2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election

The 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of City of Wolverhampton Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

Labour strengthened its position and subsequently its majority, after winning Spring Vale from UKIP of which was the party's only ever seat in the City and also gaining the once Conservative stronghold of Penn, marking the 1st time ever that Labour have had 2 out of the 3 seats, in the ward as mentioned.

The election also saw the first victory of the Conservative's Jane Stevenson within the Tettenhall Wightwick ward, who then was elected as Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East, at the 2019 United Kingdom general election. [2]

The Composition of the Council as a result of May 3, 2018 stood at:

AffiliationMembers [3]
Elected as of 2018
Labour 51
Conservative 9
Total number of seats60
Actual majority42

The specific change in seats, from the election was:

Labour - 51 (+2 Seats)

Conservative - 9 (-1 Seat)

UKIP - 0 (-1 Seat)

Results Breakdown - parties who stood no candidates in this election, but did in 2016 are not shown in the table

City of Wolverhampton Council Result 2018 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1920+286.3658.0432,491+5,646
  Conservative 30-1-113.6433.6918,860-4,289
  Liberal Democrats 00000.004.352,437+288
  Green 00000.002.531,418+144
  UKIP 00-1-10.000.93521-3,837
  Independent 00000.000.46249-600

Ward results

Bilston East

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Simkins 1,327 65
Conservative Gillian Timms42321
UKIP Tom Fellows29014

Bilston North

Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Page 1,333 67
Conservative Simon Hibell54727
Green Terry Hancox1106

Blakenhall

Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jasbinder Dehar 2,105 68
Conservative Sera Aulakh83827
Liberal Democrats Patrick Bentley1685

Bushbury North

Bushbury North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Butt 1,143 47
Conservative Neville Patten1,07945
Liberal Democrats Carole Jenkins964
Green Michelle Webster964

Bushbury South and Low Hill

Bushbury South and Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Sweet 1,270 70
Conservative Jennifer Brewer43124
Liberal Democrats Alan Bamber1136

East Park

East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Inston 1,208 67
Conservative Suria Photay35320
Independent Steve Hall24913

Ettingshall

Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Momenabadi 2,306 79
Conservative Adam Ansari39814
Liberal Democrats David Murray2007

Fallings Park

Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Evans 1,247 62
Conservative Josh Moreton63932
Liberal Democrats Peter Nixon1226

Graiseley

Graiseley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asha Mattu 1,926 65
Labour Jacqueline Sweetman 1,775 60
Conservative Kamran Khan71724
Conservative Safyaan Salim61921
Green Amy Bertaut2328
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Ball1876
Liberal Democrats Bryan Lewis1565

Heath Town

Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Siarkiewicz 1,454 71
Conservative Fortune Sibanda58429

Merry Hill

Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bennett 1,622 53
Labour Wayne O'Brien1,29943
Liberal Democrats Nirmal Singh1254

Oxley

Oxley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Roberts 1,221 53
Labour Clare Simm 1,105 48
Conservative Andrew McNeil77134
Conservative Zahid Shah58525
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins27212
Liberal Democrats Leyla Abbes1908
Green Helen Tudor1557

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Craig Collingswood 1,745 62
Conservative Dan Preston71125
Green David Belcher1927
Liberal Democrats Nick Machnik-Foster1686

Penn

Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Celia Hibbert 1,823 48
Conservative David Mackintosh1,80247
Liberal Democrats Peter Hollis1735

Spring Vale

Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara McGarrity 1,469 69
Conservative Ajaz Ali66535

St Peter’s

St Peter’s
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Obaida Ahmed 1,717 74
Conservative Mohammed Sohaib35615
Green Rachel Arnold1456
Liberal Democrats Natasha Allmark945

Tettenhall Regis

Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sohail Khan 1,568 52
Labour Chester Morrison1,12037
Liberal Democrats Julian Donald2207
Green Clive Wood1204

Tettenhall Wightwick

Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Stevenson 2,373 69
Labour Yaseen Khan73221
Green Andrea Cantrill1605
Liberal Democrats David Marsh1534

Wednesfield North

Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Bateman 1,242 54
Conservative David Hunt74933
UKIP Eddie Szwarc23110
Green Lee Harris673

Wednesfield South

Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Greg Brackenridge 1,466 57
Conservative Ranjit Dhillon97438
Green Zak Roche1415

References

  1. "Local Election 2018". wolverhampton.gov.uk. City of Wolverhampton Council. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Current State of the Parties". wolverhampton.gov.uk/home. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. "City Council Elections 2018". Wolverhampton City Council.