# 2006 Wolverhampton City Council election

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2006 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour Party 41
* Conservative Party 15
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Independent 1
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour Party 40
* Conservative Party 17
* Liberal Democrat 2
* Liberal 1

## Election result

Source:
Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Simkins | 1185 | 43.41 |
| | Conservative | Ann Modi | 710 | 26.01 |
| | Independent | Tom Fellows | 600 | 21.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray | 217 | 7.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 17.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,730 | 29.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Page | 1318 | 43.13 |
| | Conservative | Gill Fellows | 970 | 31.74 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Simmons | 325 | 10.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Heap | 242 | 7.92 |
| | Green | Eddie Clarke | 195 | 6.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 11.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,056 | 33.87 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith Rowley | 2314 | 71.20 |
| | Conservative | John Corns | 625 | 19.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Pringle | 292 | 8.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1689 | 51.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,250 | 37.58 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bushbury North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neville Patten | 1571 | 47.06 |
| | Labour | Paul Allen | 1154 | 34.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Lindly | 569 | 17.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 12.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,338 | 37.00 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Bushbury South & Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Sweet | 1187 | 55.60 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dawson | 562 | 26.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 364 | 17.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 29.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | 23.62 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Inston | 1351 | 52.45 |
| | Conservative | Peter Dobb | 733 | 28.45 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Whitehouse | 472 | 18.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 23.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,576 | 28.83 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Johnson | 1860 | 64.03 |
| | Conservative | Brian Fellows | 581 | 20.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 444 | 15.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1279 | 44.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | 30.49 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Evans | 1488 | 47.03 |
| | Conservative | Carol Bourne | 1159 | 36.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Birch | 496 | 15.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 10.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,164 | 35.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Man Mohan Passi | 2033 | 51.30 |
| | Conservative | John Mellor | 1440 | 36.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 472 | 11.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 14.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,963 | 44.04 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Caroline Siarkiewicz | 937 | 42.61 |
| | Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 489 | 22.24 |
| | Conservative | Lucinda Turner | 484 | 22.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jack | 274 | 12.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 20.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,199 | 28.43 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christine Mills | 2306 | 60.16 |
| | Labour | Jagnandan Ghera | 849 | 22.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Pringle | 639 | 16.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1457 | 38.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,833 | 40.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Lockett | 1335 | 48.37 |
| | Conservative | Ian Lucas | 1013 | 36.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 400 | 14.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 11.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,760 | 30.02 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Manohar Minhas | 1405 | 36.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Lawrence | 1277 | 33.27 |
| | Conservative | Martin Berrington | 1129 | 29.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 3.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,838 | 44.74 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Patten | 2503 | 56.69 |
| | Labour | Ricky Chima | 1191 | 36.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Hemsley | 686 | 15.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1312 | 29.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,415 | 44.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Gwinnett | 1106 | 34.27 |
| | Labour | William Langford | 904 | 28.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Terry | 785 | 24.33 |
| | Conservative | Robert Green | 408 | 12.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 6.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,227 | 37.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tersaim Singh | 1311 | 62.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Lawrence | 408 | 19.42 |
| | Conservative | Lionel Berry | 372 | 17.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 42.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,101 | 28.82 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Findlay | 2654 | 66.95 |
| | Labour | David Hartley | 746 | 18.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ross | 541 | 13.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1908 | 48.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,964 | 43.09 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wynne | 3197 | 73.73 |
| | Labour | Muhammad Khan | 588 | 13.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bennett | 527 | 12.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2609 | 60.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,336 | 47.16 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Bourne | 1225 | 30.83 |
| | Labour | Gwendoline Stafford Good | 1157 | 29.12 |
| | BNP | Dennis Organ | 1016 | 25.57 |
| | Independent | Arthur Newman | 563 | 14.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 1.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,973 | 44.00 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Holdcroft | 1555 | 48.04 |
| | Labour | Paul Kalinauckas | 1194 | 36.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 262 | 8.09 |
| | Green | Stuart Hinde | 212 | 6.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 11.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,237 | 37.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 19 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in Wednesfield North.
One independent candidate stood in each of the following 2 wards:
* Bilston East
* Wednesfield North
The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 2 wards:
* Bilston North
* Wednesfield South
The British National Party fielded only 1 candidate, in Wednesfield North ward.
The Liberal Party stood in only one ward, Heath Town.