Wolverhampton council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 20 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
19
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 19 +1 32,041 57.8% +4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +1 18,804 33.9% +5.1
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 2,437 4.4% +0.1
Green Party 0 +0 1,418 2.6% +0.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 521 0.9% -7.7
Independent 0 +0 249 0.4% -1.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 22
Conservative and Unionist Party 22
Labour Party 22
Liberal Democrats 15
Green Party 10
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Independent 1

A party standing a full slate could field 22 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bilston East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Simkins Elected 1,327 65.0% +14.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Elizabeth Alexandria Timms 423 20.7% +7.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tom Fellows 290 14.2% -22.1
Majority904
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,040

Labour Party hold

Bilston North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Page Elected 1,333 67.0% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Thomas Hibell 547 27.5% +10.4
Green Party Terry Hancox 110 5.5% —
Majority786
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,990

Labour Party hold

Blakenhall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jasbinder Dehar Elected 2,105 67.7% +8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Sera Singh Aulakh 838 26.9% +10.3
Liberal Democrats Patrick Neil Bentley 168 5.4% —
Majority1,267
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,111

Labour Party hold

Bushbury North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Butt Elected 1,143 47.3% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Neville Anthony Patten 1,079 44.7% +14.2
Liberal Democrats Carole Ann Jenkins 96 4.0% +1.5
Green Party Michelle Webster 96 4.0% +1.4
Majority64
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,414

Labour Party hold

Bushbury South and Low Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul David Sweet Elected 1,278 70.1% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennifer Leigh Brewer 431 23.7% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Alan William Bamber 113 6.2% -3.3
Majority847
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,822

Labour Party hold

East Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith John Inston Elected 1,208 66.7% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Suria Aujla 353 19.5% +2.8
Independent Steve Hall 249 13.8% +11.0
Majority855
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,810

Labour Party hold

Ettingshall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Beverley Momenabadi Elected 2,306 79.4% +9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Ansari 398 13.7% -2.3
Liberal Democrats David Murray 200 6.9% —
Majority1,908
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,904

Labour Party hold

Fallings Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Evans Elected 1,247 62.1% +8.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Moreton 639 31.8% +11.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Nixon 122 6.1% +0.6
Majority608
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,008

Labour Party hold

Graiseley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Asha Masih Mattu Elected 1,926 68.6% -2.1
Labour Party Jacqueline Maria Sweetman Elected 1,775 63.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kamran Khan 717 25.6% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Safyaan Salim 619 22.1% —
Green Party Amy Jennifer Bertaut 232 8.3% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Ann Ball 187 6.7% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Bryan Hamer Lewis 156 5.6% —
Majority1,058
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,806

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Heath Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Caroline Mary Siarkiewicz Elected 1,454 71.3% +13.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Fortune Sibanda 584 28.7% +4.0
Majority870
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,038

Labour Party hold

Merry Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Bennett Elected 1,622 53.3% +9.5
Labour Party Wayne O'Brien 1,299 42.6% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Nirmal Singh 125 4.1% -1.1
Majority323
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,046

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Oxley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Roberts Elected 1,221 56.8% -2.2
Labour Party Clare Louise Simm Elected 1,105 51.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew William McNeil 771 35.9% +5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Zahid Shah 585 27.2% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Clive Jenkins 272 12.7% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Leyla Somai Abbes 190 8.8% —
Green Party Helen Tudor 155 7.2% —
Majority334
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,150

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Craig John Collingswood Elected 1,745 62.0% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Preston 711 25.2% -1.2
Green Party David John Belcher 192 6.8% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Nick Machnik-Foster 168 6.0% -0.3
Majority1,034
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,816

Labour Party hold

Penn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Celia Hibbert Elected 1,823 48.0% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David Mackintosh 1,802 47.4% +8.8
Liberal Democrats Peter George Hollis 173 4.6% +0.1
Majority21
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,798

Labour Party hold

Spring Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barbara McGarrity Elected 1,469 68.8% +27.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ajaz Ali 665 31.2% +22.4
Majority804
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,134

Labour Party hold

St Peter's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Obaida Ahmed Elected 1,717 74.3% +17.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Sohaib 356 15.4% -19.5
Green Party Rachel Arnold 145 6.3% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Natasha Anne Allmark 94 4.1% —
Majority1,361
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,312

Labour Party hold

Tettenhall Regis

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sohail Khan Elected 1,568 51.8% +17.2
Labour Party Chester Morrison 1,120 37.0% +4.9
Liberal Democrats Julian Martin Donald 220 7.3% +2.6
Green Party Clive Wood 120 4.0% —
Majority448
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,028

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Stevenson Elected 2,373 69.4% +10.1
Labour Party Yaseen Khan 732 21.4% -6.3
Green Party Andrea Cantrill 160 4.7% -0.9
Liberal Democrats David George Marsh 153 4.5% -1.9
Majority1,641
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,418

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wednesfield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mary Bateman Elected 1,242 54.3% -11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party David Hunt 749 32.7% +6.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Eddie Szwarc 231 10.1% —
Green Party Lee Harris 67 2.9% -5.2
Majority493
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,289

Labour Party hold

Wednesfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Greg Brackenridge Elected 1,466 56.8% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ranjit Dhillon 974 37.7% +0.1
Green Party Zak Roche 141 5.5% —
Majority492
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,581

Labour Party hold

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