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{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}
One third of [[Wolverhampton]] Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

[[File:Wolverhampton council seats.png|thumb|Seats by parties in Wolverhampton council after each election from 1973 to 2023.]]
==Political control==
'''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 (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]]. Since the boundary changes in 2004, 60 [[councillor]]s have been elected from 20 [[Wards of the United Kingdom|wards]].<ref name=2003order/>

[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 1973 - 1978

No overall control 1978 - 1980

[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 1980 - 1987

No overall control 1987 - 1988

[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 1988 - 1992

No overall control 1992 - 1994

[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 1994 -


==Council elections==
==Council elections==
* [[1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1976 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1979 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1980 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1982 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1984 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1986 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1987 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1988 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1990 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1992 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1994 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1995 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1996 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[2000 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election]]
* [[2002 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2003 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2004 Wolverhampton City Council election]] (new ward boundaries)<ref name=2003order>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003|year=2003|number=2509|accessdate=13 September 2022}}</ref>
* [[2006 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2007 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2008 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2010 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2011 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2012 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2014 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2015 Wolverhampton City Council election]]
* [[2016 City of Wolverhampton Council election]]
* [[2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election]]
* [[2019 City of Wolverhampton Council election]]
* [[2021 City of Wolverhampton Council election]]
* [[2022 City of Wolverhampton Council election]]
* [[2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election]] (new ward boundaries)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polling District Review Consultation - City of Wolverhampton Council - Citizen Space |url=https://consultation.wolverhampton.gov.uk/electoral-services/polling-district-review-consultation/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=consultation.wolverhampton.gov.uk}}</ref>
*[[2024 City of Wolverhampton Council election]]


==Borough result maps==
[[Wolverhampton Council election 1998]]
<gallery>

[[Wolverhampton Council election 1999]]
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2004 map.svg|2004 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2006 map.svg|2006 results map

[[Wolverhampton Council election 2000]]
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2007 map.svg|2007 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2008 map.svg|2008 results map

[[Wolverhampton Council election 2002]]
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2010 map.svg|2010 results map
File:Wolverhampton wards 2011.png|2011 results map

[[Wolverhampton Council election 2003]]
File:Wolverhampton wards 2012.png|2012 results map
File:Wolverhampton wards 2014.png|2014 results map

[[Wolverhampton Council election 2004]]
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2015 map.svg|2015 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2016 map.svg|2016 results map

[[Wolverhampton Council election 2006]]
File:Wolverhampton UK election 2018 map.svg|2018 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2019 map.svg|2019 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2021 map.svg|2021 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK local election 2022 map.svg|2022 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK ward map 2023.svg|2023 results map
File:Wolverhampton UK ward map 2024.svg|2024 results map
</gallery>


==By-election results==
==By-election results==
===1994–1998===

{{Template:Election box begin | title=Heath Town By-Election [[17 October]] [[1996]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[Heath Town]] By-Election 17 October 1996}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
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|candidate =
|candidate = Greg Brackenridge
|votes = 1,172
|votes = 1,172
|percentage = 63.8
|percentage = 63.8
|change =
|change =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate = Peter O'Connell
|votes = 227
|votes = 227
|percentage = 12.4
|percentage = 12.4
|change =
|change =
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{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 735
|votes = 735
|percentage = 40.0
|percentage = 40.0
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|change =
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{{Template:Election box turnout|
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|votes = 1,836
|votes = 1,836
|percentage = 22.8
|percentage = 22.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Template:Election box begin | title=Ettingshall By-Election [[10 July]] [[1997]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[Ettingshall]] By-Election 10 July 1997}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate = Alan Smith
|votes = 949
|votes = 949
|percentage = 72.9
|percentage = 72.9
|change = -5.1
|change = -5.1
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate = Simon Jevon
|votes = 223
|votes = 223
|percentage = 17.1
|percentage = 17.1
|change = +0.7
|change = +0.7
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}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate =
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|change = +4.3
|change = +4.3
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}}
{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 726
|votes = 726
|percentage = 55.8
|percentage = 55.8
|change =
|change =
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{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,302
|votes = 1,302
|percentage = 16.1
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
|change =
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}}
{{Template:Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}


