City of Wolverhampton Council elections
One third of City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Except 1973 when all councillors were up, and 2004 when boundary changes forced another all out. Since the 2004 boundary changes 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–1978 |
No overall control | 1978–1980 |
Labour | 1980–1987 |
No overall control | 1987–1988 |
Labour | 1988–1992 |
No overall control | 1992–1994 |
Labour | 1994–2008 |
No overall control | 2008–2011 |
Labour | 2011 – present |
Council elections
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1973
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1976
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1978
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1980
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1983
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1984
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1986
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1987
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1988
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1990
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1991
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1992
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1994
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1995
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1996
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
- Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2002
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2003
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2004
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2006
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2007
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2008
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2010
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2011
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2012
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2014
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2015
- Wolverhampton City Council election, 2016
- City of Wolverhampton Council election, 2018
Borough result maps
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
By-election results
1990–1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Greg Brackenridge | 1,172 | 63.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 437 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative | Peter O'Connell | 227 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 735 | 40.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,836 | 22.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Smith | 949 | 72.9 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Jevon | 223 | 17.1 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 130 | 10.0 | +4.3 | ||
Majority | 726 | 55.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,302 | 16.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hart | 1,395 | 51.7 | +3.6 | |
Labour | 1,003 | 37.2 | -5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 298 | 11.1 | +1.6 | ||
Majority | 392 | 14.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,696 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 941 | 46.9 | -2.9 | ||
Conservative | 841 | 41.9 | +2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 225 | 11.2 | +11.2 | ||
Majority | 100 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,007 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2000–2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Yardley | 1,279 | 62.5 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 431 | 21.0 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Michael Stafford | 338 | 16.5 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 848 | 41.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,048 | 22.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Neil Clarke | 1,295 | 45.3 | +0.1 | |
Labour | David Jones | 1,072 | 37.5 | +3.0 | |
BNP | Dennis Organ | 337 | 11.8 | -3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 156 | 5.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 223 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,860 | 31.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Dobb | 1,123 | 45.2 | -16.1 | |
Labour | Mike Hardacre | 867 | 34.9 | +8.0 | |
BNP | David Bradnock | 358 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 134 | 5.4 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 256 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,482 | 28.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Milkinderpal Jaspal | 621 | 49.1 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Madeleine Wilson | 497 | 39.3 | -14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Birch | 147 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
Majority | 124 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,265 | 17.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sandra Samuels | 1,274 | 58.8 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Arun Photay | 449 | 20.7 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Kerrigan | 366 | 16.9 | -0.1 | |
Independent | Jaswinder Tinsa | 77 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 825 | 38.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,166 | 25.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2010–2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Linda Leach | 1292 | |||
Conservative | Marlene Berry | 460 | |||
BNP | Stewart Gardner | 131 | |||
UKIP | Barry Hodgson | 55 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Darren Friel | 52 | |||
Majority | 832 | ||||
Turnout | 1993 | 22.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Sweetman | 1527 | 64.7 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | John Mellor | 591 | 25.0 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 177 | 7.5 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Don Cooper | 65 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 936 | 39.7 | |||
Turnout | 2369 | 28.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 |
References
- ^ "Political structure". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Tettenhall Regis Ward By-Election Results – 13 March 2003". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Tories hold 'scandal' seats". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2008. p. 3.
- ^ a b "By Election Results – 23 October 2008". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Results – Heath Town by-election". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Results – Ettingshall by-election, March 26, 2009". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Bilston North by-election, July 29, 2010". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Graiseley by-election, September 15, 2011". Wolverhampton City Council. Retrieved 19 September 2011.