Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1998-2002

Halesowen South By-Election 9 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Woodall 1,333 56.5 +5.4
Labour Nigel Hodgetts77732.9−4.1
Liberal Democrats Stanley Robert Ratcliff24910.6−1.3
Majority 55623.6
Turnout 2,35923.0
Conservative hold Swing

2002-2006

St Andrews By-Election 18 October 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Higgins 794 62.2 +14.3
Conservative Steve Ridley35828.0−13.3
Liberal Democrats Tim Fletcher1259.8−1.0
Majority 43634.2
Turnout 1,27713.6
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Norton by-election, 21 June 2012 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Elcock 1,375 51.2 +3.1
Labour Adnan Rashid63323.6−0.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Bramall2599.6+2.3
UKIP Glenn Wilson2298.5−5.0
Green Benjamin Sweeney1435.3−1.3
National Front Kevin Inman471.7+1.7
Majority 74227.6
Turnout 2,686
Labour hold Swing
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town By election, 1 February 2013 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Barbara Sykes 847 35.8 −1.5
Conservative Matt Rogers78733.3+0.9
UKIP Barbara Deeley24910.5+0.8
Independent Russell Eden2118.9+8.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bramall1697.1−5.7
BNP Ken Griffiths964.1+4.1
Green Ben Sweeney70.3+0.3
Majority 6025.4
Turnout 2,366
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Coseley East Ward by-election, 19 September 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clem Baugh 1,053 55.7 +1.3
UKIP Star Etheridge47825.3+8.2
Conservative Julian Ryder19010.1−8.5
BNP Ken Griffiths1206.3+6.3
Green Becky Blatchford331.7−1.1
National Front Kevin Inman160.8−2.0
Majority 57530.4
Turnout 1,890
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath by-election, 25 February 2016 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence 1,456 53.8 +3.9
Labour Lynn Boleyn93434.5+8.1
UKIP Mick Forsyth2629.7−11.4
Green Andi Mohr521,9−0.8
Majority 52219.3
Turnout 2,704
Conservative hold Swing
St James's by-election, 25 February 2016 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cathryn Bayton 847 46.3 +1.3
UKIP Graeme Lloyd55430.3+2.3
Conservative Wayne Sullivan42723.4−0.4
Majority 29316.0
Turnout 1,828
Labour hold Swing
St Thomas's by-election, 16 February 2017 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaneila Mughal 1,466 60.6 +17.9
UKIP Phil Wimlett65327.0−2.8
Conservative Jonathan Elliott24910.3−11.9
Green Francis Sheppard522.1−1.2
Majority 81333.6
Turnout 2,420
Labour hold Swing

2022-2026

Cradley and Wollescote by-election, 3 August 2023 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest 1,321 52.4 +14.5
Labour Rachael Gardener77130.6–8.1
Conservative Steve Hill35314.0–4.9
Green Kash Khan692.7–0.6
TUSC Siobhan Friel50.2–0.7
Majority 55021.8
Turnout 2,526
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
St James's by-election, 24 August 2023 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Reid 816 48.0 –5.9
Conservative Rab Rana71942.3+1.7
Independent Richard Tasker844.9+4.9
Green Christian Kiever502.9+2.9
Liberal Democrats Abdul Qadus321.9−3.6
Majority 975.7
Turnout 1,701
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Brockmoor and Pensnett by-election, 19 December 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Dale 571 35.4
Reform UK Richard Tasker48530.1
Labour Karen Jordan46628.9
Green Ant Dugmore493.0
Liberal Democrats David Sheppard241.5
Independent Cassie Gray161.0
Majority 865.3
Turnout 1,611
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Borough of Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2003/2767, retrieved 13 September 2022
  2. The Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2024.
  3. "Local Elections Archive Project — Norton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Coseley East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingswinford North and Wall Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. "Local Elections Archive Project — St James's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. "Local Elections Archive Project — St Thomas's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. "Local Elections Archive Project — Cradley and Wollescote Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. "Local Elections Archive Project — St James's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  11. "Election of a Borough Councillor for Brockmoor and Pensnett on Thursday 19 December 2024" (PDF). Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 20 December 2024.