# Wolverhampton South East

The middle of the West Midlands. About 128,335 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 31 square kilometres.

Pat McFadden has been the Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East since July 2024. They won by 9,188 votes on a 43.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001595. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Pat McFadden has been the Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East since July 2024.
They won by 9,188 votes on a 43.1% turnout.

MP: [Pat McFadden](https://members.parliament.uk/member/1587) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Wolverhampton South East

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pat McFadden (elected) | Labour | 16,800 | 50.3% |
| Carl Hardwick | Reform UK | 7,612 | 22.8% |
| Victoria Wilson | Conservative | 5,654 | 16.9% |
| Paul Darke | Green Party | 1,643 | 4.9% |
| Athar Warraich | Workers Party of Britain | 915 | 2.7% |
| Bart Ricketts | Liberal Democrat | 758 | 2.3% |

Electorate 77,473. Turnout 43.1%. Majority 9,188 (27.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3888

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 27.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Wolverhampton South East had a majority of 27.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 115th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 43.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Wolverhampton South East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 43.1% (House of Commons Library). 6th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 119,746** (2021). Wolverhampton South East had 119,746 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 52nd most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in Wolverhampton South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001595) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 70% of people in Wolverhampton South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001595) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wolverhampton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Wolverhampton South East.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001595) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wolverhampton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Wolverhampton South East.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001595) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wolverhampton South East had 119,746 usual residents at the census.

## How Wolverhampton South East compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Wolverhampton South East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 27.5% | 115th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 43.1% | 6th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 119,746 | 52nd most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 70% | joint 201st most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Wolverhampton South East?

Wolverhampton South East had 119,746 usual residents at the census.
Wolverhampton South East is the 52nd most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton

Most of Wolverhampton South East lies in Wolverhampton. These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Wolverhampton South East itself. [See Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)

- **Average house price: £215,801** (August 2026). Wolverhampton’s average house price was £215,801 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,858** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wolverhampton earned a median of £35,858 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 89th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Wolverhampton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.6** (2025). Wolverhampton has a deprivation score of 32.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 23rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wolverhampton South East in brief

The winner in Wolverhampton South East had a majority of 27.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Wolverhampton South East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 43.1%.
Wolverhampton South East had 119,746 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in Wolverhampton South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001595
- Council: [Wolverhampton †](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 30.73 km²
- People, mid-2024: 128,335*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 66
- Output areas: 352

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Tipton and Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury), [Wolverhampton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east), [Wolverhampton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-west), [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich), [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dudley)

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## Latest updates for Wolverhampton South East

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001595

## How to cite

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