2024 City of Wolverhampton Council election

The 2024 City of Wolverhampton Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 60 members of City of Wolverhampton Council in the West Midlands were elected.

Background

Wolverhampton is a strong Labour council. The party have controlled the council for most of its history, only failing to win a majority in 1987, 1992, 2008, and 2010. The 2023 election was for the entire council on new ward boundaries. In that election, Labour won 47 seats with 57.2% of the vote, and the Conservatives won 13 with 37.0%.

The 2024 election was for seats held by councillors who were elected with the smallest number of votes. Labour defended 15 seats and the Conservatives defended 5.

Previous council composition

Changes 2023–2024:

• June 2023: Celia Hibbert suspended from Labour
• July 2023: Ian Brookfield (Labour) dies; by-election held September 2023
• September 2023: Paul Brookfield (Labour) wins by-election

Results

Labour increased their majority on the council, gaining a seat from the Conservatives.

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Bilston North

Bilston South

Blakenhall

Bushbury North

Bushbury South and Low Hill

East Park

Ettingshall North

Ettingshall South and Spring Vale

Fallings Park

Graiseley

Heath Town

Merry Hill

Oxley

Park

Penn

St Peters

Tettenhall Regis

Tettenhall Wightwick

Wednesfield North

Wednesfield South

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