1996 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council, gaining seven seats at the expense of the Conservative group.

Wolverhampton City and metropolitan borough in England

Wolverhampton is a city, administrative centre and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 249,470. The demonym for people from the city is 'Wulfrunian.'

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Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4670776.67
  Conservative 120-7-620
  Liberal Democrat 20003.33

Ward results

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Collingswood1549
Liberal Democrat Mrs A E Ramsbottom407
Conservative E Topliss267
Majority1142
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Stringer2026
Conservative F Haley788
Liberal Democrat I Ellis282
Majority1238
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Jones2465
Conservative W Sandhu645
Liberal Democrat R Gray238
Majority1820
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K Stelfox1592
Conservative Charles Brueton1464
Liberal Democrat C Jenkins236
Majority123
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mrs Pat Byrne2086
Conservative L Berry386
Liberal Democrat T O'Brien158
Majority1700
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Johnson1723
Conservative M Hanson362
Liberal Democrat M Heap125
Majority1361
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C Dougherty1786
Conservative K Hodges918
Liberal A Bourke336
Majority868
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour L Moore2372
Conservative N Patten1432
Liberal Democrat M Millar304
Majority940
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour L Turner1394
Liberal C Hallmark518
Conservative G Wright314
Majority876
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J McCallum1676
Conservative P Topliss302
Liberal Democrat D E Iles228
Majority1374
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Christine Mills1898
Labour C Matthews1677
Liberal Democrat J White375
Majority221
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P Allen1820
Conservative P O'Connell1073
Liberal Democrat I Jenkins327
Majority747
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E Edmondson2208
Conservative M Griffiths1777
Liberal Democrat B Lewis380
Majority431
Labour hold Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Hart2058
Labour A Convery1713
Liberal Democrat P Beeston458
Majority345
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Richard Whitehouse2403
Labour E Brookes1469
Conservative C Haynes229
Majority934
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S Duhra2022
Conservative T Perkins421
Liberal Democrat D Murray413
Majority1601
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Doreen Seiboth1672
Liberal Democrat L MacLean1347
Labour J Jaspal597
Majority325
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A Wynne2385
Labour S Tracey1008
Liberal Democrat P Bennett361
Majority1377
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Stafford-Good2015
Conservative Andrew Dawson955
Liberal M Pearson432
Majority1060
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S Hall1822
Conservative S Jevon939
Liberal Democrat J Steatham241
Majority883
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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