The 2023 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023. One third of councillors— 24 out of 72 —on the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election was held alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
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24 out of 72 seats to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 37 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Conservatives retained their majority on the council.[1][2]
Background
editHistory
editThe Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Dudley was a district of the West Midlands metropolitan county.[3] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Midlands Combined Authority was created in 2016 and began electing the mayor of the West Midlands from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former West Midlands metropolitan county.[4]
Dudley Council has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control since it was established. The Conservatives controlled the council from the 2004 election until Labour gained control in the 2012 election. Labour lost overall control in the 2016 election but continued to lead the council until 2017, when the Conservatives led the council, still without a majority. In the 2021 elections, the Conservatives gained a majority on the council.[5] In the most recent elections in 2022, the Conservatives held steady at 46 seats while Labour won 26 seats at the expense of two Independents.[6]
Positions up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2019. In that election the Conservatives won 13 seats and Labour won 11.[7]
In March 2023, the former council leader and mayor of Dudley Anne Millward was deselected.[8] On 17 April 2023, Councillor Mark Westwood reigned from the Conservative Party amid allegations of bullying and harassment against his family.[9]
Electoral process
editThe council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[10][11] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Dudley aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.
Summary
editElection result
edit2023 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 13 | 54.2 | 14 | 27 | 37.5 | 29,061 | 43.8 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative | 11 | 45.8 | 33 | 44 | 61.1 | 28,165 | 42.4 | –6.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.39 | 978 | 1.5 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,859 | 5.8 | –0.1 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,506 | 5.3 | +4.0 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 0.7 | +0.6 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
Libertarian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0.1 | –0.9 |
Ward results
editAn asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Amblecote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pete Lee* | 1,341 | 52.1 | −4.5 | |
Labour | Luke Hamblett | 935 | 36.4 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Flynn | 159 | 6.2 | +0.5 | |
Green | Adrian Mabe | 125 | 4.9 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 406 | 15.8 | −7.0 | ||
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,572 | 26.14 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,839 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Belle Vale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Phipps* | 1,636 | 54.1 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Savannah Southorn | 1,150 | 38.0 | −2.9 | |
Green | Deanne Brettle | 119 | 3.9 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Furhuraire | 110 | 3.6 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 486 | 16.1 | +9.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,026 | 30.2 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,020 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brierley Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wayne Little | 1,007 | 44.3 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Ridha Ahmed* | 927 | 40.8 | −6.2 | |
Green | Mark Percox | 127 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Trevor Bunn | 107 | 4.7 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mollie Priest | 97 | 4.3 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 80 | 3.5 | +10.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,276 | 22.6 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,071 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Brockmoor and Pensnett
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Karen Westwood | 1,095 | 58.0 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Sue Greenaway* | 601 | 31.8 | −3.3 | |
Reform UK | Austin Ward | 92 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Green | Lawrence Rowlett | 55 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Tracey Gregg | 34 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 494 | 26.2 | −3.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,888 | 19.1 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,884 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Castle and Priory
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Karl Denning | 1,330 | 60.2 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | Sat Nawabzada | 600 | 27.2 | −8.9 | |
Green | Ant Dugmore | 114 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Bramall | 110 | 5.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Nicola Fisher | 47 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 730 | 33.0 | +5.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,210 | 19.8 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,161 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coseley East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Drake* | 1,130 | 61.8 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Tasker | 465 | 25.4 | −10.1 | |
Green | Sam Oakley | 210 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 665 | 36.4 | +9.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 24 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,829 | 19.7 | −3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,284 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cradley and Wollescote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Body* | 1,061 | 38.7 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ryan Priest | 1,040 | 37.9 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Jason Thorne | 517 | 18.9 | −11.5 | |
Green | Kash Khan | 89 | 3.3 | N/A | |
TUSC | Siobhan Friel | 24 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 21 | 0.8 | −7.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,738 | 29.0 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,441 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gornal
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claire Sullivan | 930 | 35.5 | −30.4 | |
Independent | Anne Millward* | 705 | 26.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Mushtaq Hussain | 606 | 23.1 | −11.0 | |
Reform UK | Nathan Hunt | 176 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Green | Dan Spear | 99 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Tilly | 95 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 225 | 8.6 | −23.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,622 | 26.2 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,008 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Halesowen North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Parmjit Singh Sahota* | 1,637 | 53.6 | –3.3 | |
Conservative | Jeff Hill | 1,207 | 39.5 | +1.7 | |
Green | Ash Flavin | 143 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Abdul Qadus | 56 | 1.8 | –3.0 | |
Majority | 430 | 14.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,057 | 31.8 | –2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,613 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Halesowen South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Taylor* | 1,661 | 53.9 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Donella Russell | 988 | 32.0 | +7.7 | |
