Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |