Wolverhampton City Council election, 2002

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Wolverhampton City Council elections were held on 2 May 2002.

The Labour Party kept overall control of the Council following the election.

Election result

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Simkins 1328 66.27
Conservative Peter Dobb 431 21.51
Liberal Democrat Michael Birch 237 11.03
Majority 897 44.76
Turnout 2,004 24.11
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trudy Bowen 1516 56.25
Conservative Martyn Griffiths 935 34.69
Liberal Democrat Frances Heap 238 8.83
Majority 581 21.56
Turnout 2,695 25.65
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Rowley 2430 78.11
Conservative Alexandra Ward 446 14.34
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Norden 218 7.00
Majority 1984 63.77
Turnout 3,111 35.09
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Allen 1313 46.58
Conservative Charles Brueton 1115 39.55
Liberal Democrat John Steatham 299 10.61
Green Christopher Hickman 90 3.20
Majority 198 7.02
Turnout 2,819 32.68
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Inston 1398 68.73
Conservative Paulene Griffiths 396 19.47
Liberal Democrat Ann Whitehouse 221 10.87
Majority 1002 49.26
Turnout 2,034 26.93
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Shelley 1450 72.18
Conservative John Corns 315 15.68
Liberal Democrat Eileen Birch 233 11.60
Majority 1135 56.50
Turnout 2,009 23.75
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joyce Hill 1514 55.64
Conservative Marlene Berry 851 31.28
Liberal Democrat David Jack 350 12.86
Majority 663 24.37
Turnout 2,721 33.49
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Reynolds 1921 57.50
Conservative Harjinder Sangha 956 28.61
Liberal Democrat Mary Millar 233 9.13
Green Damaris Holley-Hime 149 4.46
Majority 965 28.88
Turnout 3,341 36.87
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Caroline Siarkiewicz 990 50.74
Liberal Colin Hallmark 482 24.71
Conservative Morriss Berry 363 18.61
Liberal Democrat Michael Ewing 107 5.48
Majority 508 26.04
Turnout 1,951 24.41
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Bilson 1228 71.27
Conservative Leon Tanski 308 17.86
Liberal Democrat Keith Gliwitzki 174 10.10
Majority 920 53.40
Turnout 1,723 20.17
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Hart 1824 54.71
Labour Philip Page 1155 34.64
Liberal Democrat Jessica Pringle 348 10.44
Majority 669 20.07
Turnout 3,334 35.17
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christine Irvine 1596 53.76
Conservative Brian Bromley 894 30.11
Liberal Democrat Ian Jenkins 472 15.90
Majority 702 23.64
Turnout 2,969 31.40
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Neville Patten 1737 42.59
Labour Sandra Samuels 1673 41.03
Liberal Democrat Bryan Lewis 384 9.41
Green Rachel Shanks 273 6.69
Majority 64 1.57
Turnout 4,078 40.15
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Patten 2072 52.23
Labour David Hampton 1362 34.33
Liberal Democrat June Hemsley 375 9.45
Green David Hawkins 152 3.83
Majority 710 17.90
Turnout 3,967 40.16
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tersaim Singh 1801 63.80
Liberal Democrat Paul Hodson 663 23.49
Conservative Christopher Haynes 346 12.26
Majority 1138 40.31
Turnout 2,823 27.73
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Gwinnett 1956 57.99
Labour John Thomas 1130 33.50
Conservative Arthur Mills 282 8.36
Majority 826 24.49
Turnout 3,373 33.89
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Ward 1844 62.26
Labour Michael Stafford Good 705 23.80
Liberal Democrat Roger Gray 406 13.71
Majority 1139 38.45
Turnout 2,962 32.36
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wendy Thompson 2579 71.98
Labour Kevin Stelfox 676 18.87
Liberal Democrat Philip Bennett 324 9.04
Majority 1903 53.11
Turnout 3,583 39.83
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Bateman 1713 56.52
Conservative Fiona Latter 1030 33.98
Liberal Democrat Andrew Dawson 282 9.30
Majority 683 22.53
Turnout 3,031 34.56
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Helen King 1642 54.40
Conservative Peter Knight 1113 36.93
Liberal Democrat Carole Jenkins 252 8.36
Majority 529 17.56
Turnout 3,013 34.36
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