Green | James Windridge | 209 | 6.8 | –5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Campbell | 204 | 6.6 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 673 | 21.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,084 | 32.7 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,431 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Haley Green and Cradley South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Bevan | 1,408 | 52.7 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Tony Barnsley | 1,106 | 41.4 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ethan Stafford | 156 | 5.8 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 302 | 11.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,683 | 29.7 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,033 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Webb | 1,885 | 60.3 | –2.1 | |
Labour | Michael Mitchell | 894 | 28.8 | –2.2 | |
Green | Andrew Bennett | 169 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bramall | 154 | 5.0 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 991 | 31.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,127 | 32.6 | –4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,592 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingswinford South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Miller* | 1,677 | 57.4 | –1.6 | |
Labour | Simon Daniel | 1,137 | 38.9 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Saima Furhuraire | 107 | 3.7 | –7.4 | |
Majority | 540 | 18.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,943 | 29.8 | –3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,875 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lye and Stourbridge North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Hanif* | 1,285 | 51.8 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Shazad Mahmood | 800 | 32.3 | –3.8 | |
Green | Naz Ahmed | 207 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Johns | 187 | 7.5 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 485 | 19.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,497 | 27.5 | –4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,080 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Netherton, Woodside and St. Andrew's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Qadar Zada* | 1,354 | 63.1 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Victoria Faraji | 527 | 24.6 | –13.8 | |
Green | Mark Binnersley | 265 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 827 | 38.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,165 | 21.3 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,164 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Clark | 1,596 | 46.5 | –7.0 | |
Labour | Madeleine Cowley | 963 | 28.1 | –3.6 | |
Green | Stephen Price | 590 | 17.2 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Sheppard | 174 | 5.1 | –3.5 | |
Independent | Ken Moore | 107 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 633 | 18.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,439 | 37.2 | –1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,245 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pedmore and Stourbridge East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Kettle* | 1,798 | 53.8 | –1.1 | |
Labour | Jason Griffin | 1,100 | 32.9 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Hanson | 250 | 7.5 | –3.4 | |
Green | Catherine Maguire | 197 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 698 | 20.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,372 | 36.2 | –1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,315 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Cowell* | 947 | 50.9 | –0.9 | |
Conservative | Muhammad Ali | 640 | 34.4 | –5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Priest | 144 | 7.7 | –0.8 | |
Green | Pam Archer | 131 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 307 | 16.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,881 | 19.2 | –4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,796 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sedgley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matt Dudley | 1,566 | 56.1 | –8.9 | |
Labour | Joanne Morgan | 845 | 30.3 | –1.5 | |
Green | Colin Drewery | 160 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Benton | 133 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Brad Simms | 56 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Martin Day | 31 | 1.1 | –2.1 | |
Majority | 721 | 25.8 | |||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,807 | 30.2 | –2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,295 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St James's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Cathryn Bayton* | 1,209 | 53.9 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Rab Rana | 912 | 40.6 | –5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin France | 124 | 5.5 | –2.0 | |
Majority | 297 | 13.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,258 | 22.5 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,036 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Thomas's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adeela Qayyum | 1,609 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | Shanella Mughal* | 1,556 | 55.7 | ||
Conservative | Sajid Hanif | 1,209 | 43.3 | ||
Conservative | Najeeb Muhammad | 684 | 24.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Slim | 190 | 6.8 | ||
TUSC | Lee Robertson | 186 | 6.7 | ||
Green | Zia Qari | 155 | 5.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 29.1 | –2.9 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adam Aston* | 1,308 | 57.1 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Lynette Corfield | 871 | 38.1 | –9.7 | |
Independent | Greg Markowski | 110 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 437 | 19.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,299 | 23.6 | –3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,741 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wollaston and Stourbridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Andrew Tromans | 1,789 | 48.0 | –1.1 | |
Conservative | Lisa Clinton | 1,382 | 37.1 | –3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bramall | 258 | 6.9 | +0.1 | |
Green | Andi Mohr | 239 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Maxim Lowe | 58 | 1.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 407 | 10.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,734 | 37.1 | –3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,064 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wordsley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matt Rogers* | 1,245 | 47.1 | –8.0 | |
Labour | Sarah Daniel | 1,100 | 41.6 | +4.3 | |
Reform UK | Bill Harman | 120 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Green | Jennifer Slater-Reid | 103 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Sheppard | 77 | 2.9 | –4.7 | |
Majority | 145 | 6.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,647 | 27.3 | –2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,695 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
editCradley and Wollescote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ryan Priest | 1,321 | 52.4 | +14.5 | |
Labour | Rachael Gardener | 771 | 30.6 | –8.1 | |
Conservative | Steve Hill | 353 | 14.0 | –4.9 | |
Green | Kash Khan | 69 | 2.7 | –0.6 | |
TUSC | Siobhan Friel | 5 | 0.2 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 550 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,526 | 26.7 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,484 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +11.3 |
St James's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caroline Reid | 816 | 48.0 | –5.9 | |
Conservative | Rab Rana | 719 | 42.3 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Richard Tasker | 84 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Green | Christian Kiever | 50 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Abdul Qadus | 32 | 1.9 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 97 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,701 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
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