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West Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Wolverhampton Bilston

Every general election in Wolverhampton Bilston since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 16,802.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won31,49367.0%
Conservative14,69131.2%
Independent Labour Party8491.8%
Valid votes47,033
Majority16,80235.7%

Turnout 73.0% of 64,436 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 39.5%Labour, 1922: 45.8%Labour, 1923: 37.1%Labour, 1924: 53.2%Labour, 1929: 50.8%Labour, 1931: 45.0%Labour, 1935: 48.8%Labour, 1945: 67.0%Conservative, 1918: 60.5%Conservative, 1922: 54.2%Conservative, 1923: 41.6%Conservative, 1924: 46.8%Conservative, 1929: 37.1%Conservative, 1931: 55.0%Conservative, 1935: 51.2%Conservative, 1945: 31.2%Liberal, 1923: 21.3%Liberal, 1929: 12.2%
Vote share in Wolverhampton Bilston at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon16,80235.773.0%
1935ConLab8692.470.9%Con hold
1931ConLab3,77310.181.4%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon5,04413.785.4%Lab hold
1924LabCon1,7436.482.0%Lab gain from Con
1923ConLab1,1014.574.9%Con hold
1922ConLab1,9058.473.8%Con hold
1918ConLab3,59921.159.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Wolverhampton Bilston?

Labour won Wolverhampton Bilston at the 1945 general election with a majority of 16,802.

Which parties have won Wolverhampton Bilston?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Labour 3.

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