City of Wolverhampton Council elections
One third of Wolverhampton Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Except 1973 when all councillors were up, and 2004 when boundary changes forced another all out.
Political control
Labour 1973 - 1978
No overall control 1978 - 1980
Labour 1980 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 1988
Labour 1988 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1994
Labour 1994 - 2008
No overall control 2008 - present
Council elections
Wolverhampton Council election, 1973
Wolverhampton Council election, 1992
Wolverhampton Council election, 1998
Wolverhampton Council election, 1999
Wolverhampton Council election, 2000
Wolverhampton Council election, 2002
Wolverhampton Council election, 2003
Wolverhampton Council election, 2004
Wolverhampton Council election, 2006
Wolverhampton Council election, 2007
Wolverhampton Council election, 2008
By-election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,172 | 63.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 437 | 23.8 | |||
| Conservative | 227 | 12.4 | |||
| Majority | 735 | 40.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,836 | 22.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 949 | 72.9 | -5.1 | ||
| Conservative | 223 | 17.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 130 | 10.0 | +4.3 | ||
| Majority | 726 | 55.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,302 | 16.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 392 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,696 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 941 | 46.9 | -2.9 | ||
| Conservative | 841 | 41.9 | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 225 | 11.2 | +11.2 | ||
| Majority | 100 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,007 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 848 | 41.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,048 | 22.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Clarke | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jenkins | ||||
| Labour | David Jones | ||||
| BNP | Dennis Organ | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
- In the Wednesfield North By-Election, an application to be a candidate was received by Raymond Barry of the Equal Parenting Alliance, however the nomination paper was not subscribed as required by law.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | David Bradnock | ||||
| Conservative | Peter Dobb | ||||
| Labour | Mike Hardacre | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Steatham | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||