2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 2023  

21 of 60 seats on Walsall Council
31 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderMike BirdAftab Nawazn/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before37192
Seats after38202
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg

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Winner of each seat at the 2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader before election

Mike Bird
Conservative

Leader after election

Mike Bird
Conservative

The 2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Walsall Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 60 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (Willenhall South) electing 2 councillors. [1]

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Background

Since its creation in 1974, Walsall has varied between the Conservatives and Labour. Between 1973 and 2004, Walsall had been under Labour control from 1973 to 1976, 1980 to 1982, 1988 to 1992, 1995 to 1996, and 1999 to 2000. [2] It was then under Conservative control between 2004 and 2011, before reverting to no overall control and being retaken by the Conservatives in 2019. [3] In the 2021 elections, the Conservatives gained 5 seats with 54.1% of the vote, Labour lost 3 with 36.3%, and the Liberal Democrats lost their 2 seats on the council with 2.5%.

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives gained 5 seats, Labour lost 2, and UKIP lost their 3 seats on the council. [4]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election [5] After 2022 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 36 Conservative 37 Conservative 38
Labour 22 Labour 19 Labour 20
Independent 2 Independent 2 Independent 2

Changes:

Results summary

2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg 161.9253863.323,47244.0-10.1
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg 138.1132135.023,71244.6+8.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0223.32,7205.1+3.9
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,9945.6+3.1
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04340.8-0.4

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Aldridge Central and South

Aldridge Central and South [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bobby Bains 2,365 68.16 −8.12
Labour Kathryn Smith1,10531.84+17.71
Majority 1,26036.31
Turnout 3,470
Conservative hold Swing

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Harris* 1,690 63.65 −7.88
Labour Michael Bruce96536.35+17.58
Majority 72527.31
Turnout 2,655
Conservative hold Swing

Bentley and Darlaston North

Bentley and Darlaston North [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Burley* 1,264 57.59 +1.36
Conservative Mohammed Saghir55325.19−18.58
Independent Sharon Felton37817.22New
Majority 71132.39
Turnout 2,195
Labour hold Swing

Birchills Leamore

Birchills Leamore [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Jukes 1,175 53.43 +17.04
Conservative Amy Read86839.47−14.98
Reform UK Elaine Williams1567.09+3.69
Majority 30713.96
Turnout 2,199
Labour hold Swing

Blakenall

Blakenall [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Izzy Hussain 809 38.12 +13.1
Labour Matt Ward69232.61−4.57
Independent Dave Taylor62129.26New
Majority 1175.51
Turnout 2,122
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bloxwich East

Bloxwich East [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Statham* 1,205 60.07 −0.46
Labour Adam Mohammed66032.90−6.57
Liberal Democrats Ben Hodges1417.03New
Majority 54527.17
Turnout 2,006
Conservative hold Swing

Bloxwich West

Bloxwich West [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Harrison* 1,499 58.58 −8.3
Labour Michael Coulson1,06041.42+15.62
Majority 43917.16
Turnout 2,559
Conservative hold Swing

Brownhills

Brownhills [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Murray 1,206 49.00 −6.00
Labour Emma Morgan99040.23+5.93
Independent Lee Chapman26510.77New
Majority 2168.78
Turnout 2,461
Conservative hold Swing

Darlaston South

Darlaston South [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Bott* 1,686 78.90 +15.2
Conservative Manju Gill45121.10−15.2
Majority 1,23557.79
Turnout 2,137
Labour hold Swing

Paddock

Paddock [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gurmeet Singh Sohal* 1,638 45.99 −6.61
Labour Rishi Sharma1,52342.76+0.66
Liberal Democrats Daniel Barker40111.26New
Majority 1153.23
Turnout 3,562
Conservative hold Swing

Palfrey

Palfrey [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shakila Hussain 2,101 53.80 −12.00
Independent Shamim Ahmed1,19130.50New
Conservative Moz Khan61315.70−18.50
Majority 91023.30
Turnout 3,905
Labour hold Swing

Pelsall

Pelsall [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lee* 1,707 64.05 −10.75
Labour Patti Lane68025.52+7.92
Reform UK Graham Eardley27810.43+6.83
Majority 1,02738.54
Turnout 2,665
Conservative hold Swing

Pheasey Park Farm

Pheasey Park Farm [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Towe* 1,461 57.93 −13.17
Labour Hannah Jones88134.93+13.53
Liberal Democrats Matthew Barker1807.14+3.84
Majority 58023.00
Turnout 2,522
Conservative hold Swing

Pleck

Pleck [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ram Mehmi 1,739 73.56 −1.24
Conservative Leyoh Goodall62526.44+1.24
Majority 1,11447.12
Turnout 2,364
Labour hold Swing

Rushall-Shelfield

Rushall-Shelfield [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vera Waters* 1,280 48.87 +5.37
Labour David Morgan1,07441.01−9.09
Independent Jade Davies26510.12New
Majority 2067.87
Turnout 2,619
Conservative hold Swing

Short Heath

Short Heath [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amandeep Garcha 1,021 46.51 −7.59
Labour Simon Rollason84338.41+16.81
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Yaqub33115.08−9.22
Majority 1788.11
Turnout 2,195
Conservative hold Swing

St. Matthews

St. Matthews [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aftab Nawaz* 2,268 62.39 +11.59
Conservative Vandana Sharma1,06429.27−7.53
Liberal Democrats Roger Watts3038.34New
Majority 1,20433.12
Turnout 3,635
Labour hold Swing

Streetly

Streetly [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suky Samra* 1,944 58.55 −9.35
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Gray71721.60+10.1
Labour Eileen Russell65919.85+4.05
Majority 1,22736.96
Turnout 3,320
Conservative hold Swing

Willenhall North

Willenhall North [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Larden 986 41.64 −4.36
Labour Lee Jeavons69429.31+7.41
Liberal Democrats Stuart Hodges68829.05−0.75
Majority 29212.33
Turnout 2,368
Conservative hold Swing

Willenhall South

Willenhall South [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simran Cheema 1,653 60.24 +6.7
Labour Connor Horton 1,462 53.28 −0.2
Conservative Poonam Gill72926.56−15.1
Conservative Tony Sadler67724.67−17.0
Liberal Democrats Angela Hodges2338.49+3.7
Majority
Turnout 2,744
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. Coussins, Jordan (3 May 2019). "Walsall Council local elections 2019: Conservatives take control". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. Leather, Harry. "Walsall local election results: Tory gains leave them in pole position". Express and Star. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. "Your Councillors by Party". Walsall.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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  7. Thandi, Gurdip. "'True gentleman' of Walsall politics – due to become mayor next year – dies suddenly". expressandstar.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. Thandi, Gurdip (17 December 2021). "Candidate who couldn't win by-election WINS it and it's pointless". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Walsall Council. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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