Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of Walsall 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, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Political control

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

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
No overall control	1976 - 1980
Labour	1980 - 1982
No overall control	1982 - 1988
Labour	1988 - 1992
No overall control	1992 - 1995
Labour	1995 - 1996
No overall control	1996 - 1999
Labour	1999 - 2000
No overall control	2000 - 2004
Conservative	2004 - 2011
No overall control	2011–present

Council elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

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

2001-2005

Aldridge Central and South By-Election 20 June 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,251	47.9	-10.1
	Independent		750	28.7	+18.9
	Labour		264	10.1	-8.5
	Liberal Democrat		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^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,009	41.1	-2.9
	Independent		539	22.0	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat		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^[6]
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		Candidate	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 Democrat		66	3.8	-0.5
Majority			9	0.5
Turnout			1,729	21.7
	Labour hold		Swing

2005-2009

Darlaston South By-Election 9 June 2005^[7]
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 Democrat	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

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood By-Election 23 November 2006^[8]
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 Democrat	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^[9]
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 Democrat	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^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Carpenter	808	49.8	-11.2
	Labour	Lee Jeavons	411	25.3	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	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

2009-2013

Bloxwich West By-Election 15 July 2010^[12]
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 Democrat	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^[13]
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^[14]
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 Democrats	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
	Conservative	Kamran Afrab	512	32.4
	English Democrats	Chris Newey	130	8.2
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	59	3.7	-7.3
	Green	Leandra Gebrakedan	46	2.9
Majority			323
Turnout			1,582

References

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↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
↑ "Walsall council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-06-21. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "Labour gain but Tories still advancing". London: guardian.co.uk. 2003-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "Tory fights off BNP to retain seat". Birmingham Post. 2003-05-24. p. 5. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Hardy, Simon (2005-06-10). "Tory vote shock as Labour hold". Birmingham Mail. p. 7. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Thandi, Gurdip (2006-11-24). "Tories hold on in town by-election". Birmingham Mail. p. 3. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "By election result (Birchills/Leamore)". Walsall Council. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ Henwood, Chris (2009-03-03). "Grandad wins by-election after death of deputy mayor". Birmingham Mail. p. 17. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Election of a councillor for the Rushall-Shelfield ward" (PDF). Walsall Council. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ 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.

By-election results

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