Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, which styles itself "Walsall Council", is the local authority for the metropolitan district of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Council elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Bloxwich East By-Election 20 February 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	734	37.8
	Independent	563	28.9
	Conservative	411	21.1
	Democratic Labour	195	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	32	1.6
	National Front	13	0.7
Majority		171	8.9
Turnout		1,948	21.4
	Labour gain from Independent	Swing

2002-2006

Aldridge Central and South By-Election 20 June 2002^[3]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,251	47.9	−10.1
	Independent	750	28.7	+18.9
	Labour	264	10.1	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	178	6.8	−6.8
	UKIP	87	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	84	3.2	+3.2
Majority		501	19.2
Turnout		2,614	26.7
	Conservative hold	Swing

Paddock By-Election 3 April 2003^[4]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,009	41.1	−2.9
	Independent	539	22.0	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	416	17.0	+6.0
	Labour	285	11.6	+0.0
	UKIP	204	8.3	+8.3
Majority		470	19.1
Turnout		2,453	23.3
	Conservative hold	Swing

Hatherton Rushall By-Election 22 May 2003^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Hughes	1,009	35.3	−16.3
	BNP	William Locke	746	26.1	+26.1
	Labour	Ann Wilson	650	22.7	−12.8
	Independent	Lynette Benford	268	9.4	+9.4
	Socialist Alliance	Louise Bradburn	188	6.6	+6.6
Majority			263	9.2
Turnout			2,861	28.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloxwich East By-Election 19 June 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	621	35.9	−12.4
	Conservative	612	35.4	+0.7
	Independent	356	20.6	+7.9
	Socialist Alliance	74	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	66	3.8	−0.5
Majority		9	0.5
Turnout		1,729	21.7
	Labour hold	Swing

Darlaston South By-Election 9 June 2005^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Wilkes	688	37.1	+5.6
	Independent	Christine Bott	367	19.7	−9.0
	BNP	Kevin Smith	325	17.5	+17.5
	Conservative	Chad Pitt	273	14.7	+0.9
	Democratic Labour	Allan Johnston	120	6.5	+6.5
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	72	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Peter Winterton	11	0.6	+0.6
Majority			321	17.4
Turnout			1,856	20.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Willenhall South By-Election 21 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Creaney	862	45.4	+1.4
	Conservative	Keir Pedley	486	25.6	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Pearce	399	21.0	−7.4
	BNP	William Vaughan	151	7.6	+7.6
Majority			376	19.8
Turnout			1,898	19.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2006-2010

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood By-Election 23 November 2006^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Flower	1,157	58.4	+12.5
	Labour	Ian Pearson	309	15.6	+0.5
	BNP	Dominic Bugler	222	11.2	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Greveson	160	8.1	−2.4
	UKIP	Anthony Lenton	132	6.7	−3.0
Majority			848	42.8
Turnout			1,980	17.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Birchills and Leamore By-Election 27 November 2008^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kamran Aftab	764	43.9	+12.9
	Labour	Richard Worrall	661	37.9	−16.7
	BNP	Malcolm Moore	90	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockayne	72	4.1	+4.1
	Democratic Labour	Alan Davies	69	4.0	−2.3
	UKIP	Elizabeth Hazell	52	3.0	+3.0
	Green	Paul Booker	34	2.0	−6.1
Majority			103	5.9
Turnout			1,742	19.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rushall-Shelfield By-Election 26 February 2009^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Carpenter	808	49.8	−11.2
	Labour	Lee Jeavons	411	25.3	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Smith	178	11.0	−1.5
	UKIP	Timothy Melville	165	10.2	+10.2
	Green	Karl MacNaughton	61	3.8	−3.1
Majority			398	24.5
Turnout			1,623	18.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010-2014

Bloxwich West By-Election 15 July 2010^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Westley	1,142	53.6	+18.5
	Conservative	Theresa Smith	800	37.5	−3.2
	UKIP	Paul Valdmanis	91	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockayne	71	3.3	−6.5
	Green	Zoe Henderson	28	1.3	−0.4
Majority			342	16.0
Turnout			2,132	22.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Rushall-Shelfield By-Election 11 November 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lorna Rattigan	639	42.0	−1.8
	Labour	Richard Worrall	611	40.1	+13.1
	BNP	William Vaughan	141	9.3	+9.3
	UKIP	Tim Melville	90	5.9	−2.3
	Monster Raving Loony	Mark Beech	42	2.8	+2.8
Majority			28	1.8
Turnout			1,523	16.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloxwich East By-Election 7 October 2011^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Fitzpatrick	922	48.0	+5.2
	Conservative	Les Beeley	834	43.5	+1.1
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	98	5.1	−3.0
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	49	2.6	+2.6
	Green	Leandra Gebrakedan	16	0.8	+0.8
Majority			88	4.6	+4.1
Turnout			1,919
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Birchills Leamore Ward by-election, 22 December 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tina Jukes	835	52.8	−2.2
	Conservative	Kamran Afrab	512	32.4	−1.2
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	130	8.2	+8.2
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	59	3.7	−7.3
	Green	Leandra Gebrakedan	46	2.9	+2.9
Majority			323	20.4
Turnout			1,582
	Labour hold		Swing

