2007 Wolverhampton City Council election
Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2007 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
Composition
[edit]Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 40
- Conservative Party 15
- Liberal Democrat 2
- Liberal 1
- Independent 2
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 36
- Conservative Party 19
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Liberal 1
- Independent 1
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | /− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 36 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 60 | 38.32 | 24544 | ||
Conservative | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31.67 | 37.58 | 24070 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14.39 | 9216 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 0.87 | 559 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.87 | 3122 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1.67 | 2.82 | 1808 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | 592 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Miles | 1304 | 46.73 | ||
Conservative | Ann Modi | 709 | 25.41 | ||
Independent | Tom Fellows | 558 | 20.00 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adam Birch | 208 | 7.45 | ||
Majority | 595 | 21.33 | |||
Turnout | 2,790 | 29.70 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Constable | 1260 | 45.00 | ||
Conservative | Gill Fellows | 1051 | 37.54 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Mehmi | 243 | 8.68 | ||
Green | Eddie Clarke | 231 | 8.25 | ||
Majority | 209 | 7.46 | |||
Turnout | 2,800 | 31.37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Jones | 2137 | 63.30 | ||
Conservative | Sid Sidhu | 980 | 29.03 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frances Heap | 240 | 7.10 | ||
Majority | 1157 | 34.27 | |||
Turnout | 3,376 | 39.44 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Pugh | 1312 | 37.25 | ||
Labour | Michael Hardacre | 944 | 26.80 | ||
BNP | Simon Patten | 790 | 22.43 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Lindly | 466 | 13.23 | ||
Majority | 368 | 10.45 | |||
Turnout | 3,522 | 38.68 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter O'Neill | 1186 | 55.73 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Brewer | 493 | 23.17 | ||
BNP | Sandra Newman | 236 | 11.09 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 207 | 9.72 | ||
Majority | 693 | 32.56 | |||
Turnout | 2,128 | 23.31 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Francis Docherty | 1182 | 46.17 | ||
Conservative | Peter Dobb | 531 | 20.74 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Darren Friel | 436 | 17.03 | ||
Independent | Stephen Hall | 402 | 15.70 | ||
Majority | 651 | 25.43 | |||
Turnout | 2,560 | 28.76 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Smith | 1923 | 66.77 | ||
Conservative | John Corns | 564 | 19.58 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 378 | 13.12 | ||
Majority | 1359 | 47.19 | |||
Turnout | 2,880 | 30.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Valerie Evans | 1386 | 42.82 | ||
Conservative | Hazel Keirle | 1008 | 31.14 | ||
BNP | Dennis Organ | 577 | 17.83 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Birch | 263 | 8.12 | ||
Majority | 378 | 11.68 | |||
Turnout | 3,237 | 35.97 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elias Mattu | 2082 | 56.41 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Revell | 1184 | 32.08 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 405 | 10.97 | ||
Majority | 898 | 24.33 | |||
Turnout | 3,691 | 41.38 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leslie Turner | 921 | 43.06 | ||
Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 559 | 26.13 | ||
Conservative | Lucie Turner | 514 | 24.03 | ||
Independent | David Jack | 135 | 6.31 | ||
Majority | 362 | 16.92 | |||
Turnout | 2,139 | 28.25 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Haynes | 2236 | 62.32 | ||
Labour | Muhammad Yaseen | 797 | 22.21 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Edward Pringle | 539 | 15.02 | ||
Majority | 1439 | 40.11 | |||
Turnout | 3,588 | 38.16 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bisbey | 1458 | 49.00 | ||
Labour | Ian Brookfield | 1249 | 41.97 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 258 | 8.66 | ||
Majority | 209 | 7.02 | |||
Turnout | 2,976 | 32.67 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robin Lawrence | 1340 | 35.11 | ||
Labour | Sandra Samuels | 1204 | 31.55 | ||
Conservative | Carl Husted | 946 | 24.80 | ||
Green | Stuart Hinde | 196 | 5.14 | ||
Independent | Claire Darke | 110 | 2.88 | ||
Majority | 136 | 3.56 | |||
Turnout | 3,816 | 44.57 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Parambir Singh | 2026 | 46.93 | ||
Labour | Ricky Chima | 1304 | 30.21 | ||
Liberal Democrats | June Hemsley | 968 | 22.42 | ||
Majority | 722 | 16.72 | |||
Turnout | 4,317 | 43.44 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Heap | 1884 | 59.25 | ||
Labour | William Langford | 826 | 25.97 | ||
Conservative | Brian Fellows | 371 | 11.67 | ||
Independent | Nichola Jack | 90 | 2.83 | ||
Majority | 1058 | 33.27 | |||
Turnout | 3,180 | 36.17 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Surjan Duhra | 1156 | 56.03 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Lawrence | 403 | 19.53 | ||
Conservative | Didar Singh | 334 | 16.19 | ||
Green | Malcolm Verrall | 165 | 7.99 | ||
Majority | 753 | 36.50 | |||
Turnout | 2,063 | 28.03 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathon Yardley | 2695 | 70.70 | ||
Labour | Julie Hodgkiss | 693 | 18.18 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 412 | 10.80 | ||
Majority | 2002 | 52.52 | |||
Turnout | 3,812 | 41.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Thompson | 2942 | 70.15 | ||
Labour | Malcolm Freeman | 640 | 15.26 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray | 356 | 8.49 | ||
BNP | Phillip Bland | 248 | 5.91 | ||
Majority | 2302 | 54.89 | |||
Turnout | 4,194 | 45.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Quarmby | 1327 | 35.58 | ||
Labour | Dave Jones | 1140 | 30.56 | ||
BNP | Arthur Newman | 844 | 22.63 | ||
Independent | Irene Dodd | 513 | 13.75 | ||
Majority | 187 | 5.01 | |||
Turnout | 3,370 | 41.30 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Bourne | 1389 | 42.82 | ||
Labour | Helen King | 1210 | 37.30 | ||
BNP | Steven Haddon | 427 | 13.16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 210 | 6.47 | ||
Majority | 179 | 5.52 | |||
Turnout | 3,244 | 37.31 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Number of candidates
[edit]Of the main political parties, both the Conservative Party and Labour Party fielded a full slate of 20 candidates each.
The Liberal Democrats fielded 18 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in both Wednesfield North and Heath Town wards.
One independent candidate stood in each of the following 6 wards:
- Bilston East
- East Park
- Heath Town
- Park
- Spring Vale
- Wednesfield North
The British National Party fielded 6 candidates, one candidate in each of the following wards:
- Bushbury North
- Bushbury South & Low Hill
- Fallings Park
- Tettenhall Wightwick
- Wednesfield North
- Wednesfield South
The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 3 wards:
- Bilston North
- Park
- St Peter's
The Liberal Party stood in only one ward, Heath Town.