1992 UK local government election
The 1992 election to Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council was held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party led the Council in coalition with the Liberal Democrats until the next round of elections in 1994.
Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 35
- Conservative Party 22
- Liberal Democrat 3
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour Party 29
- Conservative Party 28
- Liberal Democrat 3
Election result
Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1992 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 29 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 48.33 | | | |
| Conservative | 28 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 46.67 | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | | | |
Ward results
Bilston East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John E Collingswood | 1078 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mrs A E Ramsbottom | 849 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs V Robinson | 590 | | |
Majority | 229 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bilston North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter O'Connell | 1866 | | |
| Labour | Cornelius Dougherty | 1651 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | P E Lloyd | 212 | | |
Majority | 215 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Blakenhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Jones | 1950 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs Jean E Shore | 1388 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | T E Kerr | 196 | | |
Majority | 562 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bushbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Brueton | 2734 | | |
| Labour | Mrs P Wesley | 1097 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mrs C A Jenkins | 194 | | |
Majority | 1637 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs Pat Byrne | 1796 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs J Louder | 1065 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mrs L Gwinnett | 264 | | |
Majority | 731 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ettingshall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andrew Johnson | 1515 | | |
| Conservative | Robert Green | 817 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | T C Heaton | 181 | | |
Majority | 698 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fallings Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Margaret Findlay | 2306 | | |
| Labour | I C Grainger | 1504 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wayne M Beard | 221 | | |
Majority | 802 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Graiseley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G Mark Simpson | 2415 | | |
| Labour | Mrs Judith Rowley | 2333 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | S J Birch | 194 | | |
Majority | 82 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Heath Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R N Harding | 1374 | | |
| Conservative | Sham Dev Sharma | 916 | | |
| Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 587 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mrs M M O'Brien | 80 | | |
Majority | 485 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J McCallum | 1580 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs Jean Lenoir | 1124 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | D E Iles | 182 | | |
Majority | 456 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merry Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Christine Mills | 3049 | | |
| Labour | C F Matthews | 984 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | J N M White | 315 | | |
Majority | 2065 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oxley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Patricia Patten | 2314 | | |
| Labour | J Clifford | 1515 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | I C Jenkins | 228 | | |
Majority | 799 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ray Swatman | 2900 | | |
| Labour | M R Swain | 1639 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | A Parker | 393 | | |
Majority | 1261 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Hart | 3322 | | |
| Labour | A J Romaya | 748 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | S M Jones-Williams | 407 | | |
Majority | 2574 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Spring Vale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitehouse | 2486 | | |
| Labour | M D Thomas | 1213 | | |
| Conservative | Miss M Bradley | 712 | | |
Majority | 1273 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Surjan Singh Duhra | 1913 | | |
| Conservative | Matthew A Norton | 974 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | R Gray | 352 | | |
Majority | 939 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Regis Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Doreen Seiboth | 2770 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | B H Lewis | 1075 | | |
| Labour | Miss Helen King | 506 | | |
Majority | 1695 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tettenhall Wightwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Wendy Thompson | 3520 | | |
| Labour | Mrs Caroline Siarkiewicz | 653 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Miss T J O'Brien | 267 | | |
Majority | 2867 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wednesfield North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Dawson | 2166 | | |
| Labour | Philip Bateman | 1857 | | |
| Liberal | M A Pearson | 397 | | |
Majority | 309 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wednesfield South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Trina Brindley | 2385 | | |
| Labour | Mrs T Walton | 1503 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | J J Steatham | 185 | | |
Majority | 882 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |