# 1996 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council, gaining seven seats at the expense of the Conservative group.

## Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party 39
* Conservative Party 19
* Liberal Democrat 2
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party 46
* Conservative Party 12
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1996 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 46 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 76.67 |
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | -7 | -7 | 20.00 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |

## Ward results

Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J Collingswood | 1549 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mrs A E Ramsbottom | 407 |
| | Conservative | E Topliss | 267 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1142 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | M Stringer | 2026 |
| | Conservative | F Haley | 788 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I Ellis | 282 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1238 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Robert Jones | 2465 |
| | Conservative | W Sandhu | 645 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Gray | 238 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1820 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bushbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | K Stelfox | 1592 |
| | Conservative | Charles Brueton | 1464 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Jenkins | 236 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs Pat Byrne | 2086 |
| | Conservative | L Berry | 386 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T O'Brien | 158 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1700 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A Johnson | 1723 |
| | Conservative | M Hanson | 362 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Heap | 125 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1361 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | C Dougherty | 1786 |
| | Conservative | K Hodges | 918 |
| | Liberal | A Bourke | 336 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | L Moore | 2372 |
| | Conservative | N Patten | 1432 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Millar | 304 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | L Turner | 1394 |
| | Liberal | C Hallmark | 518 |
| | Conservative | G Wright | 314 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J McCallum | 1676 |
| | Conservative | P Topliss | 302 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D E Iles | 228 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1374 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Christine Mills | 1898 |
| | Labour | C Matthews | 1677 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J White | 375 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | P Allen | 1820 |
| | Conservative | P O'Connell | 1073 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I Jenkins | 327 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | E Edmondson | 2208 |
| | Conservative | M Griffiths | 1777 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B Lewis | 380 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan Hart | 2058 |
| | Labour | A Convery | 1713 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Beeston | 458 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitehouse | 2403 |
| | Labour | E Brookes | 1469 |
| | Conservative | C Haynes | 229 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | S Duhra | 2022 |
| | Conservative | T Perkins | 421 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D Murray | 413 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1601 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs Doreen Seiboth | 1672 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L MacLean | 1347 |
| | Labour | J Jaspal | 597 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A Wynne | 2385 |
| | Labour | S Tracey | 1008 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Bennett | 361 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1377 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | M Stafford-Good | 2015 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dawson | 955 |
| | Liberal | M Pearson | 432 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1060 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | S Hall | 1822 |
| | Conservative | S Jevon | 939 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Steatham | 241 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 883 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |