Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1986

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 1 May 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:

Bilston North, Fallings Park, Oxley, Wednesfield North (1 seat).

The SDP/Liberal Alliance gained Spring Vale from Labour.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

Labour 34
Conservative 23
Alliance 2
Vacancy 1

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

Labour 38
Conservative 19
Alliance 3

Election result

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Davies	1868
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R Gray	597
	Conservative	Mrs F Rixon	319
Majority			1271

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs T Bowen	2065
	Conservative	C Barber	956
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	T Perkins	745
Majority			1109

Blakenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Rowley	2475
	Conservative		1174
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J O'Brien	497
Majority			1301

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Patten	1663
	Labour	T Barratt	1546
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	T Whitehouse	606
Majority			117

East Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Howells	1584
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Steatham	1342
	Conservative	Mrs J Shore	326
Majority			242

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Bold	2058
	Conservative	A Mills	452
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J White	289
Majority			1606

Fallings Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs J Hill	1838
	Conservative	Mrs J Lenoir	1360
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E George	493
Majority			478

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Ledsam	2426
	Conservative	J Mellor	1844
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E Rawlinson	537
Majority			582

Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Purchase	1773
	Conservative	B Ingram	719
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C Hallmark	572
Majority			1054

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Bilson	2171
	Conservative	K Gliwitzki	636
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Mrs S Thompson	327
Majority			1535

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Clarke	2158
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	B Lamb	1115
	Labour	D McKatrick	911
Majority			1043

Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs K Clifford	1881
	Conservative	F Haley	1363
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M Turley	472
Majority			518

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Griffiths	2333
	Labour	J Botteley	1744
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P McGloin	758
Majority			589

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Carpenter	2674
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R Jones	1190
	Labour	G S Rai	584
Majority			1484

St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A M Powell	3209
	Conservative	R Ward	517
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	B Lewis	374
Majority			2696

Spring Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	A Pye	2196
	Labour	B Burden	2061
	Conservative	D Darley	447
Majority			135

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	L McLean	2357
	Conservative	W Moffat	1801
	Labour	L Turner	570
Majority			558

Tettenhall Wightwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Watson	2375
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D Pottle	1196
	Labour	Mrs B Hill	606
Majority			1179

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss J Walton	1799
	Labour	J Woodward	1780
	Conservative	G Jones	1399
	Conservative	Mrs H Phillips	1225
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M Pearson	857
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Mrs J Lamb	743

Wednesfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs L Leader	2012
	Conservative	Mrs R Ball	1046
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Speakman	639
Majority			966

Council elections in the West Midlands

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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