Local election in Wolverhampton, England
The 2024 City of Wolverhampton Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 60 members of City of Wolverhampton Council in the West Midlands were elected.
Background
Wolverhampton is a strong Labour council. The party have controlled the council for most of its history, only failing to win a majority in 1987, 1992, 2008, and 2010.[1] The 2023 election was for the entire council on new ward boundaries.[2] In that election, Labour won 47 seats with 57.2% of the vote, and the Conservatives won 13 with 37.0%.
The 2024 election was for seats held by councillors who were elected with the smallest number of votes.[3] Labour defended 15 seats and the Conservatives defended 5.[4]
Previous council composition
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[5] | After 2024 election[6] |
Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats |
| Labour | 47 | | Labour | 46 | | Labour | 47 |
| Conservative | 13 | | Conservative | 13 | | Conservative | 12 |
| Independent | 0 | | Independent | 1 | | Independent | 1 |
Changes 2023–2024:
- June 2023: Celia Hibbert suspended from Labour[7]
- July 2023: Ian Brookfield (Labour) dies; by-election held September 2023[8]
- September 2023: Paul Brookfield (Labour) wins by-election[9]
Results
Labour increased their majority on the council, gaining a seat from the Conservatives.[6]
2024 City of Wolverhampton Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 16 | +1 | 85.0 | 31 | 47 | 78.3 | 30,355 | 56.1 | –1.1 |
| Conservative | 4 | –1 | 15.0 | 8 | 12 | 20.0 | 17,667 | 32.7 | –4.3 |
| Independent | 0 | = | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 652 | 1.2 | +1.1 |
| Green | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,286 | 6.1 | +4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,949 | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| Party of Women | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 161 | 0.3 | N/A |
Ward results
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Bilston North
Bilston North[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Leigh New | 1,763 | 71.29 | +16.86 |
| Conservative | Audrey Okere | 710 | 28.71 | +1.18 |
Majority | 1,053 | 42.58 | |
Turnout | 2,473 | 26.47 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Bilston South
Bilston South[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rashpal Kaur* | 1,549 | 70.09 | +9.54 |
| Conservative | Lewis Wastell | 661 | 29.91 | +9.09 |
Majority | 888 | 40.18 | |
Turnout | 2,210 | 21.90 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blakenhall
Blakenhall[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Sally Green* | 2,244 | 75.07 | +11.15 |
| Conservative | Adam Ansari | 453 | 15.16 | −4.22 |
| Green | Stephen Petter | 126 | 4.22 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Bentley | 86 | 2.88 | −6.81 |
| Independent | Tracy Cooper | 80 | 2.67 | New |
Majority | 1,791 | 59.91 | |
Turnout | 2,989 | 34.52 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Bushbury North
Bushbury North[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Bennett* | 1,321 | 47.03 | +2.23 |
| Labour | Gary Edwards | 1,271 | 45.25 | +3.17 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Peck | 217 | 7.72 | −2.21 |
Majority | 50 | 1.78 | |
Turnout | 2,809 | 29.38 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bushbury South and Low Hill
Bushbury South and Low Hill[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Sweet* | 1,323 | 70.45 | +10.35 |
| Conservative | Rob Williams | 403 | 21.46 | −1.20 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Jenkins | 152 | 8.09 | −4.69 |
Majority | 920 | 48.99 | |
Turnout | 1,878 | 19.85 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
East Park
East Park[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Russell | 1,433 | 63.04 | +2.95 |
| Conservative | Joe Stepien | 379 | 23.00 | +5.41 |
| Independent | Steve Hall | 294 | 13.96 | +6.52 |
Majority | 1,054 | 40.04 | |
Turnout | 2,106 | 23.19 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall North
Ettingshall North[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Zee Russell* | 2,224 | 81.98 | +18.52 |
| Conservative | Amar Bhandal | 489 | 18.02 | −1.58 |
Majority | 1,735 | 63.96 | |
Turnout | 2,713 | 28.20 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall South and Spring Vale
Ettingshall South and Spring Vale[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Harbinder Singh* | 1,988 | 71.82 | +22.87 |
| Conservative | Sian Kumar | 780 | 28.18 | −5.70 |
Majority | 1,208 | 43.64 | |
Turnout | 2,768 | 29.46 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Fallings Park
Fallings Park[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Valerie Evans* | 1,299 | 56.75 | +4.32 |
