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 fewest 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 dies; by-election held September 2023
- September 2023: Paul Brookfield wins by-election