2002 Wolverhampton City Council election

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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 Simkins132866.27
Conservative Peter Dobb43121.51
Liberal Democrats Michael Birch23711.03
Majority89744.76
Turnout 2,00424.11
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trudy Bowen151656.25
Conservative Martyn Griffiths93534.69
Liberal Democrats Frances Heap2388.83
Majority58121.56
Turnout 2,69525.65
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Rowley243078.11
Conservative Alexandra Ward44614.34
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Norden2187.00
Majority198463.77
Turnout 3,11135.09
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Allen131346.58
Conservative Charles Brueton111539.55
Liberal Democrats John Steatham29910.61
Green Christopher Hickman903.20
Majority1987.02
Turnout 2,81932.68
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Inston139868.73
Conservative Paulene Griffiths39619.47
Liberal Democrats Ann Whitehouse22110.87
Majority100249.26
Turnout 2,03426.93
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Shelley145072.18
Conservative John Corns31515.68
Liberal Democrats Eileen Birch23311.60
Majority113556.50
Turnout 2,00923.75
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Hill151455.64
Conservative Marlene Berry85131.28
Liberal Democrats David Jack35012.86
Majority66324.37
Turnout 2,72133.49
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Reynolds192157.50
Conservative Harjinder Sangha95628.61
Liberal Democrats Mary Millar2339.13
Green Damaris Holley-Hime1494.46
Majority96528.88
Turnout 3,34136.87
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Siarkiewicz99050.74
Liberal Colin Hallmark48224.71
Conservative Morriss Berry36318.61
Liberal Democrats Michael Ewing1075.48
Majority50826.04
Turnout 1,95124.41
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bilson122871.27
Conservative Leon Tanski30817.86
Liberal Democrats Keith Gliwitzki17410.10
Majority92053.40
Turnout 1,72320.17
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hart182454.71
Labour Philip Page115534.64
Liberal Democrats Jessica Pringle34810.44
Majority66920.07
Turnout 3,33435.17
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Irvine159653.76
Conservative Brian Bromley89430.11
Liberal Democrats Ian Jenkins47215.90
Majority70223.64
Turnout 2,96931.40
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neville Patten173742.59
Labour Sandra Samuels167341.03
Liberal Democrats Bryan Lewis3849.41
Green Rachel Shanks2736.69
Majority641.57
Turnout 4,07840.15
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Patten207252.23
Labour David Hampton136234.33
Liberal Democrats June Hemsley3759.45
Green David Hawkins1523.83
Majority71017.90
Turnout 3,96740.16
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tersaim Singh180163.80
Liberal Democrats Paul Hodson66323.49
Conservative Christopher Haynes34612.26
Majority113840.31
Turnout 2,82327.73
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Gwinnett195657.99
Labour John Thomas113033.50
Conservative Arthur Mills2828.36
Majority82624.49
Turnout 3,37333.89
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ward184462.26
Labour Michael Stafford Good70523.80
Liberal Democrats Roger Gray40613.71
Majority113938.45
Turnout 2,96232.36
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Thompson257971.98
Labour Kevin Stelfox67618.87
Liberal Democrats Philip Bennett3249.04
Majority190353.11
Turnout 3,58339.83
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Bateman171356.52
Conservative Fiona Latter103033.98
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dawson2829.30
Majority68322.53
Turnout 3,03134.56
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen King164254.40
Conservative Peter Knight111336.93
Liberal Democrats Carole Jenkins2528.36
Majority52917.56
Turnout 3,01334.36

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