2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election

2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election
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All 60 seats to City of Wolverhampton Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Ian Brookfield Wendy Thompson
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 44 seats, 57.3% 16 seats, 34.8%
Seats won 47 13
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 74,536 48,250
Percentage 57.2% 37.0%
Swing Decrease 0.1% Increase 2.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election
Leader before election

Ian Brookfield
Labour

Leader after election

Ian Brookfield
Labour

The 2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 4 May 2023, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. Due to changes in the boundaries of the wards, all 60 seats on the City of Wolverhampton Council, were up for election.[1][2][3] All twenty wards elected three councillors.[4] Labour increased its majority on the council.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Polling District Review Consultation - City of Wolverhampton Council - Citizen Space". consultation.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ Sweeney, Joe (5 January 2023). "Wolverhampton prepares for all-out May elections". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Council Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Elections - WVInsight". insight.wolverhampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ Sweeney, Joe (5 May 2023). "Local election results 2023 for Wolverhampton as Labour get big majority". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Wolverhampton election result". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.