Constituency profile

Kenilworth and Southam

West Midlands · County constituency

Sir Jeremy Wright MP
Sitting MP

Sir Jeremy Wright

Conservative

First elected May 2005

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
46.2% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -5.7pp below mean
Current outlook
Conservative +12.9pp
vs Reform UK 21.3%
MidlandsBrexit-marginalGraduate-heavy

About the Kenilworth and Southam constituency

Kenilworth and Southam is a county constituency in the West Midlands. The sitting MP is Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative), first elected in May 2005. At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won with 36.4% to 24.1% for Labour, a majority of 6,574 votes on a 71.2% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 34.1% and Reform UK on 21.3%, a margin of 12.9 points.

Who lives in Kenilworth and Southam? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
46.2%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
43.5%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
11.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
75.7%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
22.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
46.6
UK median ~40
Age 65+
28.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.1%
UK average ~28%

How did Kenilworth and Southam vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 6,574 votes (12.3pp) · turnout 71.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Kenilworth and Southam

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Kenilworth and Southam within Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon and 1 other council

Kenilworth and Southam crosses council boundaries: Warwick (46%), Stratford-on-Avon (44%), Rugby (11%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent available ward result. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Warwick
25 LSOAs
46%
Stratford-on-Avon
24 LSOAs
44%
Rugby
6 LSOAs
11%View projection ›

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
18 Sep 2025Kenilworth Park Hill
Warwick
Grn HOLDGrn 41% Con 24% Ref 18%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & NaptonConservative 37.9%vs Lib Dem 25.5%2023 Lib Dem 48.6%vs Conservative 38.0%-40.1%
BudbrookeConservative 37.1%vs Labour 28.0%2023 Conservative 44.5%vs Labour 20.3%-70.7%
Cubbington & Leek WoottonConservative 32.6%vs Labour 27.5%2023 Lib Dem 40.2%vs Conservative 38.4%-56.6%
DunsmoreConservative 36.6%vs Labour 23.8%May 2026 Lib Dem 30.3%vs Reform 29.3%
Conservative→Lib Dem
+11.9pp
49.4%
Gaydon, Kineton & Upper LighthorneConservative 39.9%vs Labour 28.4%2023 Conservative 57.3%vs Green 17.9%-36.9%
HarburyConservative 41.4%vs Lib Dem 22.4%2023 Lib Dem 47.5%vs Independent 38.7%-42.4%
Kenilworth Abbey & ArdenConservative 38.0%vs Labour 21.1%2023 Green 46.5%vs Conservative 39.9%-37.4%
Kenilworth Park HillConservative 33.1%vs Labour 24.8%2023 Green 51.8%vs Conservative 31.4%-40.7%
Kenilworth St John'sConservative 29.2%vs Labour 26.0%2023 Lib Dem 53.8%vs Conservative 30.8%-45.2%
Leam ValleyConservative 40.2%vs Labour 23.4%2023 Conservative 57.5%vs Labour 20.6%-42.3%
Southam East, Central & StocktonConservative 41.0%vs Labour 26.4%2023 Conservative 64.7%vs Lib Dem 25.7%-37.1%
Southam North & Long ItchingtonLib Dem 31.7%vs Conservative 31.2%2023 Lib Dem 64.7%vs Conservative 22.0%-33.2%
Southam SouthConservative 42.6%vs Labour 26.5%2023 Lib Dem 47.1%vs Conservative 41.1%-29.1%
Southam WestLabour 32.8%vs Conservative 32.7%2023 Independent 69.7%vs Lib Dem 19.6%-30.9%
TysoeConservative 43.0%vs Lib Dem 23.3%2023 Conservative 55.1%vs Lib Dem 23.0%-41.9%
Wellesbourne East & RuralConservative 35.9%vs Lib Dem 30.4%2023 Lib Dem 52.3%vs Conservative 35.8%-40.5%
Wellesbourne North & RuralConservative 39.1%vs Lib Dem 27.8%2023 Conservative 46.3%vs Lib Dem 40.0%-42.3%
Wellesbourne SouthConservative 37.0%vs Lib Dem 27.8%2023 Lib Dem 52.9%vs Conservative 36.1%-42.6%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Kenilworth and Southam at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Kenilworth and Southam at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdJeremy Wright14.3%53.6%27.7%2.5% UKIP1.2%0.7%12,55275.2%
2015Con holdJeremy Wright15.3%58.4%10.1%11.2% UKIP4.0%1.0%21,00276.3%+1.1
2017Con holdJeremy Wright25.6%60.8%9.6%1.8% UKIP2.2%-18,07677.4%+1.1
2019notionalConservative winnerJeremy Wright 2019 MP, pre-review boundary19.0%59.0%16.9%-4.2%0.9%22,30378.1%+0.7
2024Con holdJeremy Wright24.0%36.4%19.6%13.0% Ref5.9%1.1%6,57471.2%-6.9

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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