2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 24 of the 72 seats were up for election.[1]

Background

Sandwell is a consistently Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council.[2] From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of 1 party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards.[3] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 9 seats with 53.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 9 with 36.6%, and independents did not make any gains or losses with 4.6% of the vote.

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won all seats with 68.5% of the vote, giving them full control of the council. The Conservatives won 24.4%.

Previous council composition
After 2021 election Before 2022 election[4]
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 58 Labour 59
Conservative 9 Conservative 9
Independent 4 Independent 1
Sandwell Together 0 Sandwell Together 2

Changes:

  • November 2021: Rajbir Singh (Labour) resigns from council; seat left vacant until 2022 election[5]
  • January 2022: Ian Chambers joins Labour from the Conservatives[6]
  • April 2022: Iqbal Singh Padda joins Conservatives from Labour[7]
  • Independent councillors Yvonne Davies and Joanne Hadley form Sandwell Together[8]

Results
2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 21 Decrease 3 87.5 40 61 84.7 34,847 57.5 +4.4
  Conservative 3 Increase 3 12.5 6 9 13.9 20,881 34.4 -2.2
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 1.4 2,137 3.5 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,146 3.5 +1.0
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 302 0.5 +0.2
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 203 0.3 -0.6
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 74 0.1 ±0.0
  Yeshua 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 38 0.1 ±0.0

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Abbey
Abbey[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Piper 2,328 84.6 +16.2
Conservative Mona Khurana 424 15.4 -0.4
Majority 1,904 69.2 Increase 16.5
Turnout 2,809 33.13 Decrease 3.83
Labour hold Swing

Blackheath
Blackheath[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danny Millard 1,053 51.6 -5.1
Conservative Greg Allman 986 48.4 +5.1
Majority 67 3.2 Decrease 10.2
Turnout 2,053 22.26 Decrease 4.5
Labour hold Swing

Bristnall
Bristnall[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amolak Dhariwal 1,203 49.5 -2.3
Conservative Fajli Bibi 938 38.6 +0.5
Reform UK Peter Durnell 150 6.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Manjit Lall 139 5.7 +1.5
Majority 265 10.9 Decrease 2.8
Turnout 2,445 26.72 Decrease 2.2
Labour hold Swing

Charlemont with Grove Vale
Charlemont with Grove Vale[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Trumpeter 1,449 51.1 -2.9
Labour Jennifer Hemmingway 1,099 38.7 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Sadie Smith 163 5.7 +3.0
For Britain Sam Harding 74 2.6 +0.5
Reform UK Graham Nock 53 1.9 +0.1
Majority 350 12.4 Decrease 3.6
Turnout 2,851 30.19 Decrease 5.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cradley Heath and Old Hill
Cradley Heath and Old Hill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Webb 1,324 58.0 +9.8
Conservative Fahmida Yasmin 680 29.8 -16.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bradley 220 9.6 N/A
TUSC Cammilla Mngaza 60 2.6 +1.0
Majority 644 28.2 Increase 25.8
Turnout 2,306 21.96 Decrease 3.0
Labour hold Swing

Friar Park
Friar Park[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Hackett 1,094 55.9 +17.1
Conservative Ryan Trumpeter 825 42.2 -9.4
Yeshua Colin Rankine 38 1.9 ±0.0
Majority 269 13.7 n/a
Turnout 1,958 21.98 Increase 0.2
Labour hold Swing

Great Barr with Yew Tree
Great Barr with Yew Tree[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Melia 1,335 47.1 +10.5
Conservative Connor Jones 1,169 41.2 -6.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Smith 331 11.7 +3.3
Majority 166 5.9 n/a
Turnout 2,845 28.58 Decrease 3.6
Labour hold Swing

Great Bridge
Great Bridge[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Soyfur Rahman 1,123 51.3 +4.4
Conservative Craig Adams 1,067 48.7 +1.0
Majority 56 2.6 n/a
Turnout 2,208 22.4 Decrease 1.1
Labour hold Swing

Greets Green and Lyng
Greets Green and Lyng[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Giles 1,676 63.2 +6.4
Conservative Iqbal Padda 974 36.8 +9.1
Majority 1,002 26.4 Decrease 2.7
Turnout 2,668 28.08 Decrease 3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Moore 1,550 62.0 +11.7
Conservative Yesmeen Singh 951 38.0 -5.6
Majority 599 24.0 Increase 17.3
Turnout 2,529 24.55 Decrease 4.0
Labour hold Swing

Langley
Langley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Gavan 1,113 51.8 +4.6
Conservative Sharon Davies 788 36.7 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Clive Heywood 248 11.5 N/A
Majority 325 15.1 Decrease 3.7
Turnout 2,161 22.47 Decrease 3.1
Labour hold Swing

Newton
Newton[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Allcock 1,500 58.5 +17.3
Conservative Mujakkir Ahmed 782 30.5 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jenkins 284 11.1 +5.6
Majority 718 28.0 Increase 22.2
Turnout 2,590 29.35 Decrease 4.6
Labour hold Swing

Old Warley
Old Warley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harnoor Bhullar 1,372 48.8 +11.5
Conservative Mo Sakhi 1,100 39.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Bob Smith 342 12.2 +4.5
Majority 272 9.7
Turnout 2,834 30.55 Decrease 2.5
Labour hold Swing

Oldbury
Oldbury[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nagi Singh 1,579 59.1 -4.9
Conservative Abdul Qayyum 924 34.6 +3.5
TUSC Richard Gingell 167 6.3 +1.5
Majority 655 24.5 Decrease 8.4
Turnout 2,686 26.09 Decrease 5.5
Labour hold Swing

Princes End
Princes End[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Wilkes 856 50.9 +2.2
Labour Jenny Chidley 825 49.1 +17.5
Majority 31 1.8 Decrease 15.3
Turnout 1,694 17.91 Decrease 1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rowley
Rowley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Mayo 1,070 50.8 +5.4
Conservative Wendy Steed 1,038 49.2 -5.4
Majority 32 1.6
Turnout 2,138 21.83 Decrease 3.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Smethwick
Smethwick[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ashley Lewis 1,968 72.9 +3.9
Conservative Satinder Dunn 731 27.1 +8.4
Majority 1,237 45.8 Decrease 5.5
Turnout 2,721 27.58 Decrease 3.2
Labour hold Swing

Soho and Victoria
Soho and Victoria[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Uddin 1,781 53.7 -16.4
Independent Mohammad Rouf 970 29.3 N/A
Conservative Jasbir Ranie 349 10.5 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Daisy Shone 214 6.5 -0.7
Majority 811 24.4 Decrease 43.0
Turnout 3,353 30.55 Decrease 1.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St. Paul's
St. Paul's[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aqeela Choudhry 2,863 83.0 +1.5
Conservative Imran Qureshi 382 11.1 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Wilmot 205 5.9 +1.9
Majority 2,481 71.9 Increase 4.9
Turnout 3,470 32.94 Decrease 4.5
Labour hold Swing

Tipton Green
Tipton Green[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abid Hussain 1,319 44.5 -1.3
Independent Richard Jeffcoat 1,167 39.4 +5.7
Conservative Steve Emms 476 16.1 -4.4
Majority 149 5.1 Decrease 7.0
Turnout 2,970 27.53 Decrease 0.1
Labour hold Swing

Tividale
Tividale[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amrita Dunn 1,094 51.1 +4.1
Labour Robert Hevican 1,046 48.9 -4.1
Majority 48 2.2 Decrease 7.4
Turnout 2,149 23.25 Increase 3.5
Conservative hold Swing

Wednesbury North
Wednesbury North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Giles 1,233 53.3 +2.2
Conservative Marc Lucock 1,005 43.5 +0.5
TUSC Gareth Knox 75 3.2 +1.9
Majority 228 9.8 Increase 1.6
Turnout 2,331 25.1 Decrease 1.5
Labour hold Swing

Wednesbury South
Wednesbury South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Chambers 1,409 57.6 +21.9
Conservative Vijay Gaddu 1,036 42.4 +6.7
Majority 373 15.2
Turnout 2,464 23.87 Decrease 7.0
Labour hold Swing

West Bromwich Central
West Bromwich Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liam Preece 1,984 69.8 +12.8
Conservative Aran Duggal 857 30.2 -3.3
Majority 1,127 39.6 Increase 16.2
Turnout 2,863 27.86 Decrease 4.4
Labour hold Swing

References
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  2. "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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  4. "Councillors by Party". sandwell.gov. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. Storer, Rhi (18 November 2021). "Rajbir Singh steps down as Sandwell councillor". Halesowen News. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. Storer, Rhi (20 January 2022). "Sandwell Conservative councillor defects to Labour". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. Madeley, Peter (5 April 2022). "More chaos in Sandwell as Labour cabinet member quits party to stand for Tories". Express and Star. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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