The 2016 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Party | Seats Prior | Seats After |
---|---|---|
Labour | 27 | 28 |
Conservatives | 25 | 25 |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 |
UKIP | 3 | 3 |
Independent | 3 | 2 |
Total | 60 | 60 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Wilson | 1,986 | 56.65 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Colin Hayward | 709 | 20.22 | ![]() | |
Labour | Balvir Dhillon | 575 | 16.40 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Sherward | 236 | 6.73 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,277 | 36.42 | |||
Turnout | 3,506 | 32.29 | |||
Total votes | 3,534 | 32.54 | |||
Registered electors | 10,859 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |