2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
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2022 UK local government election
The 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 24 of the 72 seats were up for election.[1]
Sandwell is a consistently Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council.[2] From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of 1 party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards.[3] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 9 seats with 53.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 9 with 36.6%, and independents did not make any gains or losses with 4.6% of the vote.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won all seats with 68.5% of the vote, giving them full control of the council. The Conservatives won 24.4%.
Previous council composition
| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 58 | Labour | 59 | ||
| Conservative | 9 | Conservative | 9 | ||
| Independent | 4 | Independent | 1 | ||
| Sandwell Together | 0 | Sandwell Together | 2 | ||
Changes:
- November 2021: Rajbir Singh (Labour) resigns from council; seat left vacant until 2022 election[5]
- January 2022: Ian Chambers joins Labour from the Conservatives[6]
- April 2022: Iqbal Singh Padda joins Conservatives from Labour[7]
- Independent councillors Yvonne Davies and Joanne Hadley form Sandwell Together[8]
Results
| 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 21 |  3 |
87.5 | 40 | 61 | 84.7 | 34,847 | 57.5 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | 3 |  3 |
12.5 | 6 | 9 | 13.9 | 20,881 | 34.4 | -2.2 | |
| Independent | 0 |  |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.4 | 2,137 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,146 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 302 | 0.5 | +0.2 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 203 | 0.3 | -0.6 | |
| For Britain | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | |
| Yeshua | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | |
Results by ward
An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Piper | 2,328 | 84.6 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | Mona Khurana | 424 | 15.4 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,904 | 69.2 | 16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,809 | 33.13 | 3.83 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blackheath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Danny Millard | 1,053 | 51.6 | −5.1 | |
| Conservative | Greg Allman | 986 | 48.4 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 67 | 3.2 | 10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,053 | 22.26 | 4.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bristnall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Amolak Dhariwal | 1,203 | 49.5 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Fajli Bibi | 938 | 38.6 | +0.5 | |
| Reform UK | Peter Durnell | 150 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Manjit Lall | 139 | 5.7 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 265 | 10.9 | 2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,445 | 26.72 | 2.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Charlemont with Grove Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Les Trumpeter | 1,449 | 51.1 | −2.9 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Hemmingway | 1,099 | 38.7 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sadie Smith | 163 | 5.7 | +3.0 | |
| For Britain | Sam Harding | 74 | 2.6 | +0.5 | |
| Reform UK | Graham Nock | 53 | 1.9 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 350 | 12.4 | 3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,851 | 30.19 | 5.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Cradley Heath and Old Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Webb | 1,324 | 58.0 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Fahmida Yasmin | 680 | 29.8 | −16.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bradley | 220 | 9.6 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Cammilla Mngaza | 60 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 644 | 28.2 | 25.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,306 | 21.96 | 3.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Friar Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Hackett | 1,094 | 55.9 | +17.1 | |
| Conservative | Ryan Trumpeter | 825 | 42.2 | −9.4 | |
| Yeshua | Colin Rankine | 38 | 1.9 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 269 | 13.7 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,958 | 21.98 | 0.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Great Barr with Yew Tree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Melia | 1,335 | 47.1 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Connor Jones | 1,169 | 41.2 | −6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Smith | 331 | 11.7 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 166 | 5.9 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 2,845 | 28.58 | 3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Great Bridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Soyfur Rahman | 1,123 | 51.3 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Craig Adams | 1,067 | 48.7 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 56 | 2.6 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 2,208 | 22.4 | 1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Greets Green and Lyng
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Giles | 1,676 | 63.2 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Iqbal Padda | 974 | 36.8 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 1,002 | 26.4 | 2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,668 | 28.08 | 3.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Hateley Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Moore | 1,550 | 62.0 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | Yesmeen Singh | 951 | 38.0 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 599 | 24.0 | 17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,529 | 24.55 | 4.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Langley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Gavan | 1,113 | 51.8 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Sharon Davies | 788 | 36.7 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Heywood | 248 | 11.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 325 | 15.1 | 3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,161 | 22.47 | 3.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Newton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Allcock | 1,500 | 58.5 | +17.3 | |
| Conservative | Mujakkir Ahmed | 782 | 30.5 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jenkins | 284 | 11.1 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 718 | 28.0 | 22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,590 | 29.35 | 4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Old Warley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harnoor Bhullar | 1,372 | 48.8 | +11.5 | |
| Conservative | Mo Sakhi | 1,100 | 39.1 | +11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 342 | 12.2 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 272 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,834 | 30.55 | 2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oldbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nagi Singh | 1,579 | 59.1 | −4.9 | |
| Conservative | Abdul Qayyum | 924 | 34.6 | +3.5 | |
| TUSC | Richard Gingell | 167 | 6.3 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 655 | 24.5 | 8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,686 | 26.09 | 5.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Princes End
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Wilkes | 856 | 50.9 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Jenny Chidley | 825 | 49.1 | +17.5 | |
| Majority | 31 | 1.8 | 15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,694 | 17.91 | 1.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Rowley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Claire Mayo | 1,070 | 50.8 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | Wendy Steed | 1,038 | 49.2 | −5.4 | |
| Majority | 32 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,138 | 21.83 | 3.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Smethwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ashley Lewis | 1,968 | 72.9 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Satinder Dunn | 731 | 27.1 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 1,237 | 45.8 | 5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,721 | 27.58 | 3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Soho and Victoria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Uddin | 1,781 | 53.7 | −16.4 | |
| Independent | Mohammad Rouf | 970 | 29.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jasbir Ranie | 349 | 10.5 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daisy Shone | 214 | 6.5 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 811 | 24.4 | 43.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,353 | 30.55 | 1.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Aqeela Choudhry | 2,863 | 83.0 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Imran Qureshi | 382 | 11.1 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Wilmot | 205 | 5.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 2,481 | 71.9 | 4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,470 | 32.94 | 4.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Tipton Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abid Hussain | 1,319 | 44.5 | −1.3 | |
| Independent | Richard Jeffcoat | 1,167 | 39.4 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Steve Emms | 476 | 16.1 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 149 | 5.1 | 7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,970 | 27.53 | 0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Tividale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Amrita Dunn | 1,094 | 51.1 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Robert Hevican | 1,046 | 48.9 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 48 | 2.2 | 7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,149 | 23.25 | 3.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wednesbury North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Luke Giles | 1,233 | 53.3 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Marc Lucock | 1,005 | 43.5 | +0.5 | |
| TUSC | Gareth Knox | 75 | 3.2 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 228 | 9.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,331 | 25.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wednesbury South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Chambers | 1,409 | 57.6 | +21.9 | |
| Conservative | Vijay Gaddu | 1,036 | 42.4 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 373 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,464 | 23.87 | 7.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
West Bromwich Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liam Preece | 1,984 | 69.8 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Aran Duggal | 857 | 30.2 | −3.3 | |
| Majority | 1,127 | 39.6 | 16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,863 | 27.86 | 4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ↑ Brassington, Jamie (7 May 2021). "Conservative local election success means Sandwell Council has an opposition again". Express and Star. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ↑ "Councillors by Party". sandwell.gov. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ Storer, Rhi (18 November 2021). "Rajbir Singh steps down as Sandwell councillor". Halesowen News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ↑ Storer, Rhi (20 January 2022). "Sandwell Conservative councillor defects to Labour". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ↑ Madeley, Peter (5 April 2022). "More chaos in Sandwell as Labour cabinet member quits party to stand for Tories". Express and Star. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ↑ "Councillors by Party: Sandwell Together party | Sandwell Council". www.sandwell.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Statement of Persons Nominated". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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