2021 Tamworth Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 Tamworth Borough Council election

The Tamworth Borough Council election for 2021 occurred on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in England. This coincided with other local elections taking place on the same day.

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Results summary

2021 Tamworth Borough Council election [1] [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg 5100.0162686.710,43156.9+14.5
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 20.03310.05,26828.7-0.4
  UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 20.0113.38164.4-18.2
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01,4648.0+7.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03652.0-1.3

Ward results

Amington

Amington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Summers 1,161 60.4 +12.7
Labour Co-op Lewis Smith58230.3+4.5
Green Andrew Tilley1005.2-1.2
UKIP Wayne Hughes804.2-15.8
Majority57930.1
Turnout 1,92330.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.1

Belgrave

Belgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ford 925 60.9 +21.6
Labour Co-op Robert Bayley50433.2+6.2
UKIP Emma Turner916.0-12.7
Majority42127.7
Turnout 1,52021.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.7

Bolehall

Bolehall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harper 1,016 58.8 +27.8
Labour Co-op Jan Wadrup62336.0-8.6
UKIP Tracey Williams905.2-19.2
Majority39322.8
Turnout 1,72930.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg18.2

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Thurgood 1,104 57.1 +13.7
Labour Co-op Lee Wood57729.8+4.3
Green Kevin Jones1668.6N/A
UKIP Peter Clayton864.4-16.4
Majority52727.3
Turnout 1,93332.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

Glascote

Glascote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wade 667 48.8 +19.6
Labour Sarah Daniels34425.1-9.3
Independent Chris Cooke17212.6N/A
Green James Platt997.2N/A
UKIP Mark Hopkins866.3-30.0
Majority32323.7
Turnout 1,36825.0
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg14.5

Mercian

Mercian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Cooper 764 39.1 -3.5
Independent Richard Kingstone76038.9N/A
Labour Co-op Gordon Moore38619.8-14.8
UKIP Gary Martin432.2-20.6
Majority40.2
Turnout 1,95335.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Decrease2.svg21.2

Spital

Spital
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Pritchard 1,241 55.3 +6.3
Labour David Foster56425.1-7.4
Independent Huw Loxton39117.4N/A
UKIP Lisa Morris472.1-16.4
Majority67730.2
Turnout 2,24337.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.9

Stonydelph

Stonydelph
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Jones 919 60.2 +17.3
Labour Co-op Ben Clarke47531.1+1.9
UKIP Robert Bilcliff1338.7-19.3
Majority44429.1
Turnout 1,52727.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg7.7

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Cook 1,453 70.8 +20.3
Labour Denise Bayley51425.0+8.8
UKIP Philip Young864.2-16.4
Majority93945.8
Turnout 2,05336.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

Wilnecote

Wilnecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Maycock 1,181 56.4 +13.5
Labour Co-op Patrick Standen69933.4+7.4
Independent Gareth Roberts1416.7N/A
UKIP Gail Bilcliff743.5-16.6
Majority48223.0
Turnout 2,09530.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg3.1

By-elections

Spital

Spital: 3 February 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Cooke 613 43.6 -11.7
Independent Huw Loxton48234.3+16.8
Labour Dave Foster31122.1-3.0
Majority1319.5
Turnout 1,41522.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.3

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References

  1. "Tamworth Borough Council 2021 Local Election results confirmed". Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. "Tamworth scoreboard". BBC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.