Wolverhampton South East (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Wolverhampton South East

|parliament = uk

|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wolverhampton South East (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}

|caption = Boundaries since 2024

|image2 = File:West Midlands - Wolverhampton South East constituency.svg

|caption2 = Boundary of Wolverhampton South East in West Midlands region

|year = 1974

|abolished =

|type = Borough

|elects_howmany = One

|previous = Bilston

|next =

|electorate = 61,751 (December 2010){{cite web|

url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011}}

|region = England

|county = West Midlands

|towns = {{ubl|Wolverhampton (part)|Willenhall|Darlaston|Bilston}}

|mp = Pat McFadden

|party = Labour

}}

Wolverhampton South East is a constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).|group= n}} 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.{{#tag:ref|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.|group= n}} 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,{{Cite web |last=LGBCE |title=Wolverhampton {{!}} LGBCE |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/wolverhampton |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.lgbce.org.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/967/contents/made}} 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.{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Wolverhampton South East |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Wolverhampton+South+East |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}

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

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{Rayment-hc\|w\|5\|date=March 2012}} !Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Co-operative}}" \| \| Feb 1974 \| Robert Edwards \| Labour Co-op
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Co-operative}}" \| \| 1987 \| Dennis Turner \| Labour Co-op
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2005 \| Pat McFadden \| Labour

class="wikitable"

colspan="2"|Election

Member{{Rayment-hc|w|5|date=March 2012}}

!Party

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" |

| Feb 1974

| Robert Edwards

| Labour Co-op

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" |

| 1987

| Dennis Turner

| Labour Co-op

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 2005

| Pat McFadden

| Labour

Elections

= Elections in the 2020s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Wolverhampton South East{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001595 |title=Wolverhampton South East |work=BBC News |language=en-gb |access-date=4 July 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Pat McFadden|votes=16,800|percentage=50.3|change=+2.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Carl Hardwick|votes=7,612|percentage=22.8|change=+16.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Victoria Wilson|votes=5,654|percentage=16.9|change=−24.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Paul Darke|votes=1,643|percentage=4.9|change=+3.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Athar Warraich|votes=915|percentage=2.7|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Bart Ricketts|votes=758|percentage=2.3|change=−1.5}}

{{Election box majority|votes=9,188|percentage=27.5|change=+23.8}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=33,382|percentage=43.0|change=−7.4}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −7.0

}}

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2019: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E1400105 | title=Wolverhampton South East Parliamentary constituency | publisher=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Pat McFadden

|votes = 15,522

|percentage = 46.4

|change = −11.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ahmed Ejaz

|votes = 14,287

|percentage = 42.7

|change = +7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Brexit Party

|candidate = Raj Chaggar

|votes = 2,094

|percentage = 6.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Ruth Coleman-Taylor

|votes = 1,019

|percentage = 3.0

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Kathryn Gilbert

|votes = 521

|percentage = 1.6

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,235

|percentage = 3.7

|change = −19.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 33,443

|percentage = 53.2

|change = −7.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −9.9

}}

colspan="4" \| 2019 notional result{{Cite web\|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 \|title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 \|date= \|access-date=11 July 2024 \|work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News \|publisher=UK Parliament}}
class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" \| Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" \| Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" \| %
{{party color cell\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| Labour	align="right" \| 18,116	align="right" \| 47.4
{{party color cell\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| Conservative	align="right" \| 15,743	align="right" \| 41.2
{{party color cell\|The Brexit Party}} \| The Brexit Party	align="right" \| 2,263	align="right" \| 5.9
{{party color cell\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} \| Liberal Democrats	align="right" \| 1,457	align="right" \| 3.8
{{party color cell\|Green Party of England and Wales}} \| Green	align=right\| 648	align="right" \| 1.7
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"\|
colspan="2"\|Turnout \|align=right\|38,227 \|align=right\|49.7
colspan="2"\|Electorate \|align=right\|76,902

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2017: Wolverhampton South East{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001050|title=Wolverhampton South East Parliamentary constituency|work=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Pat McFadden

|votes = 21,137

|percentage = 58.2

|change = +4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Kieran Mullan

|votes = 12,623

|percentage = 34.8

|change = +12.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Barry Hodgson

|votes = 1,675

|percentage = 4.6

|change = −15.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Ben Mathis

|votes = 448

|percentage = 1.2

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Amy Bertaut

|votes = 421

|percentage = 1.2

|change = −0.5

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 8,514

|percentage = 23.4

|change = −7.6

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 36,304

|percentage = 60.2

|change = +4.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −3.7

}}

{{Election box begin

| title= General election 2015: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Pat McFadden

|votes = 18,531

|percentage = 53.3

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Suria Photay

|votes = 7,764

|percentage = 22.3

|change = −6.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Barry Hodgson

|votes = 7,061

|percentage = 20.3

|change = +12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Ian Griffiths

|votes = 798

|percentage = 2.3

|change = −12.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Geeta Kauldhar{{cite web|url=https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106304|title=Prospective General Election Candidates - Green Party|website=Green Party Members' Website}}

|votes = 605

|percentage = 1.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,767

|percentage = 31.0

|change = +11.9

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 34,759

|percentage = 55.6

|change = −1.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin

| title= General election 2010: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Pat McFadden

|votes = 16,505

|percentage = 47.7

|change = −11.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ken Wood

|votes = 9,912

|percentage = 28.6

|change = +5.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Richard Whitehouse

