City of Wolverhampton Council election, 2018
The 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of City of Wolverhampton Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results
Labour strengthened its position and subsequently its majority, after winning Spring Vale from UKIP of which was the party's only ever seat in the City and also gaining the once Conservative stronghold of Penn, marking the 1st time ever that Labour have had 2 out of the 3 seats, in the ward as mentioned.
The Composition of the Council as a result of May 3rd 2018 stands at:
Labour - 51 Seats (+2)
Conservative - 9 (-1)
UKIP - 0 (-1)
Results Breakdown
Labour Party (United Kingdom): 32,491 - 58.04%
Conservative Party (UK): 18,860 - 33.69%
Liberal Democrats (UK): 2,437 - 4.35%
Green Party of England and Wales: 1,418 - 2.53%
UKIP: 521 - 0.93%
Independent: 249 - 0.46%
Candidates
Bilston East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Simkins | 1327 | 65 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Timms | 423 | 21 | ||
| UKIP | Tom Fellows | 290 | 14 | ||
Bilston North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phil Page | 1333 | 67 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Hibell | 547 | 27 | ||
| Green | Terry Hancox | 110 | 6 | ||
Blakenhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jasbinder Dehar | 2105 | 68 | ||
| Conservative | Sera Aulakh | 838 | 27 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Patrick Bentley | 168 | 5 | ||
Bushbury North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Butt | 1143 | 47 | ||
| Conservative | Neville Patten | 1079 | 45 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Carole Jenkins | 96 | 4 | ||
| Green | Michelle Webster | 96 | 4 | ||
Bushbury South and Low Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Sweet | 1270 | 70 | ||
| Conservative | Jennifer Brewer | 431 | 24 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Bamber | 113 | 6 | ||
East Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Inston | 1208 | 67 | ||
| Conservative | Suria Photay | 353 | 20 | ||
| Independent | Steve Hall | 249 | 13 | ||
Ettingshall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Beverley Momenabadi | 2306 | 79 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Ansari | 398 | 14 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Murray | 200 | 7 | ||
Fallings Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Evans | 1247 | 62 | ||
| Conservative | Josh Moreton | 639 | 32 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Nixon | 122 | 6 | ||
Graiseley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Asha Mattu | 1926 | 34 | ||
| Labour | Jacqueline Sweetman | 1775 | 32 | ||
| Conservative | Kamran Khan | 717 | 13 | ||
| Conservative | Safyaan Salim | 619 | 11 | ||
| Green | Amy Bertaut | 232 | 4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Kathryn Ball | 187 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Bryan Lewis | 156 | 3 | ||
Heath Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Caroline Siarkiewicz | 1454 | 71 | ||
| Conservative | Fortune Sibanda | 584 | 29 | ||
Merry Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Bennett | 1622 | 53 | ||
| Labour | Wayne O'Brien | 1299 | 43 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Nirmal Singh | 125 | 4 | ||
Oxley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Roberts | 1221 | 28 | ||
| Labour | Clare Simm | 1105 | 26 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew McNeil | 771 | 18 | ||
| Conservative | Zahid Shah | 585 | 14 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Jenkins | 272 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Leyla Abbes | 190 | 4 | ||
| Green | Helen Tudor | 155 | 4 | ||
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Craig Collingswood | 1745 | 62 | ||
| Conservative | Dan Preston | 711 | 25 | ||
| Green | David Belcher | 192 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Nick Machnik-Foster | 168 | 6 | ||
Penn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Celia Hibbert | 1823 | 48 | ||
| Conservative | David Mackintosh | 1802 | 47 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Hollis | 173 | 5 | ||
Spring Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara McGarrity | 1469 | 69 | ||
| Conservative | Ajaz Ali | 665 | 35 | ||
St Peter’s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Obaida Ahmed | 1717 | 74 | ||
| Conservative | Mohammed Sohaib | 356 | 15 | ||
| Green | Rachel Arnold | 145 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Natasha Allmark | 94 | 5 | ||
Tettenhall Regis
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sohail Khan | 1568 | 52 | ||
| Labour | Chester Morrison | 1120 | 37 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Julian Donald | 220 | 7 | ||
| Green | Clive Wood | 120 | 4 | ||
Tettenhall Wightwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Stevenson | 2373 | 69 | ||
| Labour | Yaseen Khan | 732 | 21 | ||
| Green | Andrea Cantrill | 160 | 5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Marsh | 153 | 4 | ||
Wednesfield North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Bateman | 1242 | 54 | ||
| Conservative | David Hunt | 749 | 33 | ||
| UKIP | Eddie Szwarc | 231 | 10 | ||
| Green | Lee Harris | 67 | 3 | ||
Wednesfield South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Greg Brackenridge | 1466 | 57 | ||
| Conservative | Ranjit Dhillon | 974 | 38 | ||
| Green | Zak Roche | 141 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ "Local Election 2018". wolverhampton.gov.uk. City of Wolverhampton Council. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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