2011 Wolverhampton City Council election

English local election

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Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as the national referendum on the Alternative Vote, in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election.

2011 local election results in Wolverhampton

## Composition

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

* Labour Party 31
* Conservative Party 25
* Liberal Democrat 4

Note: this differs from the total at the previous election, due to a by-election and a Liberal Democrat councillor defecting to Labour.[1]

Following the election, the composition of the council is:

* Labour Party 35
* Conservative Party 22
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election result

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Wolverhampton Local Election Result 2011  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 35  | 4  | 0  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | 22  | 0  | 3  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | 3  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  |
| BNP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |

## Ward results

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Bilston East Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Valerie Gibson  | 1,764  | 66.14  |
| Conservative | Tom Fellows  | 903  | 33.86  |
Majority  | 861  | 32.28  |
Turnout | 2667  | 29.67  |
Bilston North Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sue Constable  | 1,696  | 59.82  |
| Conservative | David Hunt  | 625  | 22.05  |
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Heap  | 97  | 3.42  |
| BNP | Stewart Gardner  | 154  | 5.43  |
| UKIP | Remi Hodister  | 263  | 9.28  |
Majority  | 1071  | 37.78  |
Turnout | 2,835  | 32.51  |
Blakenhall Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Jones  | 3,073  |  |
| Conservative | Sid Sidhu  | 678  |  |
Majority  | 2,395  | 45.54%  |
Turnout |  |  |
Bushbury North Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Leslie Pugh  | 1,347  |  |
| Labour | Ian Angus  | 1,673  |  |
| BNP | Simon Patten  | 391  |  |
Majority  | 326  |  |
Turnout | 3425  | 37.87%  |
Bushbury South and Low Hill Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peter O'Neill  | 1,763  |  |
| Conservative | Annette Pugh  | 625  |  |
Majority  | 1,138  |  |
Turnout | 2,406  | 26.74%  |
East Park Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Harman Banger  | 1,763  |  |
| Conservative | Darren Friel  | 1,508  |  |
Majority  | 705  |  |
Turnout | 2,855  | 32.82%  |
Ettingshall Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sandra Samuels  | Unopposed  |  | −
Majority  | \-  | \-  | −
Turnout | \-  | \-  | −
Fallings Park Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Valerie Evans  | 2,072  |  |
| Conservative | Simon Hewitt  | 1,123  |  |
Majority  | 949  |  |
Turnout | 3,125  | 35.82%  |
Graiseley Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Elias Mattu  | 2,399  |  |
| Conservative | Jazz Boparai  | 614  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Birch  | 201  |  |
| Independent | John Mellor  | 505  |  |
Majority  | 1,7585  |  |
Turnout | 3,746  | 45.44%  |
Heath Town Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Milkinderpal Jaspal  | 1,488  |  |
| Conservative | John Lee  | 708  |  |
| Green | Matthew Addison  | 231  |  |
Majority  | 1,785  |  |
Turnout | 2,448  | 31.85%  |
Merry Hill Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Christopher Haynes  |  |  |
| Labour | Nav Rana  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Lexi Lawrence  |  |  |
| Independent | Timothy Broomer  |  |  |
| UKIP | Phil Templar  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Oxley Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Bisbey  | 1,263  |  |
| Labour | Ian Claymore  | 1,749  |  |
| UKIP | Keith Sinclair  | 276  |  |
Majority  | 513  |  |
Turnout | 3,285  | 37.12%  |
Park Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mike Hardacre  | 1,910  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Webber  | 568  |  |
| Conservative | Nasim Ullah  | 968  |  |
| Green | David Belcher  | 262  |  |
Majority  |  | 942  |
Turnout | 3,730  | 46.73%  |
Penn Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Singh  |  |  |
| Labour | Martin Waite  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lewis  |  |  |
| Green | Daniel Batchelor  |  |  |
| UKIP | Barry Hodgson  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Spring Vale Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Michael Heap  |  |  |
| Labour | Gurcharan Bedi  |  |  |
| Conservative | Trevor White  |  |  |
| BNP | David Bradnock  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
St Peter's Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Zahid Shah  | 1,867  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Garside  | 236  |  |
| Conservative | Shailesh Parekh  | 270  |  |
Majority  | 1,597  |  |
Turnout | 2,391  | 35.07%  |
Tettenhall Regis Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jonathan Yardley  |  |  |
| Labour | Muhammad Khan  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Gray  |  |  |
| UKIP | Donald Morris  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Tettenhall Wightwick Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Wendy Thompson  |  |  |
| Labour | Stu Goldcrusher  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Hollis  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Wednesfield North Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tania Davis  |  |  |
| Labour | Rita Potter  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Wednesfield South Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Dobb  | 1,074  |  |
| Labour | Bhupinder Gakhal  | 1,481  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Williams  | 572  |  |
Majority  | 407  |  |
Turnout | 3,1743  | 37.41%  |

## References

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1. ^ Wainwright, Daniel (2 April 2011). "Councillor's defection is unfair on the local voters" (PDF). Express & Star. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

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