# 2010 Wolverhampton City Council election

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 6 May 2010 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election, with the Wednesfield North ward electing two Councillors due to the resignation of a Councillor in January 2010 - the winning candidate will serve a 4-year term of office and the second placed candidate will serve a 1-year term.
The 2010 election saw a full slate of 20 candidates from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. UKIP and the British National Party each fielded 4 candidates and 5 independents also stood. The Green Party had no candidates for the first time in a number of years.

## Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party 28
* Conservative Party 26
* Liberal Democrat 5
* Vacant 1
Following the election, the composition of the council is:
* Labour Party 29
* Conservative Party 26
* Liberal Democrat 5

## Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 29 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 48.33 | 40.25 | 43520 |
| Conservative | 26 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 43.33 | 36.69 | 39668 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 8.33 | 18.29 | 19784 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.75 | 1900 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.53 | 1655 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.47 | 1592 |

## Ward results

Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Stephen Simkins | 2165 |
| | Conservative | Tom Fellows | 1393 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Darke | 562 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Hollington | 496 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Phil Page | 2262 |
| | Conservative | Marlene Berry | 1481 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Heap | 663 |
| | BNP | Stewart Gardner | 589 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Judith Rowley | 3140 |
| | Conservative | Avtar Sidhu | 1480 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Javid Kakroo | 406 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1660 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bushbury North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neville Patten | 2280 | |
| | Labour | Ian Claymore | 1938 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | 811 | |
| | BNP | Simon Patten | 621 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5713 | 64 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bushbury South and Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Sweet | 2339 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Thompson | 1156 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis | 624 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1183 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4144 | 47.49 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Inston | 2040 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Cartwright | 1199 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Friel | 914 | |
| | BNP | John Painter | 391 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 841 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4569 | 53.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Johnson | 3071 | |
| | Conservative | Sera Aulakh | 975 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rajinder Singh | 687 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2096 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4786 | 55.81 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Wayne Evans | 2500 | |
| | Conservative | Madelaine Wilson | 1898 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Birch | 751 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5180 | 58.70 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Man Mohan Passi | 2440 | |
| | Conservative | Nasim Ullah | 1270 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch | 840 | |
| | Independent | John Mellor | 600 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5196 | 62.95 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Caroline Siarzewicz | 2122 | |
| | Conservative | John Lee | 1242 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray | 675 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4037 | 54.17 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christine Mills | 2993 | |
| | Labour | Navjit Rana | 1823 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Lawrence | 1135 | |
| | Independent | Timothy Broomer | 255 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6272 | 68.58 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Hodgkiss | 2155 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Macleod | 1965 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | 745 | |
| | UKIP | Keith Sinclair | 363 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5085 | 58.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Manohar Minhas | 2137 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Webber | 1690 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Berrington | 1423 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5292 | 66.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Patten | 3262 | |
| | Labour | Martin Waite | 2286 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Hemsley | 1244 | |
| | UKIP | Barry Hodgson | 372 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7213 | 73.41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Gwinnett | 2330 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Gibson | 1542 | |
| | Conservative | Ben Mills | 1186 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5087 | 60.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tersaim Singh | 1863 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zahid Shah | 1228 | |
| | Conservative | Annette Pugh | 588 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3713 | 55.06 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Findlay | 3310 | |
| | Labour | David Hartley | 1542 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Fellows | 1081 | |
| | UKIP | Donald Morris | 361 | |
| | Independent | Keith Sutton | 62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1768 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6396 | 70.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wynne | 3829 | |
| | Labour | Muhammad Khan | 1267 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Fellows | 1046 | |
| | BNP | David Bradnock | 299 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Callaghan | 121 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2562 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6606 | 73.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Clarke | 2264 | |
| | Labour | Rita Potter | 2210 | |
| | Conservative | Catherine Bisbey | 2108 | |
| | Labour | Derek Wollam | 1755 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Jenkins | 748 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bamber | 720 | |
| | Independent | Derek Watts | 617 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5684 | 65.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Holdcroft | 2366 | |
| | Labour | Bhupinder Gakhal | 1918 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Williams | 884 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5215 | 62.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |