Wolverhampton East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies.
It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries 1885–1918: The Borough of Wolverhampton wards of St James's, St Mary's, and St Peter's, and the parishes of Wednesfield and Willenhall.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of St James's, St Mary's, and St Peter's, and the Urban Districts of Short Heath, Wednesfield, Wednesfield Heath, and Willenhall.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1885 Henry Fowler Liberal 1908 George Thorne Liberal 1929 Geoffrey Mander Liberal 1945 John Baird Labour1950 constituency abolished
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Fowler was appointed President of the Local Government Board, requiring a by-election.
*some sources describe as Liberal Unionist
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: George Thorne Unionist: Ivor Windsor-Clive
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency; Liberal: Geoffrey Mander Conservative:
See also List of Members of Parliament for Wolverhampton List of parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton
References