# City of Wolverhampton Council elections

City of Wolverhampton Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Since the boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1976 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1979 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1980 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1982 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1984 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1986 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1987 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1988 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1990 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1991 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1992 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1994 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1995 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1996 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2000 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2002 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2003 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2004 Wolverhampton City Council election (new ward boundaries)
* 2006 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2007 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2008 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2010 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2011 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2012 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2014 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2015 Wolverhampton City Council election
* 2016 City of Wolverhampton Council election
* 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election
* 2019 City of Wolverhampton Council election
* 2021 City of Wolverhampton Council election
* 2022 City of Wolverhampton Council election
* 2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election (new ward boundaries)
* 2024 City of Wolverhampton Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994–1998

Heath Town By-Election 17 October 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Greg Brackenridge | 1,172 | 63.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 437 | 23.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter O'Connell | 227 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | 22.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ettingshall By-Election 10 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 949 | 72.9 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jevon | 223 | 17.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 130 | 10.0 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 55.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 16.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merry Hill By-Election 25 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Hart | 1,395 | 51.7 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | | 1,003 | 37.2 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 298 | 11.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,696 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1998–2002

Fallings Park By-Election 10 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 941 | 46.9 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | | 841 | 41.9 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 225 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,007 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002–2006

Tettenhall Regis By-Election 13 March 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Yardley | 1,279 | 62.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 431 | 21.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Stafford | 338 | 16.5 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 41.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,048 | 22.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2006–2010

Wednesfield North By-Election 23 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Clarke | 1,295 | 45.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | David Jones | 1,072 | 37.5 | +3.0 |
| | BNP | Dennis Organ | 337 | 11.8 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 156 | 5.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,860 | 31.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield South By-Election 23 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Dobb | 1,123 | 45.2 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Mike Hardacre | 867 | 34.9 | +8.0 |
| | BNP | David Bradnock | 358 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 134 | 5.4 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,482 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heath Town By-Election 5 February 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Milkinderpal Jaspal | 621 | 49.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Madeleine Wilson | 497 | 39.3 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Birch | 147 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall By-Election 26 March 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Samuels | 1,274 | 58.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Arun Photay | 449 | 20.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Kerrigan | 366 | 16.9 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Jaswinder Tinsa | 77 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 38.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,166 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010–2014

Bilston North By-Election 29 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Leach | 1,292 | |
| | Conservative | Marlene Berry | 460 | |
| | BNP | Stewart Gardner | 131 | |
| | UKIP | Barry Hodgson | 55 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Friel | 52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 832 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,993 | 22.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Graiseley By-Election 15 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Sweetman | 1,527 | 64.7 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | John Mellor | 591 | 25.0 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 177 | 7.5 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Don Cooper | 65 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 39.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,369 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
Park By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Craig Collingswood | 1,023 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Brewer | 482 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray | 179 | 10.1 |
| | UKIP | Don Cooper | 81 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Blakenhall By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harbans Singh Bagri | 1,934 | 76.5 | −9.2 |
| | UKIP | David Mackintosh | 263 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Dion | 242 | 9.6 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 89 | 3.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,671 | 66.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | |

### 2022–2026

East Park By-Election 7 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lovinyer Daley | 783 | 65.52 |
| | Conservative | Steve Hall | 412 | 32.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 32.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,195 | 13.18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bushbury South and Low Hill By-Election 28 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Brookfield | 686 | 59.2 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Rob Williams | 256 | 22.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 139 | 12.0 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Mohammed Naseem | 78 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bilston North By-Election 31 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform UK | Anita Stanley | 652 | 34.8 | New |
| | Labour | Luke Matthew Guy | 471 | 25.2 | −46.1 |
| | Green | Hardev Singh | 438 | 23.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Andrew Randle | 257 | 13.7 | −15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Martin Donald | 55 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 19.2 | |
| | Reform UK gain from Labour | Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing | | |