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Wyre Forest

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 812 votes (1.8%) in 2024. Covers Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley. Population 101,586, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Median income £26K (below average).

Garnier's most notable recent activity has been on the assisted dying bill, where he broke from the majority of Conservative MPs across five separate votes in June 2025. His pattern was notably inconsistent -- he backed amendments designed to close a loophole around voluntary starvation as a route to eligibility, but opposed other amendments on procedural grounds and doctor continuity provisions. This places him in the sceptical camp on assisted dying access, deviating markedly from his party's average positions on both end-of-life autonomy and safeguards. More recently, he has voted alongside Conservative colleagues to defend Lords amendments on the Pension Schemes Bill, opposing what critics framed as a government power grab over private pension investments.

At 73% voting participation, Garnier is slightly below the Commons average. He votes as a 96.6% party-line Conservative on most issues -- strongly pro-business, anti-tax, tough on crime -- but stands out on armed forces welfare, where he votes at 100% compared to a 44% party average, and on parliamentary and Lords scrutiny, where he consistently resists executive overreach. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs (63 contributions), fiscal policy (49), and social care (23), suggesting a broad economic focus rather than a narrow specialism. He holds no current committee seats.

356
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Mark Garnier

Mark Garnier

Conservative and Unionist Party

Mark Garnier is the Conservative MP for Wyre Forest, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury), and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions).

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situations where advertisers know their adverts could influence vulnerable people's choices — going further than the basic ban proposed by the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 812 votes (1.8%) in 2024. Covers Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley. Population 101,586, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.370 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Garnier 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
Taxation
78
Economy
71
Employment
48
Crime & Policing
34
Education
34
Housing
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 1413 Jun 2025
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.12 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Aggborough SpennellsHelen Elizabeth Dyke1,324Independ
Aggborough SpennellsJohn Cedric Aston1,142Independ
Aggborough SpennellsPeter Dyke1,213Independ
Areley Kings RiversideAlan Sutton562Conserva
Areley Kings RiversideDanny Russell656Conserva
Areley Kings RiversideKen Henderson795Conserva
Bewdley RockDan Morehead841Conserva
Bewdley RockEmily Elizabeth Bourne939Conserva
Bewdley RockNick Wilson723Conserva
Blakebrook Habberley SouthLeigh Whitehouse678Labour P
Blakebrook Habberley SouthTracey Onslow690Conserva
Blakebrook Habberley SouthVicky Caulfield765Green Pa
Population (2021 Census)
101,586
Electorate 77,329 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
40
27 primary · 5 secondary
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