Wolverhampton South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Wolverhampton South East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Wolverhampton South East in West Midlands region
County	West Midlands
Electorate	61,751 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements	Wolverhampton (part) Willenhall Darlaston Bilston
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Pat McFadden (Labour Party)
Seats	One
Created from	Bilston

Wolverhampton South East is a constituency ^{[n 1]} in West Midlands that was created in 1974. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Pat McFadden of the Labour Party since 2005. ^{[n 2]} McFadden currently serves as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under the government of Keir Starmer.

Boundaries

Historic

1974–1983: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, Ettingshall, Parkfield, and Spring Vale.

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, East Park, Ettingshall, and Spring Vale.

2010–2024: The City of Wolverhampton wards of Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, East Park, Ettingshall, and Spring Vale, and the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley ward of Coseley East.

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 Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of: Bentley and Darlaston North; Darlaston South; Willenhall South.

• The City of Wolverhampton wards of: Bilston North; Bilston South; East Park; Ettingshall North; Ettingshall South & Spring Vale; and a small part of St Peters. ^[4]

Significant changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with the town of Darlaston being transferred from Walsall South, and the town of Willenhall (Willenhall South ward) from Walsall North. This was partly offset by the transfer of the City of Wolverhampton ward of Blakenhall to the re-established constituency of Wolverhampton West, and the Borough of Dudley ward of Coseley East to the newly created seat of Tipton and Wednesbury.

Wolverhampton South East is one of three constituencies in the city of Wolverhampton, covering eastern and south-eastern parts of the city. The constituency includes the towns of Willenhall, Darlaston and Bilston.

The boundaries run south from the city centre towards Blakenhall and Goldthorn Park, and east towards Bentley and Darlaston. Since the 2010 general election, it has also included a small part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Since the 2024 general election, it has also included a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall and no longer included a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.

History

The constituency was established in 1974, in part replacing the former Bilston constituency. It has returned Labour MPs throughout its existence, thus making it unique amongst Wolverhampton's three current constituencies. Bob Edwards of the Labour and Co-operative parties, who had represented Bilston since 1955, was the constituency's first MP. He served until 1987, when he was succeeded by Dennis Turner (also Labour Co-operative), who stood down in 2005. Pat McFadden of the Labour Party has been the MP since then. Following the 2019 general election, it is the only one of the three Wolverhampton seats to be held by Labour. The last time this was the case was in the 1987-92 Parliament, when the same two of the three Wolverhampton seats were Conservative-held.

Members of Parliament

Bilston prior to 1974

Election		Member [5]	Party
	Feb 1974	Robert Edwards	Labour Co-op
	1987	Dennis Turner	Labour Co-op
	2005	Pat McFadden	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wolverhampton South East ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFadden	16,800	50.3	+2.9
	Reform UK	Carl Hardwick	7,612	22.8	+16.9
	Conservative	Victoria Wilson	5,654	16.9	−24.3
	Green	Paul Darke	1,643	4.9	+3.2
	Workers Party	Athar Warraich	915	2.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bart Ricketts	758	2.3	−1.5
Majority			9,188	27.5	+23.8
Turnout			33,382	43.0	−7.4
	Labour hold		Swing	–7.0

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wolverhampton South East ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFadden	15,522	46.4	–11.8
	Conservative	Ahmed Ejaz	14,287	42.7	+7.9
	Brexit Party	Raj Chaggar	2,094	6.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Coleman-Taylor	1,019	3.0	+1.8
	Green	Kathryn Gilbert	521	1.6	+0.4
Majority			1,235	3.7	–19.7
Turnout			33,443	53.2	–7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	–9.9

General election 2017: Wolverhampton South East ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFadden	21,137	58.2	+4.9
	Conservative	Kieran Mullan	12,623	34.8	+12.5
	UKIP	Barry Hodgson	1,675	4.6	–15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Mathis	448	1.2	–1.1
	Green	Amy Bertaut	421	1.2	–0.5
Majority			8,514	23.4	–7.6
Turnout			36,304	60.2	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	–3.7

