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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Price | 1,220 | 65.8 | ||
Conservative | David Dixon | 421 | 22.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Walter Bowdler | 212 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 799 | 43.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,853 | 20.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Young | 1,398 | 61.6 | ||
Conservative | Ewart Johnson | 649 | 28.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Rogers | 223 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 749 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,270 | 23.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Handy | 1,054 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | Jacqueline Harper | 811 | 31.7 | ||
Conservative | Norman Lawley | 695 | 27.1 | ||
Majority | 243 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,560 | 27.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Southall | 1,357 | 66.8 | ||
Conservative | David Burgess | 463 | 22.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wilson | 212 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 894 | 44.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,032 | 22.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Lewis | 1,049 | 68.8 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey Smith | 475 | 31.2 | ||
Majority | 574 | 37.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,524 | 18.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert White | 1,377 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | Jean Heywood | 753 | 27.2 | ||
Conservative | Robert Lawrence | 641 | 23.1 | ||
Majority | 624 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,771 | 28.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Marson | 965 | 59.8 | ||
Conservative | Philip Mansell | 325 | 20.1 | ||
BNP | Sharron Edwards | 209 | 12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Burkitt | 116 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 640 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,615 | 16.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Badham | 1,351 | 75.9 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Hackett | 283 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Roberts | 147 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 1,068 | 60.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,781 | 21.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Edis | 875 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Cheeseman | 491 | 30.4 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Smith | 247 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 384 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,613 | 17.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Prestidge | 1,449 | 60.5 | ||
Conservative | Roland Hill | 671 | 28.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Garrett | 276 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 778 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,396 | 24.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joyce Underhill | 1,410 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | Thomas Slater | 811 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | Peter Leavesley | 420 | 15.9 | ||
Majority | 599 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,641 | 28.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Caddick | 1,217 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | William Shipman | 1,125 | 43.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Skeldon | 263 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 92 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,605 | 29.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mahbbob Hussain | 1,911 | 69.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Wilkinson | 450 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | William Aitken | 393 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 1,461 | 53.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,754 | 33.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Couzens | 589 | 49.3 | ||
Conservative | Raymond Nock | 246 | 20.6 | ||
Independent Tipton Labour | June Newell | 219 | 18.3 | ||
National Front | John Lord | 75 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Samantha Ford | 65 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 343 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,194 | 12.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Bailey | 1,302 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | Fredric Powles | 267 | 13.7 | ||
Independent | Fred Hadley | 251 | 12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cole | 133 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | 1,035 | 53.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,953 | 20.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Davies | 1,483 | 71.4 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Meacham | 389 | 18.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Miriam Banting | 206 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 1,094 | 52.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,078 | 24.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Cooper | 1,020 | 73.3 | ||
Conservative | Jeanette Hill | 279 | 20.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sara Richards | 92 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 741 | 53.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,391 | 26.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bawa Dhallu | 1,286 | 51.9 | ||
Doctor Practising at Lewisham Road Surgery | Kazi Rahman | 807 | 32.6 | ||
Conservative | David Read | 283 | 11.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Simms | 101 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 479 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,477 | 30.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Syeda Khatun | 1,303 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | Alison Jones | 833 | 28.3 | ||
BNP | Stephen Edwards | 505 | 17.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Underhill | 156 | 5.3 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Ian Barton | 145 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 470 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,942 | 24.9 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian James | 986 | 57.2 | ||
Conservative | Steven Hockley | 433 | 25.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Bradley | 304 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 553 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,723 | 18.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Partridge | 1,378 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | Elaine Giles | 839 | 36.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Handy | 78 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 539 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,295 | 26.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Turton | 1,162 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Dixon | 762 | 36.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Samantha Campbell | 141 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | 400 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,065 | 22.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohinder Tagger | 1,559 | 65.5 | ||
Conservative | Anne Hughes | 514 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Rogers | 307 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 1,045 | 43.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,380 | 28.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. According to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the borough comprises the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich, although these places consist of numerous smaller settlements and localities. Sandwell's Strategic Town Centre is designated as West Bromwich, the largest town in the borough, while Sandwell Council House is situated in Oldbury. In 2019 Sandwell was ranked 12th most deprived of England's 317 boroughs.
Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.
The 1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
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The 1999 Bromsgrove District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Bromsgrove district council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.
The 2008 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
The 1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
The 2004 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2006 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2007 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2007 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2003 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2004 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2006 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2007 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2008 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2010 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Syeda Amina Khatun, MBE is a British Labour Party politician, councillor for Tipton Green in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Cabinet Advisor for Education. In 1999, she was the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands region.