Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–1978
Conservative	1978–1979
Labour	1979–present

Council elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Hateley Heath By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		481	48.1	-21.4
	Liberal Democrat		288	28.8	+15.6
	Conservative		144	14.4	-2.9
	National Democrats		70	7.0	+7.0
	Socialist Alternative		16	1.6	+1.6
Majority			193	19.3
Turnout			999	10.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackheath By-Election 23 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,053	71.0	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat		283	19.1	+19.1
	Conservative		148	10.0	-12.8
Majority			770	51.9
Turnout			1,484	15.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Rowley By-Election 22 October 1998^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Price	831	57.3	+0.3
	Independent	Fred Hadley	423	29.2	-13.8
	Conservative	Fredric Powles	104	7.2	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Julai Garrett	91	6.3	+6.3
Majority			408	28.1
Turnout			1,449
	Labour hold		Swing

Hateley Heath By-Election 15 July 1999^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Edis	558	44.4	-9.8
	Liberal Democrat	Rachel Cheeseman	483	38.5	+8.1
	Conservative	Raymond Nock	215	17.1	+1.8
Majority			75	5.9
Turnout			1,256	13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Bristnall By-Election 26 August 1999^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Bridges	781	56.8	-4.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Meacham	452	32.8	+4.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Handy	143	10.4	+0.6
Majority			329	24.0
Turnout			1,376	14.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Hately Heath By-Election 18 November 1999^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Rachael Cheeseman	573	48.6	+18.2
	Labour	Michael Davies	466	39.5	-14.7
	Conservative	Raymond Nock	141	11.9	-3.4
Majority			107	9.1
Turnout			1,180	12.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

St. Pauls By-Election 18 November 1999^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kazi Rahman	907	50.6	+18.0
	Labour	Jasbir Gill	731	40.8	-11.1
	Conservative	Ewart Johnson	113	6.3	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Prior	39	2.2	-1.9
Majority			176	9.8
Turnout			1,790	21.9
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

2001-2005

Rowley By-Election 7 June 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iris Boucher	3,142	63.1	+7.4
	Conservative	David Gill	1,313	26.4	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Walter Bowdler	528	10.6	+10.6
Majority			1,829	36.7
Turnout			4,984
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesbury North By-Election 6 September 2001^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Betteridge	1,083	55.7	-6.5
	Labour	Elaine Gailes	775	39.8	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Lynne Yardley	88	4.5	+4.5
Majority			308	15.9
Turnout			1,946	20.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smethwick By-Election 19 September 2002^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Victor Silvester	1,334	66.1	-11.0
	Conservative	Amrick Uppal	475	23.5	+0.6
	Socialist Labour	Boota singh	210	10.4	+10.4
Majority			859	42.6
Turnout			2,019	23.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Warley By-Election 25 November 2004^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Crumpton	1,087	42.3	-1.8
	Conservative	Leslie Pawlowski	778	30.3	-25.6
	BNP	Simon Smith	410	15.9	+15.9
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Reed	293	11.4	+11.4
Majority			309	12.0
Turnout			2,568	29.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2005-2009

Charlemont with Grove Vale By-Election 28 June 2007^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Nock	870	34.5	-3.0
	Labour	Ralph Perkins	801	31.7	+6.8
	BNP	Arthur Copson	544	21.6	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Roebuck	238	9.4	-7.9
	Green	Victoria Dunn	71	2.8	+2.8
Majority			69	2.8
Turnout			2,524	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Princes End By-Election 6 December 2007^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Delia Edwards	796	48.1	+12.4
	Conservative	Beatrice Owen	517	31.2	+11.4
	BNP	Karen Parkes	314	19.0	-15.9
	Liberal Democrat	Dorothy Brayshaw	29	1.8	+1.8
Majority			279	16.9
Turnout			1,656	18.6
	Labour gain from BNP		Swing

Newton By-Election 24 January 2008^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hosell	844	36.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	Michaela Allcock	809	35.4	-6.9
	Conservative	Valerie Ward	587	25.7	+2.3
	Green	David Hawkins	45	2.0	+2.0
Majority			35	1.5
Turnout			2,285	25.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2009-2013

Wednesbury South By-Election 1 October 2009^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Olwen Jones	1,006	45.1	+6.7
	Conservative	Mike Warner	946	42.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Dorothy Brayshaw	168	7.5	+7.5
	Green	Colin Bye	109	4.9	-0.2
Majority			60	2.7
Turnout			2,229	23.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Wednesbury North By-Election 18 November 2010^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Hughes	1,322	62.1	+23.9
	Conservative	Mike Warner	643	30.2	-9.0
	National Front	Ade Woodhouse	76	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Wilson	45	2.1	-8.4
	Green	Colin Bye	42	2.9	+2.0
Majority			679	31.9
Turnout			2,128	21.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "Councillors". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "Sandwell". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "Sandwell council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "Election victory for Labour". Birmingham Mail. 1998-10-23. p. 4. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "By-election winner joins husband". Birmingham Mail. 1999-07-16. p. 6. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Labour success". Birmingham Mail. 1999-08-27. p. 33. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 Deeley, Tony (1999-11-19). "Double by-election blow for Labour Party". Birmingham Mail. p. 7. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Re-election for councillor". Birmingham Mail. 2001-06-09. p. 11. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Council man back after new poll win". Birmingham Mail. 2001-09-07. p. 5. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Tories suffer triple defeat". London: guardian.co.uk. 2004-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ Deeley, Tony (2007-06-29). "Tory anger over by-election 'dirty tricks' ; Victory marred by 'smear campaign'". Birmingham Mail. p. 1. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Labour win in Sandwell by-election thwarts BNP". Birmingham Mail. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "Lib Dems are unseated ; Great Barr". Birmingham Mail. 2008-01-25. p. 29. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Wednesbury South Ward". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "Tories lose Wednesbury North seat after 36 years". BBC News Online. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in the West Midlands

Birmingham City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Coventry City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2015

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wolverhampton City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

West Midlands County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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