Wolverhampton City Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in orange. Wolverhampton UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in orange.

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2006 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Wolverhampton City and Metropolitan borough in England

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 249,470. The demonym for people from the city is 'Wulfrunian'.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a centrist, liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. It has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party served as junior partners in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Liberal Party (UK, 1989) political party of the United Kingdom, from 1989

The Liberal Party is a British political party that was founded in 1989 by members of the original Liberal Party opposed to its merger with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the Liberal Democrats. The party holds seven local council seats.

Election result

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Simkins 1185 43.41
Conservative Ann Modi 710 26.01
Independent Tom Fellows 600 21.98
Liberal Democrat Roger Gray 217 7.95
Majority 475 17.40
Turnout 2,730 29.68
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Page 1318 43.13
Conservative Gill Fellows 970 31.74
UKIP Kevin Simmons 325 10.63
Liberal Democrat Frances Heap 242 7.92
Green Eddie Clarke 195 6.38
Majority 348 11.39
Turnout 3,056 33.87
Labour hold Swing
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Judith Rowley 2314 71.20
Conservative John Corns 625 19.23
Liberal Democrat Edward Pringle 292 8.98
Majority 1689 51.97
Turnout 3,250 37.58
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Neville Patten 1571 47.06
Labour Paul Allen 1154 34.57
Liberal Democrat James Lindly 569 17.05
Majority 417 12.49
Turnout 3,338 37.00
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bushbury South & Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Sweet 1187 55.60
Conservative Andrew Dawson 562 26.32
Liberal Democrat Ian Jenkins 364 17.05
Majority 625 29.27
Turnout 2,135 23.62
Labour hold Swing
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Inston 1351 52.45
Conservative Peter Dobb 733 28.45
Liberal Democrat Ann Whitehouse 472 18.32
Majority 618 23.99
Turnout 2,576 28.83
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Johnson 1860 64.03
Conservative Brian Fellows 581 20.00
Liberal Democrat Eileen Birch 444 15.28
Majority 1279 44.03
Turnout 2,905 30.49
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steven Evans 1488 47.03
Conservative Carol Bourne 1159 36.63
Liberal Democrat Stephen Birch 496 15.68
Majority 329 10.40
Turnout 3,164 35.45
Labour hold Swing
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Man Mohan Passi 2033 51.30
Conservative John Mellor 1440 36.34
Liberal Democrat Bryan Lewis 472 11.91
Majority 593 14.96
Turnout 3,963 44.04
Labour hold Swing
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Caroline Siarkiewicz 937 42.61
Liberal Colin Hallmark 489 22.24
Conservative Lucinda Turner 484 22.01
Liberal Democrat David Jack 274 12.46
Majority 448 20.37
Turnout 2,199 28.43
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Mills 2306 60.16
Labour Jagnandan Ghera 849 22.15
Liberal Democrat Jessica Pringle 639 16.67
Majority 1457 38.01
Turnout 3,833 40.85
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour George Lockett 1335 48.37
Conservative Ian Lucas 1013 36.70
Liberal Democrat John Steatham 400 14.49
Majority 322 11.67
Turnout 2,760 30.02
Labour hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Manohar Minhas 1405 36.61
Liberal Democrat Robin Lawrence 1277 33.27
Conservative Martin Berrington 1129 29.42
Majority 128 3.34
Turnout 3,838 44.74
Labour hold Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Patten 2503 56.69
Labour Ricky Chima 1191 36.98
Liberal Democrat June Hemsley 686 15.54
Majority 1312 29.72
Turnout 4,415 44.05
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Malcolm Gwinnett 1106 34.27
Labour William Langford 904 28.01
Liberal Democrat Sandra Terry 785 24.33
Conservative Robert Green 408 12.64
Majority 202 6.26
Turnout 3,227 37.00
Liberal gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tersaim Singh 1311 62.40
Liberal Democrat Alexandra Lawrence 408 19.42
Conservative Lionel Berry 372 17.71
Majority 903 42.98
Turnout 2,101 28.82
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Findlay 2654 66.95
Labour David Hartley 746 18.82
Liberal Democrat Colin Ross 541 13.65
Majority 1908 48.13
Turnout 3,964 43.09
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Wynne 3197 73.73
Labour Muhammad Khan 588 13.56
Liberal Democrat Philip Bennett 527 12.15
Majority 2609 60.17
Turnout 4,336 47.16
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Bourne 1225 30.83
Labour Gwendoline Stafford Good 1157 29.12
BNP Dennis Organ 1016 25.57
Independent Arthur Newman 563 14.17
Majority 68 1.71
Turnout 3,973 44.00
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Matthew Holdcroft 1555 48.04
Labour Paul Kalinauckas 1194 36.89
Liberal Democrat Carole Jenkins 262 8.09
Green Stuart Hinde 212 6.55
Majority 361 11.15
Turnout 3,237 37.53
Conservative hold Swing

Number of candidates

Of the main political parties, both the Conservative Party and Labour Party fielded a full slate of 20 candidates each.

The Liberal Democrats fielded 19 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in Wednesfield North.

One independent candidate stood in each of the following 2 wards:

The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 2 wards:

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its co-leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one representative in the House of Commons, one in the House of Lords, and three in the European Parliament. In addition, it has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

The British National Party fielded only 1 candidate, in Wednesfield North ward.

The Liberal Party stood in only one ward, Heath Town.

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