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Winner of each seat at the 2024 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Walsall Council in the West Midlands. This was on the same day as other local elections. 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.
Since its creation in 1974, Walsall has varied between the Conservatives and Labour. Between 1973 and 2004, Walsall had been under Labour control from 1973 to 1976, 1980 to 1982, 1988 to 1992, 1995 to 1996, and 1999 to 2000. [1] It was then under Conservative control between 2004 and 2011, before reverting to no overall control and being retaken by the Conservatives in 2019. [2] In the 2023 elections, the Conservatives retained all 13 seats up for election, receiving 46.1% of the vote, Labour gained 1 seat with 40.9%, and the Liberal Democrats received 4.7%. Despite only standing in 9 of the 20 wards, Reform UK received 3.1%, performing best in Birchills-Leamore, where they received 12.6% of the vote.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2021. In that election, the Conservatives gained 5 seats with 54% of the vote, and Labour lost 3 seats with 36%.
YouGov released an MRP poll, conducted between 14-29 April 2024. Their findings are expecting "significant" labour gains across the country. YouGov expect this to be replicated in Walsall. Their poll has the Conservative Party on 36.1%, Labour on 41.9% and Reform UK on 13.2%. [3]
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election [4] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Conservative | 38 | Conservative | 37 [5] | Conservative | 37 | |||
Labour | 20 | Labour | 12 [6] | Labour | 14 | |||
Independent | 2 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 9 |
Changes:
2024 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 12 | 60.0 | 25 | 37 | 61.7 | 21,750 | 37.1 | –9.0 | ||
Labour | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 9 | 14 | 23.3 | 20,240 | 34.5 | –6.4 | |
Independent | 3 | 2 | 15.0 | 6 | 9 | 15.0 | 7,618 | 13.0 | +10.4 | |
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,171 | 8.8 | +5.7 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,935 | 3.3 | +0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,887 | 3.2 | –1.5 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 101 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tim Wilson | 2,268 | 59.9 | –1.3 | |
Labour | James Harrison | 926 | 24.5 | +0.8 | |
Reform UK | Irene Henery | 378 | 10.0 | +4.1 | |
Green | Guan Chan | 214 | 5.7 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 1,342 | 35.4 | –2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,786 | 35.2 | +7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Sears | 1,399 | 51.2 | –2.3 | |
Labour | Dean Margetts | 696 | 25.5 | –5.9 | |
Reform UK | Lesley Lynch | 428 | 15.7 | +6.0 | |
Green | Shaun McKenzie | 123 | 4.5 | –0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Walker | 85 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 703 | 25.7 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,731 | 27.7 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,913 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lucie Nahal | 952 | 36.4 | –22.0 | |
Independent | Nahid Ahmed | 788 | 30.1 | +8.8 | |
Reform UK | Stuart Chapman | 414 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kyra Murphy | 389 | 14.9 | –3.1 | |
Independent | Abul Kalam | 75 | 2.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 164 | 6.3 | –30.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,618 | 27.3 | +7.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,651 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 15.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Amo Hussain* | 1,089 | 40.6 | –6.0 | |
Labour | Elliot Pfebve | 936 | 34.9 | –5.7 | |
Reform UK | Elaine Williams | 406 | 15.1 | +2.5 | |
Green | Toyin Oshaniwa | 165 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Wild | 89 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 5.7 | –0.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,685 | 25.1 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,794 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Peter Smith* | 971 | 42.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Ian Robertson | 807 | 35.4 | –1.5 | |
Reform UK | Peggy Coop | 230 | 10.1 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Ana-Maria Zinica | 206 | 9.0 | –18.4 | |
Green | Andrea Maynard | 67 | 2.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 164 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,281 | 22.2 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,361 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gary Flint* | 843 | 40.9 | –10.0 | |
Labour | Stephen Wade | 814 | 39.5 | +0.6 | |
Reform UK | Sue Spencer | 338 | 16.4 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela Hodges | 66 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 29 | 1.4 | –10.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,061 | 23.4 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 8,875 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Coulson | 1,065 | 40.2 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Tony Sadla | 1,043 | 39.4 | –8.8 | |
Reform UK | Nicky Barker | 474 | 17.9 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Hodges | 66 | 2.5 | –0.2 | |
Majority | 22 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,648 | 27.2 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,844 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kerry Murphy* | 1,056 | 44.0 | –8.6 | |
Labour | Michael Bruce | 779 | 32.5 | –7.6 | |
