2007 Wolverhampton City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2007 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Composition

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

• Labour Party 40
• Conservative Party 15
• Liberal Democrat 2
• Liberal 1
• Independent 2

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour Party 36
• Conservative Party 19
• Liberal Democrat 3
• Liberal 1
• Independent 1

Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		36	0	4	-4	60	38.32	24544
		19	4	0	+4	31.67	37.58	24070
		3	1	0	+1	5	14.39	9216
		1	0	0	0	1.67	0.87	559
		0	0	0	0	0	4.87	3122
		1	0	1	-1	1.67	2.82	1808
		0	0	0	0	0	0.92	592

Ward results

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Louise Miles	1304	46.73
		Ann Modi	709	25.41
		Tom Fellows	558	20.00
		Adam Birch	208	7.45
Majority			595	21.33
Turnout			2,790	29.70
	hold		Swing

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sue Constable	1260	45.00
		Gill Fellows	1051	37.54
		Paul Mehmi	243	8.68
		Eddie Clarke	231	8.25
Majority			209	7.46
Turnout			2,800	31.37
	hold		Swing

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Jones	2137	63.30
		Sid Sidhu	980	29.03
		Frances Heap	240	7.10
Majority			1157	34.27
Turnout			3,376	39.44
	hold		Swing

Bushbury North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Leslie Pugh	1312	37.25
		Michael Hardacre	944	26.80
		Simon Patten	790	22.43
		James Lindly	466	13.23
Majority			368	10.45
Turnout			3,522	38.68
	hold		Swing

Bushbury South and Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter O'Neill	1186	55.73
		Jennifer Brewer	493	23.17
		Sandra Newman	236	11.09
		Ian Jenkins	207	9.72
Majority			693	32.56
Turnout			2,128	23.31
	hold		Swing

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Francis Docherty	1182	46.17
		Peter Dobb	531	20.74
		Darren Friel	436	17.03
		Stephen Hall	402	15.70
Majority			651	25.43
Turnout			2,560	28.76
	hold		Swing

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Smith	1923	66.77
		John Corns	564	19.58
		Eileen Birch	378	13.12
Majority			1359	47.19
Turnout			2,880	30.51
	hold		Swing

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Valerie Evans	1386	42.82
		Hazel Keirle	1008	31.14
		Dennis Organ	577	17.83
		Stephen Birch	263	8.12
Majority			378	11.68
Turnout			3,237	35.97
	hold		Swing

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elias Mattu	2082	56.41
		Matthew Revell	1184	32.08
		Bryan Lewis	405	10.97
Majority			898	24.33
Turnout			3,691	41.38
	hold		Swing

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Leslie Turner	921	43.06
		Colin Hallmark	559	26.13
		Lucie Turner	514	24.03
		David Jack	135	6.31
Majority			362	16.92
Turnout			2,139	28.25
	hold		Swing

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Haynes	2236	62.32
		Muhammad Yaseen	797	22.21
		Edward Pringle	539	15.02
Majority			1439	40.11
Turnout			3,588	38.16
	hold		Swing

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Bisbey	1458	49.00
		Ian Brookfield	1249	41.97
		John Steatham	258	8.66
Majority			209	7.02
Turnout			2,976	32.67
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	9.4

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robin Lawrence	1340	35.11
		Sandra Samuels	1204	31.55
		Carl Husted	946	24.80
		Stuart Hinde	196	5.14
		Claire Darke	110	2.88
Majority			136	3.56
Turnout			3,816	44.57
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Parambir Singh	2026	46.93
		Ricky Chima	1304	30.21
		June Hemsley	968	22.42
Majority			722	16.72
Turnout			4,317	43.44
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Heap	1884	59.25
		William Langford	826	25.97
		Brian Fellows	371	11.67
		Nichola Jack	90	2.83
Majority			1058	33.27
Turnout			3,180	36.17
	hold		Swing

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Surjan Duhra	1156	56.03
		Alexandra Lawrence	403	19.53
		Didar Singh	334	16.19
		Malcolm Verrall	165	7.99
Majority			753	36.50
Turnout			2,063	28.03
	hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jonathon Yardley	2695	70.70
		Julie Hodgkiss	693	18.18
		Colin Ross	412	10.80
Majority			2002	52.52
Turnout			3,812	41.45
	hold		Swing

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wendy Thompson	2942	70.15
		Malcolm Freeman	640	15.26
		Roger Gray	356	8.49
		Phillip Bland	248	5.91
Majority			2302	54.89
Turnout			4,194	45.86
	hold		Swing

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charlotte Quarmby	1327	35.58
		Dave Jones	1140	30.56
		Arthur Newman	844	22.63
		Irene Dodd	513	13.75
Majority			187	5.01
Turnout			3,370	41.30
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Carol Bourne	1389	42.82
		Helen King	1210	37.30
		Steven Haddon	427	13.16
		Carole Jenkins	210	6.47
Majority			179	5.52
Turnout			3,244	37.31
	gain from Template:Yesno		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 18 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in both Wednesfield North and Heath Town wards.

One independent candidate stood in each of the following 6 wards:

• Bilston East
• East Park
• Heath Town
• Park
• Spring Vale
• Wednesfield North

The British National Party fielded 6 candidates, one candidate in each of the following wards:

• Bushbury North
• Bushbury South & Low Hill
• Fallings Park
• Tettenhall Wightwick
• Wednesfield North
• Wednesfield South

The Green Party had a candidate in each of the following 3 wards:

• Bilston North
• Park
• St Peter's

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

External links

• 2007 Wolverhampton election result from BBC
• Elections results from council webpage