{{Template:Election box begin | title=Merry Hill By-Election [[25 September]] [[1997]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[Merry Hill, Wolverhampton|Merry Hill]] By-Election 25 September 1997}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate = Robert Hart
|votes = 1,395
|votes = 1,395
|percentage = 51.7
|percentage = 51.7
|change = +3.6
|change = +3.6
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate =
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|change = -5.3
|change = -5.3
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate =
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|change = +1.6
|change = +1.6
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 392
|votes = 392
|percentage = 14.5
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
|change =
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{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,696
|votes = 2,696
|percentage =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}


===1998–2002===
{{Template:Election box begin | title=Fallings Park By-Election [[10 June]] [[1999]]}}
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{{Election box begin | title=[[Fallings Park]] By-Election 10 June 1999}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =
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|change = -2.9
|change = -2.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|candidate =
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|change = +2.4
|change = +2.4
}}
}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate =
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|change = +11.2
|change = +11.2
}}
}}
{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 100
|votes = 100
|percentage = 5.0
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
|change =
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{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,007
|votes = 2,007
|percentage =
|percentage =
|change =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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===2002–2006===
{{Template:Election box begin | title=Tettenhall Regis By-Election [[13 March]] [[2003]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[Tettenhall Regis]] By-Election 13 March 2003<ref name=regis>{{cite web | url = http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/local/results/tett_by.htm | title = Tettenhall Regis Ward By-Election Results – 13 March 2003 | access-date = 30 August 2009 | work = Wolverhampton City Council | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612061628/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/local/results/tett_by.htm | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>}}
{{Template:Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Yardley
|candidate = Jonathan Yardley
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|change = +0.1
|change = +0.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Jenkins
|candidate = Ian Jenkins
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|change = +7.3
|change = +7.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Stafford
|candidate = Michael Stafford
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|change = -7.4
|change = -7.4
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{{Template:Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 848
|votes = 848
|percentage = 41.5
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|change =
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{{Template:Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,048
|votes = 2,048
|percentage = 22.5
|percentage = 22.5
|change =
|change =
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{{Template:Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box end}}