| Conservative | Julia Dickens | 716 | 31.28 | −6.18 |
| Party of Women | Charlotte Hawkins | 161 | 7.03 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Nixon | 113 | 4.94 | −4.89 |
Majority | 583 | 25.47 | |
Turnout | 2,289 | 25.64 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Graiseley
Graiseley[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Jacqueline Sweetman* | 1,724 | 59.31 | −0.67 |
| Conservative | Tony Gething | 566 | 19.47 | −4.64 |
| Independent | Zahid Shah | 278 | 9.56 | New |
| Green | Amy Bertaut | 240 | 8.26 | −9.05 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jessica Pringle | 99 | 3.40 | New |
Majority | 1,158 | 39.84 | |
Turnout | 2,907 | 33.28 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Heath Town
Heath Town[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jaspreet Jaspal* | 1,305 | 64.35 | +10.56 |
| Conservative | Joe Banla | 432 | 21.30 | +0.23 |
| Green | Kwaku Tano-Yeboah | 193 | 9.52 | −9.89 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vikas Chopra | 98 | 4.83 | New |
Majority | 873 | 43.05 | |
Turnout | 2,028 | 23.55 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merry Hill
Merry Hill[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ben Evans | 1,540 | 47.65 | +6.50 |
| Conservative | Chris Haynes* | 1,459 | 45.14 | +0.84 |
| Green | Jennifer Hibell | 233 | 7.21 | −9.47 |
Majority | 81 | 2.51 | |
Turnout | 3,232 | 35.66 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Oxley
Oxley[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Barbara McGarrity* | 1,444 | 50.10 | +1.85 |
| Conservative | Adam Collinge | 1,032 | 35.81 | −2.82 |
| Green | Mia Clark | 266 | 9.23 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 140 | 4.86 | −4.57 |
Majority | 412 | 14.29 | |
Turnout | 2,882 | 27.85 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Park
Park[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Muhammad Nasim | 1,668 | 52.97 | −4.73 |
| Conservative | Surrinder Ram | 697 | 22.13 | −4.77 |
| Green | Paul Darke | 491 | 15.59 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 293 | 9.31 | −0.06 |
Majority | 971 | 30.84 | |
Turnout | 3,149 | 32.98 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penn
Penn[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Singh* | 1,733 | 45.26 | +2.74 |
| Labour Co-op | Kashmire Hawker | 1,656 | 43.25 | +1.95 |
| Green | Ayden Young | 330 | 8.62 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Khan | 110 | 2.87 | −7.65 |
Majority | 77 | 2.01 | |
Turnout | 3,829 | 39.45 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Peters
St Peters[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Iqra Tahir* | 1,249 | 51.40 | −9.41 |
| Green | Mohammed Naseem | 599 | 24.65 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | David Murray | 300 | 12.35 | −9.49 |
| Conservative | Gillian Timms | 282 | 11.60 | −4.54 |
Majority | 650 | 26.75 | |
Turnout | 2,430 | 27.51 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Regis
Tettenhall Regis[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Udey Singh* | 1,663 | 51.89 | +3.17 |
| Labour | Robert Siarkiewicz | 1,051 | 32.79 | −2.99 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Donald | 251 | 7.83 | −1.29 |
| Green | Don Gwinnett | 240 | 7.49 | New |
Majority | 612 | 19.10 | |
Turnout | 3,205 | 35.00 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Wightwick
Tettenhall Wightwick[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sally Garner | 2,228 | 63.03 | +3.75 |
| Labour | Bahadur Dehar | 950 | 26.87 | −2.74 |
| Green | Andrea Cantrill | 267 | 7.55 | −6.02 |
| Liberal Democrats | Arfan Khan | 90 | 2.55 | New |
Majority | 1,278 | 36.16 | |
Turnout | 3,535 | 39.69 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield North
Wednesfield North[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mary Bateman* | 1,431 | 66.10 | +12.52 |
| Conservative | Nathaniel Williams | 754 | 33.90 | −2.41 |
Majority | 677 | 32.20 | |
Turnout | 2,165 | 26.35 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield South
Wednesfield South[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jacqui Coogan* | 1,243 | 50.57 | +0.08 |
| Conservative | Pete Dickens | 914 | 37.18 | +1.05 |
| Green | Hardev Singh | 301 | 12.25 | New |
Majority | 329 | 13.39 | |
Turnout | 2,458 | 27.77 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
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- ^ Sweeney, Joe (18 November 2022). "Spotlight on Wolverhampton's boundary changes to rebalance voters". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "The Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/967, retrieved 16 April 2024
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