Sandwell council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 24 wards · 26 seats contested

Most seats
26
Labour Party
Seats contested
26
across 24 wards
Turnout
27.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 26 +2 43,922 67.9% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 16,195 25.0% +7.4
Green Party 0 +0 2,970 4.6% +1.0
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 649 1.0% —
Independent 0 +0 511 0.8% —
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 276 0.4% +0.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 115 0.2% -11.2
Yeshua 0 +0 74 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 26
Conservative and Unionist Party 26
Labour Party 26
Green Party 15
The For Britain Movement 3
Independent 2
Liberal Democrats 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1
Yeshua 1

A party standing a full slate could field 26 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.

Abbey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Piper Elected 2,223 73.5% -3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Antony Kemp 411 13.6% +0.9
Green Party Michael Gary Allen 391 12.9% +2.1
Majority1,812
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,025

Labour Party hold

Blackheath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Danny Millard Elected 1,079 49.9% -16.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Dunn 984 45.5% +11.4
Green Party Aldo Mussi 100 4.6% —
Majority95
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,163

Labour Party hold

Bristnall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rajbir Singh Elected 1,342 56.4% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Shirley Lesley Ching 696 29.3% +14.5
Green Party John Dell Macefield 341 14.3% +9.3
Majority646
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,379

Labour Party hold

Charlemont with Grove Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Phillips Elected 1,335 51.1% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Frederick Williams 1,027 39.3% +14.3
The For Britain Movement Sam Harding 135 5.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Graham Nock 115 4.4% -16.7
Majority308
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,612

Labour Party hold

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Webb Elected 1,380 59.0% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Balhar Singh 698 29.8% +4.3
Green Party Paul William Connor 168 7.2% -1.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Owen Johns 93 4.0% -3.0
Majority682
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,339

Labour Party hold

Friar Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Simon Hackett Elected 1,445 77.3% +12.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Ernest Lawley 351 18.8% +6.1
Yeshua Colin Nicholas Rankine 74 4.0% —
Majority1,094
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,870

Labour Party hold

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Melia Elected 1,700 58.3% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Suki Nandra 641 22.0% +1.7
The For Britain Movement Darryl Magher 258 8.8% —
Independent David Dean Fisher 244 8.4% —
Green Party Daniela Waugh 73 2.5% —
Majority1,059
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,916

Labour Party hold

Great Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joanne Hadley Elected 1,229 67.7% +12.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Bate 586 32.3% +22.5
Majority643
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,815

Labour Party hold

Greets Green and Lyng 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Iqbal Singh Padda Elected 1,951 84.7% +0.3
Labour Party Jackie Taylor Elected 1,673 72.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Brown 500 21.7% +6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Anne Willetts 336 14.6% —
Green Party Frederic Lacroix 149 6.5% —
Majority1,173
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,304

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Hateley Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Moore Elected 1,932 79.2% +13.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Brian Kearns 506 20.8% +11.2
Majority1,426
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,438

Labour Party hold

Langley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bill Gavan Elected 1,394 65.6% -8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen James Gilbert 570 26.8% +0.6
Green Party Robert Dennis Taberner 161 7.6% —
Majority824
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,125

Labour Party hold

Newton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith Robert Allcock Elected 1,581 63.1% -16.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Willetts 667 26.6% +6.1
The For Britain Movement Steve Latham 256 10.2% —
Majority914
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,504

Labour Party hold

Old Warley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Trow Elected 1,521 60.5% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party John Duncan McHard 810 32.2% +11.2
Liberal Democrats Bryan Manley-Green 183 7.3% +4.5
Majority711
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,514

Labour Party hold

Oldbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mushtaq Hussain Elected 1,908 68.3% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Victor Vaughan 662 23.7% +6.5
Green Party Jody Barnabas Scott Waugh 224 8.0% -1.3
Majority1,246
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,794

Labour Party hold

Princes End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny Chidley Elected 733 48.8% -0.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Simcox 503 33.5% +19.5
Independent James Marsh 267 17.8% —
Majority230
Turnout17.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,503

Labour Party hold

Rowley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Tranter Elected 1,193 59.1% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Satpal Singh 663 32.8% +12.2
Green Party Susan O'Dell 163 8.1% —
Majority530
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,019

Labour Party hold

Smethwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Wasim Ali Elected 2,095 71.6% -5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Lloyd Clark 562 19.2% +5.7
Green Party Stephanie Buckman 271 9.3% -0.5
Majority1,533
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,928

Labour Party hold

Soho and Victoria

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammad Rouf Elected 2,889 83.0% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel James Mathias 352 10.1% +2.6
Green Party Rob Buckman 241 6.9% -3.2
Majority2,537
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,482

Labour Party hold

St Pauls 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Samiya Akhter Elected 2,682 82.5% -2.9
Labour Party Babu Singh Bawa Elected 2,580 79.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammad Sakhawat Hussain 550 16.9% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Narinder Kaur Garcha 526 16.2% —
Green Party Fabienne Marguerite Ottridge 166 5.1% —
Majority2,030
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,252

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Tipton Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammed Yaseen Hussain-Billa Elected 1,858 68.2% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Henry Griffiths 867 31.8% +20.4
Majority991
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,725

Labour Party hold

Tividale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sandra Hevican Elected 1,137 56.9% -13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party John Stockall 637 31.9% +11.3
Green Party Keir Lawrence Williams 226 11.3% +2.4
Majority500
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,000

Labour Party hold

Wednesbury North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Luke Giles Elected 1,372 63.8% -7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Chapman 657 30.6% +1.9
Green Party Mark Redding 120 5.6% —
Majority715
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,149

Labour Party hold

Wednesbury South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Lloyd Elected 1,566 66.0% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael David Middleton 807 34.0% +16.2
Majority759
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,373

Labour Party hold

West Bromwich Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohinder Singh Tagger Elected 2,124 72.6% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Ann Williams 626 21.4% +3.1
Green Party Ryan Santi Ottridge 176 6.0% -3.3
Majority1,498
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,926

Labour Party hold

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