The 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of City of Wolverhampton Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results edit
Labour strengthened its position and subsequently its majority, after winning Spring Vale from UKIP of which was the party's only ever seat in the City and also gaining the once Conservative stronghold of Penn, marking the 1st time ever that Labour have had 2 out of the 3 seats, in the ward as mentioned.
The election also saw the first victory of the Conservative's Jane Stevenson within the Tettenhall Wightwick ward, who then was elected as Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East, at the 2019 United Kingdom general election.[2]
The Composition of the Council as a result of May 3, 2018 stood at:
Affiliation | Members[3] | ||
---|---|---|---|
Elected as of 2018 | |||
Labour | 51 | ||
Conservative | 9 | ||
Total number of seats | 60 | ||
Actual majority | 42 |
The specific change in seats, from the election was:
Labour - 51 (+2 Seats)
Conservative - 9 (-1 Seats)
UKIP - 0 (-1 Seat)
Results Breakdown - parties who stood no candidates in this election, but did in 2016 are not shown in the table
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 86.36 | 58.04 | 32,491 | +5,646 | |
Conservative | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 13.64 | 33.69 | 18,860 | -4,289 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 2,437 | +288 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 1,418 | +144 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.93 | 521 | -3,837 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 249 | -600 |
Candidates edit
Bilston East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Simkins | 1,327 | 65 | ||
Conservative | Gillian Timms | 423 | 21 | ||
UKIP | Tom Fellows | 290 | 14 |
Bilston North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Page | 1,333 | 67 | ||
Conservative | Simon Hibell | 547 | 27 | ||
Green | Terry Hancox | 110 | 6 |
Blakenhall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jasbinder Dehar | 2,105 | 68 | ||
Conservative | Sera Aulakh | 838 | 27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Bentley | 168 | 5 |
Bushbury North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Butt | 1,143 | 47 | ||
Conservative | Neville Patten | 1,079 | 45 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 96 | 4 | ||
Green | Michelle Webster | 96 | 4 |
Bushbury South and Low Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Sweet | 1,270 | 70 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Brewer | 431 | 24 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Bamber | 113 | 6 |
East Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Inston | 1,208 | 67 | ||
Conservative | Suria Photay | 353 | 20 | ||
Independent | Steve Hall | 249 | 13 |
Ettingshall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Beverley Momenabadi | 2,306 | 79 | ||
Conservative | Adam Ansari | 398 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Murray | 200 | 7 |
Fallings Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Evans | 1,247 | 62 | ||
Conservative | Josh Moreton | 639 | 32 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Nixon | 122 | 6 |
Graiseley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asha Mattu | 1,926 | 65 | ||
Labour | Jacqueline Sweetman | 1,775 | 60 | ||
Conservative | Kamran Khan | 717 | 24 | ||
Conservative | Safyaan Salim | 619 | 21 | ||
Green | Amy Bertaut | 232 | 8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Ball | 187 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 156 | 5 |
Heath Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caroline Siarkiewicz | 1,454 | 71 | ||
Conservative | Fortune Sibanda | 584 | 29 |
Merry Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Bennett | 1,622 | 53 | ||
Labour | Wayne O'Brien | 1,299 | 43 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nirmal Singh | 125 | 4 |
Oxley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Roberts | 1,221 | 53 | ||
Labour | Clare Simm | 1,105 | 48 | ||
Conservative | Andrew McNeil | 771 | 34 | ||
Conservative | Zahid Shah | 585 | 25 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 272 | 12 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leyla Abbes | 190 | 8 | ||
Green | Helen Tudor | 155 | 7 |
Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Craig Collingswood | 1,745 | 62 | ||
Conservative | Dan Preston | 711 | 25 | ||
Green | David Belcher | 192 | 7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nick Machnik-Foster | 168 | 6 |
Penn edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Celia Hibbert | 1,823 | 48 | ||
Conservative | David Mackintosh | 1,802 | 47 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hollis | 173 | 5 |
Spring Vale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara McGarrity | 1,469 | 69 | ||
Conservative | Ajaz Ali | 665 | 35 |
St Peter’s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Obaida Ahmed | 1,717 | 74 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Sohaib | 356 | 15 | ||
Green | Rachel Arnold | 145 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Natasha Allmark | 94 | 5 |
Tettenhall Regis edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sohail Khan | 1,568 | 52 | ||
Labour | Chester Morrison | 1,120 | 37 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julian Donald | 220 | 7 | ||
Green | Clive Wood | 120 | 4 |
Tettenhall Wightwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Stevenson | 2,373 | 69 | ||
Labour | Yaseen Khan | 732 | 21 | ||
Green | Andrea Cantrill | 160 | 5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Marsh | 153 | 4 |
Wednesfield North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Bateman | 1,242 | 54 | ||
Conservative | David Hunt | 749 | 33 | ||
UKIP | Eddie Szwarc | 231 | 10 | ||
Green | Lee Harris | 67 | 3 |
Wednesfield South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Greg Brackenridge | 1,466 | 57 | ||
Conservative | Ranjit Dhillon | 974 | 38 | ||
Green | Zak Roche | 141 | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "Local Election 2018". wolverhampton.gov.uk. City of Wolverhampton Council. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Current State of the Parties". wolverhampton.gov.uk/home. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "City Council Elections 2018". Wolverhampton City Council.