2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 of 60 seats on Walsall Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Walsall Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 60 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (Willenhall South) electing 2 councillors.[1]
Since its creation in 1974, Walsall has varied between the Conservatives and Labour. Between 1973 and 2004, Walsall had been under Labour control from 1973 to 1976, 1980 to 1982, 1988 to 1992, 1995 to 1996, and 1999 to 2000.[2] It was then under Conservative control between 2004 and 2011, before reverting to no overall control and being retaken by the Conservatives in 2019.[3] In the 2021 elections, the Conservatives gained 5 seats with 54.1% of the vote, Labour lost 3 with 36.3%, and the Liberal Democrats lost their 2 seats on the council with 2.5%.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives gained 5 seats, Labour lost 2, and UKIP lost their 3 seats on the council.[4]
Previous council composition
| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[5] | After 2022 election | ||||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Conservative | 36 | Conservative | 37 | Conservative | 38 | |||
| Labour | 22 | Labour | 19 | Labour | 20 | |||
| Independent | 2 | Independent | 2 | Independent | 2 | |||
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