Wolverhampton Council election, 2000
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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 3
The composition of the council following the election was:
- Labour 33
- Conservative 24
- Liberal Democrat 3
[edit] Election Results
| Bilston East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Louise Miles | 845 | 51.62 | ||
| Conservative | Brenda Wilson | 557 | 34.03 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Birch | 231 | 14.11 | ||
| Majority | 288 | 17.59 | |||
| Turnout | 1,637 | 20.29 | |||
| Bilston North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gillian Fellows | 1133 | 46.92 | ||
| Labour | Mark Stringer | 1089 | 45.09 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Frances Heap | 189 | 7.83 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 1.82 | |||
| Turnout | 2,415 | 22.77 | |||
| Blakenhall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert Jones | 2072 | 70.86 | ||
| Conservative | John Corns | 668 | 22.85 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | June Hemsley | 172 | 5.88 | ||
| Majority | 1404 | 48.02 | |||
| Turnout | 2,924 | 33.11 | |||
| Bushbury | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Susan Bem | 1161 | 43.21 | ||
| Independent | Philip Turley | 794 | 29.55 | ||
| Labour | Sher Dulai | 583 | 21.70 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Joan Stocking | 148 | 5.51 | ||
| Majority | 367 | 13.66 | |||
| Turnout | 2,687 | 30.73 | |||
| East Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Patricia Byrne | 1162 | 60.52 | ||
| Conservative | Alwyn Murray | 561 | 29.22 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ann Whitehouse | 192 | 10.00 | ||
| Majority | 601 | 31.30 | |||
| Turnout | 1,920 | 24.30 | |||
| Ettingshall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Andrew Johnson | 1033 | 59.64 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Green | 464 | 26.79 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Eileen Birch | 228 | 13.16 | ||
| Majority | 569 | 32.86 | |||
| Turnout | 1,732 | 20.77 | |||
| Fallings Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sandra Terry | 1115 | 46.34 | ||
| Labour | Michael Ewing | 1064 | 44.22 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Butler | 139 | 5.77 | ||
| Liberal | David Hallmark | 86 | 3.57 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 2.12 | |||
| Turnout | 2,406 | 29.43 | |||
| Graiseley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Elias Mattu | 1816 | 50.81 | ||
| Conservative | David Jack | 1460 | 40.86 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mary Millar | 288 | 8.06 | ||
| Majority | 356 | 9.97 | |||
| Turnout | 3,574 | 39.23 | |||
| Heath Town | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Leslie Turner | 767 | 43.02 | ||
| Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 529 | 29.67 | ||
| Conservative | Rina Nayer | 382 | 21.42 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Jenkins | 102 | 5.72 | ||
| Majority | 238 | 13.35 | |||
| Turnout | 1,783 | 22.52 | |||
| Low Hill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Sweet | 1064 | 68.07 | ||
| Conservative | Leon Tanski | 493 | 31.54 | ||
| Majority | 571 | 36.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,563 | 18.01 | |||
| Merry Hill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christine Mills | 2033 | 64.66 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Stelfox | 762 | 24.24 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | William Beard | 346 | 11.00 | ||
| Majority | 1271 | 40.43 | |||
| Turnout | 3,144 | 32.63 | |||
| Oxley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Lucas | 1211 | 45.98 | ||
| Labour | Paul Allen | 1127 | 42.79 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | John Steatham | 285 | 5.51 | ||
| Majority | 84 | 3.19 | |||
| Turnout | 2,634 | 27.65 | |||
| Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lucinda Turner | 1885 | 50.60 | ||
| Labour | Philip Page | 1338 | 35.92 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Brian Lewis | 274 | 7.36 | ||
| Green | David Hawkins | 220 | 5.91 | ||
| Majority | 547 | 14.69 | |||
| Turnout | 3,725 | 36.04 | |||
| Penn | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan Hart | 2345 | 60.47 | ||
| Labour | Barry Thomas | 1168 | 30.12 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Jessica Pringle | 261 | 6.73 | ||
| Green | Rachel Shanks | 101 | 2.60 | ||
| Majority | 1177 | 30.35 | |||
| Turnout | 3,878 | 38.67 | |||
| St. Peter's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Surjan Duhra | 1506 | 57.88 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Hodson | 596 | 22.91 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Kelly | 492 | 18.91 | ||
| Majority | 910 | 34.97 | |||
| Turnout | 2,602 | 26.53 | |||
| Spring Vale | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Whitehouse | 2038 | 63.14 | ||
| Labour | Graham Childs | 841 | 26.05 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Haynes | 348 | 10.78 | ||
| Majority | 1197 | 37.08 | |||
| Turnout | 3,228 | 32.27 | |||
| Tettenhall Regis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Barry Findlay | 2029 | 69.53 | ||
| Labour | David Allcock | 534 | 18.30 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Roger Gray | 351 | 12.03 | ||
| Majority | 1495 | 51.23 | |||
| Turnout | 2,918 | 31.64 | |||
| Tettenhall Wightwick | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Wynne | 2544 | 75.47 | ||
| Labour | Caroline Siarkiewicz | 563 | 16.70 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Bennett | 263 | 7.80 | ||
| Majority | 1981 | 58.77 | |||
| Turnout | 3,371 | 37.02 | |||
| Wednesfield North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Matthew Holdcroft | 1272 | 49.92 | ||
| Labour | Michael Stafford Good | 1031 | 40.46 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Carole Jenkins | 242 | 9.50 | ||
| Majority | 241 | 9.46 | |||
| Turnout | 2,548 | 28.39 | |||
| Wednesfield South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Simon Jevon | 1587 | 60.41 | ||
| Labour | Susan Hall | 1032 | 39.28 | ||
| Majority | 555 | 21.13 | |||
| Turnout | 2,267 | 30.00 | |||
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| Preceded by Wolverhampton Council election 1999 |
Wolverhampton local elections | Succeeded by Wolverhampton Council election 2002 |
