1992 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1992 election to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council was 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

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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1992
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 29 0 6 -6 48.33
  Conservative 28 6 0 +6 46.67
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 0 0 5.00

Ward results

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Source:[1]

Bilston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John E Collingswood 1078
Liberal Democrats Mrs A E Ramsbottom 849
Conservative Mrs V Robinson 590
Majority 229
Labour hold Swing
Bilston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter O'Connell 1866
Labour Cornelius Dougherty 1651
Liberal Democrats P E Lloyd 212
Majority 215
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Blakenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Jones 1950
Conservative Mrs Jean E Shore 1388
Liberal Democrats T E Kerr 196
Majority 562
Labour hold Swing
Bushbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Brueton 2734
Labour Mrs P Wesley 1097
Liberal Democrats Mrs C A Jenkins 194
Majority 1637
Conservative hold Swing
East Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs Pat Byrne 1796
Conservative Mrs J Louder 1065
Liberal Democrats Mrs L Gwinnett 264
Majority 731
Labour hold Swing
Ettingshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Johnson 1515
Conservative Robert Green 817
Liberal Democrats T C Heaton 181
Majority 698
Labour hold Swing
Fallings Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Margaret Findlay 2306
Labour I C Grainger 1504
Liberal Democrats Wayne M Beard 221
Majority 802
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Graiseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Mark Simpson 2415
Labour Mrs Judith Rowley 2333
Liberal Democrats S J Birch 194
Majority 82
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heath Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R N Harding 1374
Conservative Sham Dev Sharma 916
Liberal Colin Hallmark 587
Liberal Democrats Mrs M M O'Brien 80
Majority 485
Labour hold Swing
Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J McCallum 1580
Conservative Mrs Jean Lenoir 1124
Liberal Democrats D E Iles 182
Majority 456
Labour hold Swing
Merry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Christine Mills 3049
Labour C F Matthews 984
Liberal Democrats J N M White 315
Majority 2065
Conservative hold Swing
Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Patricia Patten 2314
Labour J Clifford 1515
Liberal Democrats I C Jenkins 228
Majority 799
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Swatman 2900
Labour M R Swain 1639
Liberal Democrats A Parker 393
Majority 1261
Conservative hold Swing
Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Hart 3322
Labour A J Romaya 748
Liberal Democrats S M Jones-Williams 407
Majority 2574
Conservative hold Swing
Spring Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Whitehouse 2486
Labour M D Thomas 1213
Conservative Miss M Bradley 712
Majority 1273
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Surjan Singh Duhra 1913
Conservative Matthew A Norton 974
Liberal Democrats R Gray 352
Majority 939
Labour hold Swing
Tettenhall Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Doreen Seiboth 2770
Liberal Democrats B H Lewis 1075
Labour Miss Helen King 506
Majority 1695
Conservative hold Swing
Tettenhall Wightwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Wendy Thompson 3520
Labour Mrs Caroline Siarkiewicz 653
Liberal Democrats Miss T J O'Brien 267
Majority 2867
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Dawson 2166
Labour Philip Bateman 1857
Liberal M A Pearson 397
Majority 309
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wednesfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Trina Brindley 2385
Labour Mrs T Walton 1503
Liberal Democrats J J Steatham 185
Majority 882
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

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  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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