2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

24 of 72 seats to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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LeaderKerrie CarmichaelDavid Fisher
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election60 seats, 57.8%12 seats, 28.5%0 seats, 2.6%
Seats before5985
Seats won2211
Seats after6453
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote36,99013,8152,949
Percentage56.9%21.3%4.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.9%Decrease2.svg 7.2%Increase2.svg 1.9%

Sandwell UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader before election

Kerrie Carmichael
Labour

Leader after election

TBD
Labour

The 2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections was held on 2 May 2024 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom and the 2024 West Midlands mayoral election. [1] One third of seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were up for election. [2]

Contents

Background

Sandwell is a consistently Labour council, with Labour having held majorities in every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council. [3] From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of one party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. [4] In the most recent election in 2023 election both Labour and the Conservatives gained two seats each, the councillors on these seats having either switched to the Liberal Democrats or gone independent after the 2022 election.

Both of the parties have lost councillors over the last year. The majority of these have not had the reasons behind publicly revealed. However, it is known that Councillor Jay Anandou left the Conservatives over the rest of his party failing to back his campaign to stop development on the former Brandhall Golf Club. [5] Additionally, two councillors switched from Conservative to Labour, citing a lack of faith in the Conservatives ability to govern. [6]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [7] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 60 Labour 59 Labour 64
Conservative 12 Conservative 8 Conservative 5
Independent 0 Independent 5 Independent 3

Summary

Election result

2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 22Increase2.svg 591.7426488.936,99056.9–0.9
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 34.2456.913,81521.3–7.2
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 24.2234.22,9494.5+1.9
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,8857.5+5.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,5785.5+0.9
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2373.4–0.9
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04540.7+0.2
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0710.1N/A
 Yeshua0Steady2.svg0.0000.021<0.1±0.0

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicky Hinchcliff* 2,078 69.0 +2.8
Green Roderick Macrorie41313.7–1.2
Conservative Thomas Blewitt39513.1+1.8
TUSC Justin Macintosh1264.2+0.9
Majority1,66555.3+4.0
Turnout 3,05836.3+8.0
Registered electors 8,431
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Blackheath

Blackheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kerrie Carmichael* 1,180 52.0 +4.2
Conservative Bob Dunn52022.9–15.7
Reform UK Mike Cooper31013.7N/A
Green Aldo Mussi1576.9–0.6
Independent Craig Taylor1024.5N/A
Majority66029.1+19.9
Turnout 2,28824.9+5.2
Registered electors 9,183
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.0

Bristnall

Bristnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellen Fenton* 1,413 58.5 +8.4
Conservative Gemma Barnfield46419.2–7.9
Reform UK Chris Clemson31613.1+7.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Heywood2249.3–1.0
Majority94939.3+16.3
Turnout 2,46127.5+4.9
Registered electors 8,941
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dalel Bhamra 1,480 45.6 +6.0
Conservative David Fisher*1,24338.3–10.3
Reform UK Graham Nock2567.9+4.0
Green Jeremy Parker1354.2N/A
UKIP Sam Harding712.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Usha Braich591.8–3.7
Majority2377.3N/A
Turnout 3,28435.2+6.5
Registered electors 9,331
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vicki Smith* 1,340 54.3 –3.8
Conservative Leon Barnfield50620.5–3.5
Reform UK Ballie Singh26710.8N/A
Green Paul Connor2118.6+0.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bradley1235.0–3.9
TUSC Cammilla Mngaza190.8N/A
Majority83433.8–0.3
Turnout 2,49523.7+4.2
Registered electors 10,517
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Friar Park

Friar Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Giles 1,013 51.7 –3.5
Conservative Scott Chapman*62632.0–2.8
Reform UK Steve Khuttan20410.4+5.7
Green Kevin Priest502.6–0.6
Liberal Democrats Richard McVittie442.2N/A
YeshuaColin Rankine211.1–0.5
Majority38719.7–0.8
Turnout 1,97022.5+5.2
Registered electors 8,756
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Connor Horton 1,507 49.7 –0.9
Conservative Adrian Jones75224.8–7.6
Reform UK Margaret Sutton2929.6+4.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Smith2628.6–3.3
Green Shareen Khan2197.2N/A
Majority75524.9+6.7
Turnout 3,06431.6+5.5
Registered electors 9,702
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg3.4

Great Bridge

Great Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Will Gill* 1,278 46.7 +2.2
Labour Khurshid Haque1,03537.8–12.7
Reform UK Pete Durnell2539.2N/A
Green Awais Qaisar1736.3+1.9
Majority2438.9N/A
Turnout 2,76128.3+6.9
Registered electors 9,762
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.5

Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Pam Randhawa* 1,926 67.2 –6.4
Conservative Paul Green42214.7–5.2
Green Gill Darby29510.3+4.3
Reform UK Ray Nock2257.8N/A
Majority1,50452.5–1.2
Turnout 2,96030.8+9.0
Registered electors 9,604
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.6

Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Amardeep Singh 1,713 66.9 –3.5
Conservative Jason Glover43917.1–4.5
Reform UK Jackie Nock28311.1+3.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Roebuck1254.9N/A
Majority1,27449.8+1.0
Turnout 2,60425.0+5.2
Registered electors 10,400
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg0.5

Langley

Langley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Owen* 1,523 65.9 +7.2
Conservative Gillian Coleyshaw47520.6–12.4
Reform UK Ian Plant31213.5N/A
Majority1,04845.3+19.5
Turnout 2,35424.7+4.6
Registered electors 9,529
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.8

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Giles 1,502 57.7 +10.6
Conservative Ravi Sangar55221.2–11.2
Reform UK Geoffrey Sutton2168.3N/A
Green Hannah Valenzuela1816.9–6.3
Liberal Democrats Tony Braich1545.9–1.0
Majority95036.5+21.8
Turnout 2,64430.6+6.0
Registered electors 8,647
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.9

Old Warley

Old Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Cotterill 1,412 51.4 +9.6
Conservative Jeffrey Regha61922.6–14.4
Reform UK Karl Leech29010.6+7.7
Green Hilary Grandey2499.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Bob Smith1756.4–11.4
Majority79328.8+24.0
Turnout 2,76630.4+0.9
Registered electors 9,099
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg12.0

Oldbury

Oldbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rizwan Jalil* 1,714 58.5 +1.0
Conservative Robert Yardley52117.8–17.4
Liberal Democrats Wikas Khan39913.6N/A
Green Mark Holdroyd2006.8+2.8
TUSC Richard Gingell953.2+0.2
Majority1,19340.7+18.4
Turnout 2,99528.8+3.1
Registered electors 10,414
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.2

Princes End

Princes End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Archer Williams* 942 46.7 +2.9
Conservative Kelly Cranston75537.4–10.4
Reform UK Gary Dale26813.3+7.9
Green Joe Loudon532.6–0.5
Majority18713.3N/A
Turnout 2,03822.0+3.0
Registered electors 9,255
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.7

Rowley

Rowley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sohail Iqbal 1,080 46.9 –2.2
Conservative Satpal Singh47120.4–12.4
Reform UK Chris Fanthom35115.2N/A
Independent Laured Kalari*26511.5N/A
Green Saskia Ebanks1386.0+1.3
Majority60926.5+10.2
Turnout 2,32723.8+3.9
Registered electors 9,759
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Smethwick

Smethwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Parbinder Kaur* 2,024 68.2 –7.9
Conservative Stephen Emms44314.9+0.6
Green Gita Joshi34011.5+2.8
TUSC Ravaldeep Bath1595.4N/A
Majority1,58153.3–8.5
Turnout 3,04331.1+9.7
Registered electors 9,797
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.3

Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Farut Shaeen 2,207 70.1 –9.9
Green Jeremy Rendell43513.8+5.3
Conservative Parminder Dhesi33610.7–0.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Wilmot1695.4N/A
Majority1,77256.3–12.8
Turnout 3,23429.2+7.3
Registered electors 11,066
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.6

St. Paul's

St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sukhbir Singh Gill* 2,928 84.0 +5.9
Conservative Patricia Emms55716.0+1.4
Majority2,37168.0+4.6
Turnout 3,77435.2+8.1
Registered electors 10,712
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.3

Tipton Green

Tipton Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Jeffcoat 1,630 51.2 +9.0
Labour Charn Padda*1,22638.5–12.3
Conservative Aaron Emms32810.3+3.5
Majority40412.7N/A
Turnout 3,23330.6+3.4
Registered electors 10,559
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg10.7

Tividale

Tividale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Crompton* 1,295 59.2 +9.9
Conservative Neil Griffiths50223.0–18.0
Reform UK Steve Dabbs26412.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Palwinder Singh1255.7N/A
Majority79336.2+27.9
Turnout 2,20724.0+3.6
Registered electors 9,183
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.0

Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Peter Hughes 1,042 41.6 –15.0
Conservative Steve Simcox51720.7–9.9
Independent Abdul Husen51320.5N/A
Reform UK Jayne Heathcote25910.4+5.8
Green Mark Redding1064.2–2.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Jones492.0N/A
TUSC Gareth Knox160.6–0.7
Majority52520.9–5.1
Turnout 2,53127.4+6.8
Registered electors 9,236
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Chidley 1,603 59.8 +1.2
Conservative Connor Marshall63623.7–9.4
Reform UK Jack Sabharwal2589.6+6.7
Liberal Democrats Manjit Lall1435.3+1.2
TUSC U'Sema Makaya391.5+0.5
Majority96736.1+10.5
Turnout 2,71726.3+3.5
Registered electors 10,319
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.3

West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Farzana Haq 1,807 53.6 –17.4
Conservative Rafiullah Mohammadzai45813.6–11.4
Independent Mohammed Rohim43913.0N/A
Reform UK Robert White2617.7N/A
Green Sarah Deans2236.6±0.0
Liberal Democrats Daljit Kaur Nagra1865.5+1.0
Majority1,34940.0–6.0
Turnout 3,45333.1+8.4
Registered electors 10,434
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.0

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