# Tamworth

The north east of the West Midlands. About 103,631 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 192 square kilometres.

Sarah Edwards has been the Labour MP for Tamworth since July 2024. They won by 1,382 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001538. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Sarah Edwards has been the Labour MP for Tamworth since July 2024.
They won by 1,382 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

MP: [Sarah Edwards](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5001) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Tamworth

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sarah Edwards (elected) | Labour | 15,338 | 35.0% |
| Eddie Hughes | Conservative | 13,956 | 31.9% |
| Ian Cooper | Reform UK | 11,004 | 25.1% |
| Susan Howarth | Green Party | 1,579 | 3.6% |
| Jed Marson | Liberal Democrat | 1,451 | 3.3% |
| Robert Bilcliff | UK Independence Party | 290 | 0.7% |
| Adam Goodfellow | Workers Party of Britain | 170 | 0.4% |

Electorate 75,055. Turnout 58.3%. Majority 1,382 (3.2%). 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/3825

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: 3.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Tamworth had a majority of 3.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 72nd smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tamworth#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 58.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Tamworth at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 254th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tamworth#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,360** (2021). Tamworth had 100,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 311th 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/tamworth#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in Tamworth 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/tamworth#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001538) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 64% of people in Tamworth 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=E14001538) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Lichfield, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Tamworth.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001538) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Lichfield, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Tamworth.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001538) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Tamworth had 100,360 usual residents at the census.

## How Tamworth compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Tamworth | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 3.2% | joint 72nd smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 58.3% | joint 254th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,360 | 311th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 64% | joint 237th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Tamworth?

Tamworth had 100,360 usual residents at the census.
Tamworth is the 311th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Lichfield

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

- **Average house price: £335,799** (July 2026). Lichfield’s average house price was £335,799 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,803** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lichfield earned a median of £41,803 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 104th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in Lichfield costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least 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: 12.7** (2025). Lichfield has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tamworth in brief

The winner in Tamworth had a majority of 3.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Tamworth at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3%.
Tamworth had 100,360 usual residents at the census.
About 64% of people in Tamworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001538
- Council: [Lichfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 192 km²
- People, mid-2024: 103,631*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 64
- Output areas: 325

* 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

[North Warwickshire and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-warwickshire-and-bedworth), [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lichfield), [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-derbyshire), [Aldridge-Brownhills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aldridge-brownhills), [Sutton Coldfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sutton-coldfield), [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hinckley-and-bosworth)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Colne Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley), [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury), [Keighley and Ilkley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/keighley-and-ilkley), [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/redditch), [Easington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/easington).

## Latest updates for Tamworth

- 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/E14001538

## How to cite

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