Wolverhampton Council election, 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

Election result

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Simkins
votes = 1185
percentage = 43.41
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Modi
votes = 710
percentage = 26.01
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Tom Fellows
votes = 600
percentage = 21.98
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Roger Gray
votes = 217
percentage = 7.95
change = Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 17.40
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,730
percentage = 29.68
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Page
votes = 1318
percentage = 43.13
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gill Fellows
votes = 970
percentage = 31.74
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Kevin Simmons
votes = 325
percentage = 10.63
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Frances Heap
votes = 242
percentage = 7.92
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Eddie Clarke
votes = 195
percentage = 6.38
change = Election box majority
votes = 348
percentage = 11.39
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,056
percentage = 33.87
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Rowley
votes = 2314
percentage = 71.20
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Corns
votes = 625
percentage = 19.23
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Edward Pringle
votes = 292
percentage = 8.98
change = Election box majority
votes = 1689
percentage = 51.97
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,250
percentage = 37.58
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neville Patten
votes = 1571
percentage = 47.06
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Allen
votes = 1154
percentage = 34.57
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = James Lindly
votes = 569
percentage = 17.05
change = Election box majority
votes = 417
percentage = 12.49
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,338
percentage = 37.00
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Sweet
votes = 1187
percentage = 55.60
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Dawson
votes = 562
percentage = 26.32
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ian Jenkins
votes = 364
percentage = 17.05
change = Election box majority
votes = 625
percentage = 29.27
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,135
percentage = 23.62
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Inston
votes = 1351
percentage = 52.45
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Dobb
votes = 733
percentage = 28.45
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ann Whitehouse
votes = 472
percentage = 18.32
change = Election box majority
votes = 618
percentage = 23.99
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,576
percentage = 28.83
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Johnson
votes = 1860
percentage = 64.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Fellows
votes = 581
percentage = 20.00
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eileen Birch
votes = 444
percentage = 15.28
change = Election box majority
votes = 1279
percentage = 44.03
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,905
percentage = 30.49
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Evans
votes = 1488
percentage = 47.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Bourne
votes = 1159
percentage = 36.63
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Stephen Birch
votes = 496
percentage = 15.68
change = Election box majority
votes = 329
percentage = 10.40
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,164
percentage = 35.45
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Man Mohan Passi
votes = 2033
percentage = 51.30
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Mellor
votes = 1440
percentage = 36.34
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Bryan Lewis
votes = 472
percentage = 11.91
change = Election box majority
votes = 593
percentage = 14.96
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,963
percentage = 44.04
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Siarkiewicz
votes = 937
percentage = 42.61
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Colin Hallmark
votes = 489
percentage = 22.24
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lucinda Turner
votes = 484
percentage = 22.01
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = David Jack
votes = 274
percentage = 12.46
change = Election box majority
votes = 448
percentage = 20.37
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,199
percentage = 28.43
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Mills
votes = 2306
percentage = 60.16
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jagnandan Ghera
votes = 849
percentage = 22.15
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Jessica Pringle
votes = 639
percentage = 16.67
change = Election box majority
votes = 1457
percentage = 38.01
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,833
percentage = 40.85
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Lockett
votes = 1335
percentage = 48.37
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Lucas
votes = 1013
percentage = 36.70
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Steatham
votes = 400
percentage = 14.49
change = Election box majority
votes = 322
percentage = 11.67
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,760
percentage = 30.02
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Manohar Minhas
votes = 1405
percentage = 36.61
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Robin Lawrence
votes = 1277
percentage = 33.27
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Berrington
votes = 1129
percentage = 29.42
change = Election box majority
votes = 128
percentage = 3.34
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,838
percentage = 44.74
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Patten
votes = 2503
percentage = 56.69
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ricky Chima
votes = 1191
percentage = 36.98
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = June Hemsley
votes = 686
percentage = 15.54
change = Election box majority
votes = 1312
percentage = 29.72
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,415
percentage = 44.05
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Malcolm Gwinnett
votes = 1106
percentage = 34.27
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Langford
votes = 904
percentage = 28.01
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Sandra Terry
votes = 785
percentage = 24.33
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Green
votes = 408
percentage = 12.64
change = Election box majority
votes = 202
percentage = 6.26
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,227
percentage = 37.00
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
loser = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tersaim Singh
votes = 1311
percentage = 62.40
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alexandra Lawrence
votes = 408
percentage = 19.42
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lionel Berry
votes = 372
percentage = 17.71
change = Election box majority
votes = 903
percentage = 42.98
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,101
percentage = 28.82
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Findlay
votes = 2654
percentage = 66.95
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hartley
votes = 746
percentage = 18.82
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Colin Ross
votes = 541
percentage = 13.65
change = Election box majority
votes = 1908
percentage = 48.13
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,964
percentage = 43.09
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Wynne
votes = 3197
percentage = 73.73
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Muhammad Khan
votes = 588
percentage = 13.56
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Philip Bennett
votes = 527
percentage = 12.15
change = Election box majority
votes = 2609
percentage = 60.17
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,336
percentage = 47.16
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Bourne
votes = 1225
percentage = 30.83
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gwendoline Stafford Good
votes = 1157
percentage = 29.12
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dennis Organ
votes = 1016
percentage = 25.57
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Arthur Newman
votes = 563
percentage = 14.17
change = Election box majority
votes = 68
percentage = 1.71
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,973
percentage = 44.00
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Holdcroft
votes = 1555
percentage = 48.04
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Kalinauckas
votes = 1194
percentage = 36.89
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Carole Jenkins
votes = 262
percentage = 8.09
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Hinde
votes = 212
percentage = 6.55
change = Election box majority
votes = 361
percentage = 11.15
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,237
percentage = 37.53
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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.

External links

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