# Smethwick

The middle of the West Midlands. About 119,726 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.

Gurinder Singh Josan has been the Labour MP for Smethwick since July 2024. They won by 11,188 votes on a 48.2% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001478. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Gurinder Singh Josan has been the Labour MP for Smethwick since July 2024.
They won by 11,188 votes on a 48.2% turnout.

MP: [Gurinder Singh Josan](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5059) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Smethwick

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gurinder Josan (elected) | Labour | 16,858 | 48.0% |
| Pete Durnell | Reform UK | 5,670 | 16.1% |
| Kate Fairhurst | Conservative | 4,546 | 12.9% |
| Roderick MacRorie | Green Party | 2,741 | 7.8% |
| Nahim Rubani | Workers Party of Britain | 2,449 | 7.0% |
| Jay Anandou | Independent | 1,322 | 3.8% |
| Oliver Patrick | Liberal Democrat | 1,018 | 2.9% |
| Christopher Graham | Independent | 348 | 1.0% |
| Ravaldeep Bath | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 163 | 0.5% |

Electorate 72,863. Turnout 48.2%. Majority 11,188 (31.9%). 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/3760

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: 31.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Smethwick had a majority of 31.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 75th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 48.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Smethwick at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 48.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 39th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 114,908** (2021). Smethwick had 114,908 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 88th most 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/smethwick#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in Smethwick 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/smethwick#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001478) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 65% of people in Smethwick 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=E14001478) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Sandwell, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Smethwick.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001478) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Sandwell, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Smethwick.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001478) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Smethwick had 114,908 usual residents at the census.

## How Smethwick compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Smethwick | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 31.9% | joint 75th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 48.2% | joint 39th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 114,908 | 88th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 65% | joint 230th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Smethwick?

Smethwick had 114,908 usual residents at the census.
Smethwick is the 88th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Sandwell

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

- **Average house price: £207,065** (August 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £207,065 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sandwell earned a median of £33,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 19th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Smethwick in brief

The winner in Smethwick had a majority of 31.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Smethwick at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 48.2%.
Smethwick had 114,908 usual residents at the census.
About 65% of people in Smethwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001478
- Council: [Sandwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 21.79 km²
- People, mid-2024: 119,726*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 64
- Output areas: 323

* 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

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## Latest updates for Smethwick

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001478

## How to cite

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