Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1992

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Elections to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party led the Council in coalition with the Liberal Democrats until the next round of elections in 1994.

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'.

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.

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Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

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.

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:

Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29 0 6 -6 48.33
  Conservative 28 6 0 +6 46.67
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 0 0 5

Ward results

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John E Collingswood 1078
Liberal Democrat Mrs A E Ramsbottom 849
Conservative Mrs V Robinson 590
Majority 229
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter O'Connell 1866
Labour Cornelius Dougherty 1651
Liberal Democrat P E Lloyd 212
Majority 215
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Jones 1950
Conservative Mrs Jean E Shore 1388
Liberal Democrat T E Kerr 196
Majority 562
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charles Brueton 2734
Labour Mrs P Wesley 1097
Liberal Democrat Mrs C A Jenkins 194
Majority 1637
Conservative hold Swing
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mrs Pat Byrne 1796
Conservative Mrs J Louder 1065
Liberal Democrat Mrs L Gwinnett 264
Majority 731
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Johnson 1515
Conservative Robert Green 817
Liberal Democrat T C Heaton 181
Majority 698
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Margaret Findlay 2306
Labour I C Grainger 1504
Liberal Democrat Wayne M Beard 221
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Majority 802
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G Mark Simpson 2415
Labour Mrs Judith Rowley 2333
Liberal Democrat S J Birch 194
Majority 82
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R N Harding 1374
Conservative Sham Dev Sharma 916
Liberal Colin Hallmark 587
Liberal Democrat Mrs M M O'Brien 80
Majority 485
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J McCallum 1580
Conservative Mrs Jean Lenoir 1124
Liberal Democrat D E Iles 182
Majority 456
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Christine Mills 3049
Labour C F Matthews 984
Liberal Democrat J N M White 315
Majority 2065
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Patricia Patten 2314
Labour J Clifford 1515
Liberal Democrat I C Jenkins 228
Majority 799
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ray Swatman 2900
Labour M R Swain 1639
Liberal Democrat A Parker 393
Majority 1261
Conservative hold Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Hart 3322
Labour A J Romaya 748
Liberal Democrat S M Jones-Williams 407
Majority 2574
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Richard Whitehouse 2486
Labour M D Thomas 1213
Conservative Miss M Bradley 712
Majority 1273
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Surjan Singh Duhra 1913
Conservative Matthew A Norton 974
Liberal Democrat R Gray 352
Majority 939
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Doreen Seiboth 2770
Liberal Democrat B H Lewis 1075
Labour Miss Helen King 506
Majority 1695
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Wendy Thompson 3520
Labour Mrs Caroline Siarkiewicz 653
Liberal Democrat Miss T J O'Brien 267
Majority 2867
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Dawson 2166
Labour Philip Bateman 1857
Liberal M A Pearson 397
Majority 309
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Trina Brindley 2385
Labour Mrs T Walton 1503
Liberal Democrat J J Steatham 185
Majority 882
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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