2000 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2000 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election for the City of Wolverhampton Council were held on 4 May 2000.

The Labour Party retained control of the council, although Labour polled a lower percentage of votes (40.21%) than the Conservative Party (44.61%) in this election.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

The composition of the council following the election was:

Election results

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Miles84551.62
Conservative Brenda Wilson55734.03
Liberal Democrats Michael Birch23114.11
Majority28817.59
Turnout 1,63720.29
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Fellows113346.92
Labour Mark Stringer108945.09
Liberal Democrats Frances Heap1897.83
Majority441.82
Turnout 2,41522.77
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Jones207270.86
Conservative John Corns66822.85
Liberal Democrats June Hemsley1725.88
Majority140448.02
Turnout 2,92433.11
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bem116143.21
Independent Philip Turley79429.55
Labour Sher Dulai58321.70
Liberal Democrats Joan Stocking1485.51
Majority36713.66
Turnout 2,68730.73
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Byrne116260.52
Conservative Alwyn Murray56129.22
Liberal Democrats Ann Whitehouse19210.00
Majority60131.30
Turnout 1,92024.30
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Johnson103359.64
Conservative Robert Green46426.79
Liberal Democrats Eileen Birch22813.16
Majority56932.86
Turnout 1,73220.77
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Terry111546.34
Labour Michael Ewing106444.22
Liberal Democrats Susan Butler1395.77
Liberal David Hallmark863.57
Majority512.12
Turnout 2,40629.43
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elias Mattu181650.81
Conservative David Jack146040.86
Liberal Democrats Mary Millar2888.06
Majority3569.97
Turnout 3,57439.23
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Turner76743.02
Liberal Colin Hallmark52929.67
Conservative Rina Nayer38221.42
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins1025.72
Majority23813.35
Turnout 1,78322.52
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Sweet106468.07
Conservative Leon Tanski49331.54
Majority57136.53
Turnout 1,56318.01
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Mills203364.66
Labour Kevin Stelfox76224.24
Liberal Democrats William Beard34611.00
Majority127140.43
Turnout 3,14432.63
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Lucas121145.98
Labour Paul Allen112742.79
Liberal Democrats John Steatham2855.51
Majority843.19
Turnout 2,63427.65
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucinda Turner188550.60
Labour Philip Page133835.92
Liberal Democrats Brian Lewis2747.36
Green David Hawkins2205.91
Majority54714.69
Turnout 3,72536.04
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hart234560.47
Labour Barry Thomas116830.12
Liberal Democrats Jessica Pringle2616.73
Green Rachel Shanks1012.60
Majority117730.35
Turnout 3,87838.67
St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Surjan Duhra150657.88
Liberal Democrats Paul Hodson59622.91
Conservative Christopher Kelly49218.91
Majority91034.97
Turnout 2,60226.53
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitehouse203863.14
Labour Graham Childs84126.05
Conservative Christopher Haynes34810.78
Majority119737.08
Turnout 3,22832.27
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Findlay202969.53
Labour David Allcock53418.30
Liberal Democrats Roger Gray35112.03
Majority149551.23
Turnout 2,91831.64
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Wynne254475.47
Labour Caroline Siarkiewicz56316.70
Liberal Democrats Philip Bennett2637.80
Majority198158.77
Turnout 3,37137.02
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Holdcroft127249.92
Labour Michael Stafford Good103140.46
Liberal Democrats Carole Jenkins2429.50
Majority2419.46
Turnout 2,54828.39
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Jevon158760.41
Labour Susan Hall103239.28
Majority55521.13
Turnout 2,26730.00

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