Wolverhampton City Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wolverhampton UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2007 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.

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Composition

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.

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3604-46038.3224544
  Conservative 1940+431.6737.5824070
  Liberal Democrat 310+1514.399216
  Liberal 10001.670.87559
  BNP 000004.873122
  Independent 101-11.672.821808
  Green 000000.92592

Ward results

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Louise Miles130446.73
Conservative Ann Modi70925.41
Independent Tom Fellows55820.00
Liberal Democrat Adam Birch2087.45
Majority59521.33
Turnout 2,79029.70
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sue Constable126045.00
Conservative Gill Fellows105137.54
Liberal Democrat Paul Mehmi2438.68
Green Eddie Clarke2318.25
Majority2097.46
Turnout 2,80031.37
Labour hold Swing
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Jones213763.30
Conservative Sid Sidhu98029.03
Liberal Democrat Frances Heap2407.10
Majority115734.27
Turnout 3,37639.44
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leslie Pugh131237.25
Labour Michael Hardacre94426.80
BNP Simon Patten79022.43
Liberal Democrat James Lindly46613.23
Majority36810.45
Turnout 3,52238.68
Conservative hold Swing
Bushbury South and Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter O'Neill118655.73
Conservative Jennifer Brewer49323.17
BNP Sandra Newman23611.09
Liberal Democrat Ian Jenkins2079.72
Majority69332.56
Turnout 2,12823.31
Labour hold Swing
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Francis Docherty118246.17
Conservative Peter Dobb53120.74
Liberal Democrat Darren Friel43617.03
Independent Stephen Hall40215.70
Majority65125.43
Turnout 2,56028.76
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Smith192366.77
Conservative John Corns56419.58
Liberal Democrat Eileen Birch37813.12
Majority135947.19
Turnout 2,88030.51
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Valerie Evans138642.82
Conservative Hazel Keirle100831.14
BNP Dennis Organ57717.83
Liberal Democrat Stephen Birch2638.12
Majority37811.68
Turnout 3,23735.97
Labour hold Swing
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Elias Mattu208256.41
Conservative Matthew Revell118432.08
Liberal Democrat Bryan Lewis40510.97
Majority89824.33
Turnout 3,69141.38
Labour hold Swing
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Leslie Turner92143.06
Liberal Colin Hallmark55926.13
Conservative Lucie Turner51424.03
Independent David Jack1356.31
Majority36216.92
Turnout 2,13928.25
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Haynes223662.32
Labour Muhammad Yaseen79722.21
Liberal Democrat Edward Pringle53915.02
Majority143940.11
Turnout 3,58838.16
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Bisbey145849.00
Labour Ian Brookfield124941.97
Liberal Democrat John Steatham2588.66
Majority2097.02
Turnout 2,97632.67
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 9.4
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Robin Lawrence134035.11
Labour Sandra Samuels120431.55
Conservative Carl Husted94624.80
Green Stuart Hinde1965.14
Independent Marie Darke1102.88
Majority1363.56
Turnout 3,81644.57
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Parambir Singh202646.93
Labour Ricky Chima130430.21
Liberal Democrat June Hemsley96822.42
Majority72216.72
Turnout 4,31743.44
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Heap188459.25
Labour William Langford82625.97
Conservative Brian Fellows37111.67
Independent Nichola Jack902.83
Majority105833.27
Turnout 3,18036.17
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Surjan Duhra115656.03
Liberal Democrat Alexandra Lawrence40319.53
Conservative Didar Singh33416.19
Green Malcolm Verrall1657.99
Majority75336.50
Turnout 2,06328.03
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jonathon Yardley269570.70
Labour Julie Hodgkiss69318.18
Liberal Democrat Colin Ross41210.80
Majority200252.52
Turnout 3,81241.45
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wendy Thompson294270.15
Labour Malcolm Freeman64015.26
Liberal Democrat Roger Gray3568.49
BNP Phillip Bland2485.91
Majority230254.89
Turnout 4,19445.86
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charlotte Quarmby132735.58
Labour Dave Jones114030.56
BNP Arthur Newman84422.63
Independent Irene Dodd51313.75
Majority1875.01
Turnout 3,37041.30
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carol Bourne138942.82
Labour Helen King121037.30
BNP Steven Haddon42713.16
Liberal Democrat Carole Jenkins2106.47
Majority1795.52
Turnout 3,24437.31
Conservative gain from Labour 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 18 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in both Wednesfield North and Heath Town wards.

One independent candidate stood in each of the following 6 wards:

The British National Party fielded 6 candidates, one candidate in each of the following wards:

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 3 wards:

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

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