# 1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 30.63%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 39
* Conservative 17
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election results

The results saw Labour keep its majority on the council but lose four seats to other parties. The Conservatives gained seats in Bushbury, Merry Hill and Park wards, while the Liberal Democrats gained in Spring Vale.
Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 60.0 | 47.7 | 26,620 | +0.6% |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 35.0 | 39.0 | 21,734 | +1.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 6,396 | -1.4% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1,055 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Turner | 1,191 | 66.1 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mills | 375 | 20.8 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Pringle | 236 | 13.1 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | 45.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | 22.1 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Benton | 1,292 | 53.4 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Alwyne Murray | 907 | 37.5 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Rowan | 222 | 9.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 15.9 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,421 | 23.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Rowley | 2,197 | 72.6 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | John Corns | 670 | 22.1 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Hemsley | 158 | 5.2 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,527 | 50.5 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | 34.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bushbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Riddle | 1,295 | 49.3 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | James O'Grady | 1,110 | 42.2 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Buckley | 224 | 8.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 7.1 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 29.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Francis Docherty | 1,305 | 68.9 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Maxine Bradley | 414 | 21.8 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Whitehouse | 176 | 9.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 47.1 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,895 | 23.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 1,399 | 71.9 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Green | 390 | 20.1 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 156 | 8.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | 51.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 23.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Foster | 1,302 | 49.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Hodges | 1,033 | 39.5 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Bourke | 278 | 10.6 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 10.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,613 | 31.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mellor | 1,934 | 48.2 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | Louise Miles | 1,916 | 47.7 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Millar | 166 | 4.1 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,016 | 43.6 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malkinderpal Jaspal | 914 | 48.8 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 658 | 35.1 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Wilson | 300 | 16.0 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 13.7 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 23.3 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter O'Neill | 1,158 | 72.3 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cook | 336 | 21.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stocking | 108 | 6.7 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 51.3 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,602 | 18.2 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Lawley | 1,848 | 57.0 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Carl Smith | 1,059 | 32.7 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Beard | 333 | 10.3 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 24.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,240 | 33.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Brookfield | 1,504 | 53.8 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | David Meredith | 986 | 35.3 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 305 | 10.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 18.5 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,795 | 29.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Patten | 1,744 | 45.5 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | John Potts | 1,712 | 44.6 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Lewis | 381 | 9.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 0.9 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,837 | 37.1 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bradley | 2,137 | 53.9 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Barry Thomas | 1,522 | 38.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Beeston | 305 | 7.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 15.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,964 | 40.2 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Lawrence | 1,906 | 70.9 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodson | 448 | 16.7 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Rina Nayer | 336 | 12.5 | −8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,458 | 54.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,690 | 27.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Heap | 2,056 | 58.8 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Thomas | 1,174 | 33.6 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Haynes | 266 | 7.6 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 882 | 25.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,496 | 34.8 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Davis | 1,972 | 64.7 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Sherbalwant Dulai | 554 | 18.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray | 522 | 17.1 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,418 | 46.5 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,048 | 33.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Stevenson | 2,511 | 72.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Patricia Wesley | 672 | 19.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bennett | 264 | 7.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | 53.3 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,447 | 37.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwendoline Stafford-Good | 1,392 | 52.1 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | David Jack | 989 | 37.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 174 | 6.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Kate Hallmark | 119 | 4.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 15.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 29.5 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Kalinauckas | 1,341 | 48.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jevon | 1,291 | 46.2 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 162 | 5.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 1.8 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,794 | 31.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |