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2007 Wolverhampton Council Election
Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 3 May 2007 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: * Labour Party 40 * Conservative Party 15 *Liberal Democrat 2 *Liberal 1 *Independent 2 After the election, the composition of the council was: * Labour Party 36 * Conservative Party 19 *Liberal Democrat 3 *Liberal 1 *Independent 1 Election result Ward results Number of candidates Of the main political parties, both the Conservative Party and Labour Party fielded a full slate of 20 candidates each. The Liberal Democrats fielded 18 candidates, failing to have a candidate in place in both Wednesfield North a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton UK Local Election 2007 Map
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Walsall to the east and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the West Midlands after Birmingham and Coventry. Historic counties of England, Historically in Staffordshire, Wolverhampton grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. During the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing; the economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector. The city is also home to the University of Wolverhampton. A town for most of its history, it gained city status in the United Kingdom, city status in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry Hill, Wolverhampton
Merry Hill is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (county), West Midlands and a Ward (politics), ward of Wolverhampton City Council. It is situated in the south-west of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Tettenhall Wightwick, Park ward, Wolverhampton, Park, Graiseley and Penn, West Midlands, Penn wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West (UK Parliament constituency), Wolverhampton West constituency. Merry Hill is itself is the main focal point of the ward, situated at the junction of five main roads. Because of the layout of the ward boundaries, parts of the suburbs of Bradmore, West Midlands, Bradmore, Castlecroft and Finchfield are covered by Merry Hill ward. The population of the ward at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 12,189. Highfields Secondary school, Uplands Junior school, St Michael's RC Primary school and Springdale Primary school are all situated within the ward. Merry Hill is served by National Express West Midlands service 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton City Council Elections
City of Wolverhampton Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Since the boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. Council elections * 1973 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1975 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1976 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1979 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1980 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1982 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1984 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1986 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1987 Wolverhampton Metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of England And Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; ), often known simply as the Green Party or the Greens, is a Green politics, green, Left-wing politics, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have served as the party's co-leaders. The party currently has four representatives in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons and two in the House of Lords, in addition to more than 800 councillors at the Local government in the United Kingdom, local government level and three members of the London Assembly. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing economic policies, including well-funded and locally controlled public services. It advocates a steady-state economy with the Economic interventionism, regulation of capitalism, and supports proportional representation. It takes a Progressivism#Contemporary mainstream political conception, progressive approach to social policies such as civil libert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British National Party
The British National Party (BNP) is a Far-right politics, far-right, British fascism, fascist list of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and is led by Adam Walker (British politician), Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of Government of the United Kingdom, UK government. The party was founded in 1982, and reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in Local government in the United Kingdom, local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Member of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament. It has been largely inactive since 2019. Taking its name from that of a British National Party (1960), defunct 1960s far-right party, the BNP was created by John Tyndall (far-right activist), John Tyndall and other former members of the fascist National Front (UK), National Front (NF). During the 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesfield South
Wednesfield South is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, in the English Metropolitan county of the West Midlands. It covers the southern and eastern parts of the town of Wednesfield, as well its town centre. It borders the East Park, Heath Town and Wednesfield North wards, as well as the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency. The eastern part is mainly residential covering the areas of Wednesfield Village and High Street, Lyndale Park, Perry Hall, Castlebridge, Wood End, Moathouse and Broad Lane South areas while the southern part is made up of the numerous industrial estates around Neachells Lane. Wednesfield Academy is located within the ward. Central to the ward is the church of St. Thomas', this provides the focal point and landmark for Wednesfield. See also * City of Wolverhampton Council elections City of Wolverhampton Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesfield North
Wednesfield North is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. As the name suggests, it covers the northern parts of the town of Wednesfield. It borders the Wednesfield South, Heath Town and Fallings Park wards, as well as South Staffordshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency. Most of the ward is formed from the Ashmore Park housing estate, and part of Wood End. Coppice High School A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ... is situated in the ward. See also * City of Wolverhampton Council elections References Wards of Wolverhampton City Council Wednesfield {{WestMidlands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tettenhall Wightwick
Tettenhall Wightwick is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 10,872. Geography It is one of two wards covering the Tettenhall area, the other being Tettenhall Regis. It is situated on the western edge of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Tettenhall Regis, Park and Merry Hill wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West constituency. As well as the southern part of Tettenhall, it covers the suburbs of Compton, Tettenhall Wood and Wightwick, and parts of Castlecroft and Finchfield. Education The ward is home to Tettenhall College, Smestow Academy and a number of primary schools. Architecture The ward contains some interesting architecture such as The Mount, now a hotel which was a home of the Mander family and was the location where David Lloyd George called the "Coupon" General Election. Round the corner from the Mount is Wightwick Manor, built in the arts and crafts style and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tettenhall Regis
Tettenhall Regis is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 11,911. Geography The modern ward of Tettenhall Regis is one of two covering the Tettenhall area, the other being Tettenhall Wightwick. It is situated on the western edge of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Oxley, St Peter's, Park and Tettenhall Wightwick wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West constituency. As well as the northern part of Tettenhall, it covers the suburbs of Aldersley and Claregate. Name Historically, Tettenhall parish was divided into two manors, Tettenhall Regis ("Tettenhall of the king") and Tettenhall Clericorum ("Tettenhall of the clergy"). Likewise, the smaller prebend of Tettenhall was divided into two constablewicks called Tettenhall Regis and Tettenhall Clericorum. Architecture The ward contain some interesting architecture including the Clifton Road conservation area. Woodthorne, once the home of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter's Ward, Wolverhampton
St Peter's is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. It has two parts: the city centre (i.e. the area inside the city's Ring Road), and the inner-city areas immediately to the north and north-west, including Dunstall Hill and part of Whitmore Reans. It is bordered by the wards of Bushbury South and Low Hill, Heath Town, East Park, Ettingshall, Blakenhall, Graiseley, Park, Tettenhall Regis and Oxley. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West constituency. The city centre includes the main shopping centres: the Mander Centre (named after the Mander family whose paint factory once stood on the site) and Wulfrun Centre), the Civic Centre (the headquarters of the city council), the main campus of the University of Wolverhampton and the terminus of the West Midlands Metro. St Peter's Church is in that part of the ward: it is the principal Anglican church in the city, and gives the ward its name. The rest of the ward includes the Molineux Stadium (home of Wolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Vale
Spring Vale is a district and former ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands, England. It is situated SSE of the city centre, on the city's border with the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 12,243. It now forms a part of the Ettingshall South and Spring Vale ward, the new boundaries taking effect from the May 2023 Council elections. Geography As well as Dudley, Spring Vale borders the Blakenhall, Ettingshall and Bilston East wards, and forms part of the Wolverhampton South East constituency. It contains the suburbs of Ettingshall Park, Woodcross (which is actually part of the Bilston township) and Lanesfield. History The area has seen some regeneration in recent years, as a result of the closure of the Bilston Steel Works in 1979 by British Steel Corporation British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn, West Midlands
Penn is an area divided between the The City of Wolverhampton, City of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire district. The population of the Wolverhampton Ward taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 12,718. Originally, it was a village in the Counties of the United Kingdom, historic county of Staffordshire. The area to the east of Penn Road (A449 road, A449) and around St Bartholomew's church is referred to as Upper Penn, historically also as Penn Over. The village within South Staffordshire, and around St Anne's church is Lower Penn or Penn Under. These historic usages tend to confirm that the name has long been considered to refer to the ridge to the east, which is ascended via Church Hill, Wakeley Hill or Mount Road. It is not clear exactly which areas fall within Penn. In 19th century censuses, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, Merry Hill, Bradmore, West Midlands, Bradmore were understood to form part of Penn, although these areas are generally understood to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
