2018 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 of 60 seats 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 local election results in Walsall. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Walsall Council election took place on 3 May 2018, to elect members of Walsall Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Result
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 30 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 48.07 | 29,237 | |||||||||
Labour | 26 | 2 | 2 | 42.20 | 25,671 | ||||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 4.04 | 2,456 | ||||||||||||
Independent | 2 | 2.93 | 1,782 | ||||||||||||
UKIP | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.39 | 1,452 | ||||||||||
Green | 0 | 0.37 | 227 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 60 | 29% |
Candidates
Aldridge Central and South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Murray | 2,638 | 72.8 | ||
Labour | Mish Rahman | 683 | 18.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roy Sheward | 303 | 8.4 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Alridge North and Walsall Wood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Harris | 1,769 | 68.7 | ||
Labour | Bob Grainger | 806 | 31.3 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bentley and Darlaston North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rose Burley | 1,782 | 73.2 | ||
Conservative | Colleen Jones | 654 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Birchills-Leamore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lee Jeavons | 1,296 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Gaz Ali | 1,254 | 49.2 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blakenall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Robertson | 964 | 47.7 | ||
Independent | Pete Smith | 654 | 32.4 | ||
Conservative | Ross Lee | 364 | 18.0 | ||
Green | Shaun McKenzie | 38 | 1.9 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bloxwich East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Statham | 1,150 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | Kath Phillips | 1,127 | 49.5 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Bloxwich West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Louise Harrison | 1,642 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | Natalie Latham | 1,096 | 40.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brownhills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Craddock | 1,414 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | Patti Lane | 958 | 36.3 | ||
UKIP | Derek Bennett | 170 | 6.4 | ||
Green | Timothy Martin | 98 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |
Darlaston South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Paul Bott | 999 | 42.5 | ||
Labour | Deb Madeley | 974 | 41.4 | ||
Conservative | Hilda Derry | 321 | 13.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Jukes | 59 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Paddock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sohal Singh | 2,496 | 57.2 | ||
Conservative | Waheed Rasab | 2,299 | 52.7 | ||
Labour | Haj Bashir | 1,463 | 33.5 | ||
Labour | Andrea Bradley | 1,408 | 32.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gray | 316 | 7.2 | ||
UKIP | Peter Faultless | 219 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Palfrey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammad Nazir | 2,675 | 68.8 | ||
Conservative | Mozamil Khan | 1,211 | 31.2 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pelsall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sally Neville | 1,733 | 63.8 | ||
Labour | Jon Maltman | 607 | 22.4 | ||
UKIP | Graham Eardley | 264 | 9.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steijn Van | 111 | 4.1 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pheasey Park Farm
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Towe | 1,707 | 62.2 | ||
Labour | Shamim Ahmed | 730 | 26.6 | ||
UKIP | Steven Grey | 177 | 6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Fletcher | 131 | 4.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pleck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harbans Sarohi | 2,453 | 80.1 | ||
Conservative | Jitu Miah | 609 | 19.9 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rushall-Shelfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Vera Waters | 1,369 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | Sue Laws | 1,030 | 39.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sam Cooke | 92 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Liam Allen | 91 | 3.5 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Short Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bal Chatta | 962 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | Carl Brown | 635 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Hodges | 593 | 24.8 | ||
UKIP | Darren Hazell | 198 | 8.3 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |
St Matthews
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aftab Nawaz | 2,071 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Arfan Matloob | 1,415 | 35.3 | ||
Green | Susan Webster | 399 | 9.9 | ||
Independent | Shaheen Choudhury | 129 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Streetly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Suky Samra | 2,184 | 70.2 | ||
Labour | David Morgan | 638 | 20.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Katar Uppal | 291 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Willenhall North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Oliver Butler | 1,063 | 41.7 | ||
Labour | Bob Thomas | 694 | 27.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Fletcher | 560 | 22.0 | ||
UKIP | Liz Hazell | 233 | 9.1 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |
Willenhall South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Diane Coughlan | 1,581 | 57.4 | ||
Conservative | Nirmal Singh | 983 | 35.7 | ||
UKIP | Bruce Bennett | 191 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Local elections 2018: Wards". go.walsall.gov.uk. Walsall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Walsall local election results: Tory gains leave them in pole position". Express and Star. Retrieved 4 June 2018.