The original boundaries of the constituency were set in the sixth schedule of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

[1] Constituencies throughout Great Britain and Ireland were redrawn by the Representation of the People Act 1918.

The Wolverhampton West seat was redefined to reflect this, and was described as comprising nine wards of the county borough: Blakenhall, Dunstall, Graiseley, Merridale, Park, St. George's, St. John's, St. Mark's and St.

[2] Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, and taking into account the local government boundary review in the City of Wolverhampton which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the re-established constituency comprises the following from the 2024 general election: The seat comprises the whole of the current Wolverhampton South West constituency, with the addition of the Blakenhall ward from Wolverhampton South East and the Oxley ward from Wolverhampton North East (as they existed in 2020).

It was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Wolverhampton South West constituency.