1996 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council, gaining seven seats at the expense of the Conservative group.

Composition

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Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1996[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 46 7 0 +7 76.67
  Conservative 12 0 -7 -7 20.00
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 0 0 3.33

Ward results

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Bilston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Collingswood 1549
Liberal Democrats Mrs A E Ramsbottom 407
Conservative E Topliss 267
Majority 1142
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Stringer 2026
Conservative F Haley 788
Liberal Democrats I Ellis 282
Majority 1238
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Blakenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Jones 2465
Conservative W Sandhu 645
Liberal Democrats R Gray 238
Majority 1820
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K Stelfox 1592
Conservative Charles Brueton 1464
Liberal Democrats C Jenkins 236
Majority 123
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
East Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs Pat Byrne 2086
Conservative L Berry 386
Liberal Democrats T O'Brien 158
Majority 1700
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Johnson 1723
Conservative M Hanson 362
Liberal Democrats M Heap 125
Majority 1361
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Dougherty 1786
Conservative K Hodges 918
Liberal A Bourke 336
Majority 868
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Graiseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L Moore 2372
Conservative N Patten 1432
Liberal Democrats M Millar 304
Majority 940
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Heath Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L Turner 1394
Liberal C Hallmark 518
Conservative G Wright 314
Majority 876
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J McCallum 1676
Conservative P Topliss 302
Liberal Democrats D E Iles 228
Majority 1374
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Christine Mills 1898
Labour C Matthews 1677
Liberal Democrats J White 375
Majority 221
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Allen 1820
Conservative P O'Connell 1073
Liberal Democrats I Jenkins 327
Majority 747
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Edmondson 2208
Conservative M Griffiths 1777
Liberal Democrats B Lewis 380
Majority 431
Labour hold Swing
Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Hart 2058
Labour A Convery 1713
Liberal Democrats P Beeston 458
Majority 345
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitehouse 2403
Labour E Brookes 1469
Conservative C Haynes 229
Majority 934
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Duhra 2022
Conservative T Perkins 421
Liberal Democrats D Murray 413
Majority 1601
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Doreen Seiboth 1672
Liberal Democrats L MacLean 1347
Labour J Jaspal 597
Majority 325
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Wynne 2385
Labour S Tracey 1008
Liberal Democrats P Bennett 361
Majority 1377
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Stafford-Good 2015
Conservative Andrew Dawson 955
Liberal M Pearson 432
Majority 1060
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wednesfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Hall 1822
Conservative S Jevon 939
Liberal Democrats J Steatham 241
Majority 883
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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