Wolverhampton local elections
Encyclopedia
One third of Wolverhampton
City Council in the West Midlands
, England
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. Since the 2004 boundary changes 60 councillor
s have been elected from 20 wards
.
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...
City Council in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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. Since the 2004 boundary changes 60 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 20 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour 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... |
1973 - 1978 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1978 - 1980 |
| Labour 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... |
1980 - 1987 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1987 - 1988 |
| Labour 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... |
1988 - 1992 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1992 - 1994 |
| Labour 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... |
1994 - 2008 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2008 - 2011 |
| Labour 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... |
2011 - present |
Council elections
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1973Wolverhampton Council election, 1973The first elections to the Wolverhampton Metropolitan District Council were held on 10 May 1973.-Background:The metropolitan district was one of the new authorities created by the Local Government Act 1972, which completely reorganised local administration in England and Wales...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1975Wolverhampton Council election, 1975Elections in 1975 were held on May 1.The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton City Council.The 1975 elections were the first "one third" elections since Wolverhampton became a Metropolitan Borough and held "all out" elections in 1973, although a by election had been held in Wednesfield...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1976Wolverhampton Council election, 1976The 1976 Council elections in Wolverhampton, England, were held on May 6.The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton City Council.The composition of the council prior to the election was:*Labour 38*Conservative 21...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1978Wolverhampton Council election, 1978Elections in 1978 were held on Thursday May 4.Following the elections no single party had overall control of Wolverhampton City Council, the WAR candidates voted with Labour at the mayor making a few weeks later but control passed to the Conservative group following the February 1979 Low Hill by...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1979Wolverhampton Council election, 1979Elections in 1979 were held on Thursday May 5.Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of Wolverhampton City Council.The Wolverhampton Association of Ratepayers became known simply as Ratepayers in the 1979 local elections....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1980Wolverhampton Council election, 1980Wolverhampton Council elections in 1980 were held on Thursday May 1.Following the elections the Labour Party had overall control of the Council.The composition of the council prior to the election was:*Labour 28*Conservative 30...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1982Wolverhampton Council election, 1982The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 6th 1982 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.1982 was the first year the SDP and Liberal Party stood in alliance....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1983Wolverhampton Council election, 1983The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 5th 1983 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1983 election the Conservatives gained the Bushbury seat from Labour whilst Labour gained the Wednesfield South from the Conservatives, leaving the overall...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1984Wolverhampton Council election, 1984The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 3rd 1984 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1984 election the Conservatives gained the Bushbury seat from Labour whilst Labour gained the Wednesfield South, Oxley and Fallings Park seats from the...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1986Wolverhampton Council election, 1986The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 1st 1986 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.Due to a vacancy in Wednesfield North two members were elected.The Labour Party gained the following wards from the Conservatives:...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1987Wolverhampton Council election, 1987The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 7th 1987 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1987 election the Conservatives gained the Bilston North, Graiseley, Wednesfield North and Wednesfiled South seats from Labour whilst the SDP–Liberal Alliance...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1988Wolverhampton Council election, 1988The 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....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1990Wolverhampton Council election, 1990The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 3rd 1990 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1990 election the Conservative Party gained Tettenhall Regis from a Liberal candidate....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1991Wolverhampton Council election, 1991The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 2nd 1991 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1991 election the Merry Hill ward had two seats contested due to a vacancy arising....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1992Wolverhampton Council election, 1992Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party led the Council in coalition with the Liberal Democrats until the next round of elections in 1994.-Composition:...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1994Wolverhampton Council election, 1994The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 5th 1994 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1994 election the Labour Party gained Bushbury and Park wards from the Conservative Party, leaving Labour with overall control of the Council.Due to a vacancy...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1995Wolverhampton Council election, 1995The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday May 4th 1995 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.During the 1995 election the Merry Hill ward had two seats contested due to a vacancy arising....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1996Wolverhampton Council election, 1996Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council, gaining seven seats at the expense of the Conservative group.-Composition:...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1998
- Wolverhampton Council election, 1999Wolverhampton Council election, 1999The 1999 Wolverhampton Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2000Wolverhampton Council election, 2000In 2000 local authority elections in the United Kingdom were held on May 4.The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton City Council, although Labour polled a lower percentage of votes than the Conservative Party in this election....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2002Wolverhampton Council election, 2002Elections in 2002 were held on May 2nd.The Labour Party kept overall control of the Council following the election.-Election result:...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2003Wolverhampton Council election, 2003The Council elections held in Wolverhampton in 2003 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.Average turnout for the City was 29.36%...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2004Wolverhampton Council election, 2004The Council elections held for Wolverhampton City Council on June 10 2004 were "all out", meaning all 60 seats were up for election.The composition of the council following the election was:*Labour 41*Conservative 16...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2006Wolverhampton Council election, 2006Elections 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...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2007Wolverhampton Council election, 2007Elections 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:...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2008Wolverhampton Council election, 2008Elections 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....
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2010Wolverhampton Council election, 2010Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 6 May 2010 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election, with the Wednesfield North ward electing two Councillors due to the resignation of a Councillor in January 2010 - the winning candidate will serve a 4 year term...
- Wolverhampton Council election, 2011Wolverhampton Council election, 2011Elections to Wolverhampton City Council was held on 5 May 2011, the same day as the national referendum on the Alternative Vote, in Wolverhampton, England...