# Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## 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, the constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
* The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall wards of: Short Heath; Willenhall North.
* The City of Wolverhampton wards of: Bushbury North (most); Bushbury South and Low Hill; Fallings Park; Heath Town; Wednesfield North; Wednesfield South; and small parts of the Oxley and St Peter's wards.
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.
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 Wednesfield 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

| Election | Member | 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
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sureena Brackenridge | 14,282 | 42.9 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Jane Stevenson | 8,860 | 26.6 | −29.1 |
| | Reform UK | Paul Williams | 7,721 | 23.2 | +20.2 |
| | Green | Kwaku Tano-Yeboah | 1,424 | 4.3 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Thornton | 1,002 | 3.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,422 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,289 | 47.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Stevenson | 17,722 | 51.7 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Emma Reynolds | 13,642 | 39.8 | −13.0 |
| | Brexit Party | Vishal Khatri | 1,354 | 3.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Maxwell | 960 | 2.8 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Andrea Cantrill | 603 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,080 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,281 | 55.4 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.2 | |
Wolverhampton North East had the 16th lowest turnout of any UK constituency in the 2019 General Election.
General election 2017: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Reynolds | 19,282 | 52.8 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Macken | 14,695 | 40.3 | +10.4 |
| | UKIP | Graham Eardley | 1,479 | 4.1 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 570 | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Clive Wood | 482 | 1.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,587 | 12.5 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,508 | 60.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
General election 2015: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Reynolds | 15,669 | 46.1 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Darren Henry | 10,174 | 29.9 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Star Etheridge | 6,524 | 19.2 | +15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 935 | 2.7 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Becky Cooper | 701 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,495 | 16.2 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,003 | 55.7 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
UKIP originally selected Simon Ellis as candidate in 2015.
General election 2010: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Reynolds | 14,448 | 41.4 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative | Julie Rook | 11,964 | 34.3 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 4,711 | 13.5 | +1.9 |
| | BNP | Simon Patten | 2,296 | 6.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Paul Valdmanis | 1,138 | 3.3 | −0.8 |
| | Socialist Labour | Shangara Singh Bhatoe | 337 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,484 | 7.1 | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,894 | 58.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ken Purchase | 17,948 | 54.5 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Robson | 9,792 | 29.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jack | 3,845 | 11.7 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Lydia Simpson | 1,371 | 4.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,156 | 24.8 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,956 | 54.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
General election 2001: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ken Purchase | 18,984 | 60.3 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 9,019 | 28.6 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Bourne | 2,494 | 7.9 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | Thomas McCartney | 997 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,965 | 31.7 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,494 | 52.8 | −14.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ken Purchase | 24,534 | 59.2 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | David Harvey | 11,547 | 27.9 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Niblett | 2,214 | 5.3 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 1,560 | 3.8 | +1.6 |
| | Referendum | Andrew Muchall | 1,192 | 2.9 | New |
| | National Democrats | Martin Wingfield | 356 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,987 | 31.3 | +23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,403 | 67.1 | −10.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ken Purchase | 24,106 | 49.3 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Hicks | 20,167 | 41.2 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Gwinnett | 3,546 | 7.3 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Bullman | 1,087 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,939 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,906 | 78.0 | +3.7 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Hicks | 19,857 | 42.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Ken Purchase | 19,653 | 41.7 | +1.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Malcolm Pearson | 7,623 | 16.2 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,133 | 74.3 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 17,941 | 40.1 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Burnside | 17,727 | 39.6 | +2.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Raymond Yarnell | 8,524 | 19.0 | +9.1 |
| | National Front | Charles Baugh | 585 | 1.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 0.5 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,777 | 70.3 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 24,046 | 50.0 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Evans | 17,986 | 37.4 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal | L. McLean | 4,760 | 9.9 | −5.7 |
| | National Front | G Cooper | 1,283 | 2.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,060 | 12.6 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,075 | 70.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 25,788 | 56.1 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Warren Hawksley | 11,135 | 24.2 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal | John Porter | 7,156 | 15.6 | New |
| | National Front | Anthony Webber | 1,928 | 4.2 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,653 | 31.9 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,007 | 66.2 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
General election February 1974: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 28,935 | 59.7 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Warren Hawksley | 16,318 | 33.6 | −11.7 |
| | National Front | Anthony Webber | 2,548 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
| | British Movement | John Colin Jordan | 711 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,617 | 26.1 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,512 | 70.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |
General election 1970: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 16,851 | 49.9 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Ian Wright | 15,358 | 45.4 | +7.3 |
| | National Front | Sheila Mary Wright | 1,592 | 4.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 4.5 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,801 | 65.9 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 21,067 | 61.9 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Wright | 12,965 | 38.1 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,102 | 23.8 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,032 | 69.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Renée Short | 18,997 | 56.0 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Miranda Greenaway | 14,914 | 43.98 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,083 | 12.0 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,911 | 68.0 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Baird | 20,436 | 55.1 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Oscar A Pomeroy | 16,639 | 44.9 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,797 | 10.2 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,075 | 72.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Baird | 23,596 | 62.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Fred Hardman | 14,387 | 37.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,209 | 24.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,983 | 71.4 | −9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Baird | 30,643 | 62.3 | +3.0 |
| | National Liberal | John PJ Ellis | 18,563 | 37.7 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,080 | 24.6 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,206 | 80.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Wolverhampton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Baird | 29,235 | 59.3 | |
| | Conservative | A.G.H. Holland | 14,592 | 29.6 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Brown | 5,482 | 11.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,643 | 29.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,309 | 83.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |