2018 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, 2018
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21 of 60 seats
31 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election25 seats,28 seats,2 seats,
Seats won30262
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote29,23725,6712,456
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2018 local election results in Walsall.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Walsall Council election took place on 3 May 2018, to elect members of Walsall Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 30Increase2.svg 5Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 550.048.0729,237
  Labour 26Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 242.2025,671
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg4.042,456
  Independent 2Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg2.931,782
  UKIP 0Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 32.391,452
  Green 0Steady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg0.37227
 Totals6029%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South

Aldridge Central and South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Murray 2,638 72.8
Labour Mish Rahman68318.8
Liberal Democrats Roy Sheward3038.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Alridge North and Walsall Wood

Alridge North and Walsall Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Harris 1,769 68.7
Labour Bob Grainger80631.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Bentley and Darlaston North

Bentley and Darlaston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Burley 1,782 73.2
Conservative Colleen Jones65426.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Birchills-Leamore

Birchills-Leamore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Jeavons 1,296 50.8
Conservative Gaz Ali1,25449.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Blakenall

Blakenall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Robertson 964 47.7
Independent Pete Smith65432.4
Conservative Ross Lee36418.0
Green Shaun McKenzie381.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bloxwich East

Bloxwich East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Statham 1,150 50.5
Labour Kath Phillips1,12749.5
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bloxwich West

Bloxwich West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Harrison 1,642 60.0
Labour Natalie Latham1,09640.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Brownhills

Brownhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Craddock 1,414 53.6
Labour Patti Lane95836.3
UKIP Derek Bennett1706.4
Green Timothy Martin983.7
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Darlaston South

Darlaston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Bott 999 42.5
Labour Deb Madeley97441.4
Conservative Hilda Derry32113.6
Liberal Democrats Karen Jukes592.5
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Paddock

Paddock (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sohal Singh 2,496 57.2
Conservative Waheed Rasab 2,299 52.7
Labour Haj Bashir1,46333.5
Labour Andrea Bradley1,40832.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Gray3167.2
UKIP Peter Faultless2195.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Palfrey

Palfrey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Nazir 2,675 68.8
Conservative Mozamil Khan1,21131.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Pelsall

Pelsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Neville 1,733 63.8
Labour Jon Maltman60722.4
UKIP Graham Eardley2649.7
Liberal Democrats Steijn Van1114.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Pheasey Park Farm

Pheasey Park Farm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Towe 1,707 62.2
Labour Shamim Ahmed73026.6
UKIP Steven Grey1776.4
Liberal Democrats Glyn Fletcher1314.8
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Pleck

Pleck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harbans Sarohi 2,453 80.1
Conservative Jitu Miah60919.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rushall-Shelfield

Rushall-Shelfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vera Waters 1,369 53.0
Labour Sue Laws1,03039.9
Liberal Democrats Sam Cooke923.6
Green Liam Allen913.5
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Short Heath

Short Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bal Chatta 962 40.3
Labour Carl Brown63526.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Hodges59324.8
UKIP Darren Hazell1988.3
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

St Matthews

St Matthews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aftab Nawaz 2,071 51.6
Conservative Arfan Matloob1,41535.3
Green Susan Webster3999.9
Independent Shaheen Choudhury1293.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Streetly

Streetly
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suky Samra 2,184 70.2
Labour David Morgan63820.5
Liberal Democrats Katar Uppal2919.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Willenhall North

Willenhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Butler 1,063 41.7
Labour Bob Thomas69427.2
Liberal Democrats Carol Fletcher56022.0
UKIP Liz Hazell2339.1
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Willenhall South

Willenhall South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane Coughlan 1,581 57.4
Conservative Nirmal Singh98335.7
UKIP Bruce Bennett1916.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2018: Wards". go.walsall.gov.uk. Walsall Council . Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Walsall local election results: Tory gains leave them in pole position". Express and Star. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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