876 60.2 0.0
LabourJames Wilson8,52239.80.0
Majority4,35420.40.0
Turnout21,39882.5+22.1
Registered electors25,923
Unionist holdSwing0.0
General election 1923: Dudley [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistCyril Lloyd 10,227 49.4 −10.8
LiberalFrancis James Ballard8,51041.1New
LabourRichard Fowler Smith1,9589.5−30.3
Majority1,7178.3−12.1
Turnout20,69678.9−3.6
Registered electors26,257
Unionist holdSwing+9.8
General election 1924: Dudley[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistCyril Lloyd 11,199 52.1 +2.7
LabourOliver Baldwin10,31447.9+38.4
Majority8854.2−4.1
Turnout21,51380.2+1.3
Registered electors26,826
Unionist holdSwing−17.9
General election 1929: Dudley[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourOliver Baldwin 13,551 47.6 −0.3
UnionistCyril Lloyd10,50836.9−15.2
LiberalThomas Illingworth Clough4,39915.5New
Majority3,04310.7N/A
Turnout28,45881.6+1.4
Registered electors34,883
Labour gain from UnionistSwing+7.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Dudley [15][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalArthur George Hooper 8,342 50.6 -1.8
ConservativeArthur Griffith-Boscawen8,15549.4+1.8
Majority1871.2-3.6
Turnout16,49794.4+4.2
Liberal holdSwing
Griffith-Boscawen
General election December 1910: Dudley [15][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Griffith-Boscawen 8,260 51.1 +1.7
LiberalArthur George Hooper7,90048.9-1.7
Majority3602.2N/A
Turnout16,16092.4-2.0
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+1.7

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Dudley[14][17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CUnionistArthur Griffith-Boscawen9,12660.2+9.1
LabourWilliam Bridgland Steer6,04639.8New
Majority3,08020.4+18.2
Turnout15,17460.4−32.0
Registered electors25,103
Unionist holdSwing+9.1
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1900s

Belcher
General election 1900: Dudley [15][18][19][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBrooke Robinson 6,461 52.4 −0.6
Lib-LabWilliam Belcher5,87647.6+0.6
Majority5854.8−1.2
Turnout12,33777.8−5.3
Registered electors15,859
Conservative holdSwing−0.6
A.G. Hooper
General election 1906: Dudley[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalArthur George Hooper 8,296 52.4 +4.8
ConservativeGilbert Claughton7,54247.6-4.8
Majority7544.8N/A
Turnout15,83890.2+12.4
Registered electors17,564
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+4.8

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Dudley [15][18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBrooke Robinson 6,668 54.3 −4.5
LiberalHoward Spensley5,61945.7+4.5
Majority1,0498.6−9.0
Turnout12,28780.3+6.4
Registered electors15,303
Conservative holdSwing−4.5
General election 1895: Dudley [15][18][19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBrooke Robinson 6,536 53.0 -1.3
LiberalCharles James Fleming5,79547.0+1.3
Majority7416.0-2.6
Turnout12,33183.1+2.8
Registered electors14,831
Conservative holdSwing-1.3

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan 6,948 62.5 +7.3
ConservativeAlfred Waterman[23]4,16337.5−7.3
Majority2,78525.0+14.6
Turnout11,11174.1+10.2
Registered electors15,000
Liberal holdSwing+7.3
General election 1885: Dudley [15][18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan 6,377 55.0 −7.5
ConservativeBrooke Robinson5,21145.0+7.5
Majority1,16610.0−15.0
Turnout11,58877.7+3.6
Registered electors14,918
Liberal holdSwing−7.5
General election 1886: Dudley [15][18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBrooke Robinson 6,475 58.8 +13.8
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan4,54541.2-13.8
Majority1,93017.6N/A
Turnout11,02073.9-3.8
Registered electors14,918
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+13.8

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan 5,149 55.2 N/A
ConservativeFrederick Smith-Shenstone[24]4,18144.8New
Majority96810.4N/A
Turnout9,33063.9N/A
Registered electors14,593
Liberal holdSwingN/A

The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

By-election, 21 May 1874: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan 5,607 53.4 −1.8
ConservativeNoah Hingley4,88946.6+1.8
Majority7186.8−3.6
Turnout10,49671.9+8.0
Registered electors14,593
Liberal holdSwing−1.8

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan 526 65.7 +11.2
ConservativeFrancis Wyatt Truscott[25]27534.3−11.2
Majority25131.4+22.4
Turnout80159.0−20.9
Registered electors1,358
Liberal holdSwing+11.2
General election 1868: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley SheridanUnopposed
Registered electors11,847
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Benbow 400 63.4 N/A
RadicalJames Baldwin[26][27][28]23136.6New
Majority16926.8N/A
Turnout63169.2N/A
Registered electors912
Conservative holdSwingN/A

Benbow's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 8 March 1855: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeStafford Northcote 346 99.1 +35.7
RadicalJames Baldwin30.9−35.7
Majority34398.2+71.4
Turnout34938.5−30.7
Registered electors907
Conservative holdSwing+35.7
General election 1857: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentHenry Brinsley SheridanUnopposed
Registered electors884
Independent gain from Conservative
General election 1859: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Brinsley Sheridan 432 54.5 New
ConservativeCharles Monck36145.5New
Majority719.0N/A
Turnout79379.9N/A
Registered electors992
Liberal gain from IndependentSwingN/A

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Dudley [22][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeThomas Hawkes 436 69.8 +12.7
WhigWilliam Adams Smith18930.2−12.7
Majority24739.6+25.4
Turnout62564.4−15.5
Registered electors971
Conservative holdSwing+12.7

Hawkes resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 8 August 1844: Dudley [22][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Benbow 388 68.9 −0.9
RadicalWilliam Rawson17531.1+0.9
Majority21337.8−1.8
Turnout56361.8−2.6
Registered electors911
Conservative holdSwing−0.9
General election 1847: Dudley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn BenbowUnopposed
Registered electors791
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Dudley [22][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJohn Campbell 318 58.1
ToryHorace St Paul22941.9
Majority8916.2
Turnout54781.6
Registered electors670
Whig win (new seat)

Campbell was appointed as Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 February 1834: Dudley [22][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ToryThomas Hawkes 322 55.9 +14.0
WhigJohn Campbell25444.1−14.0
Majority6811.8N/A
Turnout57680.6−1.0
Registered electors715
Tory gain from WhigSwing+14.0
General election 1835: Dudley [22][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeThomas Hawkes 360 56.3 +14.4
WhigJohn Forbes27943.7−14.4
Majority8112.6N/A
Turnout63987.9+6.3
Registered electors727
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+14.4
General election 1837: Dudley [22][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeThomas Hawkes 385 57.1 +0.8
WhigWilliam Merryweather Turner28942.9−0.8
Majority9614.2+1.6
Turnout67479.9−8.0
Registered electors844
Conservative holdSwing+0.8

See also

References

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