Wolverhampton General Election results: Labour wins target Tory seat
Labour holds the key seat of Wolverhampton South West after Rob Marris' resignation.
Labour's Eleanor Smith won the key Tory target seat of Wolverhampton South West in a clear sign that the election hasn't gone as planned for the Conservatives.
Ms Smith held off the challenge of former Tory MP Paul Uppal to win by more than 2,000 votes after she was chosen to stand in the city following Rob Marris' resignation.
Elsewhere, Emma Reynolds held on to her Wolverhampton North East seat with a majority of 4,587, while Pat McFadden kept Wolverhampton South East with a majority of 8,514.
The results were counted and declared at Aldersley leisure village.
Wolverhampton North East result - Labour hold
Emma Reynolds, Labour - 19,282
Sarah Macken, Conservative - 14,695
Graham Eardley, UKIP - 1,479
Ian Jenkins, Liberal Democrat - 570
Clive Wood - 482
Turnout: 60%
Votes cast: 36,593 out of electorate of 60,950
WATCH: Emma Reynolds reacts to victory
Labour's Emma Reynolds swept aside the Conservative challenge in Wolverhampton North East.
Winning by more than 4,500 votes, Ms Reynolds saw off Sarah Macken, who received visits from Boris Johnson and Chris Grayling in the Tory-targeted seat.
Despite giving birth four days before the snap election was called, Ms Reynolds carried out a full campaign, even taking baby Theo on leaflet drops.
On winning the seat, she told supporters the success was down to more young people coming out to vote.
She also said the decision to call the snap election was unwise and paid tribute to her friend Jo Cox, who was murdered last year.
Third place was Graham Eardley, UKIP, who got four per cent of the vote. He was critical of leader Paul Nuttall and said the party faces its own challenges over the coming days.
Ms Reynolds has held the seat since 2010 when she won with a majority of 2,484. In 2015 she extended it to 5,495 and tonight that dropped by just under 1,000 to 4,587.
It is the 18th time out of 19 elections that Labour has won the seat since it was created in 1950.
Ms Macken's second-placed finish means the Conservatives have been runners up in the constituency in every election apart from their single victory.
Wolverhampton South West result - Labour hold
Eleanor Smith, Labour - 20,899
Paul Uppal, Conservative - 18,714
Rob Jones, UKIP - 1,012
Sarah Quarmby, Liberal Democrat - 784
Andrea Cantrill, Green - 579
Jagmeet Singh, Independent - 358
Turnout - 71%
Votes cast - 42,461 out of electorate of 59,971
WATCH: Eleanor Smith reacts to victory
Nurse Eleanor Smith upset the odds to keep Wolverhampton South West a Labour seat.
Conservative candidate Paul Uppal was favourite to regain the seat he lost in 2005 to Rob Marris.
But Ms Smith, a nurse from Birmingham, won by more than 2,000 votes, receiving a total of 20,899 votes - 49 % of the vote.
Mr Uppal received 18,714 votes - 44 per cent of the vote.
As the announcement was made, she smiled as her watching supporters cheered loudly.
She said: "I pledge to you tonight that I will represent all the communities in this diverse constituency.
"Wolverhampton South West seems to be a mirror image of the modern Britain, a complex jigsaw of multi-ethnic, multi-faith, multi-culture - all living together.
"I have come here to be completely committed to the voters of Wolverhampton South West. I have heard the issues that impact them. Whatever our backgrounds we all share the same issues about housing, education, health and jobs."
Mr Uppal also spoke. He said elected politicians faced a challenging few years, adding the country was in a 'polarised' state.
Wolverhampton South East result - Labour hold
Pat McFadden, Labour - 21,137
Kieran Mullan, Conservative - 12,623
Barry Hodgson, UKIP - 1,675
Ben Mathis, Liberal Democrat - 448
Amy Bertaut, Green - 421
Turnout - 60%
Votes cast - 36,390 out of electorate of 60,301
WATCH: Pat McFadden reacts to victory
Labour held on to arguably its safest seat in the Black Country, with Pat McFadden winning 58 per cent of the vote for Wolverhampton South East.
Mr McFadden saw off the challenge from Conservative Kieran Mullan, who came second with 35 per cent of the vote.
The result saw Mr McFadden strengthen his position having won 53.3 per cent of the vote two years ago.
He said the Government had made a mistake calling the snap election, adding there was a lesson to be learnt from it.
He added: "I've been an MP now for 12 years, I've tried to work hard with local people, its a fantastic constituency to represent.
"If you try to work hard for people, you don't always succeed, but maybe you get the reward."
Third was Barry Hodgson of UKIP, who won 5 per cent of the vote - this was down from 20.3 per cent for the party two years ago.
