2010 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 Sandwell council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Sandwell UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Sandwell council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

24 seats were contested in the election with the British National Party contesting every seat for the first time, [3] [4] more than the Liberal Democrats who only stood in 13 seats. [5] Labour were defending over half of the seats being contested, with the deputy leader of the council, Mahboob Hussain in Oldbury ward, being among the councillors standing for re-election. [6]

Election result

The results saw Labour increase their majority on the council after gaining 7 seats. [7] Labour took 2 seats from the Conservatives, 1 from the Liberal Democrats, 2 from the British National Party and 2 from independents. [6] This meant Labour had 56 seats, compared to 12 for the Conservatives and 4 for the Liberal Democrats. [6] Meanwhile, the British National Party losses in Princes End and Tividale meant the party no longer had any seats on the council. [8]

Sandwell Local Election Result 2010 [9] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2170+787.547.461,128+3.6%
  Conservative 202-28.327.935,924-8.2%
  Liberal Democrats 101-14.210.513,589+0.7%
  BNP 002-2011.514,860+3.1%
  Independent 002-201.41,846+1.3%
  Green 000001.11,402-0.4%
  CPA 000000.1154+0.1%

Ward results

Abbey [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Piper3,35257.6+5.9
Conservative Chris Brown1,41824.3−5.9
Green Barry Lim65211.2+4.3
BNP Kim Nunn4026.9+6.9
Majority1,93433.2+10.6
Turnout 5,82466.7
Labour hold Swing
Blackheath [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Bridges2,27241.3+4.6
Conservative Shirley Ching1,94235.3−18.7
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Wilson72613.2+3.9
BNP Michaela Meachem55510.1+10.1
Majority3306.0
Turnout 5,49559.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bristnall [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Frear2,49546.1+2.0
Conservative Clive Brunt1,55828.8−17.9
Liberal Democrats Bryan Manley-Green78114.4+5.2
BNP Charles Cooper57510.6+10.6
Majority93717.3
Turnout 5,40958.6
Labour hold Swing
Charlemont with Grove Vale [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Ward2,51140.8−7.5
Labour Liam Preece1,94731.7+12.1
Liberal Democrats Michaela Allcock95715.6+4.9
BNP Deborah Howe5969.7−7.2
Green Dell Macefield1392.3−2.3
Majority5649.2−19.5
Turnout 6,15065.8
Conservative hold Swing
Cradley Heath and Old Hill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Webb2,59644.3−1.8
Conservative Alan Bowler1,90132.4−21.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Johns80513.7+13.7
BNP Ann-Marie Hamblett5589.5+9.5
Majority69511.9
Turnout 5,86058.7
Labour hold Swing
Friar Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Hackett2,20146.3+1.4
Conservative Paul Farrington1,29627.3−2.9
BNP David Sawers71515.0−3.7
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Brayshaw54111.4+5.3
Majority90519.0+4.3
Turnout 4,75352.1
Labour hold Swing
Great Barr with Yew Tree [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Melia2,33237.3+10.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Wilson1,86229.8−6.2
Conservative Robert White1,42022.7+1.6
BNP Terence Lewin63710.2−6.0
Majority4707.5
Turnout 6,25164.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Great Bridge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Hadley1,97340.3−4.7
Conservative Steve Simcox1,07622.0−1.2
BNP Jennifer Howells81616.7−9.5
Independent Tony Roper59412.1+12.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Underhill4318.8+3.1
Majority89718.3−0.5
Turnout 4,890
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Greets Green and Lyng [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Badham2,43656.6+5.3
Conservative Elaine Fitzpatrick88920.7−3.4
BNP John Howells54012.6−4.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Mitchener43710.2+2.9
Majority1,54736.0+8.8
Turnout 4,30253.5
Labour hold Swing
Hateley Heath [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Moore2,62152.1+6.2
Conservative Stephanie Page1,43628.5+2.5
BNP Emma McCandless82216.3−2.6
CPA Patrick Fahey1543.1+3.1
Majority1,18523.5+3.6
Turnout 5,03352.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Langley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Davies2,35545.8−1.8
Conservative Michael Cooper1,52229.6−4.0
Liberal Democrats Ronald Hackett65112.7+7.6
BNP Tracey Morris61512.0−1.6
Majority83316.2+2.2
Turnout 5,14356.2
Labour hold Swing
Newton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Underhill2,08836.0−9.4
Labour Shirley Hosell1,97934.2+9.3
Conservative Val Ward1,30322.5−3.9
BNP Debbie Johnson4257.3+7.3
Majority1091.9−17.1
Turnout 5,79564.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Old Warley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Trow2,37040.2+1.4
Conservative John McHard1,98933.8−11.8
Liberal Democrats Bob Smith86614.7+3.7
BNP Peter Whitehouse4888.3+8.3
Green Aldo Mussi1763.0−1.6
Majority3816.4
Turnout 5,88964.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Oldbury [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahboob Hussain3,67365.9+14.9
Conservative Bisharat Hussain1,20121.6−13.2
BNP Mark Morris69712.5+12.5
Majority2,47244.4+28.2
Turnout 5,57159.3
Labour hold Swing
Princes End [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzanne Hartwell1,89142.1+8.2
Conservative Keith Vaughan1,41231.4−14.6
BNP Russ Green1,18926.5+6.3
Majority47910.7
Turnout 4,49248.1
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Rowley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Tranter2,54049.2+3.7
Conservative Maurice Gaunt1,83835.6+0.7
BNP Joseph Skeldon78615.2+0.2
Majority70213.6+3.0
Turnout 5,16456.6
Labour hold Swing
St. Pauls [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Babu Bawa2,94352.1−0.5
Conservative Jagtar Chaggar1,23421.9−16.9
Independent Abdul Rehman88715.7+13.5
BNP Susan Simpson3215.7+5.7
Green Neil Barlow2594.6+4.6
Majority1,70930.3+16.5
Turnout 5,64460.3
Labour hold Swing
Smethwick [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Silvester3,38863.0+4.0
Conservative Gurpreet Cheema1,34124.9−2.7
BNP Lynne Benion65312.1+12.1
Majority2,04738.0+6.6
Turnout 5,38256.2
Labour hold Swing
Soho and Victoria [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Rouf3,46267.3−3.6
Liberal Democrats Mazhar Hussain83516.2+0.3
Conservative Altaf Ahmed64212.5−0.7
BNP Tracy Sefton2084.0+4.0
Majority2,62751.0−4.1
Turnout 5,14756.3
Labour hold Swing
Tipton Green [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ahmadul Haque2,25241.3−6.4
Conservative Steve Downing1,60829.5+5.7
BNP Karen Parkes70913.0−5.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Richards5259.6−0.4
Independent Steve Wilkinson3656.7+6.7
Majority64411.8−12.1
Turnout 5,45956.6
Labour hold Swing
Tividale [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Wilkinson2,16640.9−15.4
Conservative John Stockall1,57129.7−14.1
Liberal Democrats Joanne Arnold79315.0+15.0
BNP Gordon Howells76114.4+14.4
Majority59511.2−1.3
Turnout 5,29156.7
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Wednesbury North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mavis Hughes1,98939.2−40.1
Labour Pete Hughes1,93838.2+17.5
BNP Emma Howell61512.1+12.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Stanley53410.5+10.5
Majority511.0−57.5
Turnout 5,07655.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wednesbury South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Giles2,75851.1+12.7
Conservative Valerie Bowen1,84134.1−6.7
BNP Mark Paskin79814.8−0.9
Majority91717.0
Turnout 5,39756.7
Labour hold Swing
West Bromwich Central [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohinder Tagger3,18858.1+3.7
Conservative Jack Sabharwal98618.0−5.7
Liberal Democrats David Fisher75713.8+7.7
BNP Terence Stanway3796.9−5.0
Green David Hawkins1763.2−0.7
Majority2,20240.1+9.3
Turnout 5,48658.9
Labour hold Swing

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