West Midlands · England · 75,055Boundary · 2023

Tamworth

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Tamworth, Fazeley and Shenstone. Population 102,956.

Tamworth's MP is making headlines for her campaign on school minibus safety, publicly backing bereaved families in calling for mandatory D1 driving licences for teachers -- a response to a fatal M40 crash involving a school trip. That visible local advocacy is the most distinctive recent activity for Edwards, whose parliamentary record otherwise shows complete alignment with the Labour government: no rebel votes across her entire tenure, and consistent support for government positions including the recent Victims and Courts Bill ping-pong and opposition to Conservative motions on oil and gas and defence.

At 63% voting participation, Edwards sits below the Commons average, though this partly reflects her relatively recent arrival following the October 2023 by-election. She is a 100% party-line voter. Her stance profile shows strong support for workers' rights, progressive taxation, and criminal justice reform -- notably, she votes for criminal justice reform measures at a rate 34 percentage points above her Labour colleagues. She also deviates positively on assisted dying access (+29pp above party average) and employment protection. Her speeches have concentrated on economy and jobs, social care, and education.

295
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.1k
Electorate
2024 GE

Won by just 1,382 votes — a 3.2% margin.

Current Member of Parliament

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Labour Party

Sarah Edwards is the Labour MP for Tamworth, and has been an MP continually since 19 October 2023.

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Tamworth, Fazeley and Shenstone. Population 102,956.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Edwards’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.332 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Edwards has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
81
Taxation
80
Employment
38
Education
28
Crime & Policing
26
Constitution and Democracy
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.16 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AmingtonAndy Wells894Labour P
BelgraveNova Arkney720Labour P
BolehallKen Norchi944Labour P
Bourne ValeBrian YeatesConserva
CastleNatalie Statham898Labour P
FazeleyAlex Farrell526Conserva
FazeleyJohn David Thomas Hill519Conserva
GlascoteHelen Hadley574Labour P
Little Aston StonnallJoseph Powell701Conserva
Little Aston StonnallPhilip John Whitehouse705Conserva
Mease ValleyPhil Bennion318Liberal
MercianPat Pallett750Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
102,956
Electorate 75,055 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
50
39 primary · 5 secondary
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