1987 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 7 May 1987 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1987 election the Conservatives gained the Bilston North, Graiseley, Wednesfield North and Wednesfiled South seats from Labour whilst the SDP–Liberal Alliance gained Heath Town, East Park and Spring Vale wards from Labour.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 37
• Conservative 19
• Alliance 4

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 30
• Conservative 23
• Alliance 7

Election result

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Geraghty	1421
	Conservative	R Green	804
	Alliance	Mrs A Whitehouse	558
	Independent	J Davies	301
Majority			617

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs C Mills	1977
	Labour	N Dougherty	1680
	Alliance	Mrs C Moores	792
Majority			297

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Reynolds	2246
	Conservative	P Lewis	1663
	Alliance	T Whitehouse	597
Majority			583

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Turley	2471
	Labour	T Barratt	1110
	Alliance	I Jenkins	945
Majority			1361

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J Steatham	2078
	Labour	A Steventon	1313
	Conservative	Mrs B Mellor	670
Majority			765

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Richards	1654
	Conservative	Mrs J Shore	940
	Alliance	P McGloin	673
Majority			714

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Findlay	2314
	Labour	J Ball	1274
	Alliance	Mrs A Langley	845
Majority			1040

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Mellor	2412
	Labour	Mrs M Chevannes	2096
	Alliance	Mrs I Nightingale	651
Majority			316

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C Hallmark	1495
	Labour	B Dass	1339
	Conservative	Mrs M Hoare	721
Majority			156

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Laws	1650
	Conservative	K Gliwitzki	1145
	Alliance	J Thompson	658
Majority			505

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Hart	3134
	Alliance	J White	1065
	Labour	P Walker	874
Majority			2069

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Patten	2018
	Labour	D McKittrick	1359
	Alliance	T Perkins	995
Majority			659

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M Hodson	3274
	Labour	R Thompson	1304
	Alliance	G Ellam	712
Majority			1970

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs P Bradley	3609
	Alliance	R Jones	1125
	Labour	F Docherty	597
Majority			2484

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Lawrence	2776
	Conservative	R Ward	970
	Alliance	B Lewis	662
Majority			1806

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mrs K Morgan	2458
	Labour	A Garner	1486
	Conservative	Mrs J Lenoir	896
Majority			972

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Davis	2579
	Alliance	J Wernick	2200
	Labour	L Turner	494
Majority			379

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Inglis	3436
	Alliance	Mrs C Jones-Williams	1114
Majority			2322

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Jones	2316
	Labour	J Woodward	1391
	Alliance	C Hodgkins	999
Majority			925

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs R Ball	1945
	Labour	R Harding	1491
	Alliance	Mrs J Lamb	890
Majority			454