Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2016

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2016 local election results in Dudley

The 2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of seven in the West Midlands and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Dudley.

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Result

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet% of total%Net %
  Labour 251405Decrease2.svg556.038.429,260
  Conservative 251030Increase2.svg340.033.825,716
  UKIP 23110Increase2.svg14.022.517,160
  Green 18001Decrease2.svg10.03.62,753
  Liberal Democrat 5000Steady2.svg0.01.41,084
  Independent 1001Decrease2.svg10.00.051
  TUSC 1000Steady2.svg0.00.015
 Totals9224100.0100.076,039

Council seats Results

The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 5 May 2016 elections. [3]

PartyNumber of seats PreviousNumber of seats After
Conservative2429
Labour3835
Liberal Democrat00
Green Party10
Independent10
UKIP78
TUSC00
Total7272

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