General election 2015: Wolverhampton South East ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFadden	18,531	53.3	+5.6
	Conservative	Suria Photay	7,764	22.3	–6.3
	UKIP	Barry Hodgson	7,061	20.3	+12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Griffiths	798	2.3	–12.7
	Green	Geeta Kauldhar [10]	605	1.7	New
Majority			10,767	31.0	+11.9
Turnout			34,759	55.6	–1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2010: Wolverhampton South East ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFadden	16,505	47.7	–11.9
	Conservative	Ken Wood	9,912	28.6	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whitehouse	5,207	15.0	+2.7
	UKIP	Gordon Fanthom	2,675	7.7	+2.5
	Independent	Sudir Handa	338	1.0	New
Majority			6,593	19.1	–18.0
Turnout			34,637	57.3	+5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	–8.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wolverhampton South East ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFadden	16,790	59.4	–8.0
	Conservative	James Fairbairn	6,295	22.3	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Murray	3,682	13.0	+4.2
	UKIP	Kevin Simmons	1,484	5.3	New
Majority			10,495	37.1	–8.5
Turnout			28,251	52.3	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	–4.2

General election 2001: Wolverhampton South East ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dennis Turner	18,409	67.4	+3.7
	Conservative	Adrian Pepper	5,945	21.8	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Wild	2,389	8.8	–0.6
	National Front	James Barry	554	2.0	New
Majority			12,464	45.6	+2.1
Turnout			27,297	51.3	–12.8
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wolverhampton South East ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dennis Turner	22,202	63.7	+7.0
	Conservative	William Hanbury	7,020	20.2	–11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whitehouse	3,292	9.4	–0.1
	Referendum	Trevor Stevenson-Platt	980	2.8	New
	Socialist Labour	Nick Worth	689	2.0	New
	Liberal	Kenneth Bullman	647	1.9	0.0
Majority			15,182	43.5	+18.5
Turnout			34,830	64.1	–8.8
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election 1992: Wolverhampton South East ^{[15] [16]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dennis Turner	23,215	56.7	+7.8
	Conservative	Philip Bradbourn	12,975	31.7	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whitehouse	3,881	9.5	–8.5
	Liberal	Catherine Twelvetrees	850	1.9	New
Majority			10,240	25.0	+9.2
Turnout			40,921	72.9	+0.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+4.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wolverhampton South East ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dennis Turner	19,760	48.9	+4.2
	Conservative	John Mellor	13,362	33.1	+1.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	Richard Whitehouse	7,258	18.0	–5.4
Majority			6,398	15.8	+3.0
Turnout			40,380	72.5	+3.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election 1983: Wolverhampton South East ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bob Edwards	17,440	44.7	−11.0
	Conservative	Patrick McLoughlin	12,428	31.9	−2.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	Joseph Wernick	9,112	23.4	+16.7
Majority			5,012	12.8	−8.4
Turnout			38,980	69.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-4.7

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Wolverhampton South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bob Edwards	20,798	55.7	−3.0
	Conservative	P. A. Chalkley	12,807	34.5	+7.8
	Liberal	M. L. Parsley	2,499	6.7	−3.2
	National Front	G. J. Jones	1,139	3.1	−1.6
Majority			7,901	21.2	−10.8
Turnout			37,153	69.1	+3.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Wolverhampton South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bob Edwards	21,466	58.7	+3.8
	Conservative	E. Holt	9,768	26.7	−0.7
	Liberal	B. Norcott	3,636	9.9	−4.0
	National Front	G. Oldland	1,703	4.7	+0.8
Majority			11,698	32.0	+4.5
Turnout			36,573	66.0	−6.2
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Wolverhampton South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bob Edwards	21,746	54.9
	Conservative	J.S. Heath	10,841	27.4
	Liberal	T. Bamford	5,511	13.9
	National Front	J. Parker	1,546	3.9
Majority			10,905	27.5
Turnout			39,644	72.2
	Labour Co-op win (new seat)

See also

• List of Members of Parliament for Wolverhampton
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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8. "Wolverhampton South East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
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10. "Prospective General Election Candidates - Green Party". Green Party Members' Website.
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13. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
15. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
17. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
18. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• United Kingdom Election Results
• United Kingdom General Election results since 1832
• Wolverhampton South East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Wolverhampton South East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Wolverhampton South East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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