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] The council remained under Labour majority control.
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24 of 72 seats to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 37 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editSandwell 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 previous election in 2023 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 | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Labour | 60 | Labour | 59 | Labour | 64 | |||
Conservative | 12 | Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 5 | |||
Independent | 0 | Independent | 5 | Independent | 3 |
Summary
editLabour increased their majority on the council at the election. The Conservatives lost three seats, including that of their group leader, David Fletcher.[8]
Election result
edit2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 22 | 91.7 | 42 | 64 | 88.9 | 36,990 | 56.9 | –0.9 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 6.9 | 13,815 | 21.3 | –7.2 | ||
Independent | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.2 | 2,949 | 4.5 | +1.9 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,885 | 7.5 | +5.8 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,578 | 5.5 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,237 | 3.4 | –0.9 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 454 | 0.7 | +0.2 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Yeshua | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | <0.1 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
editAbbey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nicky Hinchcliff* | 2,078 | 69.0 | +2.8 | |
Green | Roderick Macrorie | 413 | 13.7 | –1.2 | |
Conservative | Thomas Blewitt | 395 | 13.1 | +1.8 | |
TUSC | Justin Macintosh | 126 | 4.2 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,665 | 55.3 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,058 | 36.3 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,431 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackheath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kerrie Carmichael* | 1,180 | 52.0 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Bob Dunn | 520 | 22.9 | –15.7 | |
Reform UK | Mike Cooper | 310 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Green | Aldo Mussi | 157 | 6.9 | –0.6 | |
Independent | Craig Taylor | 102 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 660 | 29.1 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,288 | 24.9 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,183 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bristnall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ellen Fenton* | 1,413 | 58.5 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Gemma Barnfield | 464 | 19.2 | –7.9 | |
Reform UK | Chris Clemson | 316 | 13.1 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Heywood | 224 | 9.3 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 949 | 39.3 | +16.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,461 | 27.5 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,941 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Charlemont with Grove Vale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dalel Bhamra | 1,480 | 45.6 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | David Fisher* | 1,243 | 38.3 | –10.3 | |
Reform UK | Graham Nock | 256 | 7.9 | +4.0 | |
Green | Jeremy Parker | 135 | 4.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Sam Harding | 71 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Usha Braich | 59 | 1.8 | –3.7 | |
Majority | 237 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,284 | 35.2 | +6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,331 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cradley Heath and Old Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Vicki Smith* | 1,340 | 54.3 | –3.8 | |
Conservative | Leon Barnfield | 506 | 20.5 | –3.5 | |
Reform UK | Ballie Singh | 267 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Green | Paul Connor | 211 | 8.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bradley | 123 | 5.0 | –3.9 | |
TUSC | Cammilla Mngaza | 19 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 834 | 33.8 | –0.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,495 | 23.7 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,517 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Friar Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Giles | 1,013 | 51.7 | –3.5 | |
Conservative | Scott Chapman* | 626 | 32.0 | –2.8 | |
Reform UK | Steve Khuttan | 204 | 10.4 | +5.7 | |
Green | Kevin Priest | 50 | 2.6 | –0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard McVittie | 44 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Yeshua | Colin Rankine | 21 | 1.1 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 387 | 19.7 | –0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,970 | 22.5 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,756 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Great Barr with Yew Tree
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Connor Horton | 1,507 | 49.7 | –0.9 | |
Conservative | Adrian Jones | 752 | 24.8 | –7.6 | |
Reform UK | Margaret Sutton | 292 | 9.6 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Smith | 262 | 8.6 | –3.3 | |
Green | Shareen Khan | 219 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 755 | 24.9 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,064 | 31.6 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,702 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Great Bridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Will Gill* | 1,278 | 46.7 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Khurshid Haque | 1,035 | 37.8 | –12.7 | |
Reform UK | Pete Durnell | 253 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Green | Awais Qaisar | 173 | 6.3 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 243 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,761 | 28.3 | +6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,762 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Greets Green and Lyng
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Pam Randhawa* | 1,926 | 67.2 | –6.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Green | 422 | 14.7 | –5.2 | |
Green | Gill Darby | 295 | 10.3 | +4.3 | |
Reform UK | Ray Nock | 225 | 7.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,504 | 52.5 | –1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,960 | 30.8 | +9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,604 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Hateley Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Amardeep Singh | 1,713 | 66.9 | –3.5 | |
Conservative | Jason Glover | 439 | 17.1 | –4.5 | |
Reform UK | Jackie Nock | 283 | 11.1 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Roebuck | 125 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,274 | 49.8 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,604 | 25.0 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,400 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Langley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Caroline Owen* | 1,523 | 65.9 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Gillian Coleyshaw | 475 | 20.6 | –12.4 | |
