 The city council's motto is 'Out of darkness cometh light'.The Labour Party currently control the council and have been in majority on the council since 1974, with the exceptions of 1978–1979, 1987, 1992–1994 and 2008–2010.The Labour party won 18 out of 20 council seats that were up for election in 2016.Labour Councillor Claire Darke is Mayor of Wolverhampton for 2019–20.