Wolverhampton South East (UK Parliament constituency)

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**Wolverhampton South East**
Borough constituency

Wolverhampton South East shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England
Created:	1974
MP:	Pat McFadden
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	West Midlands
EP constituency:	West Midlands

Wolverhampton South East is a 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.

1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also
6 Sources

[edit] Boundaries

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

The boundaries run south from the city centre towards Blakenhall and Goldthorn Park, and east towards Willenhall. There are six wards in the seat: Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, East Park, Ettingshall and Spring Vale.

[edit] History

The constituency was established in 1974, in part replacing the former Bilston constituency. Robert 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

1974 – 1987: Robert Edwards, Labour & Co-operative Party
1987 – 2005: Dennis Turner, Labour & Co-operative Party
2005 – present: Pat McFadden, Labour Party

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Wolverhampton South East
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
	UK Independence	Kevin Simmons	1,484	5.3	N/A
Majority			10,495	37.1
Turnout			28,251	52.3	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.2

General Election 2001: Wolverhampton South East
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	-0.7
	National Front	James Barry	554	2.0	N/A
Majority			12,464	45.6
Turnout			27,297	51.3	-12.8
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Wolverhampton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dennis Turner	22,202	63.7	+7.0
	Conservative	W.E. Hanbury	7,020	20.2	-11.6
	Liberal Democrats	R.F. Whitehouse	3,292	9.4	-0.0
	Referendum Party	T. Stevenson-Platt	980	2.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour	N. Worth	689	2.0	N/A
	Liberal	K.E.J. Bullman	647	1.9	-0.2
Majority			15,182	43.5
Turnout			34,830	64.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Wolverhampton South East
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	R.F. Whitehouse	3,881	9.5	-8.5
	Liberal	C. Twelvetrees	850	1.9	N/A
Majority			10,240	25.0
Turnout			40,921	72.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Wolverhampton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dennis Turner	19,760	48.9	+4.2
	Conservative	John Mellor	13,362	33.1	+1.2
	SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	R.F. Whitehouse	7,258	18.0	-5.4
Majority			6,398	15.8
Turnout			40,380	72.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Wolverhampton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Robert Edwards	17,440	44.7
	Conservative	P.A. McLoughlin	12,428	31.9
	SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Joseph Wernick	9,112	23.4
Majority			5,012	12.8
Turnout			38,980	69.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Wolverhampton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Robert Edwards	20,798	55.7
	Conservative	P. Chalkley	12,807	34.5
	Liberal	M. Parley	2,499	6.7
	National Front	G. Jones	1,139	3.1
Majority			7,901	21.2
Turnout			37,153	69.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General Election 1974 (October): Wolverhampton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Robert Edwards	21,466	58.7
	Conservative	E. Holt	9,768	26.7
	Liberal	B. Norcott	3,636	9.9
	National Front	G. Oldland	1,703	4.7
Majority			11,698	32.0
Turnout			36,573	66.0
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General Election 1974 (February): Wolverhampton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Robert 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 hold		Swing

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

Constituencies in the West Midlands
Labour	Birmingham Edgbaston \| Birmingham, Erdington \| Birmingham Hall Green \| Birmingham Hodge Hill \| Birmingham Northfield \| Birmingham Perry Barr \| Birmingham Selly Oak \| Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath \| Burton \| Cannock Chase \| Coventry North East \| Coventry North West \| Coventry South \| Dudley North \| Dudley South \| Halesowen and Rowley Regis \| Newcastle-under-Lyme \| North Warwickshire \| Nuneaton \| Redditch \| Stafford \| Staffordshire Moorlands \| Stoke-on-Trent Central \| Stoke-on-Trent North \| Stoke-on-Trent South \| Stourbridge \| Tamworth \| Telford \| Walsall North \| Walsall South \| Warley \| Warwick and Leamington \| West Bromwich East \| West Bromwich West \| Wolverhampton North East \| Wolverhampton South East \| Wolverhampton South West \| Worcester
Conservative	Aldridge-Brownhills \| Bromsgrove \| Leominster \| Lichfield \| Ludlow \| Meriden \| Mid Worcestershire \| North Shropshire \| Rugby and Kenilworth \| Shrewsbury and Atcham \| South Staffordshire \| Stone \| Stratford-on-Avon \| Sutton Coldfield \| The Wrekin \| West Worcestershire
Liberal Democrat	Birmingham Yardley \| Hereford \| Solihull
Health Concern	Wyre Forest
Independent	Birmingham, Ladywood
West Midlands European constituency: Conservative (3) \| Labour (2) \| UKIP (1) \| Liberal Democrats (1)

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