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 fewest votes. Labour defended 15 seats and the Conservatives defended 5.
Previous council composition After 2023 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats 47 46 47 13 13 12 0 1 1 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
Election result 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
Changes 2024-2026
Affiliation changes
By-elections
Bilston North
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