Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Walsall UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [1]

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.

West Midlands (county) County of England

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England after Greater London. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county itself is a NUTS 2 region within the wider NUTS 1 region of the same name. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister. It is currently led by Sir Vince Cable.

Background

The council leader Mike Bird was one of the Conservatives who were defending seats at the election, along with a member of his cabinet Barbara McCracken. [3]

Cabinet (government) group of high ranking officials, usually representing the executive branch of government

A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch. Members of a cabinet are usually called Cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a Cabinet varies: in some countries it is a collegiate decision-making body with collective responsibility, while in others it may function either as a purely advisory body or an assisting institution to a decision making head of state or head of government. Cabinets are typically the body responsible for the day-to-day management of the government and response to sudden events, whereas the legislative and judicial branches work in a measured pace, in sessions according to lengthy procedures.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives lose their majority on the council after Labour gained 8 seats, including 5 from the Conservatives. [4] This meant the Conservatives had 28 councillors compared to 26 for Labour, leaving the Liberal Democrats, down one on five seats, holding the balance. [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Following the election the Conservatives continued to run the council as a minority administration. [5]

Walsall Local Election Result 2011 [1] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 12 8 0 +8 57.1 40.6 31,104 +9.3%
  Conservative 8 0 5 -5 38.1 40.0 30,592 +0.5%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 1 -1 4.8 7.1 5,430 -9.0%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 4,467 +0.3%
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 3.1 2,372 -0.3%
  Democratic Labour 0 0 1 -1 0 2.3 1,785 +0.9%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 307 -0.7%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 255 -1.1%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 210 +0.3%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South (2) [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Rochelle 2,719
Conservative John Murray 2,553
Labour Angus McGhee 976
Labour Michael Johnson 967
Liberal Democrat Roy Sheward 632
UKIP Bruce Bennett 552
UKIP Malcolm Ford 378
Turnout 8,777 44.0 -24.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Flower 2,167 56.5 +2.8
Labour Bob Grainger 1,094 28.5 +6.5
BNP Terence Majorwicz 307 8.0 +8.0
Liberal Democrat Mark Greveson 267 7.0 -13.4
Majority 1,073 28.0 -3.7
Turnout 3,835 38.3 -26.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bentley and Darlaston North [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Chambers 1,922 65.0 +22.2
Conservative Jeet Sohal 572 19.4 -10.6
UKIP Annette Ford 418 14.1 +2.2
Democratic Labour Alan Paddock 43 1.5 +0.6
Majority 1,350 45.7 +32.9
Turnout 2,955 32.1 -23.5
Labour hold Swing
Birchills-Leamore [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tim Oliver 1,574 55.0 +17.9
Conservative Kamran Aftab 961 33.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrat Roy Robinson 167 5.8 -6.9
Democratic Labour Alan Davies 158 5.5 +2.7
Majority 613 21.4 +17.8
Turnout 2,860 30.3 -20.4
Labour hold Swing
Blakenall [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Young 1,256 46.0 +5.1
Democratic Labour Peter Smith 928 34.0 +14.4
Conservative Muhammed Afzal 453 16.6 -10.1
Liberal Democrat Robert Pearce 95 3.5 -9.3
Majority 328 12.0 -2.2
Turnout 2,732 32.4 -13.9
Labour gain from Democratic Labour Swing
Bloxwich East [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Shaun Fitzpatrick 1,205 42.8 +1.6
Conservative Les Beeley 1,191 42.3 +6.5
UKIP Alan Sheath 229 8.1 -2.1
Democratic Labour Stephen Baggott 107 3.8 +0.0
Liberal Democrat Chris Cockayne 81 2.9 -6.2
Majority 14 0.5 -4.9
Turnout 2,813 33.0 -21.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bloxwich West [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sue Fletcher-Hall 1,438 45.2 +10.1
