Dudley North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Dudley North is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, covering the northern part of the borough. The constituency includes Dudley town centre, and also Coseley, Gornal and Sedgley.

History

Before the 1997 election, Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than the current North and Dudley South. Dudley North covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley East, which included Netherton but excluded Sedgley.

The earlier Dudley constituency, consisting of Dudley and Netherton, was more prominent a generation ago. Colonel George Wigg (later Lord Wigg), Prime Minister Harold Wilson's adviser on security matters and later a Minister of State, held the seat for many years until elevated to the peerage in 1968. At a famous by-election in March of that year, Don Williams (Conservative) won the seat with a swing of 20%. In 1970, however, the seat reverted to Labour with the election of Dr John Gilbert, who subsequently represented Dudley East from February 1974 until 1997. Gilbert served as a Minister of State under both James Callaghan and (as a peer) Tony Blair.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Ross Cranston	Labour
	2001
	2005	Ian Austin	Labour

Election results

Next General Election

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Midlands
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dudley

References