2024 Tamworth Borough Council election

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The 2024 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

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In the previous election, the Conservatives lost control of the council losing 6 seats, whilst Labour gained 7 seats. [1] Prior to the election, the council was controlled by the Conservative under minority control.

In this election, the Conservatives lost 9 seats to Labour, handing control of the entire council to Labour. [2]

2024 Tamworth Borough Council election
Staffordshire Flag.svg
  2023 2 May 20242026 

10 of the 30 seats on Tamworth Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderCarol DeanThomas Jay
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before914
Seats won188
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote7,8035,453
Percentage49.134.3
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.2Decrease2.svg 2.3

 Third party
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Party Independent
Seats before7
Seats won4
Popular vote576
Percentage3.6
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.7

Leader before election

Thomas Jay
No overall control

Leader after election

Carol Dean
Labour

Results


The overall results were:

2024 Tamworth Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Increase2.svg 990.091860.07,80349.1+5.2
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 910.07826.75,45334.3-2.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.04413.35763.6-11.7
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,1307.1+6.6
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03692.3+1.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02691.7+0.4
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01811.1-0.3

Results by ward: [3]

Amington

Amington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Wells 894 53.5 +2.8
Conservative Donna Summers75645.2-4.1
Majority1388.3
Turnout 167124.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belgrave

Belgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nova Arkney 720 54.3 +15.0
Conservative Brett Beetham34726.2-2.8
Reform UK Yvette Bayliss18013.6New
Green John Scattergood755.7+2.1
Majority37328.1
Turnout 132623.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bolehall

Bolehall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Norchi 944 71.5 +11.5
Conservative Michael Oates35927.2+0.5
Majority58544.3
Turnout 132023.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Natalie Statham 898 47.6 +9.2
Conservative Gordon Richard Moore61632.6-3.4
Reform UK David Bayliss24212.8+8.4
Green Joell Mayoh1226.5+1.7
Majority28214.9
Turnout 188828.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Glascote

Glascote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Helen Hadley 574 47.8 +7.5
Conservative James Nicholson-Roberts25020.8-2.6
UKIP Emma Turner23019.2New
Independent John Wade14011.7New
Majority32427.0
Turnout 120122.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mercian

Mercian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Pallett 750 48.1 -7.8
Conservative Chris Cooke52533.7-10.4
Reform UK David Tighe18211.7New
Liberal Democrats Robyn Barr966.2New
Majority22514.4
Turnout 155928.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Spital

Spital
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marion Couchman 795 39.6 +3.1
Conservative Robert Steven Pritchard76238.0+6.7
Independent Bill Bryan43621.7-10.6
Majority331.6
Turnout 200631.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stonydelph

Stonydelph
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Clarke 643 46.0 +7.1
Conservative Andy Cooper53538.2-3.4
UKIP Robert Bilcliff1399.9+3.6
Green Adam Bayliss725.1-0.4
Majority1087.8
Turnout 139924.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Summers 733 42.2 -5.7
Labour Denise Bayley61635.5-2.9
Reform UK Ian Cooper29216.8New
Liberal Democrats Helen Miller-Viney854.9-8.8
Majority1176.7
Turnout 173530.3
Conservative hold Swing

Wilnecote

Wilnecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Foster 969 54.5 +12.3
Conservative Daniel Lee Maycock57032.1-0.4
Reform UK Mark Lawton23413.2New
Majority39922.4
Turnout 177725.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. Perrin, Ben (2023-05-05). "Tamworth local elections results in full as Conservatives suffer major losses". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. "Tamworth result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
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