1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1991 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 2 May 1991 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1991 election the Merry Hill ward had two seats contested due to a vacancy arising.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 31
• Conservative 23
• Liberal Democrats 4
• Liberal 1
• Vacancy 1

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 35
• Conservative 22
• Liberal Democrats 3

Election result

Source:

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T H Turner	1738
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs A Ramsbottom	616
	Conservative	R Green	413
	Ind. Conservative	J Davies	260
Majority			1122

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss M Benton	2257
	Conservative	S Mills	1599
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs L Gwinnett	432
Majority			658

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Reynolds	2477
	Conservative	Mrs J Shore	1221
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs M O'Brien	415
Majority			1256

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P J Turley	2571
	Labour	P Hamid	1357
	Liberal Democrats	A Whitehouse	456
Majority			1214

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Docherty	2049
	Conservative	M Bailey	863
	Liberal Democrats	J R Steatham	749
Majority			1186

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs J Jones	2162
	Conservative	Miss A J Green	717
	Liberal Democrats	I Kerr	241
Majority			1445

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Findlay	2032
	Labour	I Grainger	1983
	Liberal	A Bourke	296
	Liberal Democrats	S Birch	240
Majority			49

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J P Mellor	2501
	Labour	Mrs J Rowley	2353
	Liberal Democrats	W Beard	354
Majority			148

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Jaspal	1469
	Liberal	C Hallmark	1160
	Conservative	Mrs T Brindley	833
Majority			309

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P O'Neill	2342
	Conservative	A Lort	862
	Liberal Democrats	D Isles	330
Majority			1480

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Hart	2612
	Conservative	Mrs C V Mills	2186
	Labour	C F Matthews	1327
	Labour	S Smith	1273
	Liberal Democrats	J White	576
	Liberal Democrats	S Jones-Williams	546

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Patten	2074
	Labour	L Turner	1837
	Liberal Democrats	I Jenkins	536
Majority			237

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M W Hodson	2662
	Labour	K Vernon	1843
	Liberal Democrats	B H Lewis	659
Majority			819

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paddy Bradley	2966
	Labour	P Bhutta	942
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs C Jones-Williams	771
Majority			2024

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Lawrence	2902
	Conservative	M Norton	728
	Liberal Democrats	R Gray	400
Majority			2172

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs K M Morgan	2402
	Labour	Mrs B Johnson	1889
	Conservative	A Round	689
	Ind. Conservative	E Shaw	104
Majority			513

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Davis	2425
	Liberal Democrats	L McLean	1572
	Labour	Mrs P Wesley	829
Majority			853

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Inglis	3114
	Labour	Mrs C M Siarkiewicz	979
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs T O'Brien	496
Majority			2135

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs G Stafford-Good	1998
	Conservative	A Dawson	1690
	Liberal	M Pearson	892
Majority			308

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Brindley	1843
	Labour	R Garner	1832
	Liberal Democrats	P Richards	432
Majority			11