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2007 Wolverhampton City Council election
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2007 UK local government election
March 2025
November 2013
thumb|300px|right|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
Labour Party (UK)
36
0
4
-4
60
38.32
24544
Conservative Party (UK)
19
4
0
+4
31.67
37.58
24070
Liberal Democrats (UK)
3
1
0
+1
5
14.39
9216
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
1
0
0
0
1.67
0.87
559
British National Party
0
0
0
0
0
4.87
3122
Independent (politician)
1
0
1
-1
1.67
2.82
1808
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
0
0
0.92
592
Ward results
Bilston East
Labour Party (UK)
Louise Miles
1304
46.73
Conservative Party (UK)
Ann Modi
709
25.41
Independent (politician)
Tom Fellows
558
20.00
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Adam Birch
208
7.45
595
21.33
2,790
29.70
Labour Party (UK)
Bilston North
Labour Party (UK)
Sue Constable
1260
45.00
Conservative Party (UK)
Gill Fellows
1051
37.54
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Mehmi
243
8.68
Green Party of England and Wales
Eddie Clarke
231
8.25
209
7.46
2,800
31.37
Labour Party (UK)
Blakenhall
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Jones
2137
63.30
Conservative Party (UK)
Sid Sidhu
980
29.03
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Frances Heap
240
7.10
1157
34.27
3,376
39.44
Labour Party (UK)
Bushbury North
Conservative Party (UK)
Leslie Pugh
1312
37.25
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Hardacre
944
26.80
British National Party
Simon Patten
790
22.43
Liberal Democrats (UK)
James Lindly
466
13.23
368
10.45
3,522
38.68
Conservative Party (UK)
Bushbury South and Low Hill
Labour Party (UK)
Peter O'Neill
1186
55.73
Conservative Party (UK)
Jennifer Brewer
493
23.17
British National Party
Sandra Newman
236
11.09
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ian Jenkins
207
9.72
693
32.56
2,128
23.31
Labour Party (UK)
East Park
Labour Party (UK)
Francis Docherty
1182
46.17
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Dobb
531
20.74
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Darren Friel
436
17.03
Independent (politician)
Stephen Hall
402
15.70
651
25.43
2,560
28.76
Labour Party (UK)
Ettingshall
Labour Party (UK)
Alan Smith
1923
66.77
Conservative Party (UK)
John Corns
564
19.58
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Eileen Birch
378
13.12
1359
47.19
2,880
30.51
Labour Party (UK)
Fallings Park
Labour Party (UK)
Valerie Evans
1386
42.82
Conservative Party (UK)
Hazel Keirle
1008
31.14
British National Party
Dennis Organ
577
17.83
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stephen Birch
263
8.12
378
11.68
3,237
35.97
Labour Party (UK)
Graiseley
Labour Party (UK)
Elias Mattu
2082
56.41
Conservative Party (UK)
Matthew Revell
1184
32.08
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bryan Lewis
405
10.97
898
24.33
3,691
41.38
Labour Party (UK)
Heath Town
Labour Party (UK)
Leslie Turner
921
43.06
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Colin Hallmark
559
26.13
Conservative Party (UK)
Lucie Turner
514
24.03
Independent (politician)
David Jack
135
6.31
362
16.92
2,139
28.25
Labour Party (UK)
Merry Hill
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Haynes
2236
62.32
Labour Party (UK)
Muhammad Yaseen
797
22.21
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Edward Pringle
539
15.02
1439
40.11
3,588
38.16
Conservative Party (UK)
Oxley
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Bisbey
1458
49.00
Labour Party (UK)
Ian Brookfield
1249
41.97
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Steatham
258
8.66
209
7.02
2,976
32.67
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
9.4
Park
Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Lawrence 1340 35.11
Labour Party (UK) Sandra Samuels 1204 31.55
Conservative Party (UK) Carl Husted 946 24.80
Green Party of England and Wales Stuart Hinde 196 5.14
Independent (politician) Claire Darke 110 2.88
136 3.56
3,816 44.57
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Penn
Conservative Party (UK)
Parambir Singh
2026
46.93
Labour Party (UK)
Ricky Chima
1304
30.21
Liberal Democrats (UK)
June Hemsley
968
22.42
722
16.72
4,317
43.44
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent (politician)
Spring Vale
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Heap
1884
59.25
Labour Party (UK)
William Langford
826
25.97
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Fellows
371
11.67
Independent (politician)
Nichola Jack
90
2.83
1058
33.27
3,180
36.17
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St Peter's
Labour Party (UK)
Surjan Duhra
1156
56.03
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alexandra Lawrence
403
19.53
Conservative Party (UK)
Didar Singh
334
16.19
Green Party of England and Wales
Malcolm Verrall
165
7.99
753
36.50
2,063
28.03
Labour Party (UK)
Tettenhall Regis
Conservative Party (UK)
Jonathon Yardley
2695
70.70
Labour Party (UK)
Julie Hodgkiss
693
18.18
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Colin Ross
412
10.80
2002
52.52
3,812
41.45
Conservative Party (UK)
Tettenhall Wightwick
Conservative Party (UK)
Wendy Thompson
2942
70.15
Labour Party (UK)
Malcolm Freeman
640
15.26
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Roger Gray
356
8.49
British National Party
Phillip Bland
248
5.91
2302
54.89
4,194
45.86
Conservative Party (UK)
Wednesfield North
Conservative Party (UK)
Charlotte Quarmby
1327
35.58
Labour Party (UK)
Dave Jones
1140
30.56
British National Party
Arthur Newman
844
22.63
Independent (politician)
Irene Dodd
513
13.75
187
5.01
3,370
41.30
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Wednesfield South
Conservative Party (UK)
Carol Bourne
1389
42.82
Labour Party (UK)
Helen King
1210
37.30
British National Party
Steven Haddon
427
13.16
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Carole Jenkins
210
6.47
179
5.52
3,244
37.31
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
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
2007
Category:2000s in the West Midlands (county)
Wolverhampton City Council