City of Wolverhampton Council elections

City of Wolverhampton Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Since the boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Council elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994–1998

Heath Town By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Greg Brackenridge	1,172	63.8
	Liberal Democrats		437	23.8
	Conservative	Peter O'Connell	227	12.4
Majority			735	40.0
Turnout			1,836	22.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Ettingshall By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Smith	949	72.9	−5.1
	Conservative	Simon Jevon	223	17.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats		130	10.0	+4.3
Majority			726	55.8
Turnout			1,302	16.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Merry Hill By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hart	1,395	51.7	+3.6
	Labour		1,003	37.2	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats		298	11.1	+1.6
Majority			392	14.5
Turnout			2,696
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998–2002

Fallings Park By-Election 10 June 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	941	46.9	−2.9
	Conservative	841	41.9	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	225	11.2	+11.2
Majority		100	5.0
Turnout		2,007
	Labour hold	Swing

2002–2006

Tettenhall Regis By-Election 13 March 2003^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Yardley	1,279	62.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jenkins	431	21.0	+7.3
	Labour	Michael Stafford	338	16.5	−7.4
Majority			848	41.5
Turnout			2,048	22.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2006–2010

Wednesfield North By-Election 23 October 2008^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Clarke	1,295	45.3	+0.1
	Labour	David Jones	1,072	37.5	+3.0
	BNP	Dennis Organ	337	11.8	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jenkins	156	5.5	+0.5
Majority			223	7.8
Turnout			2,860	31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesfield South By-Election 23 October 2008^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Dobb	1,123	45.2	−16.1
	Labour	Mike Hardacre	867	34.9	+8.0
	BNP	David Bradnock	358	14.4	+14.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Steatham	134	5.4	−1.4
Majority			256	10.3
Turnout			2,482	28.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heath Town By-Election 5 February 2009^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Milkinderpal Jaspal	621	49.1	+3.1
	Conservative	Madeleine Wilson	497	39.3	−14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Birch	147	11.6	+11.6
Majority			124	9.8
Turnout			1,265	17.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ettingshall By-Election 26 March 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Samuels	1,274	58.8	+0.3
	Conservative	Arun Photay	449	20.7	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Kerrigan	366	16.9	−0.1
	Independent	Jaswinder Tinsa	77	3.6	+3.6
Majority			825	38.1
Turnout			2,166	25.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2010–2014

Bilston North By-Election 29 July 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Linda Leach	1,292
	Conservative	Marlene Berry	460
	BNP	Stewart Gardner	131
	UKIP	Barry Hodgson	55
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Friel	52
Majority			832
Turnout			1,993	22.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Graiseley By-Election 15 September 2011^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Sweetman	1,527	64.7	+0.2
	Conservative	John Mellor	591	25.0	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Birch	177	7.5	+2.1
	UKIP	Don Cooper	65	2.8	+2.8
Majority			936	39.7
Turnout			2,369	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Park By-Election 15 November 2012^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Craig Collingswood	1,023	58.0
	Conservative	Jenny Brewer	482	27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Gray	179	10.1
	UKIP	Don Cooper	81	4.6
Majority			538
Turnout			1,815
	Labour hold		Swing	-

Blakenhall By-Election 2 May 2013^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harbans Singh Bagri	1,934	76.5	−9.2
	UKIP	David Mackintosh	263	10.4	+10.4
	Conservative	Stephen Dion	242	9.6	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Birch	89	3.5
Majority			1,671	66.1
Turnout			2,528
	Labour hold		Swing	-

2022–2026

East Park By-Election 7 April 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lovinyer Daley	783	65.52
	Conservative	Steve Hall	412	32.48
Majority			371	32.94
Turnout			1,195	13.18
	Labour hold		Swing

Bushbury South and Low Hill By-Election 28 September 2023^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Brookfield	686	59.2	−5.4
	Conservative	Rob Williams	256	22.1	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jenkins	139	12.0	−0.8
	Green	Mohammed Naseem	78	6.7	+6.7
Majority			430	37.1
Turnout			1,159
	Labour hold		Swing

Bilston North By-Election 31 October 2024^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Anita Stanley	652	34.8	New
	Labour	Luke Matthew Guy	471	25.2	−46.1
	Green	Hardev Singh	438	23.4	New
	Conservative	Andrew Randle	257	13.7	−15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Martin Donald	55	2.9	New
Majority			181	9.7
Turnout			1,873	19.2
	Reform UK gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/2509, retrieved 13 September 2022
^ "Polling District Review Consultation - City of Wolverhampton Council - Citizen Space". consultation.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^ "Tettenhall Regis Ward By-Election Results – 13 March 2003". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Tories hold 'scandal' seats". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2008. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b "By Election Results – 23 October 2008". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Results – Heath Town by-election". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Results – Ettingshall by-election, March 26, 2009". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Bilston North by-election, July 29, 2010". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
^ "Graiseley by-election, September 15, 2011". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blakenhall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Bushbury South and Low Hill by-election - Thursday 28 September". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ "Bilston North Ward by Election". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

Wolverhampton election results
By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

City of Wolverhampton Council

[2003order-1] "The City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/2509, retrieved 13 September 2022

[2] "Polling District Review Consultation - City of Wolverhampton Council - Citizen Space". consultation.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

[regis-3] "Tettenhall Regis Ward By-Election Results – 13 March 2003". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[scandal-4] "Tories hold 'scandal' seats". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2008. p. 3.

[october-5] "By Election Results – 23 October 2008". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[heath-6] "Results – Heath Town by-election". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[ettingshall-7] "Results – Ettingshall by-election, March 26, 2009". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[8] "Bilston North by-election, July 29, 2010". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

[9] "Graiseley by-election, September 15, 2011". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Blakenhall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — East Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[13] "Bushbury South and Low Hill by-election - Thursday 28 September". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[14] "Bilston North Ward by Election". www.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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