- Wolverhampton Council election, 2000
Elections in 2000 were held on May 4th.
The Labour Party retained control of
Wolverhampton City Council, although Labour polled a lower percentage of votes (40.21%) than the Conservative Party (44.61%) in this election.The 2000 elections were the first since Wolverhampton gained City status.
The composition of the council prior to the election was:
*Labour 40
*Conservative 17
*Liberal Democrat 3The composition of the council following the election was:
*Labour 33
*Conservative 24
*Liberal Democrat 3Election Results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Louise Miles
votes = 845
percentage = 51.62
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Wilson
votes = 557
percentage = 34.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Michael Birch
votes = 231
percentage = 14.11
change = Election box majority
votes = 288
percentage = 17.59
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,637
percentage = 20.29
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Fellows
votes = 1133
percentage = 46.92
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Stringer
votes = 1089
percentage = 45.09
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Frances Heap
votes = 189
percentage = 7.83
change = Election box majority
votes = 44
percentage = 1.82
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,415
percentage = 22.77
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Jones
votes = 2072
percentage = 70.86
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Corns
votes = 668
percentage = 22.85
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = June Hemsley
votes = 172
percentage = 5.88
change = Election box majority
votes = 1404
percentage = 48.02
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,924
percentage = 33.11
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Bem
votes = 1161
percentage = 43.21
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Philip Turley
votes = 794
percentage = 29.55
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sher Dulai
votes = 583
percentage = 21.70
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Joan Stocking
votes = 148
percentage = 5.51
change = Election box majority
votes = 367
percentage = 13.66
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,687
percentage = 30.73
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Byrne
votes = 1162
percentage = 60.52
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alwyn Murray
votes = 561
percentage = 29.22
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ann Whitehouse
votes = 192
percentage = 10.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 601
percentage = 31.30
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,920
percentage = 24.30
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Johnson
votes = 1033
percentage = 59.64
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Green
votes = 464
percentage = 26.79
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eileen Birch
votes = 228
percentage = 13.16
change = Election box majority
votes = 569
percentage = 32.86
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,732
percentage = 20.77
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sandra Terry
votes = 1115
percentage = 46.34
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Ewing
votes = 1064
percentage = 44.22
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Susan Butler
votes = 139
percentage = 5.77
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = David Hallmark
votes = 86
percentage = 3.57
change = Election box majority
votes = 51
percentage = 2.12
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,406
percentage = 29.43
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elias Mattu
votes = 1816
percentage = 50.81
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Jack
votes = 1460
percentage = 40.86
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Mary Millar
votes = 288
percentage = 8.06
change = Election box majority
votes = 356
percentage = 9.97
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,574
percentage = 39.23
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Turner
votes = 767
percentage = 43.02
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Colin Hallmark
votes = 529
percentage = 29.67
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rina Nayer
votes = 382
percentage = 21.42
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ian Jenkins
votes = 102
percentage = 5.72
change = Election box majority
votes = 238
percentage = 13.35
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,783
percentage = 22.52
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Sweet
votes = 1064
percentage = 68.07
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leon Tanski
votes = 493
percentage = 31.54
change = Election box majority
votes = 571
percentage = 36.53
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,563
percentage = 18.01
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Mills
votes = 2033
percentage = 64.66
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Stelfox
votes = 762
percentage = 24.24
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = William Beard
votes = 346
percentage = 11.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 1271
percentage = 40.43
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,144
percentage = 32.63
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Lucas
votes = 1211
percentage = 45.98
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Allen
votes = 1127
percentage = 42.79
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Steatham
votes = 285
percentage = 5.51
change = Election box majority
votes = 84
percentage = 3.19
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,634
percentage = 27.65
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lucinda Turner
votes = 1885
percentage = 50.60
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Page
votes = 1338
percentage = 35.92
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Brian Lewis
votes = 274
percentage = 7.36
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = David Hawkins
votes = 220
percentage = 5.91
change = Election box majority
votes = 547
percentage = 14.69
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,725
percentage = 36.04
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Hart
votes =2345
percentage = 60.47
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Thomas
votes = 1168
percentage = 30.12
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Jessica Pringle
votes = 261
percentage = 6.73
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Rachel Shanks
votes = 101
percentage = 2.60
change = Election box majority
votes = 1177
percentage = 30.35
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,878
percentage = 38.67
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Surjan Duhra
votes = 1506
percentage = 57.88
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Paul Hodson
votes = 596
percentage = 22.91
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Kelly
votes = 492
percentage = 18.91
change = Election box majority
votes = 910
percentage = 34.97
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,602
percentage = 26.53
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Richard Whitehouse
votes = 2038
percentage = 63.14
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Childs
votes = 841
percentage = 26.05
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Haynes
votes = 348
percentage = 10.78
change = Election box majority
votes = 1197
percentage = 37.08
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,228
percentage = 32.27
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Findlay
votes = 2029
percentage = 69.53
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Allcock
votes = 534
percentage = 18.30
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Roger Gray
votes = 351
percentage = 12.03
change = Election box majority
votes = 1495
percentage = 51.23
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,918
percentage = 31.64
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Wynne
votes = 2544
percentage = 75.47
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Siarkiewicz
votes = 563
percentage = 16.70
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Philip Bennett
votes = 263
percentage = 7.80
change = Election box majority
votes = 1981
percentage = 58.77
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,371
percentage = 37.02
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Holdcroft
votes = 1272
percentage = 49.92
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Stafford Good
votes = 1031
percentage = 40.46
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Carole Jenkins
votes = 242
percentage = 9.50
change = Election box majority
votes = 241
percentage = 9.46
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,548
percentage = 28.39
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Jevon
votes = 1587
percentage = 60.41
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Hall
votes = 1032
percentage = 39.28
change = Election box majority
votes = 555
percentage = 21.13
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,267
percentage = 30.00
change =External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/149.stm Wolverhampton election results 2000 from BBC]
* [http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/government_democracy/elections/local/results/local01.htm Local Election Results for May 2000]sequence
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