Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wolverhampton North East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
West Midlands - Wolverhampton North East constituency.svg
Boundary of Wolverhampton North East in West Midlands region
County West Midlands
Electorate 60,354 (December 2010) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament Sureena Brackenridge (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Wolverhampton East and Wolverhampton West

Wolverhampton North East is a borough 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. It is represented by Sureena Brackenridge of the Labour Party, who was elected at the 2024 general election.

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Boundaries

Historic

1950–1955: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Dunstall, Heath Town, Low Hill, Park, St James', St Mary's, and St Peter's.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Dunstall, Heath Town, Low Hill, St James', St Mary's, and St Peter's.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Eastfield, Low Hill, Oxley, Wednesfield Heath, Wednesfield North, and Wednesfield South.

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Fallings Park, Heath Town, Low Hill, Oxley, Wednesfield North, and Wednesfield South.

2010–2024: The City of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury North, Bushbury South and Low Hill, Fallings Park, Heath Town, Oxley, Wednesfield North, and Wednesfield South (as they existed on 12 April 2005).

Current

Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, and taking into account the local government boundary review in the City of Wolverhampton which came into effect in May 2023, [2] [3] the constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

The constituency lost the Oxley ward (as defined in 2020) to Wolverhampton West and gained Short Heath and the Willenhall North ward (encompassing the community of New Invention) from Walsall North. [5]

Wolverhampton North East is one of three constituencies covering the city of Wolverhampton, covering the northern and north-eastern parts of the city. The boundaries run east from the city centre towards Willenhall and north-west towards Tettenhall. The Conservatives are strongest in Bushbury North and the two Walsall wards, with the remaining areas more favourable to Labour.

History

Wolverhampton North East was notable in the 1987 general election for being one of only a small number of seats that the Conservatives gained from Labour. It reverted to type, however, at the 1992 general election, when the Labour MP Ken Purchase first took office. It is one of the 'red wall' Labour seats that elected a Conservative MP at the 2019 general election, helping then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson achieve a majority of 80. This was reversed when Labour retook the seat at the 2024 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
1950 John Baird Labour
1964 Renée Short Labour
1987 Maureen Hicks Conservative
1992 Ken Purchase Labour Co-op
2010 Emma Reynolds Labour
2019 Jane Stevenson Conservative
2024 Sureena Brackenridge Labour

Elections

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Wolverhampton North East election results (1950–2019)

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wolverhampton North East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sureena Brackenridge 14,282 42.9 +7.0
Conservative Jane Stevenson 8,86026.6−29.1
Reform UK Paul Williams7,72123.2+20.2
Green Kwaku Tano-Yeboah1,4244.3+2.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Thornton1,0023.0−0.6
Majority5,42216.3N/A
Turnout 33,28947.0−9.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wolverhampton North East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Stevenson 17,722 51.7 +11.4
Labour Emma Reynolds 13,64239.8−13.0
Brexit Party Vishal Khatri1,3543.9New
Liberal Democrats Richard Maxwell9602.8+1.2
Green Andrea Cantrill6031.8+0.5
Majority4,08011.9N/A
Turnout 34,28155.4−4.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.2

Wolverhampton North East had the 16th lowest turnout of any UK constituency in the 2019 General Election. [9]

General election 2017: Wolverhampton North East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Reynolds 19,282 52.8 +6.7
Conservative Sarah Macken14,69540.3+10.4
UKIP Graham Eardley1,4794.1−15.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins5701.6−1.1
Green Clive Wood4821.3−0.8
Majority4,58712.5−3.7
Turnout 36,50860.0+4.3
Labour hold Swing -1.8
General election 2015: Wolverhampton North East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Reynolds 15,669 46.1 +4.7
Conservative Darren Henry 10,17429.9−4.4
UKIP Star Etheridge6,52419.2+15.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins9352.7−10.8
Green Becky Cooper7012.1New
Majority5,49516.2+9.1
Turnout 34,00355.7−3.1
Labour hold Swing +4.6

UKIP originally selected Simon Ellis as candidate in 2015. [12]

