City of Wolverhampton Council elections

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Seats by parties in Wolverhampton council after each election from 1973 to 2023. Wolverhampton council seats.png
Seats by parties in Wolverhampton council after each election from 1973 to 2023.

City of Wolverhampton Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Since the boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994–1998

Heath Town By-Election 17 October 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Greg Brackenridge1,17263.8
Liberal Democrats 43723.8
Conservative Peter O'Connell22712.4
Majority 73540.0
Turnout 1,83622.8
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Smith94972.9−5.1
Conservative Simon Jevon22317.1+0.7
Liberal Democrats 13010.0+4.3
Majority 72655.8
Turnout 1,30216.1
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill By-Election 25 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hart1,39551.7+3.6
Labour 1,00337.2−5.3
Liberal Democrats 29811.1+1.6
Majority 39214.5
Turnout 2,696
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1998–2002

Fallings Park By-Election 10 June 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 94146.9−2.9
Conservative 84141.9+2.4
Liberal Democrats 22511.2+11.2
Majority 1005.0
Turnout 2,007
Labour hold Swing

2002–2006

Tettenhall Regis By-Election 13 March 2003 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Yardley1,27962.5+0.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins43121.0+7.3
Labour Michael Stafford33816.5−7.4
Majority 84841.5
Turnout 2,04822.5
Conservative hold Swing

2006–2010

Wednesfield North By-Election 23 October 2008 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Clarke1,29545.3+0.1
Labour David Jones1,07237.5+3.0
BNP Dennis Organ33711.8−3.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins1565.5+0.5
Majority 2237.8
Turnout 2,86031.7
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield South By-Election 23 October 2008 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Dobb1,12345.2−16.1
Labour Mike Hardacre86734.9+8.0
BNP David Bradnock35814.4+14.4
Liberal Democrats John Steatham1345.4−1.4
Majority 25610.3
Turnout 2,48228.5
Conservative hold Swing
Heath Town By-Election 5 February 2009 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Milkinderpal Jaspal62149.1+3.1
Conservative Madeleine Wilson49739.3−14.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Birch14711.6+11.6
Majority 1249.8
Turnout 1,26517.2
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall By-Election 26 March 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Samuels1,27458.8+0.3
Conservative Arun Photay44920.7−3.8
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Kerrigan36616.9−0.1
Independent Jaswinder Tinsa773.6+3.6
Majority 82538.1
Turnout 2,16625.2
Labour hold Swing

2010–2014

Bilston North By-Election 29 July 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Leach1,292
Conservative Marlene Berry460
BNP Stewart Gardner131
UKIP Barry Hodgson55
Liberal Democrats Darren Friel52
Majority 832
Turnout 1,99322.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Graiseley By-Election 15 September 2011 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Sweetman1,52764.7+0.2
Conservative John Mellor59125.0+8.5
Liberal Democrats Eileen Birch1777.5+2.1
UKIP Don Cooper652.8+2.8
Majority 93639.7
Turnout 2,36928.2
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Park By-Election 15 November 2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Craig Collingswood1,02358.0
Conservative Jenny Brewer48227.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Gray17910.1
UKIP Don Cooper814.6
Majority 538
Turnout 1,815
Labour hold Swing -
Blakenhall By-Election 2 May 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harbans Singh Bagri1,93476.5−9.2
UKIP David Mackintosh26310.4+10.4
Conservative Stephen Dion2429.6−4.7
Liberal Democrats Eileen Birch893.5
Majority 1,67166.1
Turnout 2,528
Labour hold Swing -

2022–2026

East Park By-Election 7 April 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lovinyer Daley78365.52
Conservative Steve Hall41232.48
Majority 37132.94
Turnout 1,19513.18
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury South and Low Hill By-Election 28 September 2023 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Brookfield68659.2−5.4
Conservative Rob Williams25622.1−0.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins13912.0−0.8
Green Mohammed Naseem786.7+6.7
Majority 43037.1
Turnout 1,159
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North By-Election 31 October 2024 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Anita Stanley65234.8New
Labour Luke Matthew Guy47125.2−46.1
Green Hardev Singh43823.4New
Conservative Andrew Randle25713.7−15.0
Liberal Democrats Julian Martin Donald552.9New
Majority 1819.7
Turnout 1,87319.2
Reform gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2003/2509, retrieved 13 September 2022
  2. ↑ "Polling District Review Consultation - City of Wolverhampton Council - Citizen Space". consultation.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tettenhall Regis Ward By-Election Results – 13 March 2003". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Tories hold 'scandal' seats". Birmingham Mail . 24 October 2008. p. 3.
  5. 1 2 "By Election Results – 23 October 2008". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "Results – Heath Town by-election". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Results – Ettingshall by-election, March 26, 2009". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bilston North by-election, July 29, 2010". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Graiseley by-election, September 15, 2011". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blakenhall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bushbury South and Low Hill by-election - Thursday 28 September". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bilston North Ward by Election". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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