Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

wards.[1]

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in control Years
Labour 1974–1978
Conservative 1978–1979
Labour 1979–present

Leadership

The

leaders of the council since 1997 have been:[4]

Councillor Party From To
Tarsem King[5] Labour 1997 2001
Bill Thomas[6][7] Labour 2001 23 Oct 2009
Darren Cooper[8] Labour 1 Dec 2009 26 Mar 2016
Steve Eling[9] Labour 24 May 2016 13 Feb 2019
Steve Trow[10] Labour 5 Mar 2019 3 May 2019
Yvonne Davies Labour 21 May 2019 8 Jul 2020
Rajbir Singh[11] Labour 25 May 2021 16 Nov 2021
Kerrie Carmichael Labour 7 Dec 2021

Council elections

Borough result maps

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  • 2010 results map
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  • 2014 results map
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  • 2015 results map
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  • 2018 results map
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  • 2019 results map
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  • 2021 results map
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  • 2023 results map
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By-election results

1994-1998

Hateley Heath By-Election 10 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 481 48.1 -21.4
Liberal Democrats 288 28.8 +15.6
Conservative 144 14.4 -2.9
National Democrats
 70 7.0 +7.0
Socialist Alternative 16 1.6 +1.6
Majority 193 19.3
Turnout 999 10.2
Labour hold Swing
Blackheath By-Election 23 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,053 71.0 -6.2
Liberal Democrats 283 19.1 +19.1
Conservative 148 10.0 -12.8
Majority 770 51.9
Turnout 1,484 15.6
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Rowley By-Election 22 October 1998[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Price 831 57.3 +0.3
Independent
 Fred Hadley 423 29.2 -13.8
Conservative Fredric Powles 104 7.2 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Julai Garrett 91 6.3 +6.3
Majority 408 28.1
Turnout 1,449
Labour hold Swing
Hateley Heath By-Election 15 July 1999[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Edis 558 44.4 -9.8
Liberal Democrats Rachel Cheeseman 483 38.5 +8.1
Conservative Raymond Nock 215 17.1 +1.8
Majority 75 5.9
Turnout 1,256 13.6
Labour hold Swing
Bristnall By-Election 26 August 1999[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Bridges 781 56.8 -4.8
Conservative Nicholas Meacham 452 32.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Handy 143 10.4 +0.6
Majority 329 24.0
Turnout 1,376 14.3
Labour hold Swing
Hately Heath By-Election 18 November 1999[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rachael Cheeseman 573 48.6 +18.2
Labour Michael Davies 466 39.5 -14.7
Conservative Raymond Nock 141 11.9 -3.4
Majority 107 9.1
Turnout 1,180 12.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
St. Pauls By-Election 18 November 1999[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 Kazi Rahman 907 50.6 +18.0
Labour Jasbir Gill 731 40.8 -11.1
Conservative Ewart Johnson 113 6.3 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Prior 39 2.2 -1.9
Majority 176 9.8
Turnout 1,790 21.9
Independent gain from Labour
 Swing
Rowley By-Election 7 June 2001[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iris Boucher 3,142 63.1 +7.4
Conservative David Gill 1,313 26.4 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Walter Bowdler 528 10.6 +10.6
Majority 1,829 36.7
Turnout 4,984
Labour hold Swing
Wednesbury North By-Election 6 September 2001[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Betteridge 1,083 55.7 -6.5
Labour Elaine Gailes 775 39.8 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Lynne Yardley 88 4.5 +4.5
Majority 308 15.9
Turnout 1,946 20.8
Conservative hold Swing

2002-2006

Smethwick By-Election 19 September 2002[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victor Silvester 1,334 66.1 -11.0
Conservative Amrick Uppal 475 23.5 +0.6
Socialist Labour Boota singh 210 10.4 +10.4
Majority 859 42.6
Turnout 2,019 23.8
Labour hold Swing
Old Warley By-Election 25 November 2004[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Crumpton 1,087 42.3 -1.8
Conservative Leslie Pawlowski 778 30.3 -25.6
BNP Simon Smith 410 15.9 +15.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Reed 293 11.4 +11.4
Majority 309 12.0
Turnout 2,568 29.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2006-2010

Charlemont with Grove Vale By-Election 28 June 2007[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Nock 870 34.5 -3.0
Labour Ralph Perkins 801 31.7 +6.8
BNP Arthur Copson 544 21.6 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Roebuck 238 9.4 -7.9
Green Victoria Dunn 71 2.8 +2.8
Majority 69 2.8
Turnout 2,524 27.4
Conservative hold Swing
Princes End By-Election 6 December 2007[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Delia Edwards 796 48.1 +12.4
Conservative Beatrice Owen 517 31.2 +11.4
BNP Karen Parkes 314 19.0 -15.9
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Brayshaw 29 1.8 +1.8
Majority 279 16.9
Turnout 1,656 18.6
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Newton By-Election 24 January 2008[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hosell 844 36.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Michaela Allcock 809 35.4 -6.9
Conservative Valerie Ward 587 25.7 +2.3
Green David Hawkins 45 2.0 +2.0
Majority 35 1.5
Turnout 2,285 25.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wednesbury South By-Election 1 October 2009[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olwen Jones 1,006 45.1 +6.7
Conservative Mike Warner 946 42.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Brayshaw 168 7.5 +7.5
Green Colin Bye 109 4.9 -0.2
Majority 60 2.7
Turnout 2,229 23.5
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Wednesbury North By-Election 18 November 2010[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Hughes 1,322 62.1 +23.9
Conservative Mike Warner 643 30.2 -9.0
National Front
 Ade Woodhouse 76 3.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Wilson 45 2.1 -8.4
Green Colin Bye 42 2.9 +2.0
Majority 679 31.9
Turnout 2,128 21.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2014-2018

Newton By-Election 9 July 2015[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Allcock 1,152 59.1 +11.1
Conservative Tony Ward 452 23.2 -5.6
UKIP Steve Latham 310 15.9 -7.3
Green Murray Abbott 36 1.8 +1.8
Majority 700 35.9
Turnout 1,950
Labour hold Swing
Blackheath By-Election 10 September 2015[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danny Millard 915 51.4 +7.0
Conservative Shirley Ching 544 30.5 -0.6
UKIP Ian Keeling 287 16.1 -8.4
Green Ben Groom 35 2.0 +2.0
Majority 371 20.8
Turnout 1,781
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Tividale By-Election 15 July 2021 [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Henlan 986 52.6 +20.7
Labour Robert Hevican 810 43.2 -13.7
Independent
 Energy Kutebura 40 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Nicolas Bradley 30 1.6 +1.6
TUSC Richard Gingell 9 0.5 +0.5
Majority 176 9.4
Turnout 1,878 20.13
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.2

2022-2026

Wednesbury South By-Election 27 October 2022[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Chidley 854 51.3 -6.3
Conservative Fajli Bibi 654 39.3 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Manjit Singh Lall 77 4.3 +4.3
Green Mark Nicholas Redding 56 3.4 +3.4
TUSC Gareth Knox 23 1.4 +1.4
Majority 200 12.0 -3.2
Turnout 1,664 16.33 -8.8
Labour hold Swing

References

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  29. Sandwell Council
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