Reform UK | Joshua Dixon | 401 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Karl Andrews | 162 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 277 | 11.5 | –1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,398 | 25.0 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,649 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chris Bott* | 1,612 | 65.7 | –8.9 | |
Reform UK | Peter Burton | 380 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Owen Webster | 360 | 14.7 | –10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Isaac Crosby | 103 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,232 | 50.2 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,455 | 23.0 | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,829 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Gandham* | 1,485 | 37.3 | –12.3 | |
Labour | Bob Thomas | 1,085 | 27.3 | –6.9 | |
Independent | Ghulam Papu | 789 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dan Barker | 279 | 7.0 | –3.1 | |
Reform UK | Peter Faultless | 187 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Green | Gordon Shipley | 155 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 400 | 10.0 | –5.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,980 | 41.0 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,832 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sabina Ditta* | 2,134 | 48.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Zulkifi Ahmed | 1,044 | 23.7 | –26.8 | |
Conservative | Shamim Ahmed | 693 | 15.7 | –24.3 | |
Green | Sadat Hussain | 298 | 6.8 | +1.6 | |
Reform UK | Dexter Williams | 240 | 5.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,090 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,409 | 40.1 | +8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,086 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Garry Perry* | 1,801 | 67.2 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Robert Lipke | 510 | 19.0 | –2.8 | |
Reform UK | Graham Eardley | 369 | 13.8 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,291 | 48.2 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,680 | 31.2 | +4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,682 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adrian Andrew* | 1,614 | 61.0 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Mark Bradley | 825 | 31.2 | –3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Barker | 208 | 7.9 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 789 | 28.8 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,647 | 30.9 | +6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,655 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Naheed Gultasib* | 1,459 | 39.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Adam Mohammed | 1,323 | 35.8 | –40.8 | |
Conservative | Akbar Ali | 557 | 15.1 | –7.3 | |
Green | Mary Beddows | 260 | 7.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Jonathan Stanley | 101 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 136 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,700 | 36.0 | +13.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,430 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jade Chapman | 1,068 | 41.8 | –11.3 | |
Labour Co-op | David Morgan | 951 | 37.3 | –9.7 | |
Reform UK | Pete Page | 351 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Green | Joe Belcher | 182 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 117 | 4.5 | –1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,552 | 27.9 | +4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,248 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Josh Whitehouse* | 1,093 | 46.8 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Lee Jeavons | 922 | 39.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chad Pitt | 322 | 13.8 | –4.2 | |
Majority | 171 | 7.3 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,337 | 27.2 | +4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,712 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eileen Russell | 1,430 | 34.5 | –16.9 | |
Independent | Mushtaq Ahmed | 1,240 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Vandana Sharma | 894 | 21.6 | –7.9 | |
Green | Raja Akhtar | 296 | 7.1 | –5.3 | |
Reform UK | Robin Perry | 287 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 190 | 4.6 | –17.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,147 | 37.2 | +7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,230 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keir Pedley* | 2,203 | 60.5 | –1.0 | |
Labour | Harjinder Nahal | 801 | 22.0 | –3.4 | |
Reform UK | Ruby Ki-Kydd | 288 | 7.9 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kieran Smith | 176 | 4.8 | –4.9 | |
Green | Alison Walters | 175 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,402 | 38.5 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,643 | 35.4 | +6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,400 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stacie Elson* | 997 | 42.6 | –3.6 | |
Labour | Tal Singh | 989 | 42.2 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Hodges | 355 | 15.2 | –2.6 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | –9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,341 | 26.1 | +2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,177 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Klara Margetts | 1,773 | 68.1 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Walter Eze | 692 | 26.6 | –0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leandra Gebrakedan | 138 | 5.3 | –4.5 | |
Majority | 1,081 | 41.5 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,603 | 22.8 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,669 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |||
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