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