2008 Wolverhampton City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 1 May 2008 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour group lost overall control after losing eight seats across the City.

Turnout across the City was 34.6%, with variations in turnout ranging from 22.1% in the Bushbury South & Low Hill ward up to 45.4% in Tettenhall Wightwick.

Following the election, an alliance between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups was formed, ending 14 years of Labour Party rule.

Composition

Due to the only Liberal Councillor officially joining the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Democrats had increased their number of Councillors in 2007 from 3 to 4.

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

• Labour Party 36
• Conservative Party 19
• Liberal Democrat 4
• Independent 1

Following the election, the composition of the council is:

• Labour Party 28
• Conservative Party 27
• Liberal Democrat 5

Election result

Wolverhampton Local Election Result 2008

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		28	0	-8	-8	46	34.4	21300	-3244
		27	8	0	+8	45	48.2	29833	+5763
		5	1	0	+1	8	15.6	9630	+482
		0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1158	-1964
		0	0	0	0	0	0.5	340	-252
		0	0	0	0	0	0.2	101	+101
		0	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1808

Ward results

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Turner	1168	47.2
		Nick Thompson	969	39.1
		Geoffrey Cockayne	339	13.7
Majority			199	7.98
Turnout			2476	26.2
	hold		Swing	6.7

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gillian Fellows	1272	44.6
		Trudy Bowen	1180	41.4
		Alexandra Lawrence	209	7.3
		Edward Clarke	189	6.6
Majority			92	3.21
Turnout			2850	31.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	5.4

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Rowley	1855	56.7
		Avtar Sidhu	1218	37.2
		Frances Heap	198	6.1
Majority			637	19.5
Turnout			3271	37.9
	hold		Swing	7.5

Bushbury North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Carl Husted	1723	47.9
		Paula Brookfield	1024	28.5
		Simon Patten	580	16.1
		Susan Bem	269	7.5
Majority			699	19.4
Turnout			3596	39.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	4.4

Bushbury South and Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Bilson	982	48.0
		Annette Pugh	751	36.7
		Ian Jenkins	311	15.2
Majority			231	11.3
Turnout			2044	22.1
	hold		Swing	10.7

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Hall	1309	46.6
		Patricia Byrne	975	34.7
		Darren Friel	528	18.8
Majority			334	11.9
Turnout			2812	31.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	18.7

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bishan Dass	1546	58.5
		Ranjit Kaur	648	24.5
		Roger Gray	448	17.0
Majority			898	34.0
Turnout			2642	28.2
	hold		Swing	6.7

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Wilson	1536	49.7
		Geoffrey Foster	1239	40.1
		Stephen Birch	316	10.2
Majority			297	9.6
Turnout			3091	34.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	10.6

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Reynolds	1603	49.5
		Paul Armstrong	1227	37.9
		Bryan Lewis	409	12.6
Majority			376	11.6
Turnout			3239	36.5
	hold		Swing	6.4

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Margaret Findlay	1063	54.1
		Milkinderpal Jaspal	903	45.9
Majority			160	8.1
Turnout			1966	25.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	13.6

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Pask	2391	67.7
		Navjit Rana	677	19.2
		Edward Pringle	466	13.2
Majority			1714	48.5
Turnout			3534	37.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	4.1

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jennifer Brewer	1591	51.1
		Christine Irvine	1277	41.0
		John Steatham	247	7.9
Majority			314	10.1
Turnout			3115	34.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	1.5

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Claire Darke	1490	42.0
		Jennifer Cromie	1117	31.5
		Arun Photay	940	26.5
Majority			373	10.5
Turnout			3547	41.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patricia Bradley	2731	66.1
		Ricky Chima	946	22.9
		June Hemsley	452	10.9
Majority			1785	43.2
Turnout			4129	41.2
	hold		Swing	13.2

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Whitehouse	1987	64.3
		Mangoo Mal	583	18.9
		Peter Dobb	519	16.8
Majority			1404	45.5
Turnout			3089	34.8
	hold		Swing

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Roger Lawrence	964	44.7
		Zahid Shah	811	37.6
		Catherine Bisbey	381	17.7
Majority			153	7.1
Turnout			2156	29.9
	hold		Swing

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Davis	2822	73.9
		Julie Hodgkiss	643	16.8
		Richard Fellows	352	9.2
Majority			2179	57.1
Turnout			3817	41.3
	hold		Swing	2.2%

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joan Stevenson	3149	76.0
		Jagnandan Ghera	491	11.9
		Sarah Sinclair	401	9.7
		Raymond Barry	101	2.4
Majority			2658	64.2
Turnout			4142	45.4
	hold		Swing	5.8

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Hazel Keirle	1699	45.2
		Philip Bateman	1296	34.5
		Dennis Organ	578	15.4
		Colin Ross	186	4.9
Majority			403	10.7
Turnout			3759	41.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	2.9

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Simon Jevon	1894	61.4
		Helen King	831	26.9
		Carole Jenkins	211	6.8
		Stuart Hinde	151	4.9
Majority			1063	34.4
Turnout			3087	35.5
	hold		Swing	14.5