2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

Map of the results

The 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 24 of the 72 seats were up for election. ^[1]

Background

Sandwell is a consistently Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council. ^[2] From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of 1 party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. ^[3] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 9 seats with 53.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 9 with 36.6%, and independents did not make any gains or losses with 4.6% of the vote.

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won all seats with 68.5% of the vote, giving them full control of the council. The Conservatives won 24.4%.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2022 election [4]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	58		Labour	59
	Conservative	9		Conservative	9
	Independent	4		Independent	1
	Sandwell Together	0		Sandwell Together	2

Changes:

• November 2021: Rajbir Singh (Labour) resigns from council; seat left vacant until 2022 election ^[5]
• January 2022: Ian Chambers joins Labour from the Conservatives ^[6]
• April 2022: Iqbal Singh Padda joins Conservatives from Labour ^[7]
• Independent councillors Yvonne Davies and Joanne Hadley form Sandwell Together ^[8]

Results

2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	21	3	87.5	40	61	84.7	34,847	57.5	+4.4
	Conservative	3	3	12.5	6	9	13.9	20,881	34.4	-2.2
	Independent	0		0.0	2	2	1.4	2,137	3.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,146	3.5	+1.0
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	302	0.5	+0.2
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	203	0.3	-0.6
	For Britain	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	74	0.1	±0.0
	Yeshua	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	38	0.1	±0.0

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Abbey

Abbey ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Piper	2,328	84.6	+16.2
	Conservative	Mona Khurana	424	15.4	-0.4
Majority			1,904	69.2	16.5
Turnout			2,809	33.13	3.83
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackheath

Blackheath ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Millard	1,053	51.6	-5.1
	Conservative	Greg Allman	986	48.4	+5.1
Majority			67	3.2	10.2
Turnout			2,053	22.26	4.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Bristnall

Bristnall ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amolak Dhariwal	1,203	49.5	-2.3
	Conservative	Fajli Bibi	938	38.6	+0.5
	Reform UK	Peter Durnell	150	6.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Manjit Lall	139	5.7	+1.5
Majority			265	10.9	2.8
Turnout			2,445	26.72	2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Trumpeter	1,449	51.1	-2.9
	Labour	Jennifer Hemmingway	1,099	38.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sadie Smith	163	5.7	+3.0
	For Britain	Sam Harding	74	2.6	+0.5
	Reform UK	Graham Nock	53	1.9	+0.1
Majority			350	12.4	3.6
Turnout			2,851	30.19	5.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Webb	1,324	58.0	+9.8
	Conservative	Fahmida Yasmin	680	29.8	-16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Bradley	220	9.6	N/A
	TUSC	Cammilla Mngaza	60	2.6	+1.0
Majority			644	28.2	25.8
Turnout			2,306	21.96	3.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Friar Park

Friar Park ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Hackett	1,094	55.9	+17.1
	Conservative	Ryan Trumpeter	825	42.2	-9.4
	Yeshua	Colin Rankine	38	1.9	±0.0
Majority			269	13.7	n/a
Turnout			1,958	21.98	0.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Melia	1,335	47.1	+10.5
	Conservative	Connor Jones	1,169	41.2	-6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Smith	331	11.7	+3.3
Majority			166	5.9	n/a
Turnout			2,845	28.58	3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Great Bridge

Great Bridge ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Soyfur Rahman	1,123	51.3	+4.4
	Conservative	Craig Adams	1,067	48.7	+1.0
Majority			56	2.6	n/a
Turnout			2,208	22.4	1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Giles	1,676	63.2	+6.4
	Conservative	Iqbal Padda	974	36.8	+9.1
Majority			1,002	26.4	2.7
Turnout			2,668	28.08	3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Moore	1,550	62.0	+11.7
	Conservative	Yesmeen Singh	951	38.0	-5.6
Majority			599	24.0	17.3
Turnout			2,529	24.55	4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Langley

Langley ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Gavan	1,113	51.8	+4.6
	Conservative	Sharon Davies	788	36.7	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Heywood	248	11.5	N/A
Majority			325	15.1	3.7
Turnout			2,161	22.47	3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton

Newton ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Allcock	1,500	58.5	+17.3
	Conservative	Mujakkir Ahmed	782	30.5	-4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Jenkins	284	11.1	+5.6
Majority			718	28.0	22.2
Turnout			2,590	29.35	4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Warley

Old Warley ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harnoor Bhullar	1,372	48.8	+11.5
	Conservative	Mo Sakhi	1,100	39.1	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Smith	342	12.2	+4.5
Majority			272	9.7
Turnout			2,834	30.55	2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Oldbury

Oldbury ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nagi Singh	1,579	59.1	-4.9
	Conservative	Abdul Qayyum	924	34.6	+3.5
	TUSC	Richard Gingell	167	6.3	+1.5
Majority			655	24.5	8.4
Turnout			2,686	26.09	5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Princes End

Princes End ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilkes	856	50.9	+2.2
	Labour	Jenny Chidley	825	49.1	+17.5
Majority			31	1.8	15.3
Turnout			1,694	17.91	1.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rowley

Rowley ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claire Mayo	1,070	50.8	+5.4
	Conservative	Wendy Steed	1,038	49.2	-5.4
Majority			32	1.6
Turnout			2,138	21.83	3.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Smethwick

Smethwick ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ashley Lewis	1,968	72.9	+3.9
	Conservative	Satinder Dunn	731	27.1	+8.4
Majority			1,237	45.8	5.5
Turnout			2,721	27.58	3.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Uddin	1,781	53.7	-16.4
	Independent	Mohammad Rouf	970	29.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jasbir Ranie	349	10.5	-2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Daisy Shone	214	6.5	-0.7
Majority			811	24.4	43.0
Turnout			3,353	30.55	1.9
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

St. Paul's

St. Paul's ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aqeela Choudhry	2,863	83.0	+1.5
	Conservative	Imran Qureshi	382	11.1	-3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Wilmot	205	5.9	+1.9
Majority			2,481	71.9	4.9
Turnout			3,470	32.94	4.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Tipton Green

Tipton Green ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abid Hussain	1,319	44.5	-1.3
	Independent	Richard Jeffcoat	1,167	39.4	+5.7
	Conservative	Steve Emms	476	16.1	-4.4
Majority			149	5.1	7.0
Turnout			2,970	27.53	0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Tividale

Tividale ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amrita Dunn	1,094	51.1	+4.1
	Labour	Robert Hevican	1,046	48.9	-4.1
Majority			48	2.2	7.4
Turnout			2,149	23.25	3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Luke Giles	1,233	53.3	+2.2
	Conservative	Marc Lucock	1,005	43.5	+0.5
	TUSC	Gareth Knox	75	3.2	+1.9
Majority			228	9.8	1.6
Turnout			2,331	25.1	1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Chambers	1,409	57.6	+21.9
	Conservative	Vijay Gaddu	1,036	42.4	+6.7
Majority			373	15.2
Turnout			2,464	23.87	7.0
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam Preece	1,984	69.8	+12.8
	Conservative	Aran Duggal	857	30.2	-3.3
Majority			1,127	39.6	16.2
Turnout			2,863	27.86	4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

References

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4. "Councillors by Party". sandwell.gov. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
5. Storer, Rhi (18 November 2021). "Rajbir Singh steps down as Sandwell councillor". Halesowen News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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7. Madeley, Peter (5 April 2022). "More chaos in Sandwell as Labour cabinet member quits party to stand for Tories". Express and Star. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
8. "Councillors by Party: Sandwell Together party | Sandwell Council". www.sandwell.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
9. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 16 April 2022.