|votes = 5,207

|percentage = 15.0

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Gordon Fanthom

|votes = 2,675

|percentage = 7.7

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sudir Handa

|votes = 338

|percentage = 1.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 6,593

|percentage = 19.1

|change = −18.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 34,637

|percentage = 57.3

|change = +5.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −8.8

}}

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2005: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Pat McFadden

|votes = 16,790

|percentage = 59.4

|change = −8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Fairbairn

|votes = 6,295

|percentage = 22.3

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = David Murray

|votes = 3,682

|percentage = 13.0

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Kevin Simmons

|votes = 1,484

|percentage = 5.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,495

|percentage = 37.1

|change = −8.5

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 28,251

|percentage = 52.3

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −4.2

}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2001: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Dennis Turner

|votes = 18,409

|percentage = 67.4

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Adrian Pepper

|votes = 5,945

|percentage = 21.8

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Pete Wild

|votes = 2,389

|percentage = 8.8

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = James Barry

|votes = 554

|percentage = 2.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 12,464

|percentage = 45.6

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 27,297

|percentage = 51.3

|change = −12.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 1997: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Dennis Turner

|votes = 22,202

|percentage = 63.7

|change = +7.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Hanbury

|votes = 7,020

|percentage = 20.2

|change = −11.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Richard Whitehouse

|votes = 3,292

|percentage = 9.4

|change = −0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Trevor Stevenson-Platt

|votes = 980

|percentage = 2.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Nick Worth

|votes = 689

|percentage = 2.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Kenneth Bullman

|votes = 647

|percentage = 1.9

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 15,182

|percentage = 43.5

|change = +18.5

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 34,830

|percentage = 64.1

|change = −8.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 1992: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Dennis Turner

|votes = 23,215

|percentage = 56.7

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Philip Bradbourn

|votes = 12,975

|percentage = 31.7

|change = −1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Richard Whitehouse

|votes = 3,881

|percentage = 9.5

|change = −8.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Catherine Twelvetrees

|votes = 850

|percentage = 1.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,240

|percentage = 25.0

|change = +9.2

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 40,921

|percentage = 72.9

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing = +4.6

}}

= Elections in the 1980s =

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 1987: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Dennis Turner

|votes = 19,760

|percentage = 48.9

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Mellor

|votes = 13,362

|percentage = 33.1

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate for alliance|

|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance

|side = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Whitehouse

|votes = 7,258

|percentage = 18.0

|change = −5.4

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 6,398

|percentage = 15.8

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 40,380

|percentage = 72.5

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 1983: Wolverhampton South East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Bob Edwards

|votes = 17,440

|percentage = 44.7

|change = −11.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick McLoughlin

|votes = 12,428

|percentage = 31.9

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate for alliance|

|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance

|side = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Wernick

|votes = 9,112

|percentage = 23.4

|change = +16.7

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,012

|percentage = 12.8

|change = −8.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 38,980

|percentage = 69.1

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing = −4.7

}}

= Elections in the 1970s =

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 1979: Wolverhampton South East}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Bob Edwards

|votes = 20,798

|percentage = 55.7

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P. A. Chalkley

|votes = 12,807

|percentage = 34.5

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = M. L. Parsley

|votes = 2,499

|percentage = 6.7

|change = −3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = G. J. Jones

|votes = 1,139

|percentage = 3.1

|change = −1.6

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 7,901

|percentage = 21.2

|change = −10.8

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 37,153

|percentage = 69.1

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election October 1974: Wolverhampton South East}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Bob Edwards

|votes = 21,466

|percentage = 58.7

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = E. Holt

|votes = 9,768

|percentage = 26.7

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = B. Norcott

|votes = 3,636

|percentage = 9.9

|change = −4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = G. Oldland

|votes = 1,703

|percentage = 4.7

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 11,698

|percentage = 32.0

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 36,573

|percentage = 66.0

|change = −6.2

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

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|title=General election February 1974: Wolverhampton South East}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Bob Edwards

|votes = 21,746

|percentage = 54.9

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = J.S. Heath

|votes = 10,841

|percentage = 27.4

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = T. Bamford

|votes = 5,511

|percentage = 13.9

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = J. Parker

|votes = 1,546

|percentage = 3.9

|change =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,905

|percentage = 27.5

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 39,644

|percentage = 72.2

|change =

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Co-operative

}}

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ United Kingdom Election Results]
[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm United Kingdom General Election results since 1832]
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13474.html Wolverhampton South East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65593.html Wolverhampton South East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168880.html Wolverhampton South East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974

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Category:Darlaston

Category:Willenhall

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{{party color cell\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| Labour	align="right" \| 18,116	align="right" \| 47.4
{{party color cell\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| Conservative	align="right" \| 15,743	align="right" \| 41.2
{{party color cell\|The Brexit Party}} \| The Brexit Party	align="right" \| 2,263	align="right" \| 5.9
{{party color cell\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} \| Liberal Democrats	align="right" \| 1,457	align="right" \| 3.8
{{party color cell\|Green Party of England and Wales}} \| Green	align=right\| 648	align="right" \| 1.7
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colspan="2"\|Turnout \|align=right\|38,227 \|align=right\|49.7
colspan="2"\|Electorate \|align=right\|76,902

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