Dudley South (UK Parliament constituency)

Dudley South
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dudley South in West Midlands.
Location of West Midlands within England.
County	West Midlands
Electorate	61,308 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Dudley
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Mike Wood (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Dudley West
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	West Midlands

Dudley South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Mike Wood of the Conservative Party.

Boundaries

Dudley South is one of four constituencies presently covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and covers the central part of the borough to the south of the town centre. The constituency comprises the electoral wards:

• Brierley Hill; Brockmoor and Pensnett; Kingswinford North and Wall Heath; Kingswinford South; Netherton, Woodside, St. Andrews; and Wordsley

History

Before the 1997 election, Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than North and South. Dudley South covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley West, which included Sedgley but excluded Netherton.

Dudley West was the scene of a by-election in 1994, held after the death of the Conservative John Blackburn who had represented the constituency since 1979. The by-election was won by Labour's Ian Pearson, who stood for Dudley South in 1997 and held the seat, winning by a comfortable margin each time, until he stood down in 2010.

The Conservative candidate, Chris Kelly, gained the seat in the subsequent general election. However, he decided to stand down in 2015.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Ian Pearson	Labour
	2010	Chris Kelly	Conservative
	2015	Mike Wood	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Dudley South

General Election 2015: Dudley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Wood	16,723	43.8	+0.7
	Labour	Natasha Millward	12,453	32.6	-0.4
	UKIP	Paul Brothwood	7,236	18.9	+10.7
	Green	Vicky Duckworth	970	2.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Turner	828	2.2	-13.5
Majority			4,270	11.2	+1.1
Turnout			38,210	63.3	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.54

General Election 2010: Dudley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Kelly	16,450	43.1	+8.1
	Labour	Rachel Harris	12,594	33.0	-11.0
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Bramall	5,989	15.7	+3.0
	UKIP	Philip Rowe	3,132	8.2	+5.0
Majority			3,856	10.1
Turnout			38,165	63.0	+2.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.5

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Dudley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Pearson	17,800	45.3	−4.5
	Conservative	Marco Longhi	13,556	34.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Bramall	4,808	12.2	−2.7
	BNP	John Salvage	1,841	4.7	N/A
	UKIP	Andrew Benion	1,271	3.2	+0.8
Majority			4,244	10.8
Turnout			39,276	60.2	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

General Election 2001: Dudley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Pearson	18,109	49.8	-6.8
	Conservative	Jason Sugarman	11,292	31.1	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Lorely Burt	5,421	14.9	+4.0
	UKIP	John Westwood	859	2.4	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Angela Thompson	663	1.8	N/A
Majority			6,817	18.7
Turnout			36,344	55.4	-16.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Dudley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Pearson	27,124	56.6	N/A
	Conservative	Mark Simpson	14,097	29.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Burt	5,214	10.9	N/A
	Referendum	C. Birch	1,467	3.1	N/A
Majority			13,027		N/A
Turnout			47,902	71.8	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dudley

Notes and references

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