15-1089: Wolverhampton South East is a constituency in West Midlands that was created in 1974. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Pat McFadden of the Labour Party since 2005 . McFadden currently serves as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under the government of Keir Starmer . 1974–1983 : The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, Ettingshall, Parkfield, and Spring Vale. 1983–2010 : The Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, East Park, Ettingshall, and Spring Vale. 2010–2024 : The City of Wolverhampton wards of Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, East Park, Ettingshall, and Spring Vale, and
30-530: A local government boundary review in the City of Wolverhampton which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election: Wolverhampton South East is one of three constituencies in the city of Wolverhampton , covering eastern and south-eastern parts of the city. The constituency includes the towns of Willenhall , Darlaston and Bilston . The boundaries run south from
45-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
60-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
75-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
90-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
105-576: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
120-544: The Labour Party has been the MP since then. Following the 2019 general election , it is the only one of the three Wolverhampton seats to be held by Labour. The last time this was the case was in the 1987-92 Parliament, when the same two of the three Wolverhampton seats were Conservative-held. Bilston prior to 1974 52°34′N 2°04′W / 52.57°N 2.07°W / 52.57; -2.07 Constituencies of
135-556: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley ward of Coseley East. 2024-present : Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election , the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): Significant changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with
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165-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
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#1732869106655180-584: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Bilston (UK Parliament constituency) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
195-469: The city centre towards Blakenhall and Goldthorn Park , and east towards Bentley and Darlaston . Since the 2010 general election , it has also included a small part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley . Since the 2024 general election , it has also included a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall and no longer included a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley . The constituency
210-456: The town of Darlaston to be transferred from Walsall South , and the town of Willenhall (Willenhall South ward) from Walsall North . This will be partly offset by the transfer of the City of Wolverhampton ward of Blakenhall to the re-established constituency of Wolverhampton West , and the Borough of Dudley ward of Coseley East to the newly created seat of Tipton and Wednesbury . Following
225-528: Was established in 1974, in part replacing the former Bilston constituency. It has returned Labour MPs throughout its existence, thus making it unique amongst Wolverhampton's three current constituencies. Bob 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
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