Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sandwell 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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Election results

Composition of the council [2]
Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] BNP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (90 seats)
1973 67230–0Labour
1975 58320–0Labour
1976 51390–0Labour
1978 41460–3Conservative
New ward boundaries (72 seats)
1979 53190–0Labour
1980 54171–0Labour
1982 5415300Labour
1983 5413500Labour
1984 5313600Labour
1986 5511600Labour
1987 5612301Labour
1988 5713002Labour
1990 5712300Labour
1991 5016600Labour
1992 4224600Labour
1994 4322700Labour
1995 4817700Labour
1996 602901Labour
1998 602901Labour
1999 612900Labour
2000 5561001Labour
2002 569602Labour
2003 559620Labour
New ward boundaries (72 seats)
2004 5312610Labour
2006 5011542Labour
2007 5110641 [b] Labour
2008 4914522Labour
2010 5612400Labour
2011 589302 [c] Labour
2012 682002Labour
2014 701001 [d] Labour
2015 690003 [e] Labour
2016 710001 [d] Labour
2018 720000Labour
1973 720000Labour
2021 589004Labour
2022 619002Labour
2023 6012000Labour
2024 645003Labour

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994–1998

Hateley Heath By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 48148.1−21.4
Liberal Democrats 28828.8+15.6
Conservative 14414.4−2.9
National Democrats 707.0+7.0
Socialist Alternative 161.6+1.6
Majority 19319.3
Turnout 99910.2
Labour hold Swing
Blackheath By-Election 23 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,05371.0−6.2
Liberal Democrats 28319.1+19.1
Conservative 14810.0−12.8
Majority 77051.9
Turnout 1,48415.6
Labour hold Swing

1998–2002

Rowley By-Election 22 October 1998 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Price83157.3+0.3
Independent Fred Hadley42329.2−13.8
Conservative Fredric Powles1047.2+7.2
Liberal Democrats Julai Garrett916.3+6.3
Majority 40828.1
Turnout 1,449
Labour hold Swing
Hateley Heath By-Election 15 July 1999 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Edis55844.4−9.8
Liberal Democrats Rachel Cheeseman48338.5+8.1
Conservative Raymond Nock21517.1+1.8
Majority 755.9
Turnout 1,25613.6
Labour hold Swing
Bristnall By-Election 26 August 1999 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Bridges78156.8−4.8
Conservative Nicholas Meacham45232.8+4.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Handy14310.4+0.6
Majority 32924.0
Turnout 1,37614.3
Labour hold Swing
Hately Heath By-Election 18 November 1999 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rachael Cheeseman57348.6+18.2
Labour Michael Davies46639.5−14.7
Conservative Raymond Nock14111.9−3.4
Majority 1079.1
Turnout 1,18012.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
St. Pauls By-Election 18 November 1999 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kazi Rahman90750.6+18.0
Labour Jasbir Gill73140.8−11.1
Conservative Ewart Johnson1136.3−5.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Prior392.2−1.9
Majority 1769.8
Turnout 1,79021.9
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Rowley By-Election 7 June 2001 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iris Boucher3,14263.1+7.4
Conservative David Gill1,31326.4−1.9
Liberal Democrats Walter Bowdler52810.6+10.6
Majority 1,82936.7
Turnout 4,984
Labour hold Swing
Wednesbury North By-Election 6 September 2001 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Betteridge1,08355.7−6.5
Labour Elaine Gailes77539.8+2.0
Liberal Democrats Lynne Yardley884.5+4.5
Majority 30815.9
Turnout 1,94620.8
Conservative hold Swing

2002–2006

Smethwick By-Election 19 September 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Silvester1,33466.1−11.0
Conservative Amrick Uppal47523.5+0.6
Socialist Labour Boota singh21010.4+10.4
Majority 85942.6
Turnout 2,01923.8
Labour hold Swing
Old Warley By-Election 25 November 2004 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Crumpton1,08742.3−1.8
Conservative Leslie Pawlowski77830.3−25.6
BNP Simon Smith41015.9+15.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Reed29311.4+11.4
Majority 30912.0
Turnout 2,56829.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2006–2010

