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West Wolverhampton — UK General Election Results

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

West Wolverhampton was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 7,010 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Wolverhampton from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Alfred Hickman (Conservative) 3,722 51.0% William Chichele Plowden (Liberal) 153 (2.1 pts) 86.9%
1886 William Chichele Plowden (Liberal) 3,706 50.8% Alfred Hickman (Conservative) 123 (1.7 pts) 86.9%
1892 Alfred Hickman (Conservative) 4,772 56.6% William Chichele Plowden (Liberal) 1,116 (13.2 pts) 89.4%
1895 Alfred Hickman (Conservative) 4,770 54.7% George Rennie Thorne (Liberal) 823 (9.4 pts) 86.6%
1900 Alfred Hickman (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Thomas Frederick Richards (Labour) 5,756 50.8% Alfred Hickman (Conservative) 171 (1.5 pts) 89.3%
Dec 1910 Alfred Frederick Bird (Conservative) 5,925 51.3% Lewis Lewis (Labour) 294 (2.5 pts) 87.7%
Jan 1910 Alfred Frederick Bird (Conservative) 6,382 52.4% Thomas Frederick Richards (Labour) 592 (4.9 pts) 92.4%
1918 Alfred Frederick Bird (Unionist) 13,329 56.8% Alexander George Walkden (Labour) 3,171 (13.5 pts) 63.3%
1922 Robert Bland Bird (Unionist) 17,738 53.9% Alexander George Walkden (Labour) 2,548 (7.7 pts) 83.5%
1923 Robert Bland Bird (Unionist) 15,990 50.4% William John Brown (Labour) 241 (0.8 pts) 79.5%
1924 Robert Bland Bird (Unionist) 17,886 51.2% William John Brown (Labour) 840 (2.4 pts) 85.9%
1929 William John Brown (Labour) 21,103 49.2% Robert Bland Bird (Unionist) 3,866 (9.0 pts) 84.1%
1931 Robert Bland Bird (Conservative) 26,181 60.5% William John Brown (Independent Labour) 9,091 (21.0 pts) 84.3%
1935 Robert Bland Bird (Conservative) 19,697 54.9% William John Brown (Independent Labour) 4,830 (13.5 pts) 72.4%
1945 Herbert Delauney Hughes (Labour) 21,186 59.9% James Beattie (Conservative) 7,010 (19.8 pts) 74.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Hickman Conservative 3,72251.0% Yes
William Chichele Plowden Liberal 3,56949.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Chichele Plowden Liberal 3,70650.8% Yes
Alfred Hickman Conservative 3,58349.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Hickman Conservative 4,77256.6% Yes
William Chichele Plowden Liberal 3,65643.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Hickman Conservative 4,77054.7% Yes
George Rennie Thorne Liberal 3,94745.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Hickman Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Richards Labour 5,75650.8% Yes
Alfred Hickman Conservative 5,58549.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Frederick Bird Conservative 5,92551.3% Yes
Lewis Lewis Labour 5,63148.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Frederick Bird Conservative 6,38252.4% Yes
Thomas Frederick Richards Labour 5,79047.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Frederick Bird Unionist 13,32956.8% Yes
Alexander George Walkden Labour 10,15843.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bland Bird Unionist 17,73853.9% Yes
Alexander George Walkden Labour 15,19046.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bland Bird Unionist 15,99050.4% Yes
William John Brown Labour 15,74949.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bland Bird Unionist 17,88651.2% Yes
William John Brown Labour 17,04648.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William John Brown Labour 21,10349.2% Yes
Robert Bland Bird Unionist 17,23740.2% No
George Henry Roberts Liberal 4,58010.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bland Bird Conservative 26,18160.5% Yes
William John Brown Independent Labour 17,09039.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Bland Bird Conservative 19,69754.9% Yes
William John Brown Independent Labour 14,86741.4% No
Richard Lee Labour 1,3253.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Delauney Hughes Labour 21,18659.9% Yes
James Beattie Conservative 14,17640.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1886: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1892: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1906: Labour margin 1.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 2.5 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 13.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 7.7 pts 1923: Unionist margin 0.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 2.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 9.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 21.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

West Wolverhampton has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Wolverhampton in the 1945 general election?

Labour won West Wolverhampton in 1945 with 21,186 votes (59.9%), a majority of 7,010 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Wolverhampton since 1885?

Since 1885, West Wolverhampton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in West Wolverhampton?

The closest result on record for West Wolverhampton was 1923, when Unionist beat Labour by just 241 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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