# Halesowen

The middle of the West Midlands. About 97,204 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 31 square kilometres.

Alex Ballinger has been the Labour MP for Halesowen since July 2024. They won by 4,364 votes on a 56.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001261. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Alex Ballinger has been the Labour MP for Halesowen since July 2024.
They won by 4,364 votes on a 56.3% turnout.

MP: [Alex Ballinger](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5238) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Halesowen

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Ballinger (elected) | Labour | 15,023 | 38.9% |
| James Morris | Conservative | 10,659 | 27.6% |
| Jonathan Oakton | Reform UK | 8,484 | 22.0% |
| Ryan Priest | Liberal Democrat | 2,261 | 5.9% |
| Emma Bullard | Green Party | 2,151 | 5.6% |

Electorate 68,549. Turnout 56.3%. Majority 4,364 (11.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3510

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 11.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Halesowen had a majority of 11.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 255th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 56.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Halesowen at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 195th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 94,732** (2021). Halesowen had 94,732 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 140th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in Halesowen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001261) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in Halesowen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001261) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dudley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Halesowen.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001261) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Dudley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Halesowen.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001261) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Halesowen had 94,732 usual residents at the census.

## How Halesowen compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Halesowen | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.3% | joint 255th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 56.3% | joint 195th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 94,732 | 140th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | joint 72nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Halesowen?

Halesowen had 94,732 usual residents at the census.
Halesowen is the 140th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Dudley

Most of Halesowen lies in Dudley. These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Halesowen itself. [See Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

- **Average house price: £232,196** (July 2026). Dudley’s average house price was £232,196 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dudley earned a median of £35,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Dudley costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Dudley has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 103rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Halesowen in brief

The winner in Halesowen had a majority of 11.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Halesowen at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.3%.
Halesowen had 94,732 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Halesowen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001261
- Council: [Dudley †](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 30.80 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,204*
- Wards: 7
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 56
- Output areas: 293

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stourbridge), [Smethwick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick), [Birmingham Edgbaston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-edgbaston), [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich)

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## Latest updates for Halesowen

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001261

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen