# 1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1991 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 2 May 1991 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.
During the 1991 election the Merry Hill ward had two seats contested due to a vacancy arising.
Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:
* Labour 31
* Conservative 23
* Liberal Democrats 4
* Liberal 1
* Vacancy 1
Following the election the constitution of the Council was:
* Labour 35
* Conservative 22
* Liberal Democrats 3

## Election result

Source:
Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T H Turner | 1738 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs A Ramsbottom | 616 |
| | Conservative | R Green | 413 |
| | Ind. Conservative | J Davies | 260 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1122 |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Miss M Benton | 2257 |
| | Conservative | S Mills | 1599 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs L Gwinnett | 432 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R Reynolds | 2477 |
| | Conservative | Mrs J Shore | 1221 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs M O'Brien | 415 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1256 |
Bushbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | P J Turley | 2571 |
| | Labour | P Hamid | 1357 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Whitehouse | 456 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1214 |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | F Docherty | 2049 |
| | Conservative | M Bailey | 863 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J R Steatham | 749 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1186 |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs J Jones | 2162 |
| | Conservative | Miss A J Green | 717 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I Kerr | 241 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1445 |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | B Findlay | 2032 |
| | Labour | I Grainger | 1983 |
| | Liberal | A Bourke | 296 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Birch | 240 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J P Mellor | 2501 |
| | Labour | Mrs J Rowley | 2353 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W Beard | 354 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | M Jaspal | 1469 |
| | Liberal | C Hallmark | 1160 |
| | Conservative | Mrs T Brindley | 833 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 |
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | P O'Neill | 2342 |
| | Conservative | A Lort | 862 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Isles | 330 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1480 |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | R Hart | 2612 |
| Conservative | Mrs C V Mills | 2186 |
| Labour | C F Matthews | 1327 |
| Labour | S Smith | 1273 |
| Liberal Democrats | J White | 576 |
| Liberal Democrats | S Jones-Williams | 546 |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | N Patten | 2074 |
| | Labour | L Turner | 1837 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I Jenkins | 536 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs M W Hodson | 2662 |
| | Labour | K Vernon | 1843 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B H Lewis | 659 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 819 |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paddy Bradley | 2966 |
| | Labour | P Bhutta | 942 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs C Jones-Williams | 771 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2024 |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R Lawrence | 2902 |
| | Conservative | M Norton | 728 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Gray | 400 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2172 |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs K M Morgan | 2402 |
| | Labour | Mrs B Johnson | 1889 |
| | Conservative | A Round | 689 |
| | Ind. Conservative | E Shaw | 104 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J Davis | 2425 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L McLean | 1572 |
| | Labour | Mrs P Wesley | 829 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J Inglis | 3114 |
| | Labour | Mrs C M Siarkiewicz | 979 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs T O'Brien | 496 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2135 |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs G Stafford-Good | 1998 |
| | Conservative | A Dawson | 1690 |
| | Liberal | M Pearson | 892 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | T Brindley | 1843 |
| | Labour | R Garner | 1832 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Richards | 432 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 |