Wolverhampton Council election, 2008

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 1 May 2008 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour group lost overall control after losing eight seats across the City.

Turnout across the City was 34.6%, with variations in turnout ranging from 22.1% in the Bushbury South & Low Hill ward up to 45.4% in Tettenhall Wightwick.

Following the election, an alliance between the Coservative and Liberal Democrat groups was formed, ending 14 years of Labour Party rule.

Composition

Due to the only Liberal Councillor officially joining the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Democrats have increased their number of Councillors in 2007 from 3 to 4.

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

*Labour Party 36
*Conservative Party 19
*Liberal Democrat 4
*Independent 1

Following the election, the composition of the council is:

*Labour Party 28
*Conservative Party 27
*Liberal Democrat 5

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 28
gain = 0
loss = -8
net = -8
seats % = 46
votes % = 34.4
votes = 21300
plus/minus = -3244Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 27
gain = 8
loss = 0
net = +8
seats % = 45
votes % = 48.2
votes = 29833
plus/minus = +5763Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 8
votes % = 15.6
votes = 9630
plus/minus = +482Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.1
votes = 1158
plus/minus = -1964Election Summary Party
party = Green Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 340
plus/minus = -252Election Summary
party = Equal Parenting Alliance
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 101
plus/minus = +101Election Summary
party = Independent
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = -1
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 0
votes = 0
plus/minus = -1808

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Turner
votes = 1168
percentage = 47.2
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nick Thompson
votes = 969
percentage = 39.1
change = +13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Cockayne
votes = 339
percentage = 13.7
change = +6.2Election box majority
votes = 199
percentage = 7.98
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2476
percentage = 26.2
change = -3.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 6.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Fellows
votes = 1272
percentage = 44.6
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Trudy Bowen
votes = 1180
percentage = 41.4
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alexandra Lawrence
votes = 209
percentage = 7.3
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Clarke
votes = 189
percentage = 6.6
change = -1.7Election box majority
votes = 92
percentage = 3.21
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2850
percentage = 31.8
change = +0.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 5.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Rowley
votes = 1855
percentage = 56.7
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Avtar Sidhu
votes = 1218
percentage = 37.2
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Frances Heap
votes = 198
percentage = 6.1
change = -1.1Election box majority
votes = 637
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3271
percentage = 37.9
change = -1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 7.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carl Husted
votes = 1723
percentage = 47.9
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paula Brookfield
votes = 1024
percentage = 28.5
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Simon Patten
votes = 580
percentage = 16.1
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Susan Bem
votes = 269
percentage = 7.5
change = -4.3Election box majority
votes = 699
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3596
percentage = 39.0
change = +1.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 4.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bilson
votes = 982
percentage = 48.0
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Annette Pugh
votes = 751
percentage = 36.7
change = +13.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ian Jenkins
votes = 311
percentage = 15.2
change = +5.5Election box majority
votes = 231
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2044
percentage = 22.1
change = -1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 10.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Hall
votes = 1309
percentage = 46.6
change = +25.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Byrne
votes = 975
percentage = 34.7
change = -11.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Darren Friel
votes = 528
percentage = 18.8
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 334
percentage = 11.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2812
percentage = 31.5
change = +3.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 18.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bishan Dass
votes = 1546
percentage = 58.5
change = -8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ranjit Kaur
votes = 648
percentage = 24.5
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Roger Gray
votes = 448
percentage = 17.0
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 898
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2642
percentage = 28.2
change = -2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 6.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Wilson
votes = 1536
percentage = 49.7
change = +18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Foster
votes = 1239
percentage = 40.1
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Stephen Birch
votes = 316
percentage = 10.2
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 297
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3091
percentage = 34.0
change = -1.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 10.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Reynolds
votes = 1603
percentage = 49.5
change = -7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Armstrong
votes = 1227
percentage = 37.9
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Bryan Lewis
votes = 409
percentage = 12.6
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 376
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3239
percentage = 36.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 6.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Findlay
votes = 1063
percentage = 54.1
change = +29.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Milkinderpal Jaspal
votes = 903
percentage = 45.9
change = +2.7Election box majority
votes = 160
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1966
percentage = 25.7
change = -2.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 13.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Pask
votes = 2391
percentage = 67.7
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Navjit Rana
votes = 677
percentage = 19.2
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Edward Pringle
votes = 466
percentage = 13.2
change = -1.7Election box majority
votes = 1714
percentage = 48.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3534
percentage = 37.5
change = 0.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing = 4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Brewer
votes = 1591
percentage = 51.1
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Irvine
votes = 1277
percentage = 41.0
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Steatham
votes = 247
percentage = 7.9
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 314
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3115
percentage = 34.0
change = +1.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 1.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Claire Darke
votes = 1490
percentage = 42.0
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Cromie
votes = 1117
percentage = 31.5
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Arun Photay
votes = 940
percentage = 26.5
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 373
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3547
percentage = 41.7
change = -2.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Bradley
votes = 2731
percentage = 66.1
change = +19.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ricky Chima
votes = 946
percentage = 22.9
change = -7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = June Hemsley
votes = 452
percentage = 10.9
change = -11.6Election box majority
votes = 1785
percentage = 43.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4129
percentage = 41.2
change = -1.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 13.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Richard Whitehouse
votes = 1987
percentage = 64.3
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mangoo Mal
votes = 583
percentage = 18.9
change = -7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Dobb
votes = 519
percentage = 16.8
change = +5.1Election box majority
votes = 1404
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3089
percentage = 34.8
change = +1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Lawrence
votes = 964
percentage = 44.7
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Zahid Shah
votes = 811
percentage = 37.6
change = +18.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Catherine Bisbey
votes = 381
percentage = 17.7
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 153
percentage = 7.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2156
percentage = 29.9
change = +2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Davis
votes = 2822
percentage = 73.9
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Hodgkiss
votes = 643
percentage = 16.8
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Richard Fellows
votes = 352
percentage = 9.2
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 2179
percentage = 57.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3817
percentage = 41.3
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 2.2%

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Stevenson
votes = 3149
percentage = 76.0
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jagnandan Ghera
votes = 491
percentage = 11.9
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Sarah Sinclair
votes = 401
percentage = 9.7
change = +1.2Election box candidate
party = Equal Parenting Alliance
candidate = Raymond Barry
votes = 101
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 2658
percentage = 64.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4142
percentage = 45.4
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 5.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hazel Keirle
votes = 1699
percentage = 45.2
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Bateman
votes = 1296
percentage = 34.5
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dennis Organ
votes = 578
percentage = 15.4
change = -6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Colin Ross
votes = 186
percentage = 4.9
change = +4.9Election box majority
votes = 403
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3759
percentage = 41.5
change = +0.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 2.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Jevon
votes = 1894
percentage = 61.4
change = +18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen King
votes = 831
percentage = 26.9
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Carole Jenkins
votes = 211
percentage = 6.8
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Hinde
votes = 151
percentage = 4.9
change = +4.9Election box majority
votes = 1063
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3087
percentage = 35.5
change = -1.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 14.5

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