Conservative Des Pitt 1,360 42.8 +2.1
Democratic Labour Michael Ross 234 7.4 +7.4
Liberal Democrat Jeanette Pearce 146 4.6 -5.2
Majority 78 2.5
Turnout 3,178 33.3 -26.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Brownhills [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barbara Cassidy 1,758 52.8 +16.1
Conservative Vivienne Aston 1,279 38.4 -2.9
Liberal Democrat Ian Ryan 219 6.6 -10.5
Democratic Labour Andrew Bradburn 72 2.2 +0.3
Majority 479 14.4
Turnout 3,328 34.0 -24.7
Labour hold Swing
Darlaston South [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Douglas James 1,205 41.5 +7.1
Independent Chris Bott 1,112 38.3 +2.3
Conservative Michelle Martin 334 11.5 -8.3
Independent Ashley Lovell 138 4.8 +4.8
Green Tim Martin 114 3.9 +3.9
Majority 93 3.2
Turnout 2,903 31.2 -22.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Paddock [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara McCracken 2,124 41.8 -1.1
Labour Nasar Ali 1,795 35.3 +7.5
Independent Barry Sanders 570 11.2 +2.0
UKIP Derek Bennett 471 9.3 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Abdul Malik 119 2.3 -8.4
Majority 329 6.5 -8.5
Turnout 5,079 52.8 -18.6
Conservative hold Swing
Palfrey [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Allah Ditta 3,008 60.2 +10.0
Conservative Mohammad Yasin 1,755 35.1 +4.2
Liberal Democrat Sadat Hussain 235 4.7 -14.2
Majority 1,253 25.1 +5.8
Turnout 4,998 48.4 -15.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Pelsall [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marco Longhi 2,085 57.3 +11.4
Labour Stephen Wade 979 26.9 +8.4
UKIP Dorothy Sheath 315 8.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Shirley Balgobin 185 5.1 +5.1
Democratic Labour Derek Roddy 77 2.1 +0.9
Majority 1,106 30.4 +4.1
Turnout 3,641 41.0 -25.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pheasey Park Farm [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Bird 1,782 48.3 -1.8
Labour Jack Kelly 1,161 31.5 +6.2
UKIP Steven Grey 429 11.6 -1.6
English Democrat Christopher Newey 210 5.7 +5.7
Liberal Democrat Anne Willoughby 104 2.8 -8.6
Majority 621 16.8 -7.9
Turnout 3,686 42.4 -26.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pleck [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Khazar Hussain 2,449 58.5 +17.2
Conservative Mushtaq Ahmed 767 18.3 -13.3
Independent Mark Dabbs 475 11.3 +5.2
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Yaqub 331 7.9 -6.4
Democratic Labour Brian Powell 166 4.0 +4.0
Majority 1,682 40.2 +30.5
Turnout 4,188 43.8 -16.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Rushall-Shelfield [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lorna Rattigan 1,337 42.2 -1.6
Labour Richard Worrall 1,309 41.3 +14.3
UKIP Timothy Melville 273 8.6 +0.4
Liberal Democrat Roy Smitb 159 5.0 -12.8
Green Mike Walters 92 2.9 -0.3
Majority 28 0.9 -15.9
Turnout 3,170 35.5 -24.8
Conservative hold Swing
Short Heath [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Daniel Barker 924 31.3 -6.9
Labour Doug Cleaver 813 27.5 +5.2
Conservative Theresa Smith 805 27.2 -1.5
UKIP Darren Hazell 287 9.7 -1.0
Independent Malcolm Moore 77 2.6 +2.6
Green Leandra Gebrakedan 49 1.7 +1.7
Majority 111 3.8 -5.7
Turnout 2,955 32.9 -26.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St. Matthews [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eileen Russell 1,984 47.2 +11.4
Conservative Gerry McCracken 1,650 39.2 -2.9
Liberal Democrat Khosru Miah 287 6.8 -7.4
UKIP Rita Oakley 284 6.8 +6.8
Majority 334 7.9
Turnout 4,205 42.7 -20.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Streetly [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Clarke 2,897 60.6 +0.4
Labour Steven King 1,200 25.1 +7.3
UKIP Paul Valdmanis 391 8.2 +1.3
Liberal Democrat John Garfitt 294 6.1 -7.7
Majority 1,697 35.5 -6.9
Turnout 4,782 44.3 -26.9
Conservative hold Swing
Willenhall North [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gareth Illmann-Walker 1,012 30.9 +8.9
Liberal Democrat Peter Hughes 943 28.8 -4.1
Conservative Abi Pitt 875 26.8 -2.0
UKIP Liz Hazell 440 13.5 +7.1
Majority 69 2.1
Turnout 3,270 34.6 -27.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Willenhall South [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carl Creaney 1,999 63.1 +18.0
Conservative Clive Rudd 926 29.2 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Uppal Singh 242 7.6 -15.3
Majority 1,073 33.9 +18.1
Turnout 3,167 29.7 -24.6
Labour hold Swing

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