UK Explained

Wolverhampton South East

Represented in Parliament by Pat McFadden (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Pat McFadden, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Wolverhampton South East compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 553 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £673£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 619 areas and lower than 29.

UK 3.9%This area 7.0%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Wolverhampton South East£6737.0%
Blackley and Middleton South£6687.0%
Nottingham East£6717.1%
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton£6757.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Wolverhampton South East

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people119,74959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1623%18%5 points higher
Aged 65 and over14%19%4 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher21%34%13 points lower
Households that own their home50%62%13 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association31%17%14 points higher
Households renting privately19%20%2 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Pat McFadden

Labour

MAJORITY
9,188

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
43%

of people who could vote did

Pat McFadden won with 50% of the votes, and Carl Hardwick (Reform UK) came second with 23%.

Votes for each party

Labour50% · 16,800
Reform UK23% · 7,612
Conservative17% · 5,654
Green Party5% · 1,643
Workers Party of Britain3% · 915
Liberal Democrat2% · 758
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pat McFaddenLabour16,80050.3%
Carl HardwickReform UK7,61222.8%
Victoria WilsonConservative5,65416.9%
Paul DarkeGreen Party1,6434.9%
Athar WarraichWorkers Party of Britain9152.7%
Bart RickettsLiberal Democrat7582.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£673 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
7.0%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026