Reform UK | Ian Plant | 312 | 13.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,048 | 45.3 | +19.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,354 | 24.7 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,529 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elaine Giles | 1,502 | 57.7 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | Ravi Sangar | 552 | 21.2 | –11.2 | |
Reform UK | Geoffrey Sutton | 216 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Green | Hannah Valenzuela | 181 | 6.9 | –6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Braich | 154 | 5.9 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 950 | 36.5 | +21.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,644 | 30.6 | +6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,647 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Warley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Luke Cotterill | 1,412 | 51.4 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Regha | 619 | 22.6 | –14.4 | |
Reform UK | Karl Leech | 290 | 10.6 | +7.7 | |
Green | Hilary Grandey | 249 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 175 | 6.4 | –11.4 | |
Majority | 793 | 28.8 | +24.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,766 | 30.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,099 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Oldbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Rizwan Jalil* | 1,714 | 58.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Yardley | 521 | 17.8 | –17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wikas Khan | 399 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Green | Mark Holdroyd | 200 | 6.8 | +2.8 | |
TUSC | Richard Gingell | 95 | 3.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,193 | 40.7 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,995 | 28.8 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,414 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Princes End
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Archer Williams* | 942 | 46.7 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Kelly Cranston | 755 | 37.4 | –10.4 | |
Reform UK | Gary Dale | 268 | 13.3 | +7.9 | |
Green | Joe Loudon | 53 | 2.6 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 187 | 13.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,038 | 22.0 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,255 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rowley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sohail Iqbal | 1,080 | 46.9 | –2.2 | |
Conservative | Satpal Singh | 471 | 20.4 | –12.4 | |
Reform UK | Chris Fanthom | 351 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Laured Kalari* | 265 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Green | Saskia Ebanks | 138 | 6.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 609 | 26.5 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,327 | 23.8 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,759 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Smethwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Parbinder Kaur* | 2,024 | 68.2 | –7.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Emms | 443 | 14.9 | +0.6 | |
Green | Gita Joshi | 340 | 11.5 | +2.8 | |
TUSC | Ravaldeep Bath | 159 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,581 | 53.3 | –8.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,043 | 31.1 | +9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,797 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Soho and Victoria
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Farut Shaeen | 2,207 | 70.1 | –9.9 | |
Green | Jeremy Rendell | 435 | 13.8 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Parminder Dhesi | 336 | 10.7 | –0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Wilmot | 169 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,772 | 56.3 | –12.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,234 | 29.2 | +7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,066 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sukhbir Singh Gill* | 2,928 | 84.0 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Patricia Emms | 557 | 16.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,371 | 68.0 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,774 | 35.2 | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,712 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tipton Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Jeffcoat | 1,630 | 51.2 | +9.0 | |
Labour | Charn Padda* | 1,226 | 38.5 | –12.3 | |
Conservative | Aaron Emms | 328 | 10.3 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 404 | 12.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,233 | 30.6 | +3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,559 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Tividale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maria Crompton* | 1,295 | 59.2 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Neil Griffiths | 502 | 23.0 | –18.0 | |
Reform UK | Steve Dabbs | 264 | 12.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Palwinder Singh | 125 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 793 | 36.2 | +27.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,207 | 24.0 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,183 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wednesbury North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Peter Hughes | 1,042 | 41.6 | –15.0 | |
Conservative | Steve Simcox | 517 | 20.7 | –9.9 | |
Independent | Abdul Husen | 513 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Jayne Heathcote | 259 | 10.4 | +5.8 | |
Green | Mark Redding | 106 | 4.2 | –2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Jones | 49 | 2.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Gareth Knox | 16 | 0.6 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 525 | 20.9 | –5.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,531 | 27.4 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,236 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wednesbury South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jenny Chidley | 1,603 | 59.8 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Connor Marshall | 636 | 23.7 | –9.4 | |
Reform UK | Jack Sabharwal | 258 | 9.6 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Manjit Lall | 143 | 5.3 | +1.2 | |
TUSC | U'Sema Makaya | 39 | 1.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 967 | 36.1 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,717 | 26.3 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,319 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Bromwich Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Farzana Haq | 1,807 | 53.6 | –17.4 | |
Conservative | Rafiullah Mohammadzai | 458 | 13.6 | –11.4 | |
Independent | Mohammed Rohim | 439 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Robert White | 261 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Green | Sarah Deans | 223 | 6.6 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daljit Kaur Nagra | 186 | 5.5 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 40.0 | –6.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,453 | 33.1 | +8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,434 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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