Bloxwich West Ward by-election, 15 November 2012^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patti Lane	1,049	50.2	−4.3
	Conservative	Abi Pitt	783	37.5	+4.4
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	195	9.3	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockayne	61	2.9	−0.3
Majority			266	12.7
Turnout			2,088
	Labour hold		Swing

Aldridge Central and South Ward by-election, 15 August 2013^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Wilson	1,254	49.7	−0.2
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	615	24.4	+8.3
	Labour	Bob Grainger	470	18.6	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Sheward	114	4.5	−6.6
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	72	2.9	+2.9
Majority			639	25.3
Turnout			2,525
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014-2018

Birchills Leamore Ward by-election, 24 July 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Jones	1,075	47.8	+6.6
	Conservative	Gazanfer Ali	710	31.6	+7.2
	UKIP	Paul White	445	19.8	−9.7
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	20	0.9	+0.9
Majority			365	16.2
Turnout			2,250
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Pleck Ward by-election, 16 December 2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simran Kaur Cheema	698	64.6	−10.2
	Conservative	Mohammed Saghir	382	35.4	+10.2
Majority			316	29.2
Turnout			1,080
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheema was unable to take her seat, due to being employed by Walsall Libraries at the time.^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Borough of Walsall (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/2511, retrieved 12 September 2022
^ "Walsall council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". guardian.co.uk. London. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ "Labour gain but Tories still advancing". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ "Tory fights off BNP to retain seat". Birmingham Post. 24 May 2003. p. 5.
^ Hardy, Simon (10 June 2005). "Tory vote shock as Labour hold". Birmingham Mail. p. 7.
^ Thandi, Gurdip (24 November 2006). "Tories hold on in town by-election". Birmingham Mail. p. 3.
^ "By election result (Birchills/Leamore)". Walsall Council. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ Henwood, Chris (3 March 2009). "Grandad wins by-election after death of deputy mayor". Birmingham Mail. p. 17.
^ "Election of a councillor for the Rushall-Shelfield ward" (PDF). Walsall Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ Land, Jon (16 July 2010). "Labour scores hat-trick of gains in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^ "Election results 2010 - Local election". Walsall Council. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^ "Bloxwich East Ward Poll Results". Walsall Council. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bloxwich West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aldridge Central and South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Birchills Leamore and South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pleck". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ Thandi, Gurdip (17 December 2021). "Candidate who couldn't win by-election WINS it and it's pointless". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

By-election results

External links

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

[2003order-1] "The Borough of Walsall (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/2511, retrieved 12 September 2022

[gain-2] "Walsall council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

[reverses-3] "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". guardian.co.uk. London. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

[advancing-4] "Labour gain but Tories still advancing". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

[fights-5] "Tory fights off BNP to retain seat". Birmingham Post. 24 May 2003. p. 5.

[shock-6] Hardy, Simon (10 June 2005). "Tory vote shock as Labour hold". Birmingham Mail. p. 7.

[town-7] Thandi, Gurdip (24 November 2006). "Tories hold on in town by-election". Birmingham Mail. p. 3.

[leamore-8] "By election result (Birchills/Leamore)". Walsall Council. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

[grandad-9] Henwood, Chris (3 March 2009). "Grandad wins by-election after death of deputy mayor". Birmingham Mail. p. 17.

[rushall-10] "Election of a councillor for the Rushall-Shelfield ward" (PDF). Walsall Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.

[trick-11] Land, Jon (16 July 2010). "Labour scores hat-trick of gains in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[shelfield-12] "Election results 2010 - Local election". Walsall Council. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[east-13] "Bloxwich East Ward Poll Results". Walsall Council. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bloxwich West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Aldridge Central and South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Birchills Leamore and South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Pleck". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[18] Thandi, Gurdip (17 December 2021). "Candidate who couldn't win by-election WINS it and it's pointless". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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