Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1988

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 3 May 1988 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1984 election the Labour Party gained the Heath Town ward from the SDP–Liberal Alliance.

Candidates that previously would have stood for the SDP–Liberal Alliance stood with the labels, SDP or Social and Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats) in the 1988 local elections.

Election result

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Collingswood	2049
	Conservative	A J Davies	696
	Social and Liberal Democrats	A Ramsbottom	127
Majority			1353

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Dougherty	2331
	Conservative	C Barber	1682
	Social and Liberal Democrats	R V Smith	216
Majority			649

Blakenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Jones	2642
	Conservative	A C Gething	1505
	Social and Liberal Democrats	M M O'Brien	164
Majority			1137

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Brueton	2225
	Labour	A G Barratt	1655
	Social and Liberal Democrats	A Whitehouse	239
Majority			570

East Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs P Byrne	2565
	Conservative	I C Jenkins	934
	Social and Liberal Democrats	P Lewis	551
Majority			1631

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Johnson	2306
	Conservative	Mrs J Shore	736
	Social and Liberal Democrats	A Whitehouse	125
Majority			1570

Fallings Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs T Walton	2331
	Conservative	M J Torrington	1912
	Social Democratic	D Fysh	297
Majority			419

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Chevannes-Reeves	2627
	Conservative	K Pederson	1876
	Social and Liberal Democrats	B J Lamb	473
Majority			751

Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R N Harding	2303
	Liberal	M A Pearson	836
	Conservative	M Hoare	544
Majority			1467

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J McCallum	2506
	Conservative	K Gliwitzki	937
	Social and Liberal Democrats	J S Thompson	207
Majority			1569

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Bradley	2594
	Labour	S B Smith	1188
	Social and Liberal Democrats	J N M White	365
Majority			1406

Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Clifford	2298
	Conservative	R J F Ward	1895
	Social Democratic	I Nightingale	248
Majority			403

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Swatman	2783
	Labour	P J Walker	2005
	Social and Liberal Democrats	G H Ellam	329
Majority			778

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hart	3057
	Labour	F Docherty	903
	Social and Liberal Democrats	C Jones-Williams	413
Majority			2154

St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S S Duhra	2950
	Conservative	B Mellor	801
	Social and Liberal Democrats	B H Lewis	332
Majority			2149

Spring Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social and Liberal Democrats	R Whitehouse	2511
	Labour	A G Garner	1912
	Conservative	J Lenoir	466
Majority			599

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs D Seiboth	2741
	Social and Liberal Democrats	R Gray	857
	Labour	P E Wesley	856
Majority			1884

Tettenhall Wightwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Thompson	2998
	Labour	R J Garner	862
	Social and Liberal Democrats	E Pringle	393
Majority			1884

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Bateman	2567
	Conservative	J Smith	1782
	Social Democratic	J Smith	232
Majority			785

Wednesfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Servian	2246
	Conservative	J Smith	1570
	Social and Liberal Democrats	R Waterhouse	222
Majority			676

Council elections in the West Midlands

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1987 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1988 (→ 1989)

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