2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2012 local election results in Dudley

The 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England, as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. 26 seats were up for election, and the results saw the Conservatives losing to a majority of 11 seats to Labour. [1]

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Election Result

Dudley Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 41130+1356.943.934,429
  Conservative 30013-1341.732.025,045
  Green 110+11.42.31,820
  UKIP 001-1014.511,366

Ward Results

Amblecote

Amblecote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Perks1,049
Conservative Colin Banks932
UKIP Paul Bradley474
Green Derek Rudd101
Liberal Democrats Susan Lucas100
Majority117
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belle Vale

Belle Vale Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donella Russell1,362
Conservative Jennie Dunn1,044
UKIP Bill Roberts361
Green John Payne151
Majority318
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Wilson1,334
Conservative Dan Horrocks401
UKIP Stuart Larmer365
Green Gordon Elcock158
Majority933
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brockmore and Pensnett

Brockmore and Pensnett Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Martin1,143
Conservative Susan Greenaway485
UKIP Just Stevens285
Green Vicky Duckworth76
Majority658
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Castle & Priory

Castle & Priory Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Aston1,652
Conservative Simon Townend527
UKIP Tim Byrne458
Green Bill McComish83
Majority1,125
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Coseley East

Coseley East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Henry Davies1,36654.23
Conservative Martin Richard Duffield46818.58
UKIP Helen Louise Wimlett43017.07
National Front Ken Griffiths1777.03
Green Becky Blatchford712.82
Majority898
Turnout 25.94
Labour hold Swing

Cradley & Wollescote

Cradley & Wollescote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gaye Partridge1,741
Conservative Colin Elcock474
UKIP Mike Hawkins383
Green Karlie Owen105
Liberal Democrats Lois Bramall88
Majority1,267
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Gornal

Gornal Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Branwood1,409
Conservative David Stanley1,336
UKIP Phillip Rowe876
Green David Blatchford75
Majority73
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Halesowen North

Halesowen North Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilary Bills 1,457
Conservative Mike Wood1,150
UKIP Stuart Henley323
BNP Simon Foxall107
Green Quira Blatchford122
Majority307
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Halesowen South

Halesowen South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Vickers1,489
Labour John Lewis1026
UKIP John Marshall495
Green Tim Weller192
Majority463
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hayley Green & Cradley South

Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Turner1,265
Labour Ian Cooper1,080
UKIP Bob Heeley404
Green Colin Royle146
BNP Robert Weale120
Majority185
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward (2 candidates)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Tyler1,574
Labour Lynn Boleyn1,482
Conservative Dee Harley1,464
Conservative David Simms1,192
UKIP Dean Perks560
UKIP Phil Wimlett419
Green Liz Jednorog151
Green Francis Sheppard87
Majority18
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Blood1,588
Labour Shaz Saleem1,097
Green Jenny Rudd404
Majority491
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lye & Stourbridge North

Lye & Stourbridge North Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tremaine Herbert1,241
Conservative Adrian Turner747
UKIP Tony Oliver349
Independent Abdul Qadus305
Liberal Democrats Vera Johnson100
Green Denis Neville89
Majority494
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Will Duckworth 1,525
Labour Mahbub Rahman1,269
Conservative Steven Ridley335
UKIP Craig Ingram257
Majority256
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Norton

Norton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Attwood1,570
Labour Michael Kelly801
UKIP Paul Barton441
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hanson237
Green Benjamin Sweeney215
Majority769
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Pedmore & Stourbridge East

Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Jones1,747
Labour Joe Gaytten1,087
UKIP Lynette Wragg386
Liberal Democrats Simon Hanson204
Green Roy Sadler262
Majority660
Turnout 36.01
Conservative hold Swing

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Cotterill1,758
Conservative Tim Wood476
Green Pam Archer222
Liberal Democrats David Sheppard78
Majority1,282
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sedgley

Sedgley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Evans1,383
UKIP Bill Etheridge 863
Labour Co-op Barbara Sykes810
Green Donna Dodson121
Majority520
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St. James's

St. James's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asif Ahmed1,321
UKIP Malcolm Davis1,132
Conservative David Allen396
Green Daniel Archer109
Majority189
Turnout
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

St. Thomas's

St. Thomas's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaukat Ali2,143
UKIP Michael Forsyth523
Conservative Daryl Millward317
Green Christian Green124
Majority1,620
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keiran Robert Casey1,22044.46
Conservative Julian Ryder85931.3
UKIP Star Freedom Marie Etheridge45216.47
National Front Kevin Inman1234.48
Green Emma Caroline Harrison833.02
Majority361
Turnout 26.83
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward (2 candidates)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Hale1,397
Labour Ian Marrey1,317
Conservative Nicolas Barlow1,213
Conservative Matt Rogers1,025
Liberal Democrats June Collins478
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bramall435
UKIP Glen Wilson365
UKIP Pete Lee353
Green Lawrence Rowlett229
Green Jane Sheppard164
Majority96
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wordsley

Wordsley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derrick Hemingsley1,293
Conservative Geoffrey Southall1,162
UKIP Raymond Franklin412
Green Maurice Archer115
Liberal Democrats Susan Lucas100
Majority132
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. "Surprise results see big swing to Labour". Express & Star. 4 May 2012.