South West Wolverhampton — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
South West Wolverhampton was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 2,879 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in South West Wolverhampton from 1950 to 2005.
Full Election History, 1950–2005
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
John Enoch Powell (Conservative)
20,239
46.0%
Herbert Delauney Hughes (Labour)
691 (1.6 pts)
87.2%
1951
John Enoch Powell (Conservative)
23,660
53.6%
Annie Patricia Llewelyn-Davies (Labour)
3,196 (7.2 pts)
86.3%
1955
John Enoch Powell (Conservative)
25,318
60.0%
Lewis Burgess (Labour)
8,420 (20.0 pts)
77.7%
1959
Enoch Powell (Conservative)
25,696
63.9%
Eric Thorne (Labour)
11,167 (27.8 pts)
78.4%
1964
John Enoch Powell (Conservative)
21,736
57.4%
Antony John Gardner (Labour)
9,856 (26.0 pts)
75.3%
1966
Enoch Powell (Conservative)
21,466
59.1%
Alexander Collier (Labour)
6,585 (18.1 pts)
73.6%
1970
Enoch Powell (Conservative)
26,220
64.3%
Joshua Bamfield (Labour)
14,467 (35.5 pts)
76.2%
Feb 1974
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
23,123
45.7%
Helene Middleweek (Labour)
6,901 (13.7 pts)
79.5%
Oct 1974
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
20,854
44.2%
Ivan Geffen (Labour)
5,300 (11.2 pts)
73.7%
1979
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
26,587
52.5%
Ivan Geffen (Labour)
10,760 (21.2 pts)
76.6%
1983
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
25,214
50.6%
Bob Jones (Labour)
11,520 (23.1 pts)
72.4%
1987
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
26,235
50.7%
Roger Lawrence (Labour)
10,318 (19.9 pts)
75.5%
1992
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
25,969
49.3%
Simon Murphy (Labour)
4,966 (9.4 pts)
78.3%
1997
Jenny Jones (Labour)
24,657
50.4%
Nicholas Budgen (Conservative)
5,118 (10.5 pts)
72.5%
2001
Rob Marris (Labour)
19,735
48.3%
David Chambers (Conservative)
3,487 (8.5 pts)
60.9%
2005
Rob Marris (Labour)
18,489
44.4%
Sandip Verma (Conservative)
2,879 (6.9 pts)
62.1%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Enoch Powell
Conservative
20,239
46.0%
Yes
Herbert Delauney Hughes
Labour
19,548
44.4%
No
William Frederick Hubert Rollason
Liberal
4,229
9.6%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Enoch Powell
Conservative
23,660
53.6%
Yes
Annie Patricia Llewelyn-Davies
Labour
20,464
46.4%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Enoch Powell
Conservative
25,318
60.0%
Yes
Lewis Burgess
Labour
16,898
40.0%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Enoch Powell
Conservative
25,696
63.9%
Yes
Eric Thorne
Labour
14,529
36.1%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Enoch Powell
Conservative
21,736
57.4%
Yes
Antony John Gardner
Labour
11,880
31.4%
No
Nick Lloyd
Liberal
4,233
11.2%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Enoch Powell
Conservative
21,466
59.1%
Yes
Alexander Collier
Labour
14,881
40.9%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Enoch Powell
Conservative
26,220
64.3%
Yes
Joshua Bamfield
Labour
11,753
28.8%
No
Eric Robinson
Liberal
2,459
6.0%
No
Pete Carter
Communist
189
0.5%
No
Gavin Menzies
Independent
77
0.2%
No
Dharam Dass
Independent
52
0.1%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
23,123
45.7%
Yes
Helene Middleweek
Labour
16,222
32.1%
No
Joseph Wernick
Liberal
9,691
19.2%
No
Garth Cooper
National Front
1,523
3.0%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
20,854
44.2%
Yes
Ivan Geffen
Labour
15,554
33.0%
No
Joseph Wernick
Liberal
9,215
19.5%
No
Garth Cooper
National Front
1,573
3.3%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
26,587
52.5%
Yes
Ivan Geffen
Labour
15,827
31.2%
No
Joseph Wernick
Liberal
6,939
13.7%
No
June Lees
National Front
912
1.8%
No
John Deary
Anti-Common Market
401
0.8%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
25,214
50.6%
Yes
Bob Jones
Labour
13,694
27.5%
No
Edgar Harwood
SDP-Liberal Alliance
10,724
21.5%
No
John Deary
Anti-Common Market
201
0.4%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
26,235
50.7%
Yes
Roger Lawrence
Labour
15,917
30.7%
No
Beris Lamb
SDP-Liberal Alliance
9,616
18.6%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
25,969
49.3%
Yes
Simon Murphy
Labour
21,003
39.9%
No
Mark Wiggin
Liberal Democrat
4,470
8.5%
No
Colin Hallmark
Liberal
1,237
2.3%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Jenny Jones
Labour
24,657
50.4%
Yes
Nicholas Budgen
Conservative
19,539
39.9%
No
Matthew Green
Liberal Democrat
4,012
8.2%
No
Mike Hyde
Liberal
713
1.5%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rob Marris
Labour
19,735
48.3%
Yes
David Chambers
Conservative
16,248
39.7%
No
Mike Dixon
Liberal Democrat
3,425
8.4%
No
Wendy Walker
Green
805
2.0%
No
Doug Hope
UKIP
684
1.7%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rob Marris
Labour
18,489
44.4%
Yes
Sandip Verma
Conservative
15,610
37.5%
No
Colin Ross
Liberal Democrat
5,568
13.4%
No
Douglas Hope
UKIP
1,029
2.5%
No
Edward Mullins
BNP
983
2.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
South West Wolverhampton has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won South West Wolverhampton in the 2005 general election?
Labour won South West Wolverhampton in 2005 with 18,489 votes (44.4%), a majority of 2,879 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won South West Wolverhampton since 1950?
Since 1950, South West Wolverhampton has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in South West Wolverhampton?
The closest result on record for South West Wolverhampton was 1950, when Conservative beat Labour by just 691 votes (1.6 percentage points).