2018 UK local government election
Map showing the results of the 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election The 2018 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of City of Wolverhampton Council in England. 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 election also saw the first victory of the Conservative's Jane Stevenson within the Tettenhall Wightwick ward, who then was elected as Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East , at the 2019 United Kingdom general election .
The Composition of the Council as a result of May 3, 2018 stood at:
Affiliation
Members
Elected as of 2018
Labour
51
Conservative
9
Total number of seats
60
Actual majority
42
The specific change in seats, from the election was:
Labour - 51 (+2 Seats)
Conservative - 9 (-1 Seats)
UKIP - 0 (-1 Seat)
Results Breakdown
City of Wolverhampton Council Result 2018
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
19
2
0
+2
86.36
58.04
32,491
+5,646
Conservative
3
0
-1
-1
13.64
33.69
18,860
-4,289
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0
0
4.35
2,437
+288
Green
0
0
0
0
0
2.53
1,418
+144
UKIP
0
0
-1
-1
0
0.93
521
-3,837
Independent
0
0
0
0
0
0.46
249
-600
Candidates
Bilston East
Bilston East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Stephen Simkins
1,327
65
Conservative
Gillian Timms
423
21
UKIP
Tom Fellows
290
14
Bilston North
Bilston North
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Phil Page
1,333
67
Conservative
Simon Hibell
547
27
Green
Terry Hancox
110
6
Blakenhall
Bushbury North
Bushbury South and Low Hill
East Park
Ettingshall
Fallings Park
Graiseley
Heath Town
Heath Town
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Caroline Siarkiewicz
1,454
71
Conservative
Fortune Sibanda
584
29
Merry Hill
Oxley
Park
Penn
Spring Vale
Spring Vale
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Barbara McGarrity
1,469
69
Conservative
Ajaz Ali
665
35
St Peter’s
Tettenhall Regis
Tettenhall Wightwick
Wednesfield North
Wednesfield North
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Mary Bateman
1,242
54
Conservative
David Hunt
749
33
UKIP
Eddie Szwarc
231
10
Green
Lee Harris
67
3
Wednesfield South
Wednesfield South
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour Greg Brackenridge
1,466
57
Conservative
Ranjit Dhillon
974
38
Green
Zak Roche
141
5
References
"Local Election 2018" . wolverhampton.gov.uk . City of Wolverhampton Council . Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018."Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" . BBC News . Retrieved 13 December 2019."Current State of the Parties" . wolverhampton.gov.uk/home. Retrieved 31 December 2015."City Council Elections 2018" . Wolverhampton City Council .
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