Wolverhampton turns all red with all three constituencies turning to Labour
MPs Pat McFadden, Sureena Brackenridge and Warinder Singh Juss are newly elected.
Last updated 5th Jul 2024
It's been confirmed, the Labour party have taken many seats around the West Midlands in this year's general election and Wolverhampton is no exception with the party back in power after 14 years of a Tory government.
All three Wolverhampton seats have turned red after previously having two Tory seats and one labour.
Pat McFadden is set to start his 20th year in the job after being re-elected 6 times. This year with 16,800 votes he won by a 9,188 majority to the constituency's Reform UK candidate, Carl Hardwick.
He has been Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East since 2010 and has told us, he'd like to prioritise Labour's values.
"I'm delighted, it's a real honour to be a public representative. It's a humbling thing to ask people to vote for you, to put their trust in you. I've now been re-elected for the 6th time, I'm delighted with that and I'll continue to do the very best job I can for the people of Wolverhampton South East.
"We're very aware of the economic situation we'll inherit. There's a lot of problems, we're not going to solve those overnight but the point is to begin, to make a start."
Labour's Sureena Brackenridge has also taken over with a 5,422 majority, from former Tory MP Jane Stevenson who covered the city's North East constituency from 2019 until May 2024.
Sureena's been vocal in her campaign saying she's enthusiastic to get 13,000 more police on the beat, named officers for every resident, and youth hubs with mentors and activities. She also wants to bring back career guidance and work experience after her previous job was at a local school as deputy head teacher.
"I'm really pleased that the people of Wolverhampton North East have put their trust in me and the Labour party too, to deliver the change we know is needed.
"The first day in office is going to be sharing the voices that I've been hearing for a long time in terms of the change that is needed. The reality of cost of living has hit our families in Wolverhampton and Willenhall really hard."
Warinder Singh Juss was the third Labour candidate to be announced for a Wolverhampton constituency and says he wants to be there for working people after winning . He overtook the Conservatives' Mike Newton with a 7,868 majority.
"I feel good, excited and raring to go. I'm really honoured and humbled to be in that position so I'll take things one step at a time."