Constituency view

Wolverhampton North East

West Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Sureena Brackenridge

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Jane Stevenson (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority5,422

Turnout47.1%

Electorate70,715

Valid votes33,289

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,282 - 42.9%

Conservative8,860 - 26.6%

Reform7,721 - 23.2%

Green1,424 - 4.3%

Lib Dem1,002 - 3.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£316,055,540

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,863 total benefits bill per resident · 27% above average

Wolverhampton North East: £2,863
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 118 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£316,055,540	121/575
Change over 2 years	+19.5%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,729	+13.2%

Universal Credit£191,061,207
£1,731 per resident · 16,485 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,258 · 1 in 13 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£68,841,848
£624 per resident · 9,107 claimants (+14.2% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,285 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,082
Housing Benefit£17,607,870
£160 per resident · 2,456 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£17,395,336
£158 per resident · 2,898 claimants
Carer's Allowance£12,323,883
£112 per resident · 2,848 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,825,396
£80 per resident · 1,380 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 72.4%White British 67.8%Asian 11.5%Black, African or Caribbean 8.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.0%Other 2.4%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 79.6%White British 76.7%Asian 8.5%Black, African or Caribbean 6.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.6%Other 1.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 87.3%White British 85.3%Asian 6.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.4%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 88.2%White British N/AAsian 6.1%Black, African or Caribbean 5.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Wolverhampton North East (2021)

UK 83.6%Other EU 5.1%Other countries 11.3%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Wolverhampton North East (2011)

UK 89.3%Other EU 2.2%Other countries 8.5%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Wolverhampton North East (2001)

UK 93.4%Other EU 0.5%Other countries 6.2%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Wolverhampton North East (1991)

UK 92.8%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 5.1%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Wolverhampton North East

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Wolverhampton North East	National	Difference	Rank
% White	72.4%	83.0%	-10.6pp	529/650
% White British	67.8%	74.4%	-6.7pp	482/632
% Asian	11.5%	8.6%	+2.9pp	138/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	8.7%	3.7%	+5.0pp	72/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.0%	2.7%	+2.3pp	72/650
% Other ethnic group	2.4%	2.0%	+0.4pp	151/650
% UK-born	83.6%	84.0%	-0.3pp	442/650
% Non-UK-born	16.4%	16.0%	+0.3pp	209/650
% Other EU-born	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9pp	281/650
% Other countries-born	11.3%	10.1%	+1.2pp	183/650
% Christian	49.1%	46.7%	+2.4pp	239/575
% Muslim	2.8%	6.3%	-3.5pp	245/575
% Hindu	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3pp	167/575
% Sikh	7.3%	0.9%	+6.5pp	14/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	562/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	512/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.0pp	154/575
% No religion	33.0%	37.0%	-4.0pp	441/575
% Religion not stated	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4pp	380/575
% Has any religion	61.4%	57.0%	+4.4pp	134/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Wolverhampton North East

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.