2006 Wolverhampton City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in orange.

2006 elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2006 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

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

• Labour Party 41
• Conservative Party 15
• Liberal Democrat 3
• Independent 1

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour Party 40
• Conservative Party 17
• Liberal Democrat 2
• Liberal 1

Ward results

Source:

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Simkins	1185	43.41
		Ann Modi	710	26.01
		Tom Fellows	600	21.98
		Roger Gray	217	7.95
Majority			475	17.40
Turnout			2,730	29.68
	hold		Swing

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Page	1318	43.13
		Gill Fellows	970	31.74
		Kevin Simmons	325	10.63
		Frances Heap	242	7.92
		Eddie Clarke	195	6.38
Majority			348	11.39
Turnout			3,056	33.87
	hold		Swing

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Judith Rowley	2314	71.20
		John Corns	625	19.23
		Edward Pringle	292	8.98
Majority			1689	51.97
Turnout			3,250	37.58
	hold		Swing

Bushbury North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Neville Patten	1571	47.06
		Paul Allen	1154	34.57
		James Lindly	569	17.05
Majority			417	12.49
Turnout			3,338	37.00
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Bushbury South & Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Sweet	1187	55.60
		Andrew Dawson	562	26.32
		Ian Jenkins	364	17.05
Majority			625	29.27
Turnout			2,135	23.62
	hold		Swing

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Inston	1351	52.45
		Peter Dobb	733	28.45
		Ann Whitehouse	472	18.32
Majority			618	23.99
Turnout			2,576	28.83
	hold		Swing

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Johnson	1860	64.03
		Brian Fellows	581	20.00
		Eileen Birch	444	15.28
Majority			1279	44.03
Turnout			2,905	30.49
	hold		Swing

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Steven Evans	1488	47.03
		Carol Bourne	1159	36.63
		Stephen Birch	496	15.68
Majority			329	10.40
Turnout			3,164	35.45
	hold		Swing

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Man Mohan Passi	2033	51.30
		John Mellor	1440	36.34
		Bryan Lewis	472	11.91
Majority			593	14.96
Turnout			3,963	44.04
	hold		Swing

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Caroline Siarkiewicz	937	42.61
		Colin Hallmark	489	22.24
		Lucinda Turner	484	22.01
		David Jack	274	12.46
Majority			448	20.37
Turnout			2,199	28.43
	hold		Swing

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christine Mills	2306	60.16
		Jagnandan Ghera	849	22.15
		Jessica Pringle	639	16.67
Majority			1457	38.01
Turnout			3,833	40.85
	hold		Swing

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Lockett	1335	48.37
		Ian Lucas	1013	36.70
		John Steatham	400	14.49
Majority			322	11.67
Turnout			2,760	30.02
	hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Manohar Minhas	1405	36.61
		Robin Lawrence	1277	33.27
		Martin Berrington	1129	29.42
Majority			128	3.34
Turnout			3,838	44.74
	hold		Swing

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patricia Patten	2503	56.69
		Ricky Chima	1191	36.98
		June Hemsley	686	15.54
Majority			1312	29.72
Turnout			4,415	44.05
	hold		Swing

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Malcolm Gwinnett	1106	34.27
		William Langford	904	28.01
		Sandra Terry	785	24.33
		Robert Green	408	12.64
Majority			202	6.26
Turnout			3,227	37.00
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tersaim Singh	1311	62.40
		Alexandra Lawrence	408	19.42
		Lionel Berry	372	17.71
Majority			903	42.98
Turnout			2,101	28.82
	hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barry Findlay	2654	66.95
		David Hartley	746	18.82
		Colin Ross	541	13.65
Majority			1908	48.13
Turnout			3,964	43.09
	hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Wynne	3197	73.73
		Muhammad Khan	588	13.56
		Philip Bennett	527	12.15
Majority			2609	60.17
Turnout			4,336	47.16
	hold		Swing

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Bourne	1225	30.83
		Gwendoline Stafford Good	1157	29.12
		Dennis Organ	1016	25.57
		Arthur Newman	563	14.17
Majority			68	1.71
Turnout			3,973	44.00
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Matthew Holdcroft	1555	48.04
		Paul Kalinauckas	1194	36.89
		Carole Jenkins	262	8.09
		Stuart Hinde	212	6.55
Majority			361	11.15
Turnout			3,237	37.53
	hold		Swing

Number of candidates

Of the main political parties, both the Conservative Party and Labour Party fielded a full slate of 20 candidates each.

The Liberal Democrats fielded 19 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in Wednesfield North.

One independent candidate stood in each of the following 2 wards:

• Bilston East
• Wednesfield North

The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 2 wards:

• Bilston North
• Wednesfield South

The British National Party fielded only 1 candidate, in Wednesfield North ward.

The Liberal Party stood in only one ward, Heath Town.