Dudley council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 24 wards · 25 seats contested

Most seats
22
Reform UK
Seats contested
25
across 24 wards
Turnout
40.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 22 +22 41,775 41.9% +41.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -32 21,879 21.9% -20.0
Labour Party 1 -33 16,049 16.1% -25.8
Green Party 0 +0 10,284 10.3% +6.3
Liberal Democrats 0 -3 7,532 7.6% +1.9
The Black Country Party 0 +0 1,541 1.5% —
Independent 0 -1 541 0.5% -4.9
Freedom Alliance 0 +0 61 0.1% -0.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 30 0.0% -0.2
Libertarian Party 0 +0 25 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 25
Conservative and Unionist Party 25
Labour Party 25
Liberal Democrats 25
Reform UK 25
Green Party 24
The Black Country Party 5
Independent 2
Freedom Alliance 1
Libertarian Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 25 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Amblecote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Wayne Lewis Elected 1,685 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kamran Razzaq 1,522 36.2% -25.9
Labour Party Benjamin James McCloskey 435 10.4% -26.5
Green Party Adrian Mabe 325 7.7% -1.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Martin Flynn 233 5.5% -0.8
Majority163
Turnout41.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,200

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Belle Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Angela Blythe Elected 1,437 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter William Dobb 1,263 31.3% -27.4
Labour Party Ben Pugh 736 18.2% -26.9
Green Party Steve Hilton 465 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Wanklin 137 3.4% -5.1
Majority174
Turnout41.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,038

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tony Dickenson Elected 1,365 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Gordon Birch-Bastock 718 22.4% -27.2
Labour Party Karen Elizabeth Jones 408 12.7% -32.1
Green Party Andrew Martin Bennett 355 11.1% -3.0
The Black Country Party Wayne Thomas Lewis 237 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats Aneesa Nawaz 122 3.8% -3.3
Majority647
Turnout31.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,205

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Brockmoor & Pensnett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Joel Benjamin Hyde Elected 1,515 47.2% +17.2
The Black Country Party Karen Westwood 761 23.7% —
Labour Party John Ronald Martin 452 14.1% -14.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Snell 362 11.3% -24.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Michael Bramall 118 3.7% +2.2
Majority754
Turnout31.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,208

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Castle & Priory

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jan McGeough Elected 1,555 48.0% —
Labour Party Tony Middleton 696 21.5% -35.7
Green Party Ant Dugmore 377 11.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Dale 357 11.0% -42.5
The Black Country Party Karl Denning 172 5.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Ashley Bramall 84 2.6% -11.1
Majority859
Turnout33.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,241

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Coseley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sat Sherwani Elected 1,904 55.3% —
Labour Party Dave Roberts 712 20.7% -48.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry Oche 373 10.8% -20.7
Green Party Toni Elizabeth Baker 340 9.9% -5.1
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Holmes 86 2.5% —
Libertarian Party Martin Paul Day 25 0.7% —
Majority1,192
Turnout35.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,440

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Cradley North & Wollescote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Caley Ashman Elected 1,271 36.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ethan Stafford 1,194 34.1% -26.0
Labour Party Matt Collins 382 10.9% -26.8
Green Party Bridget Caroline Hilton 256 7.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Perry 220 6.3% -15.2
Independent Abdul Qadus 183 5.2% —
Majority77
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,506

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Gornal

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Chris Whitehouse Elected 2,532 60.2% +37.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Sullivan 854 20.3% -31.1
Labour Party Jeff Ndlovu 382 9.1% -27.2
Green Party Kaz Evans 300 7.1% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Holmes 140 3.3% —
Majority1,678
Turnout42.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,208

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Halesowen North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Carl Henley Elected 1,347 34.4% -14.5
Labour Party Fiona Murray 1,182 30.2% -29.5
Reform UK Aveena Sherwani 792 20.2% —
Green Party Ash Flavin 482 12.3% +2.3
Liberal Democrats Tracey Gregg 114 2.9% -2.6
Majority165
Turnout40.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,917

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Halesowen South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Andrew Barnfield Elected 1,684 37.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Geoffrey Russon 1,287 28.8% -31.3
Labour Party Michael Hanley 770 17.2% -21.9
Green Party James Robert Windridge 526 11.8% -6.5
Liberal Democrats Caroline Benton 199 4.5% -3.1
Majority397
Turnout47.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,466

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hayley Green & Cradley South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jon Mucklow Elected 1,573 39.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bex Collins 1,255 31.4% -27.1
Labour Party Julian Hammond-Miller 609 15.3% -26.6
Green Party Zach Beed 381 9.5% —
Liberal Democrats Alison Joanne Hunt 173 4.3% -4.8
Majority318
Turnout43.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,991

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Webb Elected 1,983 41.1% -13.2
Reform UK Stephen Richard Cole 1,913 39.7% —
Labour Party Jacqueline Ann Foster 456 9.5% -15.0
Green Party Ninette Harris 318 6.6% —
Liberal Democrats Charlie Passmore 150 3.1% -2.2
Majority70
Turnout50.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,820

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Kingswinford South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Graham Howes Elected 1,888 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Johnson 1,415 31.9% -16.7
Labour Party Simon Geoffrey Daniel 525 11.8% -23.5
Green Party Dom Palermo 430 9.7% +2.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Paul Hanson 173 3.9% +0.2
Majority473
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,431

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lye & Stourbridge North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Lisa Marie Clinton Elected 1,348 38.8% —
Labour Party Ellen Hope Cobb 695 20.0% -27.3
Liberal Democrats Naz Ahmed 477 13.7% -8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Julia Annette Savage 448 12.9% -23.3
Green Party Danny Hussain 342 9.8% -0.8
The Black Country Party Matt Cook 163 4.7% —
Majority653
Turnout36.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,473

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Netherton & Holly Hall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jack Thompson Elected 1,622 49.7% —
Labour Party Shaneila Karamat Mughal 691 21.2% -50.2
Green Party Manjit Kaur 423 13.0% -8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party James Warner Tye 375 11.5% -25.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Lloyd Priest 150 4.6% -8.5
Majority931
Turnout31.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,261

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Phil Boaler Elected 1,691 35.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Harry Hopwood 1,350 28.3% -26.9
Green Party Stephen James Price 1,030 21.6% +0.3
Labour Party Matt Broad 492 10.3% -21.6
Liberal Democrats Lee Robert Furness 215 4.5% -3.3
Majority341
Turnout52.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,778

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Pedmore & Stourbridge East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jason Douglas Thorne Elected 1,482 32.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Borley 1,370 30.1% -24.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Paul Kirkham 638 14.0% -4.6
Labour Party Mark Christopher Kent 560 12.3% -21.8
Green Party Beth Scrimshaw 496 10.9% -0.8
Majority112
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,546

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rob Clinton Elected 1,891 56.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jules Singh 489 14.7% -44.7
Green Party Simon Mark Ballinger 400 12.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Errol Lawson 386 11.6% -37.1
Liberal Democrats Faye Stafford 160 4.8% -8.2
Majority1,402
Turnout33.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,326

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Sedgley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Shaun Roger Keasey Elected 2,664 55.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Etheridge 1,002 21.0% -34.0
Labour Party Tremaine Herbert 505 10.6% -20.6
Green Party Colin Drewery 432 9.1% -5.1
Liberal Democrats John Slim 166 3.5% —
Majority1,662
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,769

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St. James's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ivor John Lawrence Robinson Elected 1,630 48.9% +30.7
Labour Party Caroline Reid 727 21.8% -37.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Blackmore 462 13.9% -28.2
Green Party Katherine Alice Poole 355 10.6% -0.2
Liberal Democrats Mollie Jo Priest 130 3.9% -4.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition David Reynolds 30 0.9% —
Majority903
Turnout32.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,334

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St. Thomas's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adeela Qayyum Elected 1,415 37.1% -19.9
Reform UK Chris Chivers 1,224 32.1% —
Green Party Zia Ur Rehman Qari 399 10.5% +3.3
Independent Shakeela Bibi 358 9.4% -14.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammad Najeeb 295 7.7% -14.1
Liberal Democrats Rob Johns 120 3.1% -4.0
Majority191
Turnout35.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,811

Labour Party hold

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Marco Longhi Elected 2,533 64.9% +41.5
Labour Party Mushtaq Hussain 506 13.0% -55.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Zoe Bradley 429 11.0% -25.7
Green Party Charlie Hilken 320 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Elaine Catherine Sheppard 115 2.9% -5.2
Majority2,027
Turnout39.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,903

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Kam MacLeod Elected 1,464 30.0% —
Reform UK Andrew Southall Elected 1,324 27.1% —
Liberal Democrats Lois Bramall 1,202 24.6% +13.4
Liberal Democrats David John Sheppard 1,083 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Andrew Prosser 894 18.3% -24.5
Labour Party Jason Robert Griffin 856 17.5% -45.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Hancock 856 17.5% —
Labour Party Marie Elizabeth Fields 814 16.7% —
Green Party Linda Carol Foster 636 13.0% +2.7
Green Party Ruth Jayne Battersea 576 11.8% —
Freedom Alliance Ken Moore 61 1.2% -3.0
Majority122
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,883

Reform UK gain from Labour Party · Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Wordsley North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Samuel James Hussey Elected 1,788 43.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Rogers 1,056 25.9% -36.9
Labour Party Keith Archer 554 13.6% -31.3
Green Party Alex Hughes 320 7.8% -2.6
The Black Country Party Dave Woolley 208 5.1% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ashley Bramall 153 3.8% -1.5
Majority732
Turnout41.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,079

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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