Walsall council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 20 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
12
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
29.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 12 -1 21,750 37.1% -7.5
Labour Party 5 -2 20,240 34.5% -8.0
Independent 3 +3 7,618 13.0% +10.4
Reform UK 0 +0 5,171 8.8% +5.7
Green Party 0 +0 1,935 3.3% +0.6
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 1,887 3.2% -1.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 101 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Labour Party 20
Reform UK 15
Liberal Democrats 11
Green Party 10
Independent 8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 20 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 Timothy Simon Wilson Elected 2,268 59.9% -1.8
Labour Party James Albert Harrison 926 24.5% +0.6
Reform UK Irene Henery 378 10.0% +4.1
Green Party Guan Chan 214 5.7% -2.8
Majority1,342
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,786

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Sears Elected 1,399 51.2% -2.4
Labour Party Dean Margetts 696 25.5% -6.0
Reform UK Lesley Ann Lynch 428 15.7% +6.0
Green Party Shaun Alardice McKenzie 123 4.5% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bryan John Walker 85 3.1% —
Majority703
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,731

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bentley and Darlaston North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lucie Jane Nahal Elected 952 36.4% -22.2
Independent Nahid Ahmed 788 30.1% +8.7
Reform UK Stuart Raymond Chapman 414 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kyra Murphy 389 14.9% -3.2
Independent Abdul Kalam 75 2.9% —
Majority164
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,618

Labour Party hold

Birchills Leamore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Amo Hussain Elected 1,089 40.6% -6.1
Labour Party Elliot Pfebve 936 34.9% -5.8
Reform UK Elaine Ruth Williams 406 15.1% +2.5
Green Party Toyin Oshaniwa 165 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Andrew Wild 89 3.3% —
Majority153
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,685

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Blakenall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Pete Smith Elected 971 42.6% +13.1
Labour Party Ian Charles Robertson 807 35.4% -1.5
Reform UK Peggy Coop 230 10.1% +6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ana-Maria Zinica 206 9.0% -18.4
Green Party Andrea Maynard 67 2.9% +0.3
Majority164
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,281

Independent gain from Labour Party

Bloxwich East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Flint Elected 843 40.9% -10.2
Labour Party Stephen Wade 814 39.5% +0.4
Reform UK Sue Spencer 338 16.4% +11.2
Liberal Democrats Angela Mary Hodges 66 3.2% —
Majority29
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,061

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bloxwich West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael John Coulson Elected 1,065 40.2% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Sadla 1,043 39.4% -8.7
Reform UK Nicky Barker 474 17.9% +10.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ronald Hodges 66 2.5% -0.2
Majority22
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,648

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Brownhills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kerry Murphy Elected 1,056 44.0% -9.2
Labour Party Michael Anthony Bruce 779 32.5% -7.9
Reform UK Joshua Edward Dixon 401 16.7% —
Independent Karl George Andrews 162 6.8% —
Majority277
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,398

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Darlaston South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Bott Elected 1,612 65.7% -9.4
Reform UK Peter Raymond Burton 380 15.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Owen Webster 360 14.7% -10.3
Liberal Democrats Issac Crosby 103 4.2% —
Majority1,232
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,455

Labour Party hold

Paddock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Gandham Elected 1,485 37.3% -12.5
Labour Party Bob Thomas 1,085 27.3% -7.1
Independent Ghulam Papu 789 19.8% +14.2
Liberal Democrats Dan Barker 279 7.0% -3.2
Reform UK Peter David Faultless 187 4.7% —
Green Party Gordon John Douglas Shipley 155 3.9% —
Majority400
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,980

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Palfrey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sabina Kausar Ditta Elected 2,134 48.4% —
Labour Party Zulkifl Ahmed 1,044 23.7% -27.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Shamim Ahmed 693 15.7% -24.5
Green Party Sadat Hussain 298 6.8% +1.6
Reform UK Dexter Williams 240 5.4% +1.7
Majority1,090
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,409

Independent gain from Labour Party

Pelsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Garry Perry Elected 1,801 67.2% +7.5
Labour Party Robert Lipke 510 19.0% -2.9
Reform UK Graham Eardley 369 13.8% +4.5
Majority1,291
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,680

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pheasey Park Farm

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian John Austin Andrew Elected 1,614 61.0% +4.0
Labour Party Mark Ernest Bradley 825 31.2% -3.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew George Barker 208 7.9% -0.1
Majority789
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,647

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pleck

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Naheed Zohra Gultasib Elected 1,459 39.4% —
Labour Party Adam Mohammed 1,323 35.8% -41.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Akbar Ali 557 15.1% -7.6
Green Party Mary Beddows 260 7.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jonathan Stanley 101 2.7% —
Majority136
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,700

Independent gain from Labour Party

Rushall-Shelfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jade Elizabeth Chapman Elected 1,068 41.8% -11.2
Labour and Co-operative Party David Morgan 951 37.3% -9.7
Reform UK Pete Page 351 13.8% —
Green Party Joe Belcher 182 7.1% —
Majority117
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,552

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Short Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Ronald Whitehouse Elected 1,093 46.8% +4.0
Labour Party Lee David Jeavons 922 39.5% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Chad Louis Pitt 322 13.8% -4.4
Majority171
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,337

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Matthew's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eileen Bridie Russell Elected 1,430 34.5% -16.9
Independent Mushtaq Ahmed 1,240 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vandana Mukesh Sharma 894 21.6% -8.0
Green Party Ateeq Akhtar 296 7.1% -5.3
Reform UK Robin David Perry 287 6.9% —
Majority190
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,147

Labour Party hold

Streetly

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keir Edward Pedley Elected 2,203 60.5% -1.0
Labour Party Harjinder Singh Nahal 801 22.0% -3.4
Reform UK Ruby Ki-Kydd 288 7.9% +4.5
Liberal Democrats Kieran Patrick Smith 176 4.8% -4.9
Green Party Alison Walters 175 4.8% —
Majority1,402
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,643

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Willenhall North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stacie Elson Elected 997 42.6% -3.6
Labour Party Tal Singh 989 42.2% +6.2
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Aaron Hodges 355 15.2% -2.6
Majority8
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,341

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Willenhall South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Klara Margetts Elected 1,773 68.1% +5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Walter Eze 692 26.6% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Leandra Lola Gebrakedan 138 5.3% -4.5
Majority1,081
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,603

Labour Party hold

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