City of Wolverhampton Council elections

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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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Political control

From 1889 to 1974 Wolverhampton was a county borough, independent of any county council. [2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it was reconstituted as a metropolitan borough, with West Midlands County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. West Midlands County Council was abolished in 1986 and Wolverhampton became a unitary authority. Wolverhampton was awarded city status on 31 January 2001. [3] Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties: [4]

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.
Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1978
No overall control 1978–1980
Labour 1980–1987
No overall control 1987–1988
Labour 1988–1992
No overall control 1992–1994
Labour 1994–2008
No overall control 2008–2011
Labour 2011–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been: [5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
John Bird [6] Labour 19741987
Bill Clarke [7] Conservative 20 May 1987May 1988
Norman Davies Labour May 1988May 1992
Bill Clarke [8] [9] Conservative May 1992May 1994
Norman Davies [10] Labour May 19945 May 2002
Roger Lawrence Labour 15 May 200214 May 2008
Neville Patten Conservative 14 May 200815 Dec 2010
Roger Lawrence [11] Labour 15 Dec 201015 May 2019
Ian Brookfield [12] Labour 15 May 20192 July 2023
Stephen Simkins Labour 13 Sep 2023

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
Majority73540.0
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
Majority72655.8
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
Majority39214.5
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
Majority1005.0
Turnout 2,007
Labour hold Swing

2002–2006

Tettenhall Regis By-Election 13 March 2003 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Yardley1,27962.5+0.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins43121.0+7.3
Labour Michael Stafford33816.5-7.4
Majority84841.5
Turnout 2,04822.5
Conservative hold Swing

2006–2010

Wednesfield North By-Election 23 October 2008 [15] [16]
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
Majority2237.8
Turnout 2,86031.7
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield South By-Election 23 October 2008 [15] [16]
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
Majority25610.3
Turnout 2,48228.5
Conservative hold Swing
Heath Town By-Election 5 February 2009 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Milkinderpal Jaspal62149.1+3.1
Conservative Madeleine Wilson49739.3-14.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Birch14711.6+11.6
Majority1249.8
Turnout 1,26517.2
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall By-Election 26 March 2009 [18]
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
Majority82538.1
Turnout 2,16625.2
Labour hold Swing

2010–2014

Bilston North By-Election 29 July 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Leach1,292
Conservative Marlene Berry460
BNP Stewart Gardner131
UKIP Barry Hodgson55
Liberal Democrats Darren Friel52
Majority832
Turnout 1,99322.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Graiseley By-Election 15 September 2011 [20]
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
Majority93639.7
Turnout 2,36928.2
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Park By-Election 15 November 2012 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Craig Collingswood1,02358.0
Conservative Jenny Brewer48227.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Gray17910.1
UKIP Don Cooper814.6
Majority538
Turnout 1,815
Labour hold Swing -
Blakenhall By-Election 2 May 2013 [22]
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
Majority1,67166.1
Turnout 2,528
Labour hold Swing -

2022–2026

East Park By-Election 7 April 2022 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lovinyer Daley78365.52
Conservative Steve Hall41232.48
Majority37132.94
Turnout 1,19513.18
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury South and Low Hill By-Election 28 September 2023 [24]
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
Majority43037.1
Turnout 1,159
Labour hold Swing

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