Wolverhampton

On 15 June 2022, the Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 was laid in draft in Parliament. 

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Wolverhampton and published on 18 January 2022. 

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Wolverhampton in May 2023. 

The draft order can be viewed here. 

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 18 January 2022, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements for City of Wolverhampton Council. 

We have now completed our electoral review of Wolverhampton.  

• Final recommendations report for City of Wolverhampton Council 
• Final recommendations map for City of Wolverhampton Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download. 
• Summary of the Wolverhampton report 
• Fact Sheet 
• News release
• Letter to the Chief Executive of City of Wolverhampton Council 
• Mapping files* 

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available. 

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.  

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.  

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for City of Wolverhampton Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023. 

Opinion Survey 

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.  

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain. 

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for City of Wolverhampton Council closed on 6 September 2021. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Political Groups: 

Councillors:  

Local Organisations: 

Local Residents: [2]

Petition: 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

The consultation on draft recommendations for Wolverhampton City Council closed on 6 September 2021

On 29 June 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of City of Wolverhampton Council.

From 29 June 2021 to 6 September, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for City of Wolverhampton Council

• Draft recommendations report for City of Wolverhampton Council
• Draft recommendations map for City of Wolverhampton Council -please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
• Summary of the Wolverhampton report 
• Fact Sheet
• News release
• Letter sent to the Chief Executive of City of Wolverhampton Council
• Promotional poster
• Electoral figures

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Wolverhampton electoral review:

1. through our consultation area,
2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
3. writing to the following address:

The Review Officer (Wolverhampton)

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

PO BOX 133

NE24 9FL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on the warding arrangements for City of Wolverhampton Council closed on 29 March 2021. 

The submissions we received can be vied through the link below:

• Submissions

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on warding arrangements for Wolverhampton City Council closed on 29 March 2021.

From 19 January 2021 to 29 March 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Wolverhampton City Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Wolverhampton City Council should have 60 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Wolverhampton to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 60 councillors.

For more information, see our:

• News release 
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Wolverhampton City Council
• Electoral figures
• Updated Electoral Figures
• Promotional poster [1] [2] 
• Wolverhampton polling district map (To allow for accurate electorate forecasting, the electorate proforma for Wolverhampton uses polling district names as they existed in 2017, these have subsequently been changed and you can a map of the new polling district names here)
  (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Wolverhampton Council and may contain boundary errors.)

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Wolverhampton electoral review:

1. through our consultation area, 
2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
3. writing to the following address:

  The Review Officer (Wolverhampton)

  Local Government Boundary Commission for England

  LGBCE

  PO Box 133

  Blyth

  NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Wolverhampton City Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received one submission on council size: 

• Wolverhampton City Council 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 60 councillors should serve Wolverhampton City Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

This review was started by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) on 4 December 2001. Following the transfer of the LGCE's functions to The Electoral Commission, the review was completed by The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE).

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review has been made and can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The Implementation Team section of the Commission's website explains how the Commission's decisions on The Boundary Committee for England's final recommendations are made into Orders. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.

Final report, published on 13 May 2003

Map 1 Existing wards in Wolverhampton

Map 2 Final recommendations for Wolverhampton

Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the propoesed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in the large maps.

Large map 1 and Large map 2 illustrate the the proposed warding arrangements for Wolverhampton.

Draft report, published on 22 October 2002

Map 1 Existing wards in Wolverhampton

Map 2 Draft recommendations for Wolverhampton

Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in the large maps

Large map 1 and Large map 2 illustrates the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Wolverhampton.