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.
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.
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:
| Affiliation | Members [3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elected as of 2018 | |||
| Labour | 51 | ||
| Conservative | 9 | ||
| Total number of seats | 60 | ||
| Actual majority | 42 | ||
The specific change in seats, from the election was:
Labour - 51 (+2 Seats)
Conservative - 9 (-1 Seats)
UKIP - 0 (-1 Seat)
Results Breakdown - parties who stood no candidates in this election, but did in 2016 are not shown in the table
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 86.36 | 58.04 | 32,491 | +5,646 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 13.64 | 33.69 | 18,860 | -4,289 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 2,437 | +288 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 1,418 | +144 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.93 | 521 | -3,837 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 249 | -600 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Simkins | 1,327 | 65 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Timms | 423 | 21 | ||
| UKIP | Tom Fellows | 290 | 14 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phil Page | 1,333 | 67 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Hibell | 547 | 27 | ||
| Green | Terry Hancox | 110 | 6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jasbinder Dehar | 2,105 | 68 | ||
| Conservative | Sera Aulakh | 838 | 27 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Bentley | 168 | 5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Butt | 1,143 | 47 | ||
| Conservative | Neville Patten | 1,079 | 45 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 96 | 4 | ||
| Green | Michelle Webster | 96 | 4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Sweet | 1,270 | 70 | ||
| Conservative | Jennifer Brewer | 431 | 24 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bamber | 113 | 6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Inston | 1,208 | 67 | ||
| Conservative | Suria Photay | 353 | 20 | ||
| Independent | Steve Hall | 249 | 13 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Beverley Momenabadi | 2,306 | 79 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Ansari | 398 | 14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Murray | 200 | 7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Evans | 1,247 | 62 | ||
| Conservative | Josh Moreton | 639 | 32 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Nixon | 122 | 6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Asha Mattu | 1,926 | 65 | ||
| Labour | Jacqueline Sweetman | 1,775 | 60 | ||
| Conservative | Kamran Khan | 717 | 24 | ||
| Conservative | Safyaan Salim | 619 | 21 | ||
| Green | Amy Bertaut | 232 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Ball | 187 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 156 | 5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Caroline Siarkiewicz | 1,454 | 71 | ||
| Conservative | Fortune Sibanda | 584 | 29 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Bennett | 1,622 | 53 | ||
| Labour | Wayne O'Brien | 1,299 | 43 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nirmal Singh | 125 | 4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Roberts | 1,221 | 53 | ||
| Labour | Clare Simm | 1,105 | 48 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew McNeil | 771 | 34 | ||
| Conservative | Zahid Shah | 585 | 25 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 272 | 12 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leyla Abbes | 190 | 8 | ||
| Green | Helen Tudor | 155 | 7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Craig Collingswood | 1,745 | 62 | ||
| Conservative | Dan Preston | 711 | 25 | ||
| Green | David Belcher | 192 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Machnik-Foster | 168 | 6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Celia Hibbert | 1,823 | 48 | ||
| Conservative | David Mackintosh | 1,802 | 47 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Hollis | 173 | 5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara McGarrity | 1,469 | 69 | ||
| Conservative | Ajaz Ali | 665 | 35 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Obaida Ahmed | 1,717 | 74 | ||
| Conservative | Mohammed Sohaib | 356 | 15 | ||
| Green | Rachel Arnold | 145 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Natasha Allmark | 94 | 5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sohail Khan | 1,568 | 52 | ||
| Labour | Chester Morrison | 1,120 | 37 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Donald | 220 | 7 | ||
| Green | Clive Wood | 120 | 4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Stevenson | 2,373 | 69 | ||
| Labour | Yaseen Khan | 732 | 21 | ||
| Green | Andrea Cantrill | 160 | 5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Marsh | 153 | 4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Bateman | 1,242 | 54 | ||
| Conservative | David Hunt | 749 | 33 | ||
| UKIP | Eddie Szwarc | 231 | 10 | ||
| Green | Lee Harris | 67 | 3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Greg Brackenridge | 1,466 | 57 | ||
| Conservative | Ranjit Dhillon | 974 | 38 | ||
| Green | Zak Roche | 141 | 5 | ||
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