Whilst WV11 aims to stay away from politics as much as possible, we feel it’s our responsibility to help make members of our local community aware of their options when it comes to local and national elections. Hopefully this post will do that.
General Information
When polls open for voting on Thursday 6th May you will have the choice to vote in both local council elections and national parliamentary elections. At a local level Wednesfield is split into two wards; Wednesfield North and Wednesfield South. Nationally Wednesfield comes under the Wolverhampton North East constituency.
More info on wards and constituencies:
- Wolverhampton North East (wikipedia)
- Wednesfield North (wikipedia)
- Wednesfield South (wikipedia)
- Wolverhampton Council Election Stats (wikipedia)
Local Candidates
Candidates standing for 2010 parliamentary (national) elections in Wolverhampton North East constituency:
| Candidate Name | Surname | Political Party |
| Shangara Singh | BHATOE | Socialist Labour Party |
| Simon Geoffrey | PATTEN | British National Party |
| Emma | REYNOLDS | Labour Party |
| Julie | ROOK | Conservative Party |
| Colin Andrew | ROSS | Liberal Democrats |
| Paul | VALDMANIS | UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
Click here for more information at YourNextMP.com
Candidates standing for 2010 local elections in Wednesfield North ward:
| Candidate Name | Surname | Political Party |
| Alan William | BAMBER | Liberal Democrats |
| Catherine Victoria | BISBEY | Conservative Party |
| Neil John | CLARKE | Conservative Party |
| Carole Ann | JENKINS | Liberal Democrats |
| Rita Teressa | POTTER | Labour Party |
| Derek | WATTS | Independent |
| Derek James | WOLLAM | Labour Party |
Voters in Wednesfield North will be entitled to 2 votes due to Conservative Charlotte Quarmby resigning her position as Councillor earlier this year.
Candidates standing for 2010 local elections in Wednesfield South ward:
| Candidate Name | Surname | Political Party |
| Bhupinder | GAKHAL | Labour Party |
| Matthew | HOLDCROFT | Conservative Party |
| Oliver Roy | WILLIAMS | Liberal Democrats |
Who to vote for?
If you’re registered to vote and are still unsure on who to vote for there are several useful websites that will help you match your views to those of a political party. Most of these sites encourage you to ‘vote for policies not personalities’ – it’s easy to be charmed by the major party leaders, but are you voting because a party leader seems like a nice chap, or because you think his party’s policies are best for you and the rest of the country?
aboutmyvote.co.uk
A site run by The Electoral Commission which explains how voting and the various local and national elections work, and how to register to vote.
voteforpolicies.org.uk
Vote for policies, not personalities! Complete our unique survey based on policies alone to find out who you should be voting for at the next election.
votematch.org.uk
A quick and simple tool for finding out where the parties stand in the UK elections.
BBC.co.uk
BBC News coverage of the 2010 election.
yournextmp.com
Detailed information on the candidates standing for 2010 parliamentary (national) elections in Wolverhampton North East.
Election Leaflets
You can view some (but not all) of the election leaflets for candidates in Wolverhampton North East below that have been uploaded by the public to www.thestraightchoice.org.
Where to find other information?
You can find more information on local and parliamentary elections (including polling station locations) on the Wolverhampton City Council website.