Wolverhampton local elections
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One third of Wolverhampton Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Except 1973 when all councillors were up, and 2004 when boundary changes forced another all out.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 - 1978
No overall control 1978 - 1980
Labour 1980 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 1988
Labour 1988 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1994
Labour 1994 - 2008
No overall control 2008 - present
[edit] Council elections
Wolverhampton Council election, 1973
Wolverhampton Council election, 1992
Wolverhampton Council election, 1998
Wolverhampton Council election, 1999
Wolverhampton Council election, 2000
Wolverhampton Council election, 2002
Wolverhampton Council election, 2003
Wolverhampton Council election, 2004
Wolverhampton Council election, 2006
Wolverhampton Council election, 2007
Wolverhampton Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Heath Town By-Election 17 October 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,172 | 63.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 437 | 23.8 | |||
| Conservative | 227 | 12.4 | |||
| Majority | 735 | 40.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,836 | 22.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Ettingshall By-Election 10 July 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 949 | 72.9 | -5.1 | ||
| Conservative | 223 | 17.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 130 | 10.0 | +4.3 | ||
| Majority | 726 | 55.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,302 | 16.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Merry Hill By-Election 25 September 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Hart | 1,395 | 51.7 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | 1,003 | 37.2 | -5.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 298 | 11.1 | +1.6 | ||
| Majority | 392 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,696 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Fallings Park By-Election 10 June 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 941 | 46.9 | -2.9 | ||
| Conservative | 841 | 41.9 | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 225 | 11.2 | +11.2 | ||
| Majority | 100 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,007 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Tettenhall Regis By-Election 13 March 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Yardley | 1,279 | 62.5 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Jenkins | 431 | 21.0 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Stafford | 338 | 16.5 | -7.4 | |
| Majority | 848 | 41.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,048 | 22.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
