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Smethwick

Constituency

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

MP for Smethwick

Gurinder Singh JosanLabourMP since

They won by 11,188 votes on a 48.2% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 65% of people in Smethwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
31.9%
Joint 75th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
48.2%
Joint 39th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
114,908
88th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Smethwick at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurinder JosanElectedLabour16,85848.0%
Pete DurnellReform UK5,67016.1%
Kate FairhurstConservative4,54612.9%
Roderick MacRorieGreen Party2,7417.8%
Nahim RubaniWorkers Party of Britain2,4497.0%
Jay AnandouIndependent1,3223.8%
Oliver PatrickLiberal Democrat1,0182.9%
Christopher GrahamIndependent3481.0%
Ravaldeep BathTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1630.5%
Electorate
72,863
Turnout
48.2%
Majority
11,188 (31.9%)
Valid votes
35,115
Rejected ballots
211

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Smethwick compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

SmethwickMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Smethwick is 31.9%.
31.9%joint 75th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Smethwick is 48.2%.
48.2%joint 39th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Smethwick is 114,908.
114,90888th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Smethwick is 65.0%.
65%joint 230th most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

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

Average house price
£207,065
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,029
19th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.8
19th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
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.