Charlemont with Grove Vale By-Election 28 June 2007 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Nock87034.5−3.0
Labour Ralph Perkins80131.7+6.8
BNP Arthur Copson54421.6+1.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Roebuck2389.4−7.9
Green Victoria Dunn712.8+2.8
Majority 692.8
Turnout 2,52427.4
Conservative hold Swing
Princes End By-Election 6 December 2007 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Delia Edwards79648.1+12.4
Conservative Beatrice Owen51731.2+11.4
BNP Karen Parkes31419.0−15.9
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Brayshaw291.8+1.8
Majority 27916.9
Turnout 1,65618.6
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Newton By-Election 24 January 2008 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hosell84436.9+2.6
Liberal Democrats Michaela Allcock80935.4−6.9
Conservative Valerie Ward58725.7+2.3
Green David Hawkins452.0+2.0
Majority 351.5
Turnout 2,28525.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wednesbury South By-Election 1 October 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olwen Jones1,00645.1+6.7
Conservative Mike Warner94642.4+1.6
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Brayshaw1687.5+7.5
Green Colin Bye1094.9−0.2
Majority 602.7
Turnout 2,22923.5
Labour hold Swing

2010–2014

Wednesbury North By-Election 18 November 2010 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Hughes1,32262.1+23.9
Conservative Mike Warner64330.2−9.0
National Front Ade Woodhouse763.6+3.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Wilson452.1−8.4
Green Colin Bye422.9+2.0
Majority 67931.9
Turnout 2,12821.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2014–2018

Newton By-Election 9 July 2015 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Allcock1,15259.1+11.1
Conservative Tony Ward45223.2−5.6
UKIP Steve Latham31015.9−7.3
Green Murray Abbott361.8+1.8
Majority 70035.9
Turnout 1,950
Labour hold Swing
Blackheath By-Election 10 September 2015 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Danny Millard91551.4+7.0
Conservative Shirley Ching54430.5−0.6
UKIP Ian Keeling28716.1−8.4
Green Ben Groom352.0+2.0
Majority 37120.8
Turnout 1,781
Labour hold Swing

2018–2022

Tividale By-Election 15 July 2021 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Henlan98652.6+20.7
Labour Robert Hevican81043.2−13.7
Independent Energy Kutebura402.1+2.1
Liberal Democrats Nicolas Bradley301.6+1.6
TUSC Richard Gingell90.5+0.5
Majority 1769.4
Turnout 1,87820.13
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.2

2022–2026

Wednesbury South By-Election 27 October 2022 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Chidley85451.3−6.3
Conservative Fajli Bibi65439.3−3.1
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh Lall774.3+4.3
Green Mark Nicholas Redding563.4+3.4
TUSC Gareth Knox231.4+1.4
Majority 20012.0−3.2
Turnout 1,66416.33−8.8
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ 1 vacant seat
  3. ↑ 1 Independent, 1 Independent Socialist
  4. 1 2 1 UKIP
  5. ↑ 2 Independents, 1 UKIP

References

  1. 1 2 "The Borough of Sandwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2003/2510, retrieved 12 September 2022
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sandwell council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Election victory for Labour". Birmingham Mail . 23 October 1998. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "By-election winner joins husband". Birmingham Mail . 16 July 1999. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Labour success". Birmingham Mail . 27 August 1999. p. 33.
  7. 1 2 Deeley, Tony (19 November 1999). "Double by-election blow for Labour Party". Birmingham Mail . p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Re-election for councillor". Birmingham Mail . 9 June 2001. p. 11.
  9. ↑ "Council man back after new poll win". Birmingham Mail . 7 September 2001. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Labour back in". Birmingham Mail . 20 September 2002. p. 10.
  11. ↑ "Tories suffer triple defeat". guardian.co.uk . London. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  12. ↑ Deeley, Tony (29 June 2007). "Tory anger over by-election 'dirty tricks'; Victory marred by 'smear campaign'". Birmingham Mail . p. 1.
  13. ↑ "Labour win in Sandwell by-election thwarts BNP". Birmingham Mail . 7 December 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  14. ↑ "Lib Dems are unseated; Great Barr". Birmingham Mail . 25 January 2008. p. 29.
  15. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll – Wednesbury South Ward". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  16. ↑ "Tories lose Wednesbury North seat after 36 years". BBC News Online . 19 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Blackheath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Tividale By Election 15th July 2021". Sandwell Council . 16 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Wednesbury South By-Election 27 October 2022". Sandwell Council . 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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