Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000

In 2000 local authority elections in the United Kingdom were held on 4 May.

The Labour Party retained control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council, although Labour polled a lower percentage of votes (40.21%) than the Conservative Party (44.61%) in this election.

The composition of the council prior to the election was:

Labour 40
Conservative 17
Liberal Democrat 3

The composition of the council following the election was:

Labour 33
Conservative 24
Liberal Democrat 3

Election results

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Miles	845	51.62
	Conservative	Brenda Wilson	557	34.03
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Birch	231	14.11
Majority			288	17.59
Turnout			1,637	20.29

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Fellows	1133	46.92
	Labour	Mark Stringer	1089	45.09
	Liberal Democrat	Frances Heap	189	7.83
Majority			44	1.82
Turnout			2,415	22.77

Blakenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Jones	2072	70.86
	Conservative	John Corns	668	22.85
	Liberal Democrat	June Hemsley	172	5.88
Majority			1404	48.02
Turnout			2,924	33.11

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Bem	1161	43.21
	Independent	Philip Turley	794	29.55
	Labour	Sher Dulai	583	21.70
	Liberal Democrat	Joan Stocking	148	5.51
Majority			367	13.66
Turnout			2,687	30.73

East Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Byrne	1162	60.52
	Conservative	Alwyn Murray	561	29.22
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Whitehouse	192	10.00
Majority			601	31.30
Turnout			1,920	24.30

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Johnson	1033	59.64
	Conservative	Robert Green	464	26.79
	Liberal Democrat	Eileen Birch	228	13.16
Majority			569	32.86
Turnout			1,732	20.77

Fallings Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Terry	1115	46.34
	Labour	Michael Ewing	1064	44.22
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Butler	139	5.77
	Liberal	David Hallmark	86	3.57
Majority			51	2.12
Turnout			2,406	29.43

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elias Mattu	1816	50.81
	Conservative	David Jack	1460	40.86
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Millar	288	8.06
Majority			356	9.97
Turnout			3,574	39.23

Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie Turner	767	43.02
	Liberal	Colin Hallmark	529	29.67
	Conservative	Rina Nayer	382	21.42
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Jenkins	102	5.72
Majority			238	13.35
Turnout			1,783	22.52

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Sweet	1064	68.07
	Conservative	Leon Tanski	493	31.54
Majority			571	36.53
Turnout			1,563	18.01

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Mills	2033	64.66
	Labour	Kevin Stelfox	762	24.24
	Liberal Democrat	William Beard	346	11.00
Majority			1271	40.43
Turnout			3,144	32.63

Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Lucas	1211	45.98
	Labour	Paul Allen	1127	42.79
	Liberal Democrat	John Steatham	285	5.51
Majority			84	3.19
Turnout			2,634	27.65

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lucinda Turner	1885	50.60
	Labour	Philip Page	1338	35.92
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Lewis	274	7.36
	Green	David Hawkins	220	5.91
Majority			547	14.69
Turnout			3,725	36.04

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Hart	2345	60.47
	Labour	Barry Thomas	1168	30.12
	Liberal Democrat	Jessica Pringle	261	6.73
	Green	Rachel Shanks	101	2.60
Majority			1177	30.35
Turnout			3,878	38.67

St. Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Surjan Duhra	1506	57.88
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Hodson	596	22.91
	Conservative	Christopher Kelly	492	18.91
Majority			910	34.97
Turnout			2,602	26.53

Spring Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Whitehouse	2038	63.14
	Labour	Graham Childs	841	26.05
	Conservative	Christopher Haynes	348	10.78
Majority			1197	37.08
Turnout			3,228	32.27

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Findlay	2029	69.53
	Labour	David Allcock	534	18.30
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Gray	351	12.03
Majority			1495	51.23
Turnout			2,918	31.64

Tettenhall Wightwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Wynne	2544	75.47
	Labour	Caroline Siarkiewicz	563	16.70
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Bennett	263	7.80
Majority			1981	58.77
Turnout			3,371	37.02

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Holdcroft	1272	49.92
	Labour	Michael Stafford Good	1031	40.46
	Liberal Democrat	Carole Jenkins	242	9.50
Majority			241	9.46
Turnout			2,548	28.39

Wednesfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Jevon	1587	60.41
	Labour	Susan Hall	1032	39.28
Majority			555	21.13
Turnout			2,267	30.00

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