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1995 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 4 May 1995 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1995 election the Merry Hill ward had two seats contested due to a vacancy arising.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

  • Labour 33
  • Conservative 25
  • Liberal Democrats 3

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

  • Labour 39
  • Conservative 19
  • Liberal Democrats 2

Election result

Bilston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T H Turner 1879
Liberal Democrats Mrs A Ramsbottom 516
Conservative P S Topliss 233
Majority 1363
Bilston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miss M Benton 2431
Conservative M Berry 714
Liberal Democrats I Ellis 221
Majority 1717
Blakenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs J Rowley 2757
Conservative L Sandhu 883
Liberal Democrats B Beard 215
Majority 1874
Bushbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I Brookfield 1887
Conservative P J Turley 1665
Liberal Democrats I Jenkins 188
Majority 222
East Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Docherty 2348
Conservative A Wynne 322
Liberal Democrats A Whitehouse 247
Majority 2026
Ettingshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Jones 2152
Conservative J K Kanghura 327
Liberal Democrats C Trace 145
Majority 1825
Fallings Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Foster 2113
Conservative B Findlay 1027
Liberal Democrats S Birch 248
Majority 1086
Graiseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J P Mellor 2306
Labour M Shafi 2129
Liberal Democrats R Gray 326
Majority 177
Heath Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Jaspal 1411
Liberal C Hallmark 540
Conservative G Jevon 292
Liberal Democrats T Gwinnett 84
Majority 871
Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P O'Neill 2034
Conservative K Hodges 508
Liberal Democrats D Iles 185
Majority 1526
Merry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L Miles 1734
Conservative R Hart 1720
Liberal Democrats P White 361
Majority 14
Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Siarkiewicz 2030
Conservative N Patten 1034
Liberal Democrats C Jenkins 342
Majority 996
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Saville 2217
Conservative Mrs M W Hodson 1829
Liberal Democrats B Lewis 403
Majority 378
Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paddy Bradley 1876
Labour J Thomas 1829
Liberal Democrats P Beeston 466
Majority 47
St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Lawrence 2500
Conservative D S Gill 547
Liberal Democrats D Murray 259
Majority 1953
Spring Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Thomas 1997
Liberal Democrats M Heap 1876
Conservative C Haynes 251
Liberal A A C Bourke 110
Majority 121
Tettenhall Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Davis 1597
Liberal Democrats L McLean 1245
Labour J Jasbir 805
Majority 352
Tettenhall Wightwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs J Stevenson 2271
Labour P Hodson 1229
Liberal Democrats Mrs T O'Brien 384
Majority 1042
Wednesfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs G Stafford-Good 2418
Conservative C Tanski 814
Liberal M Pearson 299
Liberal Democrats M P Reaney 126
Majority 1604
Wednesfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Kalinauckas 1939
Conservative T Brindley 1115
Liberal Democrats J Steatham 256
Majority 824