===2006–2010===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Wednesfield North]] By-Election 23 October 2008<ref name=scandal>{{cite news | title = Tories hold 'scandal' seats | work = [[Birmingham Mail]] | page = 3 | date = 24 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name=october>{{cite web | url = http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/by/231008/byelectionresults.htm | title = By Election Results – 23 October 2008 | access-date = 30 August 2009 | work = Wolverhampton City Council | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612061647/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/by/231008/byelectionresults.htm | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Clarke
|votes = 1,295
|percentage = 45.3
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Jones
|votes = 1,072
|percentage = 37.5
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Dennis Organ
|votes = 337
|percentage = 11.8
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Jenkins
|votes = 156
|percentage = 5.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 223
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,860
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Wednesfield South]] By-Election 23 October 2008<ref name=scandal/><ref name=october/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Dobb
|votes = 1,123
|percentage = 45.2
|change = -16.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Hardacre
|votes = 867
|percentage = 34.9
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = David Bradnock
|votes = 358
|percentage = 14.4
|change = +14.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Steatham
|votes = 134
|percentage = 5.4
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 256
|percentage = 10.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,482
|percentage = 28.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Heath Town]] By-Election 5 February 2009<ref name=heath>{{cite web | url = http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/by/050209/result.htm | title = Results – Heath Town by-election | access-date = 30 August 2009 | work = Wolverhampton City Council | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612061723/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/by/050209/result.htm | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Milkinderpal Jaspal
|votes = 621
|percentage = 49.1
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Madeleine Wilson
|votes = 497
|percentage = 39.3
|change = -14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Birch
|votes = 147
|percentage = 11.6
|change = +11.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 124
|percentage = 9.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,265
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Ettingshall]] By-Election 26 March 2009<ref name=ettingshall>{{cite web | url = http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/by/260309/result.htm | title = Results – Ettingshall by-election, March 26, 2009 | access-date = 30 August 2009 | work = Wolverhampton City Council | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612061739/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/by/260309/result.htm | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Samuels
|votes = 1,274
|percentage = 58.8
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arun Photay
|votes = 449
|percentage = 20.7
|change = -3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephanie Kerrigan
|votes = 366
|percentage = 16.9
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jaswinder Tinsa
|votes = 77
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 825
|percentage = 38.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,166
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2010–2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Bilston North (ward)|Bilston North]] By-Election 29 July 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Bilston North by-election, July 29, 2010|url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/council/elections/by/290710/results.htm|publisher=Wolverhampton City Council|access-date=19 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205052259/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/council/elections/by/290710/results.htm|archive-date=5 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Leach
|votes = 1,292
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marlene Berry
|votes = 460
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Stewart Gardner
|votes = 131
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Barry Hodgson
|votes = 55
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Darren Friel
|votes = 52
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 832
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,993
|percentage = 22.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Graiseley]] By-Election 15 September 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Graiseley by-election, September 15, 2011|url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/council/elections/by/150911/results.htm|publisher=Wolverhampton City Council|access-date=19 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205112259/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/council/elections/by/150911/results.htm|archive-date=5 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jacqueline Sweetman
|votes = 1,527
|percentage = 64.7
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Mellor
|votes = 591
|percentage = 25.0
|change = +8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Birch
|votes = 177
|percentage = 7.5
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Don Cooper
|votes = 65
|percentage = 2.8
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 936
|percentage = 39.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,369
|percentage = 28.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -4.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[Park (Wolverhampton ward)|Park]] By-Election 15 November 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Park Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/1309/#2012-11-15 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Craig Collingswood
|votes = 1,023
|percentage = 58.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Brewer
|votes = 482
|percentage = 27.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roger Gray
|votes = 179
|percentage = 10.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Don Cooper
|votes = 81
|percentage = 4.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 538
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,815
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Blakenhall]] By-Election 2 May 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Blakenhall Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/1299/#2013-05-02 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harbans Singh Bagri
|votes = 1,934
|percentage = 76.5
|change = -9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Mackintosh
|votes = 263
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Dion
|votes = 242
|percentage = 9.6
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Birch
|votes = 89
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,671
|percentage = 66.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,528
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2022–2026===
{{Election box begin | title=[[East Park (ward)|East Park]] By-Election 7 April 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — East Park Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/1302/#2022-04-07 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lovinyer Daley
|votes = 783
|percentage = 65.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Hall
|votes = 412
|percentage = 32.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 371
|percentage = 32.94
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,195
|percentage = 13.18
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Bushbury South and Low Hill]] By-Election 28 September 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Bushbury South and Low Hill by-election - Thursday 28 September |url=https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/your-council-and-meetings/elections-and-voting/bushbury-south-and-low-hill-ward-by-election|website=www.wolverhampton.gov.uk|access-date=29 September 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Brookfield
|votes = 686
|percentage = 59.2
|change = -5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rob Williams
|votes = 256
|percentage = 22.1
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Jenkins
|votes = 139
|percentage = 12.0
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mohammed Naseem
|votes = 78
|percentage = 6.7
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 430
|percentage = 37.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,159
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Bilston North (ward)|Bilston North]] By-Election 31 October 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilston North Ward by Election|url=https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/your-council-and-meetings/elections-and-voting/bilston-north-ward-election|website=www.wolverhampton.gov.uk|access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Anita Stanley
|votes = 652
|percentage = 34.8
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Luke Matthew Guy
|votes = 471
|percentage = 25.2
|change = -46.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Hardev Singh
|votes = 438
|percentage = 23.4
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Randle
|votes = 257
|percentage = 13.7
|change = -15.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Julian Martin Donald
|votes = 55
|percentage = 2.9
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 181
|percentage = 9.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,873
|percentage = 19.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Reform UK
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cw.stm Wolverhampton election results]
* [http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm By-election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm |date=29 March 2010 }}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk Wolverhampton Council]
*[http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk City of Wolverhampton Council]

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Latest revision as of 13:34, 3 December 2024

Seats by parties in Wolverhampton council after each election from 1973 to 2023.

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

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Borough result maps

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By-election results

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1994–1998

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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

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Fallings Park By-Election 10 June 1999
Party Candidate 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  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.
  4. ^ a b "Tories hold 'scandal' seats". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2008. p. 3.
  5. ^ a b "By Election Results – 23 October 2008". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Results – Heath Town by-election". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  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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