Wolverhampton South was a

parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

in the town of

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...

in the West Midlands of

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. It returned one Member of Parliament to the

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of the

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History

The constituency was created by the

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict., c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equal ...

for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The civil parish of Bilston, and part of the civil parish of Sedgley.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Villiers' death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

References

* Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic) Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 Parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton {{UK-hist-constituency-stub