2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
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24 of 72 seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderKerrie Carmichael [1] David Fisher
Party Labour Conservative
Last election213
Seats before5710
Seats after6012
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election00
Seats before22
Seats after00
Sandwell UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Kerrie Carmichael
Labour

Leader after election


Labour

The 2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are up for election.

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. Both Labour and the Conservatives gained seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats and independents lost all their seats, leaving only two parties represented on the council after the election. [2] [3]

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. [4] From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of one party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. [5] In the most recent election in 2022 election Labour lost three seats, while the Conservatives gained three. [6]

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2019. In that election, Labour won all 24 seats with 58.6% of the vote, giving them full control of the council.

Previous council composition

After 2022 election Before 2023 election [7]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 61 Labour 57
Conservative 9 Conservative 9
Liberal Democrats 0 Liberal Democrats 2
Independent 2 Independent 2
  vacant1

Results summary

2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election [8]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 22Increase2.svg 291.7386083.330,65657.8+0.3
  Conservative 2Increase2.svg 28.3101216.715,09128.5–5.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,4214.6N/A
  Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg 20.0000.02,2884.3+0.8
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.0000.01,3872.6–0.9
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08941.7+1.4
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02530.5±0.0
 Yeshua0Steady2.svg0.0000.025<0.1–0.1

Results

Abbey

Abbey (1) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jennifer Lynn Hemingway 1,586 66.17 -18.2
Green Roderick Andrew Macrorie35714.89N/A
Conservative Soran Rauf27111.31-4.1
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Ngorand903.76N/A
TUSC Bob Severn803.34N/A
Majority1,22951.28
Rejected ballots130.54
Registered electors 8,484
Turnout 2,39728.25
Labour Co-op gain from Independent

Blackheath

Blackheath (1) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jag Singh 866 47.82 -3.8
Conservative Greg Stephen Allman69938.60-9.8
Green Deryn Guest1357.46N/A
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Ibrar Khan1025.63N/A
Majority1679.22
Rejected ballots90.50
Registered electors 9,185
Turnout 1,81119.72
Labour hold

Bristnall

Bristnall (1) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Tom Johnston 1,023 50.07 +0.6
Conservative Mo Sakhi55427.12-11.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Ernest Heywood21010.28+4.6
Green Paul Hinton1336.51N/A
Reform UK Pete Durnell1145.58-.06
Majority46922.95
Rejected ballots90.44
Registered electors 9,026
Turnout 2,04322.63
Labour Co-op hold

Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale (1) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Natalie Nadine Weston 1,307 48.62 -2.5
Labour Elizabeth Ann Giles1,06539.62+0.9
Liberal Democrats Sadie Laureina Smith1495.54-0.2
Reform UK Graham Nock1063.94+2.0
TUSC Owen Lees491.82N/A
Majority2429.00
Rejected ballots110.41
Registered electors 9,361
Turnout 2,68828.71
Conservative gain from Labour

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill (1) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Tipper 1,185 58.12 +0.1
Conservative Narinder Kaur Garcha49024.03-5.8
Liberal Democrats Nick Bradley1828.93-0.7
Green Paul William Connor1688.24N/A
Majority69534.09
Rejected ballots150.74
Registered electors 10,481
Turnout 2,03919.45
Labour hold

Friar Park

Friar Park (1) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Fitzgerald 840 55.23 -0.7
Conservative Fajli Bibi52934.78-7.4
Reform UK Robert William White714.67N/A
Green Aldo Mussi483.16N/A
YeshuaColin Nicholas Rankine251.64-0.3
Majority31120.45
Rejected ballots80.52
Registered electors 8,816
Turnout 1,52117.25
Labour hold

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree (1) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kay Allcock 1,292 50.63 +3.5
Conservative Gurmail Kaur82832.44-8.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Stephen Pakeman Smith30311.87+0.2
Reform UK Geoff Sutton1204.70N/A
Majority46418.19
Rejected ballots90.35
Registered electors 9,789
Turnout 2,55226.07
Labour hold

Great Bridge

Great Bridge (1) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sahdaish Kaur Pall 1,058 50.45 -0.8
Conservative Connor Daniel Michael Marshall93344.49-4.2
Green Awais Qaisar924.39N/A
Majority1255.96
Rejected ballots140.67
Registered electors 9,809
Turnout 2,09721.38
Labour hold

Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng (1) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jackie Taylor 1,520 73.64 +10.4
Conservative Bethany Sears41119.91-16.9
Green Bryony Morris1246.01N/A
Majority1,10953.73
Rejected ballots90.44
Registered electors 9,488
Turnout 2,06421.75
Labour Co-op hold

Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath (1) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kay Millar 1,430 70.48 +8.5
Conservative Nathan Poole43921.64-16.4
Reform UK Jackie Nock1547.59N/A
Majority99148.84
Rejected ballots60.30
Registered electors 10,247
Turnout 2,02919.80
Labour hold

