2008 Wolverhampton City Council election
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Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 1 May 2008 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour group lost overall control after losing eight seats across the City.[1]
Turnout across the City was 34.6%, with variations in turnout ranging from 22.1% in the Bushbury South & Low Hill ward up to 45.4% in Tettenhall Wightwick.
Following the election, an alliance between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups was formed, ending 14 years of Labour Party rule.
Composition
[edit]Due to the only Liberal Councillor officially joining the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Democrats had increased their number of Councillors in 2007 from 3 to 4.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
Following the election, the composition of the council is:
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 28 | 0 | -8 | -8 | 46 | 34.4 | 21300 | -3244 | |
Conservative | 27 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 45 | 48.2 | 29833 | +5763 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8 | 15.6 | 9630 | +482 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1158 | -1964 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 340 | -252 | |
Equal Parenting Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 101 | +101 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1808 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Turner | 1168 | 47.2 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Nick Thompson | 969 | 39.1 | +13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Cockayne | 339 | 13.7 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 199 | 7.98 | |||
Turnout | 2476 | 26.2 | −3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Fellows | 1272 | 44.6 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Trudy Bowen | 1180 | 41.4 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Lawrence | 209 | 7.3 | −1.4 | |
Green | Edward Clarke | 189 | 6.6 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 92 | 3.21 | |||
Turnout | 2850 | 31.8 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Rowley | 1855 | 56.7 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Avtar Sidhu | 1218 | 37.2 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frances Heap | 198 | 6.1 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 637 | 19.5 | |||
Turnout | 3271 | 37.9 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carl Husted | 1723 | 47.9 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Paula Brookfield | 1024 | 28.5 | +1.1 | |
BNP | Simon Patten | 580 | 16.1 | −6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Bem | 269 | 7.5 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 699 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 3596 | 39.0 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Bilson | 982 | 48.0 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Annette Pugh | 751 | 36.7 | +13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 311 | 15.2 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 231 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 2044 | 22.1 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Hall | 1309 | 46.6 | +25.7 | |
Labour | Patricia Byrne | 975 | 34.7 | −11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Friel | 528 | 18.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 334 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 2812 | 31.5 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bishan Dass | 1546 | 58.5 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Ranjit Kaur | 648 | 24.5 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray | 448 | 17.0 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 898 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 2642 | 28.2 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wilson | 1536 | 49.7 | +18.5 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Foster | 1239 | 40.1 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Birch | 316 | 10.2 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 297 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 3091 | 34.0 | −1.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Reynolds | 1603 | 49.5 | −7.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Armstrong | 1227 | 37.9 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 409 | 12.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 376 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 3239 | 36.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Findlay | 1063 | 54.1 | +29.9 | |
Labour | Milkinderpal Jaspal | 903 | 45.9 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 160 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 1966 | 25.7 | −2.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 13.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Pask | 2391 | 67.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Navjit Rana | 677 | 19.2 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Pringle | 466 | 13.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1714 | 48.5 | |||
Turnout | 3534 | 37.5 | 0.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Brewer | 1591 | 51.1 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Christine Irvine | 1277 | 41.0 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 247 | 7.9 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 314 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 3115 | 34.0 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Claire Darke | 1490 | 42.0 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Jennifer Cromie | 1117 | 31.5 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Arun Photay | 940 | 26.5 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 373 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 3547 | 41.7 | −2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Bradley | 2731 | 66.1 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Ricky Chima | 946 | 22.9 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | June Hemsley | 452 | 10.9 | −11.6 | |
Majority | 1785 | 43.2 | |||
Turnout | 4129 | 41.2 | −1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitehouse | 1987 | 64.3 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Mangoo Mal | 583 | 18.9 | −7.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Dobb | 519 | 16.8 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 1404 | 45.5 | |||
Turnout | 3089 | 34.8 | +1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Lawrence | 964 | 44.7 | −11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Zahid Shah | 811 | 37.6 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Catherine Bisbey | 381 | 17.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 153 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 2156 | 29.9 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Davis | 2822 | 73.9 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Julie Hodgkiss | 643 | 16.8 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Fellows | 352 | 9.2 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 2179 | 57.1 | |||
Turnout | 3817 | 41.3 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Stevenson | 3149 | 76.0 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Jagnandan Ghera | 491 | 11.9 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Sinclair | 401 | 9.7 | +1.2 | |
Equal Parenting Alliance | Raymond Barry | 101 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 2658 | 64.2 | |||
Turnout | 4142 | 45.4 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hazel Keirle | 1699 | 45.2 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Philip Bateman | 1296 | 34.5 | +4.7 | |
BNP | Dennis Organ | 578 | 15.4 | −6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 186 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 403 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 3759 | 41.5 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Jevon | 1894 | 61.4 | +18.4 | |
Labour | Helen King | 831 | 26.9 | −10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 211 | 6.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Stuart Hinde | 151 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 1063 | 34.4 | |||
Turnout | 3087 | 35.5 | −1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 14.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Labour suffers Wolverhampton loss". BBC News. 2 May 2008.