Walsall South

Old parliamentary constituency

This constituency no longer exists. Please select one of the replacement constituencies below

In June 2024, this constituency was replaced by three new constituencies:

Aldridge-Brownhills

Covers approximately 15% of this old constituency’s population, and 28% of this old constituency’s area.

Walsall and Bloxwich

Covers approximately 56% of this old constituency’s population, and 48% of this old constituency’s area.

Wolverhampton South East

Covers approximately 28% of this old constituency’s population, and 24% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

6th May 2010

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

72%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

56%

57.4% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

54%

51.9% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

85%

84.2% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

32%

24.2% national average

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

42%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

32%

23.7% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

44%

37.6% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 67% 72.5%
Net disagree 9% 8.7%
Strongly agree 31% 33.8%
Partly agree 37% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 24% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

46%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

29%

26.7% national average

Oppose Net Zero

12%

12.7% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 55% 58.8%
Net disagree 17% 17.7%
Strongly agree 23% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 32% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 28% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 10% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 7% 7.2%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 50% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 50% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

34%

28.8% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

44%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 15.0% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 14.0% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 13.5% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 14.6% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 12.7% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 11.5% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 8.4% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 6.3% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 4.1% 5.0%

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.6% 0.3%
NO2 15.2% 9.7%
NOX 20.8% 13.1%
Ozone 1.7% 2.1%
PM10 14.3% 11.5%
PM2.5 8.4% 6.5%
SO2 2.7% 1.5%

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

49.8%

29.4% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 3.2% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 2.9% 1.4%
Arab 0.4% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 5.6% 0.9%
Caribbean 2.1% 0.9%
Chinese 0.3% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 46.4% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% 0.1%
Indian 12.8% 2.8%
Irish 0.3% 0.8%
Other Asian 2.0% 1.5%
Other Black 0.8% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6% 0.7%
Other White 4.4% 5.7%
Pakistani 14.5% 2.4%
Roma 0.2% 0.2%
White and Asian 1.1% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.3% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 1.9% 0.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 9.3% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 7.3% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 10.1% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 14.8% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 5.2% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 15.1% 8.5%
Routine occupations 16.1% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 13.5% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 8.6% 10.6%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

1

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

2

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

3

  • Climate Action Network West Midlands
  • Footsteps: Faiths for a Low Carbon Future
  • Walsall Friends of the Earth

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

0

2.4 national average

Number of Women’s Institute groups