Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wolverhampton North East
Borough constituency
Wolverhampton North East shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England
Created: 1950
MP: Ken Purchase
Party: Labour Co-operative
Type: House of Commons
County: West Midlands
EP constituency: West Midlands

Wolverhampton North 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

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.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in the West Midlands, the Boundary Commission for England have made minor changes to the constituencies in Wolverhampton, realigning boundaries to match the new ward boundaries introduced in the city in 2004. There are seven wards which form the Wolverhampton North East seat: Bushbury North, Bushbury South and Low Hill, Fallings Park, Heath Town, Oxley, Wednesfield North and Wednesfield South.

[edit] 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, in the 1992 election, when the current Labour MP Ken Purchase first took office.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 John Baird Labour
1964 Renee Short Labour
1987 Maureen Hicks Conservative
1992 Ken Purchase Labour Co-operative

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Wolverhampton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 17,948 54.5 -5.8
Conservative Alexandra Robson 9,792 29.7 +1.1
Liberal Democrat David Jack 3,845 11.7 +3.8
UK Independence Lydia Simpson 1,371 4.2 +1.0
Majority 8,156 24.7
Turnout 32,956 54.4 +1.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing −3.5
General Election 2001: Wolverhampton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 18,984 60.3 +1.0
Conservative Maria Miller 9,019 28.6 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Steven Bourne 2,494 7.9 +2.6
UK Independence Thomas McCartney 997 3.2 N/A
Majority 9,965 31.7
Turnout 31,494 52.8 -14.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Wolverhampton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 24,534 59.2 +10.3
Conservative D.J. Harvey 11,547 27.9 -13.5
Liberal Democrat B.W. Niblett 2,214 5.3 -2.0
Liberal Colin Hallmark 1,560 3.8 +1.6
Referendum Party A.C. Muchall 1,192 2.9 N/A
National Democrats M. Wingfield 356 0.9 N/A
Majority 12,987 31.3 +23.2
Turnout 41,403 67.1 -10.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General Election 1992: Wolverhampton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ken Purchase 24,106 49.3 +7.6
Conservative Maureen Hicks 20,167 41.2 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Gwinnett 3,546 7.3 -8.9
Liberal K.E.J. Bullman 1,087 2.2 N/A
Majority 3,939 8.1
Turnout 48,906 78.0 +3.7
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Wolverhampton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Hicks 19,857 42.1 +2.1
Labour Ken Purchase 19,653 41.7 +1.6
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal) M.A. Pearson 7,623 16.2 -2.8
Majority 204 0.4
Turnout 47,133 74.3 +4.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1983: Wolverhampton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Renee Short 17,941 40.1
Conservative A.T. Burnside 17,727 39.6
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal) R.C. Yarnell 8,524 19.0
National Front C. Baugh 585 1.3
Majority 214 0.5
Turnout 44,777 70.3
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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