LABOUR HOLD – Despite a night of Conservative gains across the Black Country, Wolverhampton North East remains Labour territory with candidate Emma Reynolds becoming MP for the constituency and replacing retiring MP Ken Purchase who had held the seat since 1992.
Labour won with a majority of 2,484 votes, despite a 9.0% swing to the Conservatives.
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
+/-
|
|
Emma Reynolds
|
Labour
|
14,448
|
41.4
|
-13.3
|
|
Julie Rook
|
Conservative
|
11,964
|
34.3
|
+4.7
|
|
Colin Ross
|
Liberal Democrat
|
4,711
|
13.5
|
+1.9
|
|
Simon Patten
|
British National Party
|
2,296
|
6.6
|
+6.6
|
|
Paul Valdmanis
|
UK Independence Party
|
1,138
|
3.3
|
-0.8
|
|
Shangara Bhatoe
|
Socialist Labour Party
|
337
|
1.0
|
+1.0
|
|
Majority
|
2,484
|
7.1
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Turnout
|
34,894
|
58.8
|
+3.8
|
In Wolverhampton South East Labour held their seat with a majority of 6,593, but in Wolverhampton South West the Conservatives gained the seat from Labour with a majority of 691.
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