General election 2010: Wolverhampton North East [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Reynolds 14,448 41.4 −13.3
Conservative Julie Rook11,96434.3+4.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross4,71113.5+1.9
BNP Simon Patten2,2966.6New
UKIP Paul Valdmanis1,1383.3−0.8
Socialist Labour Shangara Singh Bhatoe3371.0New
Majority2,4847.1−17.6
Turnout 34,89458.8+3.4
Labour hold Swing -9.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wolverhampton North East [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 17,948 54.5 −5.8
Conservative Alexandra Robson9,79229.7+1.1
Liberal Democrats David Jack3,84511.7+3.8
UKIP Lydia Simpson1,3714.2+1.0
Majority8,15624.8−6.9
Turnout 32,95654.4+1.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing -3.5
General election 2001: Wolverhampton North East [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 18,984 60.3 +1.1
Conservative Maria Miller 9,01928.6+0.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Bourne2,4947.9+2.6
UKIP Thomas McCartney9973.2New
Majority9,96531.7+0.4
Turnout 31,49452.8−14.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wolverhampton North East [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 24,534 59.2 +9.9
Conservative David Harvey11,54727.9−13.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Niblett2,2145.3−2.0
Liberal Colin Hallmark1,5603.8+1.6
Referendum Andrew Muchall1,1922.9New
National Democrats Martin Wingfield 3560.9New
Majority12,98731.3+23.2
Turnout 41,40367.1−10.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1992: Wolverhampton North East [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 24,106 49.3 +7.2
Conservative Maureen Hicks 20,16741.2−0.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Gwinnett3,5467.3−8.9
Liberal Kenneth Bullman1,0872.2New
Majority3,9398.1N/A
Turnout 48,90678.0+3.7
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wolverhampton North East [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Hicks 19,857 42.1 +2.5
Labour Ken Purchase 19,65341.7+1.6
Alliance (Liberal)Malcolm Pearson7,62316.2−2.8
Majority2040.4N/A
Turnout 47,13374.3+4.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1983: Wolverhampton North East [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 17,941 40.1 −9.9
Conservative Anthony Burnside17,72739.6+2.2
Alliance (Liberal)Raymond Yarnell8,52419.0+9.1
National Front Charles Baugh5851.3−1.4
Majority2140.5−12.1
Turnout 44,77770.3−0.4
Labour hold Swing -6.0

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Wolverhampton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 24,046 50.0 −6.1
Conservative Jonathan Evans 17,98637.4+13.2
Liberal L. McLean4,7609.9−5.7
National Front G Cooper1,2832.7−1.5
Majority6,06012.6−19.3
Turnout 48,07570.7+4.5
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Wolverhampton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 25,788 56.1 −3.6
Conservative Warren Hawksley 11,13524.2−9.4
Liberal John Porter7,15615.6New
National Front Anthony Webber1,9284.2−1.1
Majority14,65331.9+5.8
Turnout 46,00766.2−4.3
Labour hold Swing +2.9
General election February 1974: Wolverhampton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 28,935 59.7 +9.7
Conservative Warren Hawksley 16,31833.6−11.7
National Front Anthony Webber2,5485.3+0.6
British Movement John Colin Jordan 7111.4New
Majority12,61726.1+11.4
Turnout 48,51270.5
Labour hold Swing 10.6
General election 1970: Wolverhampton North East [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 16,851 49.9 −12.0
Conservative Geoffrey Ian Wright15,35845.4+7.3
National Front Sheila Mary Wright1,5924.7New
Majority1,4934.5−19.3
Turnout 33,80165.9−3.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Wolverhampton North East [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 21,067 61.9 +5.9
Conservative Geoffrey Wright12,96538.1−5.9
Majority8,10223.8+11.8
Turnout 34,03269.3+1.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Wolverhampton North East [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Renée Short 18,997 56.0 +0.9
Conservative Miranda Greenaway14,91443.98−0.9
Majority4,08312.0+1.8
Turnout 33,91168.0−2.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Wolverhampton North East [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Baird 20,436 55.1 −7.0
Conservative Oscar A Pomeroy16,63944.9+7.0
Majority3,79710.2−14.0
Turnout 37,07572.4+1.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Wolverhampton North East [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Baird 23,596 62.1 −0.2
Conservative Fred Hardman14,38737.9+0.2
Majority9,20924.2−0.4
Turnout 37,98371.4−9.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Wolverhampton North East [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Baird 30,643 62.3 +3.0
National Liberal John PJ Ellis18,56337.7+8.1
Majority12,08024.6−5.1
Turnout 49,20680.9−2.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Wolverhampton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Baird 29,235 59.3
Conservative A.G.H. Holland14,59229.6
Liberal Arthur Brown5,48211.1
Majority14,64329.7
Turnout 49,30983.1
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

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  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 8 West Midlands region.
  5. ↑ "About us". Boundary Commission for England. Boundary Commission. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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  21. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ↑ 1970 marked
  23. ↑ 1966 marked
  24. ↑ 1964 marked
  25. ↑ 1959 Marked
  26. ↑ 1955 marked
  27. ↑ 1951 marked

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