Wolverhampton North East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Wolverhampton North East is represented in the House of Commons by Sureena Brackenridge (Labour). Sureena Brackenridge took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 14,282 votes (42.9%), ahead of Jane Stevenson (Conservative) on 8,860. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 47.1% (33,289 of 70,715); the winning margin was 5,422 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Wolverhampton North East apart: the 8th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (15.2%), and the 19th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (32.5%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 62.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.8 points. The economically inactive share was 32.5%.
9,258 children in Wolverhampton North East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 38.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 32.8% in 2024/25, from 30.9% in 2021/22.
Jobs based in Wolverhampton North East paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,729 for workplace jobs and £33,365 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,702. The residents' figure ranks 60th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 42,285 households, 3,864.3 people per square kilometre, 15.2% of workers based at home, 20.1% of adults retired.
3,010 business sites were registered in Wolverhampton North East in March 2026 (2,920 a year before), and employed 51,000 people in 2024.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £220,000 and half for less. That is up 80% on £121,995 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 801 recorded sales.
About 110,400 people live in Wolverhampton North East: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 110,383. There were more children under 16 (24,339) than residents aged 65 and over (18,333).
In September 2026, 6.4% of 16 to 64 year olds in Wolverhampton North East were claimants (4,365 people). A year earlier the count was 4,165.
MP
Sureena Brackenridge, Labour
- MP for Wolverhampton North East since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sureena Brackenridge on this site
In Parliament
What Sureena Brackenridge said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 174 spoken contributions by Sureena Brackenridge since 4 July 2024.
As online abuse such as the sharing of intimate images without consent increasingly crosses borders, what are the Government doing with international partners and technology companies to protect women and girls, and ensure that criminals cannot exploit differences in countries’ …
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On behalf of my residents across Wolverhampton North East, I put on record our sheer frustration and disappointment about the delayed post. One constituent, Terry, told me that he received letters six weeks late and that 48-hour mail was delivered over a month late.
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Does the hon. Gentleman agree that a simple act of responsibility, requiring drivers to report collisions, could prevent suffering of injured animals, as well as give families and owners closure over what has happened to their much-loved family pets?
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I start by offering my thoughts to all those in Wolverhampton North East and beyond who have lost loved ones to prostate cancer or who are themselves living with it, and their families.
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It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Richard Quigley) for securing this important debate. Wolverhampton and Willenhall helped build Britain and beyond.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sureena Brackenridge | Labour | 14,282 | 42.9% | +7.0 |
| Jane Stevenson | Conservative | 8,860 | 26.6% | −29.1 |
| Paul Williams | Reform UK | 7,721 | 23.2% | +20.1 |
| Kwaku Tano-Yeboah | Green Party | 1,424 | 4.3% | +2.4 |
| Peter Thornton | Liberal Democrat | 1,002 | 3.0% | −0.6 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 42.9% | Conservative 26.6% | 5,422 | 47.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.7% | Labour 35.9% | 7,847 | 56.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Wolverhampton North East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Wolverhampton E08000031
- Walsall E08000030
Who has power over Wolverhampton North East
Every body that makes decisions for Wolverhampton North East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Wolverhampton North East this page: Sureena Brackenridge (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Wolverhampton North East?
UK Parliament lists Sureena Brackenridge, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wolverhampton North East?
Sureena Brackenridge (Labour) won with 14,282 votes, a majority of 5,422, on a turnout of 47.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wolverhampton North East?
6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,365 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wolverhampton North East?
The median price paid was £220,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wolverhampton North East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £33,365 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wolverhampton North East live in low income families?
DWP counts 9,258 (38.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wolverhampton North East?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 110,383 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.