Walsall council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 20 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
13
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
21
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 13 +6 29,237 47.8% +11.2
Labour Party 7 -3 25,671 41.9% -1.2
Independent 1 +0 1,782 2.9% -0.7
Liberal Democrats 0 -2 2,456 4.0% -0.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 1,452 2.4% -9.3
Green Party 0 +0 626 1.0% +0.8

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 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Liberal Democrats 9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 7
Green Party 4
Independent 3

A party standing a full slate could field 21 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.

Aldridge Central and South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Murray Elected 2,638 72.8% +16.1
Labour Party Mish Rahman 683 18.8% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Roy Sheward 303 8.4% +1.6
Majority1,955
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,624

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Dan Harris Elected 1,769 68.7% +19.5
Labour Party Bob Grainger 806 31.3% +3.8
Majority963
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,575

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bentley and Darlaston North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rose Burley Elected 1,782 73.2% +9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Colleen Susan Jones 654 26.8% +13.8
Majority1,128
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,436

Labour Party hold

Birchills Leamore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lee David Jeavons Elected 1,296 50.8% -26.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Gaz Ali 1,254 49.2% +26.6
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,550

Labour Party hold

Blakenall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian Charles Robertson Elected 964 47.7% -3.0
Independent Pete Smith 654 32.4% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ross Ho Lee 364 18.0% +7.2
Green Party Shaun Alardice McKenzie 38 1.9% —
Majority310
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,020

Labour Party hold

Bloxwich East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Andrew Statham Elected 1,150 50.5% +21.2
Labour Party Kath Phillips 1,127 49.5% -0.7
Majority23
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,277

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Bloxwich West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Ann Harrison Elected 1,642 60.0% +8.0
Labour Party Natalie Louise Latham 1,096 40.0% -8.0
Majority546
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,738

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Brownhills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Roy Craddock Elected 1,414 53.6% +17.8
Labour Party Patti Lane 958 36.3% -8.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Bennett 170 6.4% -13.2
Green Party James Timothy Martin 98 3.7% —
Majority456
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,640

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Darlaston South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul Bott Elected 999 42.5% -7.8
Labour Party Deb Madeley 974 41.4% +5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilda Derry 321 13.6% +5.6
Liberal Democrats Karen Ann Jukes 59 2.5% —
Majority25
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,353

Independent hold

Paddock 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gurmeet Singh Sohal Elected 2,496 60.9% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Waheed Rasab Elected 2,299 56.1% —
Labour Party Hajran Bashir 1,463 35.7% +3.4
Labour Party Andrea Bradley 1,408 34.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Gray 316 7.7% +4.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter David Faultless 219 5.3% -3.8
Majority836
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,100

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Palfrey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammad Nazir Elected 2,675 68.8% -9.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Moz Khan 1,211 31.2% +9.6
Majority1,464
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,886

Labour Party hold

Pelsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Louise Neville Elected 1,733 63.8% -5.3
Labour Party Jon Maltman 607 22.4% +8.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Graham Eardley 264 9.7% -5.5
Liberal Democrats John Van Steijn 111 4.1% —
Majority1,126
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,715

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pheasey Park Farm

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Towe Elected 1,707 62.2% +7.7
Labour Party Shamim Ahmed 730 26.6% +1.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steven George Grey 177 6.4% -14.2
Liberal Democrats Glyn Fletcher 131 4.8% —
Majority977
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,745

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pleck

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Harbans Singh Sarohi Elected 2,453 80.1% +9.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jitu Miah 609 19.9% -9.1
Majority1,844
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,062

Labour Party hold

Rushall-Shelfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Vera Waters Elected 1,369 53.0% +31.0
Labour Party Sue Laws 1,030 39.9% -14.2
Liberal Democrats Sam Cooke 92 3.6% +0.2
Green Party Liam Craig Allen 91 3.5% —
Majority339
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,582

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Short Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bal Chattha Elected 962 40.3% +21.1
Labour Party Carl David Brown 635 26.6% +2.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Aaron Hodges 593 24.8% -9.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Darren Thomas Hazell 198 8.3% -14.6
Majority327
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,388

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Aftab Ahmad Nawaz Elected 2,071 51.6% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Arfan Matloob 1,415 35.3% -11.2
Green Party Susan Elizabeth Webster 399 9.9% —
Independent Shaheen Choudhury 129 3.2% —
Majority656
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,014

Labour Party hold

Streetly

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Suky Samra Elected 2,184 70.2% +7.8
Labour Party David Morgan 638 20.5% +4.7
Liberal Democrats Kartar Singh Uppal 291 9.3% +4.9
Majority1,546
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,113

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Willenhall North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver Butler Elected 1,063 41.7% +22.3
Labour Party Bob Thomas 694 27.2% +9.3
Liberal Democrats Carol Edna May Fletcher 560 22.0% -23.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Elizabeth Hazell 233 9.1% -7.7
Majority369
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,550

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Willenhall South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Diane Coughlan Elected 1,581 57.4% -7.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nirmal Singh 983 35.7% +21.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bruce Bennett 191 6.9% -14.7
Majority598
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,755

Labour Party hold

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