Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1996

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Elections to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council, gaining seven seats at the expense of the Conservative group.

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'.

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Composition

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

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 46 7 0 7 76.67
  Conservative 12 0 -7 -6 20
  Liberal Democrat 2 0 0 0 3.33

Ward results

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Collingswood 1549
Liberal Democrat Mrs A E Ramsbottom 407
Conservative E Topliss 267
Majority 1142
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Stringer 2026
Conservative F Haley 788
Liberal Democrat I Ellis 282
Majority 1238
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Jones 2465
Conservative W Sandhu 645
Liberal Democrat R Gray 238
Majority 1820
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K Stelfox 1592
Conservative Charles Brueton 1464
Liberal Democrat C Jenkins 236
Majority 123
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mrs Pat Byrne 2086
Conservative L Berry 386
Liberal Democrat T O'Brien 158
Majority 1700
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Johnson 1723
Conservative M Hanson 362
Liberal Democrat M Heap 125
Majority 1361
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C Dougherty 1786
Conservative K Hodges 918
Liberal A Bourke 336
Majority 868
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour L Moore 2372
Conservative N Patten 1432
Liberal Democrat M Millar 304
Majority 940
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour L Turner 1394
Liberal C Hallmark 518
Conservative G Wright 314
Majority 876
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J McCallum 1676
Conservative P Topliss 302
Liberal Democrat D E Iles 228
Majority 1374
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Christine Mills 1898
Labour C Matthews 1677
Liberal Democrat J White 375
Majority 221
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P Allen 1820
Conservative P O'Connell 1073
Liberal Democrat I Jenkins 327
Majority 747
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E Edmondson 2208
Conservative M Griffiths 1777
Liberal Democrat B Lewis 380
Majority 431
Labour hold Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Hart 2058
Labour A Convery 1713
Liberal Democrat P Beeston 458
Majority 345
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Richard Whitehouse 2403
Labour E Brookes 1469
Conservative C Haynes 229
Majority 934
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S Duhra 2022
Conservative T Perkins 421
Liberal Democrat D Murray 413
Majority 1601
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs Doreen Seiboth 1672
Liberal Democrat L MacLean 1347
Labour J Jaspal 597
Majority 325
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A Wynne 2385
Labour S Tracey 1008
Liberal Democrat P Bennett 361
Majority 1377
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Stafford-Good 2015
Conservative Andrew Dawson 955
Liberal M Pearson 432
Majority 1060
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S Hall 1822
Conservative S Jevon 939
Liberal Democrat J Steatham 241
Majority 883
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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