The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when the new Brierley Hill constituency took over much of the area, Brierley Hill Urban District having already absorbed much of Kingswinford Rural District more than a decade earlier.
The Sessional Divisions of Bilston, Kingswinford, Wordsley, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Willenhall, Wolverhampton and the municipal borough of Wolverhampton.
[1] The Urban Districts of Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Quarry Bank, and Rowley Regis, and the Rural District of Kingswinford.
Mr Alexander Hill November 24, 1885 - October 1, 1900 Mr William Webb October 1, 1900-June 14, 1905 Mr Charles Sitch December 14, 1918-October 27, 1931 Mr Alan Todd October 27, 1931-November 14, 1935 Mr Arthur Henderson November 14, 1935-February 23, 1950 General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915.
The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;