# 1992 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1992 election to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council was held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party led the Council in coalition with the Liberal Democrats until the next round of elections in 1994.

## Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party 35
* Conservative Party 22
* Liberal Democrat 3
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party 29
* Conservative Party 28
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1992 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 29 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 48.33 |
| Conservative | 28 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 46.67 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |

## Ward results

Source:
Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John E Collingswood | 1078 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs A E Ramsbottom | 849 |
| | Conservative | Mrs V Robinson | 590 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter O'Connell | 1866 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Dougherty | 1651 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P E Lloyd | 212 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Robert Jones | 1950 |
| | Conservative | Mrs Jean E Shore | 1388 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T E Kerr | 196 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bushbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Brueton | 2734 |
| | Labour | Mrs P Wesley | 1097 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs C A Jenkins | 194 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1637 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs Pat Byrne | 1796 |
| | Conservative | Mrs J Louder | 1065 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs L Gwinnett | 264 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Johnson | 1515 |
| | Conservative | Robert Green | 817 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T C Heaton | 181 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 698 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Margaret Findlay | 2306 |
| | Labour | I C Grainger | 1504 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne M Beard | 221 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | G Mark Simpson | 2415 |
| | Labour | Mrs Judith Rowley | 2333 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S J Birch | 194 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R N Harding | 1374 |
| | Conservative | Sham Dev Sharma | 916 |
| | Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 587 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs M M O'Brien | 80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J McCallum | 1580 |
| | Conservative | Mrs Jean Lenoir | 1124 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D E Iles | 182 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Christine Mills | 3049 |
| | Labour | C F Matthews | 984 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J N M White | 315 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2065 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Patricia Patten | 2314 |
| | Labour | J Clifford | 1515 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I C Jenkins | 228 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ray Swatman | 2900 |
| | Labour | M R Swain | 1639 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Parker | 393 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1261 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan Hart | 3322 |
| | Labour | A J Romaya | 748 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S M Jones-Williams | 407 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2574 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitehouse | 2486 |
| | Labour | M D Thomas | 1213 |
| | Conservative | Miss M Bradley | 712 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1273 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Surjan Singh Duhra | 1913 |
| | Conservative | Matthew A Norton | 974 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Gray | 352 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Doreen Seiboth | 2770 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B H Lewis | 1075 |
| | Labour | Miss Helen King | 506 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1695 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Wendy Thompson | 3520 |
| | Labour | Mrs Caroline Siarkiewicz | 653 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miss T J O'Brien | 267 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2867 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dawson | 2166 |
| | Labour | Philip Bateman | 1857 |
| | Liberal | M A Pearson | 397 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Trina Brindley | 2385 |
| | Labour | Mrs T Walton | 1503 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J J Steatham | 185 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 882 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |