1996 UK local government 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
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 39
- Conservative Party 19
- Liberal Democrat 2
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 46
- Conservative Party 12
- Liberal Democrat 2
Election result
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
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
- ^ "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2024.