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North East Wolverhampton — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

North East Wolverhampton was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 8,156 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North East Wolverhampton from 1950 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1950–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 John Baird (Labour) 29,235 59.3% Alfred William Greenwood Holland (Conservative) 14,643 (29.7 pts) 83.1%
1951 John Baird (Labour) 30,643 62.3% John Ellis (Conservative) 12,080 (24.6 pts) 80.9%
1955 John Baird (Labour) 23,596 62.1% Fred Hardman (Conservative) 9,209 (24.2 pts) 71.4%
1959 John Baird (Labour) 20,436 55.1% Oscar A Pomeroy (Conservative) 3,797 (10.2 pts) 72.4%
1964 Renée Short (Labour) 18,997 56.0% Margaret May Miranda Greenaway (Conservative) 4,083 (12.0 pts) 68.0%
1966 Renee Short (Labour) 21,067 61.9% Geoffrey Wright (Conservative) 8,102 (23.8 pts) 69.3%
1970 Renee Short (Labour) 17,251 51.0% Geoffrey Ian Wright (Conservative) 1,893 (5.6 pts) 66.7%
Feb 1974 Renee Short (Labour) 28,935 59.6% Philip Hawksley (Conservative) 12,617 (26.0 pts) 70.4%
Oct 1974 Renee Short (Labour) 25,788 56.1% Philip Hawksley (Conservative) 14,653 (31.9 pts) 66.2%
1979 Renee Short (Labour) 24,046 50.0% Jonathan Evans (Conservative) 6,060 (12.6 pts) 70.7%
1983 Renee Short (Labour) 17,941 40.1% Anthony Trevor Burnside (Conservative) 214 (0.5 pts) 70.3%
1987 Maureen Hicks (Conservative) 19,857 42.1% Ken Purchase (Labour) 204 (0.4 pts) 74.3%
1992 Ken Purchase (Labour) 24,106 49.3% Maureen Hicks (Conservative) 3,939 (8.1 pts) 78.0%
1997 Ken Purchase (Labour) 24,534 59.3% David Harvey (Conservative) 12,987 (31.4 pts) 67.2%
2001 Ken Purchase (Labour) 18,984 60.3% Maria Miller (Conservative) 9,965 (31.6 pts) 52.1%
2005 Ken Purchase (Labour) 17,948 54.5% Alexandra Robson (Conservative) 8,156 (24.8 pts) 54.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baird Labour 29,23559.3% Yes
Alfred William Greenwood Holland Conservative 14,59229.6% No
Arthur Brown Liberal 5,48211.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baird Labour 30,64362.3% Yes
John Ellis Conservative 18,56337.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baird Labour 23,59662.1% Yes
Fred Hardman Conservative 14,38737.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baird Labour 20,43655.1% Yes
Oscar A Pomeroy Conservative 16,63944.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renée Short Labour 18,99756.0% Yes
Margaret May Miranda Greenaway Conservative 14,91444.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renee Short Labour 21,06761.9% Yes
Geoffrey Wright Conservative 12,96538.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renee Short Labour 17,25151.0% Yes
Geoffrey Ian Wright Conservative 15,35845.4% No
Sheila Mary Wright National Front 1,5924.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renee Short Labour 28,93559.6% Yes
Philip Hawksley Conservative 16,31833.6% No
Anthony Webber National Front 2,5485.3% No
John Jordan British Movement 7111.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renee Short Labour 25,78856.1% Yes
Philip Hawksley Conservative 11,13524.2% No
John Porter Liberal 7,15615.6% No
Anthony Webber National Front 1,9284.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renee Short Labour 24,04650.0% Yes
Jonathan Evans Conservative 17,98637.4% No
Laurence McLean Liberal 4,7609.9% No
Garth Anthony Cooper National Front 1,2832.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Renee Short Labour 17,94140.1% Yes
Anthony Trevor Burnside Conservative 17,72739.6% No
Raymond Charles Yarnell SDP-Liberal Alliance 8,52419.0% No
Charles Baugh National Front 5851.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maureen Hicks Conservative 19,85742.1% Yes
Ken Purchase Labour 19,65341.7% No
Malcolm Pearson SDP-Liberal Alliance 7,62316.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ken Purchase Labour 24,10649.3% Yes
Maureen Hicks Conservative 20,16741.2% No
Malcolm Gwinnett Liberal Democrat 3,5467.3% No
Kenneth Bullman Liberal 1,0872.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ken Purchase Labour 24,53459.3% Yes
David Harvey Conservative 11,54727.9% No
Brian Niblett Liberal Democrat 2,2145.3% No
Colin Hallmark Liberal 1,5603.8% No
Andrew Muchall Referendum Party 1,1922.9% No
Martin Wingfield National Democrats 3560.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ken Purchase Labour 18,98460.3% Yes
Maria Miller Conservative 9,01928.6% No
Steven Bourne Liberal Democrat 2,4947.9% No
Thomas McCartney UKIP 9973.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ken Purchase Labour 17,94854.5% Yes
Alexandra Robson Conservative 9,79229.7% No
David Jack Liberal Democrat 3,84511.7% No
Lydia Simpson UKIP 1,3714.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 24.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 12.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 23.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 5.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 26.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 31.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 12.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 8.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 31.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 31.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

North East Wolverhampton has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North East Wolverhampton in the 2005 general election?

Labour won North East Wolverhampton in 2005 with 17,948 votes (54.5%), a majority of 8,156 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North East Wolverhampton since 1950?

Since 1950, North East Wolverhampton has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in North East Wolverhampton?

The closest result on record for North East Wolverhampton was 1987, when Conservative beat Labour by just 204 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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