Wolverhampton Council election, 1988
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The Council elections held in Wolverhampton
on Thursday May 3rd 1988 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.
During the 1984 election the Labour Party
gained the Heath Town ward from the SDP–Liberal Alliance.
Candidates that previously would have stood for the SDP–Liberal Alliance stood with the labels, SDP
or Social and Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) in the 1988 local elections.
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
on Thursday May 3rd 1988 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.
During the 1984 election the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
gained the Heath Town ward from the SDP–Liberal Alliance.
Candidates that previously would have stood for the SDP–Liberal Alliance stood with the labels, SDP
Social Democratic Party (UK)
The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams...
or Social and Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) in the 1988 local elections.