# Wolverhampton West (UK Parliament constituency)

Wolverhampton West is a borough constituency in the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England which was re-established for the 2024 general election following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and which is formed largely from the former Wolverhampton South West constituency. It has been represented in the House of Commons since 2024 by Warinder Juss.

## Boundaries
### 1885–1918

The original boundaries of the constituency were set in the sixth schedule of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The seat comprised five wards of the municipal borough of Wolverhampton (St. Mark's, St. Paul's, St. John's, St. George's and St. Matthew's) and the neighbouring Ettingshall area which lay outside the borough boundaries.

### 1918–1950

Constituencies throughout Great Britain and Ireland were redrawn by the Representation of the People Act 1918. Wolverhampton's municipal boundaries had been enlarged and it had become a county borough in the period since 1885. The Wolverhampton West seat was redefined to reflect this, and was described as comprising nine wards of the county borough: Blakenhall, Dunstall, Graiseley, Merridale, Park, St. George's, St. John's, St. Mark's and St. Matthew's.

### 2024–present

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 re-established constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
* The City of Wolverhampton wards of: Blakenhall; Graiseley; Merry Hill; Oxley (most); Park; Penn; St Peter's (most); Tettenhall Regis; Tettenhall Wightwick; and a small part of Bushbury North ward.
The seat comprises the whole of the current Wolverhampton South West constituency, with the addition of the Blakenhall ward from Wolverhampton South East and the Oxley ward from Wolverhampton North East (as they existed in 2020).

## History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies.
It was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Wolverhampton South West constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1885–1950

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Alfred Hickman | Conservative |
| 1886 | Sir William Chichele Plowden | Liberal |
| 1892 | Sir Alfred Hickman | Conservative |
| 1906 | Thomas Frederick Richards | Labour |
| 1910 | Sir Alfred Bird | Conservative |
| 1922 by-election | Sir Robert Bird, Bt. | Conservative |
| 1929 | William Brown $^1$ | Labour |
| 1929 | William Brown $^1$ | Independent Labour |
| 1931 | Sir Robert Bird, Bt. | Conservative |
| 1945 | Billy Hughes | Labour |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Wolverhampton South West | constituency abolished: see Wolverhampton South West |
$^1$ Brown was elected in 1929, as a Labour Party candidate, but later sat as an "Independent Labour" MP. He sought re-election in 1931 and 1935 as an Independent Labour candidate, opposed in 1935 by an official Labour Party candidate, but lost on both occasions

### MPs 2024–

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Warinder Juss | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hickman | 3,722 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal | William Chichele Plowden | 3,569 | 49.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,291 | 86.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,391 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Chichele Plowden | 3,706 | 50.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hickman | 3,583 | 49.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,289 | 86.9 | 0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,391 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hickman | 4,772 | 56.6 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | William Chichele Plowden | 3,656 | 43.4 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,116 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,428 | 89.4 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,424 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.4 | |
General election 1895: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hickman | 4,770 | 54.7 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | George Rennie Thorne | 3,947 | 45.3 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 9.4 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,717 | 86.6 | −2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,070 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hickman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. | Thomas Frederick Richards | 5,756 | 50.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hickman | 5,585 | 49.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,341 | 89.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,707 | | |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Bird | 6,382 | 52.4 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Frederick Richards | 5,790 | 47.6 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,172 | 92.4 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,170 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election December 1910: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Bird | 5,925 | 51.3 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | P. Lewis | 5,631 | 48.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 2.6 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,556 | 87.7 | −4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,170 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
General election 1918: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Alfred Bird | 13,329 | 56.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Alexander Walkden | 10,158 | 43.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,171 | 13.6 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,487 | 63.3 | −24.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

By-election, March 1922: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Robert Bird | 16,790 | 54.9 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Alexander Walkden | 13,799 | 45.1 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,991 | 9.8 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,589 | 80.0 | +16.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election, November 1922: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Bird | 17,738 | 53.9 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Alexander Walkden | 15,190 | 46.1 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,548 | 7.8 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,928 | 83.5 | +17.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
General election, 1923: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Bird | 15,990 | 50.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | William Brown | 15,749 | 49.6 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 0.8 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,739 | 79.5 | −4.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election, 1924: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Bird | 17,886 | 51.2 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | William Brown | 17,046 | 48.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 2.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,932 | 85.9 | +6.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
General election, 1929: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Brown | 21,103 | 49.1 | +0.3 |
| | Unionist | Robert Bird | 17,237 | 40.2 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal | George H Roberts | 4,580 | 10.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,866 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,920 | 84.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election, 1931: Wolverhampton West Electorate: 51,355 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bird | 26,181 | 60.5 | +20.3 |
| | Independent Labour | William Brown | 17,090 | 39.5 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,091 | 21.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,271 | 84.3 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +15.0 | |
General election, 1935: Wolverhampton West Electorate 49,537 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bird | 19,697 | 54.9 | −5.6 |
| | Independent Labour | William Brown | 14,867 | 41.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | R. Lee | 1,325 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,830 | 13.5 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,889 | 72.4 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election, 1945: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Billy Hughes | 21,186 | 59.9 | +56.2 |
| | Conservative | James Beattie | 14,176 | 40.1 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,010 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,362 | 74.8 | +2.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wolverhampton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Warinder Juss | 19,331 | 44.3 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Mike Newton | 11,463 | 26.3 | −21.1 |
| | Reform UK | Donald Brookes | 6,078 | 13.9 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Andrea Cantrill | 2,550 | 5.8 | +5.6 |
| | Ind. Network | Celia Hibbert | 1,395 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Howells | 1,376 | 3.2 | −1.2 |
| | Independent | Zahid Shah | 888 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Workers Party | Vikas Chopra | 576 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,868 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,657 | 56.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.9 | |
Previous results are notional.