Langley

Langley (1) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Ann Tromans 1,126 58.71 +6.9
Conservative Dean Millard63232.95-3.7
Liberal Democrats Ejaz Ahmed1417.35-4.1
Majority49425.76
Rejected ballots190.99
Registered electors 9,528
Turnout 1,91820.13
Labour gain from Independent

Newton

Newton (1) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sajad Ashraf 1,004 47.07 -11.4
Conservative Shola Sapara69032.35+1.9
Green Jeremy David Parker28213.22N/A
Liberal Democrats Guriqbal Singh1476.89-4.2
Majority31414.72
Rejected ballots100.47
Registered electors 8,658
Turnout 2,13324.64
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats

Old Warley

Old Warley (1) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo 1,132 41.81 -7.0
Conservative Paul Michael Smith1,00136.98-2.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Daniel Jones48117.77+5.6
Reform UK Karl Terry Leech772.85N/A
Majority1314.83
Rejected ballots160.59
Registered electors 9,193
Turnout 2,70729.45
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats

Oldbury

Oldbury (1) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzanne Maria Hartwell 1,509 57.46 -1.6
Conservative Abdul Qayyum92535.23+0.6
Green Paresh Patel1054.00N/A
TUSC Richard Gingell782.97-3.3
Majority58422.23
Rejected ballots90.34
Registered electors 10,201
Turnout 2,62625.74
Labour hold

Princes End

Princes End (1) [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Justyna Kordala 856 47.76 -3.1
Labour Co-op Sohail Iqbal78443.75-5.3
Reform UK Chris Clemson975.41N/A
Green Joseph Loudon463.08N/A
Majority724.01
Rejected ballots90.50
Registered electors 9,414
Turnout 1,79219.04
Conservative gain from Labour

Rowley

Rowley (1) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Khayam Khan 958 49.13 -1.7
Conservative Steve Hill64032.82-16.4
Independent David Hulme1628.31N/A
Green Rudi Sullivan914.67N/A
Liberal Democrats Wikas Khan904.62N/A
Majority31816.31
Rejected ballots90.46
Registered electors 9,818
Turnout 1,95019.86
Labour hold

Smethwick

Smethwick (1) [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Luke John Davies 1,612 76.11 +3.2
Conservative Imran Qureshi30314.31-12.8
Green Joshi Gita1848.69N/A
Majority1,30961.80
Rejected ballots190.90
Registered electors 9,885
Turnout 2,11821.43
Labour Co-op hold

Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria (1) [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ragih Muflihi 1,924 79.97 +26.3
Conservative Jomir Ali26110.85+0.4
Green Jeremy Keith Alexander Rendell2008.31N/A
Majority1,66369.12
Rejected ballots210.87
Registered electors 10,969
Turnout 2,40621.93
Labour hold

St. Paul's

St Paul's (1) [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Inamullah Loan 2,239 78.07 -4.9
Conservative Mona Khurana42014.64+3.5
Liberal Democrats Keith John Wilmot1936.73+0.8
Majority1,81963.43
Rejected ballots160.56
Registered electors 10,572
Turnout 2,86827.13
Labour hold

Tipton Green

Tipton Green (1) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Syeda Amina Khatun 1,472 50.76 +6.3
Independent Richard James Elessing Jeffcoat1,22542.24+2.8
Conservative Kam Logani1986.83-9.3
Majority2478.52
Rejected ballots50.17
Registered electors 10,680
Turnout 2,90027.15
Labour hold

Tividale

Tividale (1) [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wakas Younis 923 49.31 +0.4
Conservative Bhupinder Kullar76740.97-10.1
Green Jujhar Singh1749.29N/A
Majority1568.34
Rejected ballots80.43
Registered electors 9,188
Turnout 1,87220.37
Labour hold

Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North (1) [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicola Marie Maycock 1,075 56.55 +3.3
Conservative Nik Luzaic58130.56-12.9
Green Mark Redding1276.68N/A
Reform UK Steve Dabbs884.63N/A
TUSC Gareth Knox241.26-1.9
Majority49425.99
Rejected ballots60.32
Registered electors 9,244
Turnout 1,90120.56
Labour hold

Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South (1) [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kulwant Singh Uppal 1,358 58.61 +1.0
Conservative Steve Simcox76633.06-9.3
Liberal Democrats Manjit Sing Lall944.06N/A
Reform UK Jack Sabharwal672.89N/A
TUSC U'Semu Makaya220.95N/A
Majority59225.55
Rejected ballots100.43
Registered electors 10,178
Turnout 2,31722.76
Labour hold

West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central (1) [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tirath Singh Dhatt 1,675 71.01 +1.2
Conservative Michael Jones59025.01-5.2
Green Sarah Deans1556.57N/A
Liberal Democrats Bob Smith1064.49N/A
Majority1,08546.00
Rejected ballots130.55
Registered electors 10,278
Turnout 2,35924.70
Labour hold

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