Mike Wood

Conservative · Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

FULL PROFILE

Mike Wood is the Conservative MP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, first elected in 2015. He is 49 years old. As an opposition MP, they are expected to vote against the government on most whipped divisions.

Ideology

Economiccentre-right +0.4

LEFTRIGHT

Socialconservative +0.3

LIBERALCONSERVATIVE

Sovereigntynationalist +0.7

PRO-EUNATIONALIST

Voting Behaviour

Rebellion Rate1.3% loyal

Attendance72.3%

Key Interests

Crime and policing · Family businesses and local economy · Government transparency and accountability · National security and foreign affairs · Green belt and planning

Positions

Immigration — Supports stricter controls

strong

EU relations — Eurosceptic, supports Brexit

strong

COVID-19 measures — Supported government restrictions

moderate

Government accountability — Opposes excessive ministerial powers

moderate

Crime and policing — Supports tough law enforcement

moderate

Family businesses — Strong advocate for family business support

moderate

Green belt protection — Supports protecting green spaces

moderate

National security — Supports robust defense against threats

weak

Reasoning Style

Constituency-focused and pragmatic, with detailed questioning style evident in parliamentary questions covering wide range of government departments and accountability issues. Shows methodical approach to holding government to account through persistent questioning on specific policy details.

Background

Mike Wood appears to have a business background before entering Parliament in 2015, though specific details of his pre-parliamentary career are not evident from the available evidence.