title: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections
text: # Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections
  
  Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.
  
  ## Political control
  
  The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:
  
  | Party in control | Years |
  | - | - |
  | Labour | 1974–1978 |
  | Conservative | 1978–1979 |
  | Labour | 1979–present |
  
  ### Leadership
  
  The leaders of the council since 1997 have been:
  
  | Councillor | Party | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Tarsem King | Labour | 1997 | 2001 |
  | Bill Thomas | Labour | 2001 | 23 Oct 2009 |
  | Darren Cooper | Labour | 1 Dec 2009 | 26 Mar 2016 |
  | Steve Eling | Labour | 24 May 2016 | 13 Feb 2019 |
  | Steve Trow | Labour | 5 Mar 2019 | 3 May 2019 |
  | Yvonne Davies | Labour | 21 May 2019 | 8 Jul 2020 |
  | Rajbir Singh | Labour | 25 May 2021 | 16 Nov 2021 |
  | Kerrie Carmichael | Labour | 7 Dec 2021 | |
  
  ## Council elections
  
  * 1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2003 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2004 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes)
  * 2006 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2007 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2008 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2010 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2014 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2015 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2016 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2018 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2019 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  * 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  ## Borough result maps
  
  * 2004 results map
  * 2006 results map
  * 2007 results map
  * 2008 results map
  * 2010 results map
  * 2011 results map
  * 2018 results map
  * 2021 results map
  
  ## By-election results
  
  ### 1997-2001
  
  Hateley Heath By-Election 10 July 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 481 | 48.1 | -21.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 193 | 19.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 10.2 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Blackheath By-Election 23 October 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 1,053 | 71.0 | -6.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 283 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
  | | Conservative | | 148 | 10.0 | -12.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 51.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,484 | 15.6 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Rowley By-Election 22 October 1998 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Julai Garrett | 91 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 28.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Hateley Heath By-Election 15 July 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joyce Edis | 558 | 44.4 | -9.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Cheeseman | 483 | 38.5 | +8.1 |
  | | Conservative | Raymond Nock | 215 | 17.1 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 5.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | 13.6 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Bristnall By-Election 26 August 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Malcolm Bridges | 781 | 56.8 | -4.8 |
  | | Conservative | Nicholas Meacham | 452 | 32.8 | +4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Handy | 143 | 10.4 | +0.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 24.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,376 | 14.3 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Hately Heath By-Election 18 November 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rachael Cheeseman | 573 | 48.6 | +18.2 |
  | | Labour | Michael Davies | 466 | 39.5 | -14.7 |
  | | Conservative | Raymond Nock | 141 | 11.9 | -3.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 9.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | 12.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  St. Pauls By-Election 18 November 1999 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Roger Prior | 39 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 9.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,790 | 21.9 | |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2001-2005
  
  Rowley By-Election 7 June 2001 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Iris Boucher | 3,142 | 63.1 | +7.4 |
  | | Conservative | David Gill | 1,313 | 26.4 | -1.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Walter Bowdler | 528 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,829 | 36.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,984 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wednesbury North By-Election 6 September 2001 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Frank Betteridge | 1,083 | 55.7 | -6.5 |
  | | Labour | Elaine Gailes | 775 | 39.8 | +2.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Yardley | 88 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 15.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | 20.8 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Smethwick By-Election 19 September 2002 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 859 | 42.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 23.8 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Old Warley By-Election 25 November 2004 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Christopher Reed | 293 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 12.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,568 | 29.2 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2005-2009
  
  Charlemont with Grove Vale By-Election 28 June 2007 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Martin Roebuck | 238 | 9.4 | -7.9 |
  | | Green | Victoria Dunn | 71 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 2.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,524 | 27.4 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Princes End By-Election 6 December 2007 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Dorothy Brayshaw | 29 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 16.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 18.6 | |
  | | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
  
  Newton By-Election 24 January 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Hosell | 844 | 36.9 | +2.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michaela Allcock | 809 | 35.4 | -6.9 |
  | | Conservative | Valerie Ward | 587 | 25.7 | +2.3 |
  | | Green | David Hawkins | 45 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 25.9 | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2009-2013
  
  Wednesbury South By-Election 1 October 2009 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Olwen Jones | 1,006 | 45.1 | +6.7 |
  | | Conservative | Mike Warner | 946 | 42.4 | +1.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Brayshaw | 168 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
  | | Green | Colin Bye | 109 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,229 | 23.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wednesbury North By-Election 18 November 2010 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Mary Wilson | 45 | 2.1 | -8.4 |
  | | Green | Colin Bye | 42 | 2.9 | +2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 31.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 21.4 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2014-present
  
  Newton By-Election 9 July 2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Keith Allcock | 1,152 | 59.1 | +11.1 |
  | | Conservative | Tony Ward | 452 | 23.2 | -5.6 |
  | | UKIP | Steve Latham | 310 | 15.9 | -7.3 |
  | | Green | Murray Abbott | 36 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 35.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Blackheath By-Election 10 September 2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Danny Millard | 915 | 51.4 | +7.0 |
  | | Conservative | Shirley Ching | 544 | 30.5 | -0.6 |
  | | UKIP | Ian Keeling | 287 | 16.1 | -8.4 |
  | | Green | Ben Groom | 35 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 20.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Tividale By-Election 15th July 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Emma Henlan | 986 | 52.6 | +20.7 |
  | | Labour | Robert Hevican | 810 | 43.2 | -13.7 |
  | | Independent | Energy Kutebura | 40 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nicolas Bradley | 30 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | | TUSC | Richard Gingell | 9 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 9.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 20.13 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +17.2 | |
  
  Wednesbury South By-Election 27 October 2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jenny Chidley | 854 | 51.3 | -6.3 |
  | | Conservative | Fajli Bibi | 654 | 39.3 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Manjit Singh Lall | 77 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
  | | Green | Mark Nicholas Redding | 56 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
  | | TUSC | Gareth Knox | 23 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 12.0 | -3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,664 | 16.33% | -8.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  