Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

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Map of the results of the 2012 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Walsall UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

Elections for Walsall Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 2012. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.

Metropolitan Borough of Walsall Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston and Willenhall. The borough had an estimated population of 254,500 in 2007.

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Election result

Walsall Council Election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 932+1
  Conservative 703-3
  Liberal Democrat 2000
  Independent 220+2
  UKIP 00000
  BNP 0000-
  English Democrat 0000-
  Green 00000
 TOTAL20550100%100%

Council composition

The composition of the council before the election and a summary of which parties' seats are up for election can be found in the following table: [1] [2]

PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council
Labour27198928
Conservatives271512724
Liberal Democrats53225
Independents11023
Total6040202060

Ward Results

According to Walsall Council's website [2]

Aldridge Central & South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Gordon Ansell1,602
Labour Michael Johnson735
UKIP Russell Owen Armitage517
Liberal Democrat Joanna Bridget Sheward358
Majority867
Turnout 26.51%
Conservative hold Swing
Aldridge North & Walsall Wood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Sears1,348
Labour Robert Arthur Grainger936
Liberal Democrat Mark Robert Greveson163
BNP Terence Majorowicz264
Majority412
Turnout 29.23%
Conservative hold Swing
Bentley & Darlaston North Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Angela Underhill1,811
Conservative Susan Allen397
Liberal Democrat Sulaiman Uddin136
Majority1,414
Turnout 25.50%
Labour hold Swing
Birchills-Leamore Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tina Joan Jukes1,424
Conservative Chad Louis Pitt274
BNP Robert William Ball230
English Democrat Christopher Martin Newey128
Liberal Democrat Matthew Conway Griffin74
Green Leandra Lola Gebrakedan59
Majority1,150
Turnout 21.80%
Labour hold Swing
Blakenall Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Peter Edward Smith1,025
Labour Co-op Ian Charles Robertson1,012
Conservative Hilda Derry201
Majority13
Turnout 26.19%
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Bloxwich East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Julie Fitzpatrick1,282
Independent Leslie Alan Beeley595
Conservative Peter John Hryhoruk364
Independent Stephen John Baggott70
Majority687
Turnout 25.82%
Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frederick James Westley1,463
Conservative Abigail Pitt888
Independent Michael Ronald Ross250
Liberal Democrat Christine Cockayne85
Majority575
Turnout 27.38%
Labour hold Swing
Brownhills Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Wade1,233
Conservative Alan John Paul1,087
Liberal Democrat Ian Martin Ryan173
Majority146
Turnout 26.19%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Darlaston South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Chris Bott1,353
Labour Graham Edward Wilkes1,003
Conservative Michelle Louise Martin139
Majority350
Turnout 25.85%
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Paddock Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rose Martin2,066
Labour Nasar Ali1,763
UKIP Derek Bennett444
Liberal Democrat Abdul Malik75
Majority303
Turnout 44.14%
Conservative hold Swing
Palfrey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Victoria Whyte1,880
Conservative Matloob Hussain1,570
Liberal Democrat Saddat Hussain302
Majority310
Turnout 35.36%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Pelsall Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Perry1,886
Labour Hugh Alpheus Stewart658
Liberal Democrat Shirley Gwendoline Balgobin122
Majority1,228
Turnout 29.59%
Conservative hold Swing
Pheasey Park Farm Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian John Austin Andrew1,351
Labour Patricia Susan Lane967
UKIP Steven George Grey517
Majority384
Turnout 32.20%
Conservative hold Swing
Pleck Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dennis Alfred Anson2,137
Conservative Gazanfer Ali878
Independent Mark Andrew Dabbs220
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Yaqub215
Majority1,259
Turnout 34.58%
Labour hold Swing
Rushall-Shelfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Vernon Worrall1,233
Conservative Ronald Ernest George Carpenter954
UKIP Timothy Neil Melville284
Liberal Democrat Royston Mark Sheward71
Majority279
Turnout 27.59%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Short Heath Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Doreen Shires896
Labour Matthew Joseph Ward801
Conservative Anne Elizabeth Ault264
UKIP Darren Thomas Hazell229
English Democrat Malcolm William Moore151
Majority95
Turnout 25.86%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St. Matthew's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mohammed Arif1,702
Labour Aftab Ahmad Nawaz1,573
UKIP Kathleen Rita Oakley437
Liberal Democrat Mozamil Khan186
Majority129
Turnout 38.30%
Conservative hold Swing
Streetly Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Alastair Douglas-Maul1,829
Labour Steven King757
UKIP Steven John Whitehouse515
Liberal Democrat John Paul Garfitt122
Majority1,072
Turnout 29.30%
Conservative hold Swing
Willenhall North Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Shires1,046
Labour Rosemary Cleaver753
UKIP Elizabeth Anne Hazell327
Conservative Clive Michael Ault260
English Democrat Christopher Charles Edwin Haywood94
Majority293
Turnout 25.84%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Willenhall South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sean Patrick Coughlan1696
Conservative Wendy Ann Sharp361
Liberal Democrat Carol Edna May Fletcher180
Majority1,335
Turnout 20.41%
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC News - Vote 2012 - Walsall". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Results 2012". Walsall Council. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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