# Wolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Wolverhampton South was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## 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 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

The civil parish of Bilston, and part of the civil parish of Sedgley.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Charles Pelham Villiers | Liberal |
| 1886 | Charles Pelham Villiers | Liberal Unionist |
| 1898 | John Lloyd Gibbons | Liberal Unionist |
| 1900 | Henry Norman | Liberal |
| 1910 | T. E. Hickman | Conservative |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Villiers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Villiers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Villiers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
General election 1895: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Villiers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |
Villiers' death caused a by-election.
1898 Wolverhampton South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Lloyd Gibbons | 4,115 | 50.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George Rennie Thorne | 4,004 | 49.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,119 | 88.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,194 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Norman | 3,701 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | W Oulton | 3,532 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,233 | 76.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,414 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1906: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Norman | 4,823 | 53.8 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Hyde Villiers (soldier) | 4,137 | 46.2 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 686 | 7.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,960 | 89.8 | +13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,974 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. E. Hickman | 4,989 | 51.9 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Henry Norman | 4,619 | 48.1 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,608 | 93.7 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,253 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
General election December 1910: Wolverhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. E. Hickman | 4,784 | 51.9 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Lever | 4,440 | 48.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,224 | 90.0 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,253 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |