2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
2011 English borough election
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The 2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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5 May 2011
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One third (24) seats to Sandwell Borough Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011 local election results in Sandwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 58
- Conservative 9
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 1
- Independent Socialist 1[2]
Background
Labour defended 22 of the 24 seats which were contested in 2011, compared to 1 seat being defended each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.[3] Labour councillors defending seats included Elaine Costigan, who had defected from the Conservatives, and the deputy leader of the council Steve Eling.[3][4]
The British National Party only contested 2 seats, compared to 17 when these seats were last contested in 2007 and a full slate in 2010.[4][5] A new Traditional Conservative Party, led by the former Sandwell Conservative leader Tony Ward, also put up candidates.[6][4] Ward had left the Conservatives after being deposed as leader in 2010.[4]
Election result
The results saw Labour maintain a majority on the council after making a gain of one seat[7] from the Liberal Democrats.[8] This meant Labour took 23 of the 24 seats contested[6] and therefore had 58 of the 72 councillors.[8] The only seat not won by Labour was held by the Conservatives in Charlemont with Grove Vale.[6][9]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 23 |  1 |
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95.8 | 65.6 | 50,950 | 18.2 | |
| Conservative | 1 | |
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4.2 | 25.8 | 20,056 |  2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
1 |
1 |
0 | 4.8 | 3,768 | 5.7 | |
| Green | 0 | |
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0 | 1.9 | 1,481 | 0.8 | |
| BNP | 0 | |
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0 | 0.8 | 616 | 10.7 | |
| Sandwell Traditional Conservatives | 0 | |
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0 | 0.5 | 413 | 0.5 | |
| National Front | 0 | |
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0 | 0.5 | 410 | 0.5 | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steven Eling | 2,651 | 68.5 | 10.9 | |
| Conservative | Hughie Johnson | 696 | 18.0 | 6.3 | |
| Green | Barry Lim | 357 | 9.2 | 2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Manley-Green | 166 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
| Majority | 1,955 | 50.5 | 17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,870 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Hughes | 1,624 | 44.8 | 4.0 | |
| Labour | Liam Preece | 1,512 | 41.7 | 10.0 | |
| Green | Dell Macefield | 251 | 6.9 | 4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Fisher | 242 | 6.7 | 8.9 | |
| Majority | 112 | 3.1 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,629 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Shackleton | 2,223 | 62.2 | 17.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Bowler | 1,150 | 32.2 | 0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Johns | 200 | 5.6 | 8.1 | |
| Majority | 1,073 | 30.0 | 18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,573 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joy Edis | 1,555 | 64.8 | 18.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Farrington | 671 | 28.0 | 0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Wilson | 172 | 7.2 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 884 | 36.9 | 17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,398 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Shirley Hosell | 1,831 | 48.1 | 10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Allcock | 950 | 24.9 | 4.9 | |
| Conservative | Robert White | 629 | 16.5 | 6.2 | |
| BNP | Terry Lewin | 275 | 7.2 | 3.0 | |
| Sandwell Traditional Conservatives | Margaret Macklin | 125 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| Majority | 881 | 23.1 | 15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,810 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gurcharan Sidhu | 1,982 | 73.1 | 16.5 | |
| Conservative | Christine Vickers | 532 | 19.6 | 1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Mitchener | 197 | 7.3 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,450 | 53.5 | 17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,711 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Pat Davies | 1,911 | 66.7 | 14.6 | |
| Conservative | Mark Cowles | 833 | 29.1 | 0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Brayshaw | 121 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Majority | 1,078 | 37.6 | 14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,865 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | David Hosell | 1,787 | 49.6 | 15.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kay Allcock | 1,048 | 29.1 | 6.9 | |
| Conservative | Robert Fotzpatrick | 680 | 18.9 | 3.6 | |
| Sandwell Traditional Conservatives | Emma Monasch | 89 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | 739 | 20.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,604 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Trevor Crumpton | 2,027 | 54.9 | 14.7 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Gaunt | 1,102 | 29.9 | 3.9 | |
| Sandwell Traditional Conservatives | John McHard | 199 | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| Green | Aldo Mussi | 183 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 179 | 4.9 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | 925 | 25.1 | 18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,690 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Syeda Khatun | 2,181 | 64.4 | 23.1 | |
| Conservative | Nathan Poole | 798 | 23.5 | 6.0 | |
| National Front | Ade Woodhouse | 410 | 12.1 | 12.1 | |
| Majority | 1,383 | 40.8 | 29.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,389 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Lorraine Ashman | 1,884 | 64.7 | 23.8 | |
| Conservative | Ben Elwell | 840 | 28.8 | 0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Arnold | 189 | 6.5 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | 1,044 | 35.8 | 24.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,913 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Elaine Costigan | 2,029 | 67.5 | 29.3 | |
| Conservative | Marc Lucock | 885 | 29.4 | 9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Loveridge | 93 | 3.1 | 7.4 | |
| Majority | 1,144 | 38.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,007 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Bawa Dhallu | 2,521 | 69.1 | 11.0 | |
| Conservative | Jack Sabharwal | 566 | 15.5 | 2.5 | |
| Green | David Hawkins | 351 | 9.6 | 6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Underhill | 211 | 5.8 | 8.0 | |
| Majority | 1,955 | 53.6 | 13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,649 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||