2016 City of Wolverhampton Council election

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The 2016 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of City of Wolverhampton Council in England. [1] 20 seats are being contested in total (one third of the Council). [2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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The ward of Tettenhall Regis is notable for having two Conservative Party candidates nominated for a single seat. The Conservative Party confirmed that Udey Singh was the official candidate, and the additional nomination for Mark Evans, the incumbent retiring Councillor, was an 'administrative error'. [3]

Ward results

Bilston East

Bilston East 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Payal Bedi-Chadha1,09450.18
UKIP Tom Fellows79136.28
Conservative David Mackintosh29513.53
Majority30313.90
Turnout 2,180
Labour hold Swing

[4]

Bilston North

Bilston North 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Mary Leach1,37260.92
UKIP Ray Hollington49521.98
Conservative Peter William Dobb38517.10
Majority87738.94
Turnout 2,252
Labour hold Swing

[5]

Blakenhall

Blakenhall 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Jeffery Rowley 1,943 59.04
Independent Bhajan Singh79924.28
Conservative Sera Singh Aulakh54916.68
Majority1,14434.76
Turnout 3,291
Labour hold Swing

[6]

Bushbury North

Bushbury North 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Malcolm1,07443.3
Conservative Andrew William McNeil75630.5
UKIP Gerard Fletcher52321.1
Green Michelle Webster632.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Clive Jenkins622.5
Majority318
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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Bushbury South and Low Hill

Bushbury South and Low Hill 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Alan Bilson1,24469
Conservative Simon Mark Hewitt38621.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Jenkins1729.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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East Park

East Park 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anwen Dawn Muston 1,02254.6
UKIP James Leyshon38621.3
Conservative Aaron Andrew Hall30316.7
Green Terry Hancox502.8
Independent William of Shropshire502.8
Majority636
Labour hold Swing

Ettingshall

Ettingshall 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zee Russell1,72470.1
Conservative Adam Ansari39416
Socialist Labour Jennifer Cooper34313.9
Majority1,330
Labour hold Swing

Fallings Park

Fallings Park 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Brookfield1,17153.6
UKIP Tracey Dawn Jukes45720.9
Conservative Giuliano Ivanov Pisarski43620
Liberal Democrats Peter Nixon1205.5
Majority714
Labour hold Swing

Graiseley

Graiseley 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Charles Reynolds1,90070.8
Conservative Jas Boparai49718.5
Green David John Belcher1686.3
Liberal Democrats Kieran Patrick Smith1204.5
Majority1,403
Labour hold Swing

Heath Town

Heath Town 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jasbir Kaur Jaspal1,09757.4
Conservative Fortune Sibanda47124.7
TUSC Jarrad Williams1779.3
Liberal Democrats Alan William Bamber1658.6
Majority626
Labour hold Swing

Merry Hill

Merry Hill 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan David Bolshaw1,35244.2
Conservative Carl James Husted1,33843.8
Green Henry Obi2086.8
Liberal Democrats Jessica Rose Pringle1585.2
Majority14
Labour hold Swing

Oxley

Oxley 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Margaret Miles1,38459
Conservative Neil David Turner71830.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Edward Quarmby24510.4
Majority666
Labour hold Swing

Park

Park 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Darke 1,51158.4
Conservative Kamran Khan68426.5
Green Andrea Cantrill2288.8
Liberal Democrats Bryan Hamer Lewis1636.3
Majority827
Labour hold Swing

Penn

Penn 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Wintour Waite 1,729 45.70
Conservative Simon Bennett1,46138.62
UKIP Barry Hodgson42311.18
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey William Hemsley1704.49
Majority2687.08
Turnout 3,783
Labour hold Swing

Spring Vale

Spring Vale 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mak Singh1,04841.5
UKIP Hazel Thomas82932.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Rheannon May Quarmby42616.9
Conservative Savita Sehdev2228.8
Majority819
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Peter’s

St Peter’s 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Charles Lawrence1,15056.6
Conservative Sohail Khan70934.9
Green Rachel Arnold1738.5
Majority443
Labour hold Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Tettenhall Regis 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Udey Singh 1,045 34.56
Labour Chester Morrison97032.08
UKIP Doug Hope45415.01
Conservative Mark Evans41513.72
Liberal Democrats Peter Hollis1404.63
Majority752.48
Turnout 3,024
Conservative hold Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick

Tettenhall Wightwick 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arun Photay1,93859.9
Labour Phil Walker90528
Liberal Democrats Frances Kathleen Heap2086.4
Green John Pit1845.7
Majority1,033
Conservative hold Swing

Wednesfield North

Wednesfield North 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Thomas Alexander Bateman MBE1,61565.8
Conservative Andrew Scott Randle64126.1
Green Lee Harris2008.1
Majority974
Labour hold Swing

Wednesfield South

Wednesfield South 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Christine Brookfield1,54062.4
Conservative Steve Hall92837.6
Majority612
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections 2016". City of Wolverhampton Council. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tettenhall Regis: 'Error' sees two Tory candidates for same seat". BBC. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bilston East Results".
  5. ↑ "Bilston North Results".
  6. ↑ "Blakenhall Results 2016".
  7. ↑ "Bushbury North Results 2016".
  8. ↑ "Bushbury South and Low Hill Results 2016".
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