Wolverhampton Council election, 2007

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 4 May 2007 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

*Labour Party 40
*Conservative Party 15
*Liberal Democrat 2
*Liberal 1
*Independent 2

After the election, the composition of the council was:

*Labour Party 36
*Conservative Party 19
*Liberal Democrat 3
*Liberal 1
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 36
gain = 0
loss = 4
net = -4
seats % = 60
votes % = 38.32
votes = 24544
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 19
gain = 4
loss = 0
net = +4
seats % = 31.67
votes % = 37.58
votes = 24070
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 5
votes % = 14.39
votes = 9216
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 1.67
votes % = 0.87
votes = 559
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.87
votes = 3122
plus/minus =Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 1.67
votes % = 2.82
votes = 1808
plus/minus =Election Summary Party
party = Green Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.92
votes = 592
plus/minus =

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Louise Miles
votes = 1304
percentage = 46.73
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Modi
votes = 709
percentage = 25.41
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Tom Fellows
votes = 558
percentage = 20.00
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Adam Birch
votes = 208
percentage = 7.45
change = Election box majority
votes = 595
percentage = 21.33
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,790
percentage = 29.70
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Constable
votes = 1260
percentage = 45.00
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gill Fellows
votes = 1051
percentage = 37.54
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Paul Mehmi
votes = 243
percentage = 8.68
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Eddie Clarke
votes = 231
percentage = 8.25
change = Election box majority
votes = 209
percentage = 7.46
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,800
percentage = 31.37
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Jones
votes = 2137
percentage = 63.30
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sid Sidhu
votes = 980
percentage = 29.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Frances Heap
votes = 240
percentage = 7.10
change = Election box majority
votes = 1157
percentage = 34.27
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,376
percentage = 39.44
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Pugh
votes = 1312
percentage = 37.25
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Hardacre
votes = 944
percentage = 26.80
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Simon Patten
votes = 790
percentage = 22.43
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = James Lindly
votes = 466
percentage = 13.23
change = Election box majority
votes = 368
percentage = 10.45
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,522
percentage = 38.68
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter O'Neill
votes = 1186
percentage = 55.73
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Brewer
votes = 493
percentage = 23.17
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Sandra Newman
votes = 236
percentage = 11.09
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ian Jenkins
votes = 207
percentage = 9.72
change = Election box majority
votes = 693
percentage = 32.56
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,128
percentage = 23.31
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Francis Docherty
votes = 1182
percentage = 46.17
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Dobb
votes = 531
percentage = 20.74
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Darren Friel
votes = 436
percentage = 17.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Stephen Hall
votes = 402
percentage = 15.70
change = Election box majority
votes = 651
percentage = 25.43
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,560
percentage = 28.76
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Smith
votes = 1923
percentage = 66.77
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Corns
votes = 564
percentage = 19.58
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eileen Birch
votes = 378
percentage = 13.12
change = Election box majority
votes = 1359
percentage = 47.19
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,880
percentage = 30.51
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Evans
votes = 1386
percentage = 42.82
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hazel Keirle
votes = 1008
percentage = 31.14
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dennis Organ
votes = 577
percentage = 17.83
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Stephen Birch
votes = 263
percentage = 8.12
change = Election box majority
votes = 378
percentage = 11.68
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,237
percentage = 35.97
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elias Mattu
votes = 2082
percentage = 56.41
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Revell
votes = 1184
percentage = 32.08
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Bryan Lewis
votes = 405
percentage = 10.97
change = Election box majority
votes = 898
percentage = 24.33
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,691
percentage = 41.38
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Turner
votes = 921
percentage = 43.06
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Colin Hallmark
votes = 559
percentage = 26.13
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lucie Turner
votes = 514
percentage = 24.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Jack
votes = 135
percentage = 6.31
change = Election box majority
votes = 362
percentage = 16.92
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,139
percentage = 28.25
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Haynes
votes = 2236
