1994 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1994 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 5 May 1994 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1994 election the Labour Party gained Bushbury and Park wards from the Conservative Party, leaving Labour with overall control of the Council.

Due to a vacancy arising shortly before the election was called Heath Town ward elected two members in 1994.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Conservative 28
• Labour 29
• Lib Dem 3

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 31
• Conservative 26
• Lib Dem 3

Election and ward results

Source:

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Davies	1861
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs A Ramsbottom	1333
	Conservative	Mrs J Lowder	275
Majority			528

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs T Bowen	2858
	Conservative	M Berry	1088
	Liberal Democrats	P Bennett	430
Majority			1770

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Rowley	3078
	Conservative	Mrs H O'Connell	850
	Liberal Democrats	I Ellis	287
Majority			2228

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs P Wesley	2055
	Conservative	G Patten	1841
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs C Jenkins	395
Majority			214

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Howells	2553
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs A Whitehouse	573
	Conservative	P Topliss	505
Majority			1980

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Shelley	2410
	Conservative	R Green	469
	Liberal Democrats	C Trace	165
Majority			1941

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs J Hill	2382
	Conservative	Mrs N Davis	1319
	Liberal Democrats	R Smith	140
Majority			1063

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Ledsam	2960
	Conservative	Mrs R Collins	1758
	Liberal Democrats	Miss N Mort	345
Majority			1202

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Garner	2029
	Labour	L Turner	1820
	Liberal	C Hallmark	742
	Liberal	A Bourke	614
	Conservative	R Blakemore	418
	Conservative	T Perkins	409

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Bilson	2505
	Conservative	K Hodges	700
	Liberal Democrats	D Iles	278
Majority			1805

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Clarke	2143
	Labour	Miss S Edmonson	1766
	Liberal Democrats	L MacLean	593
Majority			377

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Clifford	2305
	Conservative	Mrs C Tanski	1479
	Liberal Democrats	I Jenkins	490
Majority			826

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Hawkins	2392
	Conservative	M Griffiths	2137
	Liberal Democrats	M Heap	748
Majority			255

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Carpenter	2412
	Labour	A Convery	1533
	Liberal Democrats	S Prideaux	638
Majority			879

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Singh	2742
	Conservative	M Norton	710
	Liberal Democrats	R Gray	513
Majority			2032

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Gwinnett	2204
	Labour	M Thomas	2197
	Conservative	C Haynes	386
Majority			7

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Ward	2116
	Liberal Democrats	B Lewis	1310
	Labour	A Romaya	933
Majority			806

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs J Davis	2718
	Labour	Mrs C Siarkiewicz	1141
	Liberal Democrats	Miss T O'Brien	616
Majority			1577

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Bateman	3216
	Conservative	A Newman	1133
	Liberal	M Pearson	520
Majority			2083

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss H King	2033
	Conservative	S Sharma	1120
	Liberal Democrats	J Steatham	566
Majority			1033