1986 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 1986 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 1 May 1986 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

Due to a vacancy in Wednesfield North two members were elected.

The Labour Party gained the following wards from the Conservatives:

Bilston North, Fallings Park, Oxley, Wednesfield North (1 seat).

The SDP/Liberal Alliance gained Spring Vale from Labour.

Prior to the election the constitution of the council was:

Following the election the constitution of the council was:

Ward results

Source: [1]

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N Davies1868
Alliance R Gray597
Conservative Mrs F Rixon319
Majority 1271
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs T Bowen2065
Conservative C Barber956
Alliance T Perkins745
Majority 1109
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Rowley2475
Conservative 1174
Alliance J O'Brien497
Majority 1301
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Patten1663
Labour T Barratt1546
Alliance T Whitehouse606
Majority 117
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Howells1584
Alliance J Steatham1342
Conservative Mrs J Shore326
Majority 242
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Bold2058
Conservative A Mills452
Alliance J White289
Majority 1606
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs J Hill1838
Conservative Mrs J Lenoir1360
Alliance E George493
Majority 478
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Ledsam2426
Conservative J Mellor1844
Alliance E Rawlinson537
Majority 582
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Purchase1773
Conservative B Ingram719
Alliance C Hallmark572
Majority 1054
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bilson2171
Conservative K Gliwitzki636
Alliance Mrs S Thompson327
Majority 1535
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Clarke2158
Alliance B Lamb1115
Labour D McKatrick911
Majority 1043
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs K Clifford1881
Conservative F Haley1363
Alliance M Turley472
Majority 518
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Griffiths2333
Labour J Botteley1744
Alliance P McGloin758
Majority 589
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Carpenter2674
Alliance R Jones1190
Labour G S Rai584
Majority 1484
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A M Powell3209
Conservative R Ward517
Alliance B Lewis374
Majority 2696
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance A Pye2196
Labour B Burden2061
Conservative D Darley447
Majority 135
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance L McLean2357
Conservative W Moffat1801
Labour L Turner570
Majority 558
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Watson2375
Alliance D Pottle1196
Labour Mrs B Hill606
Majority 1179
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miss J Walton1799
Labour J Woodward1780
Conservative G Jones1399
Conservative Mrs H Phillips1225
Alliance M Pearson857
Alliance Mrs J Lamb743
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs L Leader2012
Conservative Mrs R Ball1046
Alliance J Speakman639
Majority 966

References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.