Who is the MP for Wolverhampton South East?

Pat McFadden (Labour) is the MP for Wolverhampton South East. They were first elected in May 2005.

Who won Wolverhampton South East at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Wolverhampton South East was won by Labour with 50.3% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 22.8%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Wolverhampton South East?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 38.5% and Labour on 35.3% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Wolverhampton South East in?

Wolverhampton South East crosses multiple council boundaries: Wolverhampton (61%), Walsall (39%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Wolverhampton South East?

Wolverhampton South East is in West Midlands. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 68.1% in 2016). Around 20.8% of residents have a degree, a median age of 36, and 49.4% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Wolverhampton South East?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Wolverhampton South East, Labour won with 50.3% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Wolverhampton South East in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Wolverhampton South East: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Wolverhampton South East

West Midlands · Borough constituency

Sitting MP

Pat McFadden

Labour

First elected May 2005Cabinet: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

West Midlands

Borough constituency

Last 5 GE winners

LLLLL

Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

68.1% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +16.2pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +3.2pp

Vulnerability score 7/10 (Labour projected to lose)

MidlandsStrong Leave areaWorking-class profileDiverse

Who lives in Wolverhampton South East? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

68.1%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

20.8%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

29.2%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

49.4%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

49.9%

UK average ~36%

Median age

36.2

UK median ~40

Age 65+

18.3%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

33.6%

UK average ~28%

How did Wolverhampton South East vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 9,188 votes (27.5pp) · turnout 43.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Wolverhampton South East

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Wolverhampton South East within Wolverhampton and Walsall

Wolverhampton South East crosses multiple council boundaries: Wolverhampton (61%), Walsall (39%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Wolverhampton 40 LSOAs	61%	View projection ›
Walsall 26 LSOAs	39%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Wolverhampton South East at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Wolverhampton South East at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Pat McFadden	47.6%	28.6%	15.2%	7.7% UKIP	-	1.0%	6,593	58.0%
2015	Lab hold	Pat McFadden	53.3%	22.3%	2.3%	20.3% UKIP	1.7%	-	10,778	55.6%
2017	Lab hold	Pat McFadden	58.2%	34.8%	1.2%	4.6% UKIP	1.2%	-	8,514	60.2%
2019notional	Labour winner	Pat McFadden 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	47.4%	41.2%	3.8%	-	1.7%	5.9%	2,373	50.5%
2024	Lab hold	Pat McFadden	50.3%	16.9%	2.3%	22.8% Ref	4.9%	2.7%	9,188	43.1%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Wolverhampton South East

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Wolverhampton South East. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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