Homepage Biography — Cllr Phil Bateman MBE FCILTCouncillor Phil Bateman MBE FCILT has represented Wednesfield for more than 42 years, making him one of Wolverhampton’s longest‑serving elected members. First elected in 1981 to the West Midlands Metropolitan County Council, and later to Wolverhampton City Council, Phil has dedicated his life to public service, community leadership, […]

Recently we were having a discussion about Green Politics and the way forward. We were admittedly a group of Labour activists. But, we were delighted by the Labour Party’s Manifesto and its delivery for a Greener future. According to the Wolverhampton Open Space Strategy, Wednesfield North ranks among the wards with the most proactive green […]

Local History is important- and here is (Article5) a reminder of the duties Mary and I delivered in 2005. Councillor Phil Bateman said “We had the pleasure of opening a new Hobbycraft store in Wednesfield. It was Hobbycraft’s 22nd superstore – and we opened it at Bentley Bridge Retail Park in Wolverhampton! For the first […]

20 Years Ago My Mayor’s Inaugural Speech Was This Councillor Phil Bateman’s The Mayor of Wolverhampton’s Inaugural Speechdelivered 18.00 Wednesday 18th May 2005. Councillor Phil Bateman MBE “City Councillors, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is indeed an historic occasion. Not because I am being installed as your Mayor! There have been 149 of them, […]

This is an article I wrote way back in 2005, It was all about the first Memorial service relating to the Lancaster Crash on the Lichfield Road. Moving forward to 2025 the marvellous showing of the Lancaster at this years memorial will remain with me for ever. But this article is a little bit of […]

Twenty Years ago- May 2005 I was elected as the Mayor of Wolverhampton, and Mary my wife was elected as the Mayoress, at the Annual General Meeting of the City Council. I kept records of many of the events we attended and we kept a diary and recorded as much as we could for posterity.Well […]

The Tram is an important driver for the whole of the West Midlands County, as we look to the future with the need to increase our connectivity as a conurbation. Its good to see that the metro will soon be active supporting Dudley. Back in the 1980’s and through the 1990’s I tried hard to […]

Councillor Phil Bateman Chair of the City of Wolverhampton Councils Scrutiny Board, produced the report of the Task & Finish Group Flood Risk and Preparation .This was the final report from the Scrutiny Task and Finish Group. .I am pleased to report that the City Councils Cabinet team accepted all 22 of the recommendations made. […]

Working hard for our community identifying people who do much to make a difference. Wednesfield North Councillors, Councillor Rita Potter, Mary and Phil Bateman, have been honouring the untold community work, and the charity workers, and volunteering of individuals and Groups who have done much for this Community, over the years. In 2019 at the […]

TAs we approach St Patricks Day 2025 It reminded me of the day I wrote an invitation to the Irish President Mary McAleese inviting her to what was still our newly proclaimed City of Wolverhampton in 2006. In those days we were the Mayor & Mayoress of the City of Wolverhampton. Here’s the tale – […]