2010 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2010 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 56
- Conservative 12
- Liberal Democrat 4[2]
Background[]
24 seats were contested in the election with the British National Party contesting every seat for the first time,[3][4] more than the Liberal Democrats who only stood in 13 seats.[5] Labour were defending over half of the seats being contested, with the deputy leader of the council, Mahboob Hussain in Oldbury ward, being among the councillors standing for re-election.[6]
Election result[]
The results saw Labour increase their majority on the council after gaining 7 seats.[7] Labour took 2 seats from the Conservatives, 1 from the Liberal Democrats, 2 from the British National Party and 2 from independents.[6] This meant Labour had 56 seats, compared to 12 for the Conservatives and 4 for the Liberal Democrats.[6] Meanwhile, the British National Party losses in Princes End and Tividale meant the party no longer had any seats on the council.[8]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 21 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 87.5 | 47.4 | 61,128 | +3.6% | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 8.3 | 27.9 | 35,924 | -8.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 13,589 | +0.7% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 11.5 | 14,860 | +3.1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1.4 | 1,846 | +1.3% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,402 | -0.4% | |
CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 154 | +0.1% |
Ward results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Piper | 3,352 | 57.6 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Chris Brown | 1,418 | 24.3 | -5.9 | |
Green | Barry Lim | 652 | 11.2 | +4.3 | |
BNP | Kim Nunn | 402 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 1,934 | 33.2 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,824 | 66.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Bridges | 2,272 | 41.3 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Shirley Ching | 1,942 | 35.3 | -18.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Wilson | 726 | 13.2 | +3.9 | |
BNP | Michaela Meachem | 555 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 330 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,495 | 59.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steven Frear | 2,495 | 46.1 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Clive Brunt | 1,558 | 28.8 | -17.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Manley-Green | 781 | 14.4 | +5.2 | |
BNP | Charles Cooper | 575 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
Majority | 937 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,409 | 58.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Ward | 2,511 | 40.8 | -7.5 | |
Labour | Liam Preece | 1,947 | 31.7 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michaela Allcock | 957 | 15.6 | +4.9 | |
BNP | Deborah Howe | 596 | 9.7 | -7.2 | |
Green | Dell Macefield | 139 | 2.3 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 564 | 9.2 | -19.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,150 | 65.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Webb | 2,596 | 44.3 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | Alan Bowler | 1,901 | 32.4 | -21.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Johns | 805 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
BNP | Ann-Marie Hamblett | 558 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 695 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,860 | 58.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Hackett | 2,201 | 46.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Farrington | 1,296 | 27.3 | -2.9 | |
BNP | David Sawers | 715 | 15.0 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Brayshaw | 541 | 11.4 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 905 | 19.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,753 | 52.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Melia | 2,332 | 37.3 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Wilson | 1,862 | 29.8 | -6.2 | |
Conservative | Robert White | 1,420 | 22.7 | +1.6 | |
BNP | Terence Lewin | 637 | 10.2 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 470 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,251 | 64.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joanne Hadley | 1,973 | 40.3 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Steve Simcox | 1,076 | 22.0 | -1.2 | |
BNP | Jennifer Howells | 816 | 16.7 | -9.5 | |
Independent | Tony Roper | 594 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Underhill | 431 | 8.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 897 | 18.3 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,890 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Badham | 2,436 | 56.6 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Elaine Fitzpatrick | 889 | 20.7 | -3.4 | |
BNP | John Howells | 540 | 12.6 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Mitchener | 437 | 10.2 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 1,547 | 36.0 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,302 | 53.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Moore | 2,621 | 52.1 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Stephanie Page | 1,436 | 28.5 | +2.5 | |
BNP | Emma McCandless | 822 | 16.3 | -2.6 | |
CPA | Patrick Fahey | 154 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,185 | 23.5 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,033 | 52.1 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mick Davies | 2,355 | 45.8 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Cooper | 1,522 | 29.6 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Hackett | 651 | 12.7 | +7.6 | |
BNP | Tracey Morris | 615 | 12.0 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 833 | 16.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,143 | 56.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Underhill | 2,088 | 36.0 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Shirley Hosell | 1,979 | 34.2 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Val Ward | 1,303 | 22.5 | -3.9 | |
BNP | Debbie Johnson | 425 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 109 | 1.9 | -17.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,795 | 64.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Trow | 2,370 | 40.2 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | John McHard | 1,989 | 33.8 | -11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 866 | 14.7 | +3.7 | |
BNP | Peter Whitehouse | 488 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Green | Aldo Mussi | 176 | 3.0 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 381 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,889 | 64.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mahboob Hussain | 3,673 | 65.9 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Bisharat Hussain | 1,201 | 21.6 | -13.2 | |
BNP | Mark Morris | 697 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 2,472 | 44.4 | +28.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,571 | 59.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Suzanne Hartwell | 1,891 | 42.1 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Keith Vaughan | 1,412 | 31.4 | -14.6 | |
BNP | Russ Green | 1,189 | 26.5 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 479 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,492 | 48.1 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Tranter | 2,540 | 49.2 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Maurice Gaunt | 1,838 | 35.6 | +0.7 | |
BNP | Joseph Skeldon | 786 | 15.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 702 | 13.6 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,164 | 56.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Babu Bawa | 2,943 | 52.1 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Jagtar Chaggar | 1,234 | 21.9 | -16.9 | |
Independent | Abdul Rehman | 887 | 15.7 | +13.5 | |
BNP | Susan Simpson | 321 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Green | Neil Barlow | 259 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,709 | 30.3 | +16.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,644 | 60.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vic Silvester | 3,388 | 63.0 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Gurpreet Cheema | 1,341 | 24.9 | -2.7 | |
BNP | Lynne Benion | 653 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 2,047 | 38.0 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,382 | 56.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammad Rouf | 3,462 | 67.3 | -3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mazhar Hussain | 835 | 16.2 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Altaf Ahmed | 642 | 12.5 | -0.7 | |
BNP | Tracy Sefton | 208 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,627 | 51.0 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,147 | 56.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ahmadul Haque | 2,252 | 41.3 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | Steve Downing | 1,608 | 29.5 | +5.7 | |
BNP | Karen Parkes | 709 | 13.0 | -5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Richards | 525 | 9.6 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Steve Wilkinson | 365 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 644 | 11.8 | -12.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,459 | 56.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jayne Wilkinson | 2,166 | 40.9 | -15.4 | |
Conservative | John Stockall | 1,571 | 29.7 | -14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Arnold | 793 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
BNP | Gordon Howells | 761 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 595 | 11.2 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,291 | 56.7 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mavis Hughes | 1,989 | 39.2 | -40.1 | |
Labour | Pete Hughes | 1,938 | 38.2 | +17.5 | |
BNP | Emma Howell | 615 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Stanley | 534 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 51 | 1.0 | -57.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,076 | 55.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Giles | 2,758 | 51.1 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | Valerie Bowen | 1,841 | 34.1 | -6.7 | |
BNP | Mark Paskin | 798 | 14.8 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 917 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,397 | 56.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohinder Tagger | 3,188 | 58.1 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Jack Sabharwal | 986 | 18.0 | -5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Fisher | 757 | 13.8 | +7.7 | |
BNP | Terence Stanway | 379 | 6.9 | -5.0 | |
Green | David Hawkins | 176 | 3.2 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 2,202 | 40.1 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,486 | 58.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
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