percentage = 62.32
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Muhammad Yaseen
votes = 797
percentage = 22.21
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Edward Pringle
votes = 539
percentage = 15.02
change = Election box majority
votes = 1439
percentage = 40.11
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,588
percentage = 38.16
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Bisbey
votes = 1458
percentage = 49.00
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Brookfield
votes = 1249
percentage = 41.97
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Steatham
votes = 258
percentage = 8.66
change = Election box majority
votes = 209
percentage = 7.02
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,976
percentage = 32.67
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 9.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Robin Lawrence
votes = 1340
percentage = 35.11
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sandra Samuels
votes = 1204
percentage = 31.55
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carl Husted
votes = 946
percentage = 24.80
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Hinde
votes = 196
percentage = 5.14
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Marie Darke
votes = 110
percentage = 2.88
change = Election box majority
votes = 136
percentage = 3.56
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,816
percentage = 44.57
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Parambir Singh
votes = 2026
percentage = 46.93
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ricky Chima
votes = 1304
percentage = 30.21
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = June Hemsley
votes = 968
percentage = 22.42
change = Election box majority
votes = 722
percentage = 16.72
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,317
percentage = 43.44
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Michael Heap
votes = 1884
percentage = 59.25
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Langford
votes = 826
percentage = 25.97
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Fellows
votes = 371
percentage = 11.67
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nichola Jack
votes = 90
percentage = 2.83
change = Election box majority
votes = 1058
percentage = 33.27
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,180
percentage = 36.17
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Surjan Duhra
votes = 1156
percentage = 56.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alexandra Lawrence
votes = 403
percentage = 19.53
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Didar Singh
votes = 334
percentage = 16.19
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Verrall
votes = 165
percentage = 7.99
change = Election box majority
votes = 753
percentage = 36.50
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,063
percentage = 28.03
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathon Yardley
votes = 2695
percentage = 70.70
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Hodgkiss
votes = 693
percentage = 18.18
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Colin Ross
votes = 412
percentage = 10.80
change = Election box majority
votes = 2002
percentage = 52.52
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,812
percentage = 41.45
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Thompson
votes = 2942
percentage = 70.15
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Freeman
votes = 640
percentage = 15.26
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Roger Gray
votes = 356
percentage = 8.49
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Phillip Bland
votes = 248
percentage = 5.91
change = Election box majority
votes = 2302
percentage = 54.89
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,194
percentage = 45.86
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charlotte Quarmby
votes = 1327
percentage = 35.58
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dave Jones
votes = 1140
percentage = 30.56
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Arthur Newman
votes = 844
percentage = 22.63
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Irene Dodd
votes = 513
percentage = 13.75
change = Election box majority
votes = 187
percentage = 5.01
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,370
percentage = 41.30
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Bourne
votes = 1389
percentage = 42.82
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen King
votes = 1210
percentage = 37.30
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Steven Haddon
votes = 427
percentage = 13.16
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Carole Jenkins
votes = 210
percentage = 6.47
change = Election box majority
votes = 179
percentage = 5.52
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,244
percentage = 37.31
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Number of candidates

Of the main political parties, both the Conservative Party and Labour Party fielded a full slate of 20 candidates each.

The Liberal Democrats fielded 18 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in both Wednesfield North and Heath Town wards.

One independent candidate stood in each of the following 6 wards:

*Bilston East
*East Park
*Heath Town
*Park
*Spring Vale
*Wednesfield North

The British National Party fielded 6 candidates, one candidate in each of the following wards:

*Bushbury North
*Bushbury South & Low Hill
*Fallings Park
*Tettenhall Wightwick
*Wednesfield North
*Wednesfield South

The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 3 wards:

*Bilston North
*Park
*St Peter's

The Liberal Party stood in only one ward, Heath Town.

=External links=
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/cw.stm 2007 Wolverhampton election result from BBC]
* [http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/local/2007/results/default.htm Elections results from council webpage]

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