Council by-election · Dudley Metropolitan Borough: St. James's ward · Thursday, 29 October 2026
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Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Your area · Dudley Metropolitan Borough: St. James's ward, 29 October 2026 · What’s It To Me?
Who represents you now
At the last full election here, the ward elected: Ivor John Lawrence Robinson (Reform UK).
From the official result via Democracy Club.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough: St. James's ward in numbers
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
650 people in St. James's ward, 6.8% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in Dudley
Average price £232,196, up 3.5% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £119,130
Detached houses: £360,765
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, July 2026
455 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 203
vehicle crime: 43
shoplifting: 40
criminal damage arson: 36
public order: 32
other theft: 24
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
