Wolverhampton City Council election, 2007
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Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2007 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 40
- Conservative Party 15
- Liberal Democrat 2
- Liberal 1
- Independent 2
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 36
- Conservative Party 19
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Liberal 1
- Independent 1
Election result
Wolverhampton Local Election Result 2007 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 36 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 60 | 38.32 | 24544 | |||
Conservative | 19 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 31.67 | 37.58 | 24070 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 14.39 | 9216 | |||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 0.87 | 559 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.87 | 3122 | |||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1.67 | 2.82 | 1808 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | 592 | |||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Miles | 1304 | 46.73 | ||
Conservative | Ann Modi | 709 | 25.41 | ||
Independent | Tom Fellows | 558 | 20.00 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Adam Birch | 208 | 7.45 | ||
Majority | 595 | 21.33 | |||
Turnout | 2,790 | 29.70 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Constable | 1260 | 45.00 | ||
Conservative | Gill Fellows | 1051 | 37.54 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Mehmi | 243 | 8.68 | ||
Green | Eddie Clarke | 231 | 8.25 | ||
Majority | 209 | 7.46 | |||
Turnout | 2,800 | 31.37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Jones | 2137 | 63.30 | ||
Conservative | Sid Sidhu | 980 | 29.03 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Frances Heap | 240 | 7.10 | ||
Majority | 1157 | 34.27 | |||
Turnout | 3,376 | 39.44 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Pugh | 1312 | 37.25 | ||
Labour | Michael Hardacre | 944 | 26.80 | ||
BNP | Simon Patten | 790 | 22.43 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James Lindly | 466 | 13.23 | ||
Majority | 368 | 10.45 | |||
Turnout | 3,522 | 38.68 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter O'Neill | 1186 | 55.73 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Brewer | 493 | 23.17 | ||
BNP | Sandra Newman | 236 | 11.09 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Jenkins | 207 | 9.72 | ||
Majority | 693 | 32.56 | |||
Turnout | 2,128 | 23.31 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Francis Docherty | 1182 | 46.17 | ||
Conservative | Peter Dobb | 531 | 20.74 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Darren Friel | 436 | 17.03 | ||
Independent | Stephen Hall | 402 | 15.70 | ||
Majority | 651 | 25.43 | |||
Turnout | 2,560 | 28.76 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Smith | 1923 | 66.77 | ||
Conservative | John Corns | 564 | 19.58 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Eileen Birch | 378 | 13.12 | ||
Majority | 1359 | 47.19 | |||
Turnout | 2,880 | 30.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Valerie Evans | 1386 | 42.82 | ||
Conservative | Hazel Keirle | 1008 | 31.14 | ||
BNP | Dennis Organ | 577 | 17.83 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Birch | 263 | 8.12 | ||
Majority | 378 | 11.68 | |||
Turnout | 3,237 | 35.97 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elias Mattu | 2082 | 56.41 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Revell | 1184 | 32.08 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bryan Lewis | 405 | 10.97 | ||
Majority | 898 | 24.33 | |||
Turnout | 3,691 | 41.38 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leslie Turner | 921 | 43.06 | ||
Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 559 | 26.13 | ||
Conservative | Lucie Turner | 514 | 24.03 | ||
Independent | David Jack | 135 | 6.31 | ||
Majority | 362 | 16.92 | |||
Turnout | 2,139 | 28.25 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Haynes | 2236 | 62.32 | ||
Labour | Muhammad Yaseen | 797 | 22.21 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Edward Pringle | 539 | 15.02 | ||
Majority | 1439 | 40.11 | |||
Turnout | 3,588 | 38.16 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bisbey | 1458 | 49.00 | ||
Labour | Ian Brookfield | 1249 | 41.97 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Steatham | 258 | 8.66 | ||
Majority | 209 | 7.02 | |||
Turnout | 2,976 | 32.67 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 9.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robin Lawrence | 1340 | 35.11 | ||
Labour | Sandra Samuels | 1204 | 31.55 | ||
Conservative | Carl Husted | 946 | 24.80 | ||
Green | Stuart Hinde | 196 | 5.14 | ||
Independent | Marie Darke | 110 | 2.88 | ||
Majority | 136 | 3.56 | |||
Turnout | 3,816 | 44.57 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Parambir Singh | 2026 | 46.93 | ||
Labour | Ricky Chima | 1304 | 30.21 | ||
Liberal Democrat | June Hemsley | 968 | 22.42 | ||
Majority | 722 | 16.72 | |||
Turnout | 4,317 | 43.44 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Michael Heap | 1884 | 59.25 | ||
Labour | William Langford | 826 | 25.97 | ||
Conservative | Brian Fellows | 371 | 11.67 | ||
Independent | Nichola Jack | 90 | 2.83 | ||
Majority | 1058 | 33.27 | |||
Turnout | 3,180 | 36.17 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Surjan Duhra | 1156 | 56.03 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alexandra Lawrence | 403 | 19.53 | ||
Conservative | Didar Singh | 334 | 16.19 | ||
Green | Malcolm Verrall | 165 | 7.99 | ||
Majority | 753 | 36.50 | |||
Turnout | 2,063 | 28.03 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathon Yardley | 2695 | 70.70 | ||
Labour | Julie Hodgkiss | 693 | 18.18 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Colin Ross | 412 | 10.80 | ||
Majority | 2002 | 52.52 | |||
Turnout | 3,812 | 41.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Thompson | 2942 | 70.15 | ||
Labour | Malcolm Freeman | 640 | 15.26 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Roger Gray | 356 | 8.49 | ||
BNP | Phillip Bland | 248 | 5.91 | ||
Majority | 2302 | 54.89 | |||
Turnout | 4,194 | 45.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Quarmby | 1327 | 35.58 | ||
Labour | Dave Jones | 1140 | 30.56 | ||
BNP | Arthur Newman | 844 | 22.63 | ||
Independent | Irene Dodd | 513 | 13.75 | ||
Majority | 187 | 5.01 | |||
Turnout | 3,370 | 41.30 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Bourne | 1389 | 42.82 | ||
Labour | Helen King | 1210 | 37.30 | ||
BNP | Steven Haddon | 427 | 13.16 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carole Jenkins | 210 | 6.47 | ||
Majority | 179 | 5.52 | |||
Turnout | 3,244 | 37.31 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Number of candidates
Of the main political parties, both the Conservative Party and Labour Party fielded a full slate of 20 candidates each.
The Liberal Democrats fielded 18 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in both Wednesfield North and Heath Town wards.
One independent candidate stood in each of the following 6 wards:
- Bilston East
- East Park
- Heath Town
- Park
- Spring Vale
- Wednesfield North
The British National Party fielded 6 candidates, one candidate in each of the following wards:
- Bushbury North
- Bushbury South & Low Hill
- Fallings Park
- Tettenhall Wightwick
- Wednesfield North
- Wednesfield South
The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 3 wards:
- Bilston North
- Park
- St Peter's
The Liberal Party stood in only one ward, Heath Town.