2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This is on the same day as other local elections. 24 of the 72 seats will be 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 % +/−
  Conservative
  For Britain
  Labour
  Liberal Democrats
  Reform UK
  TUSC
  Yeshua
  Independent

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Abbey
Abbey[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mona Khurana
Labour Bob Piper*
Majority
Turnout

Blackheath
Blackheath[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Greg Allman
Labour Danny Millard*
Majority
Turnout

Bristnall
Bristnall[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fajli Bibi
Labour Amolak Dhariwal
Reform UK Peter Durnell
Liberal Democrats Manjit Lall
Majority
Turnout

Charlemont with Grove Vale
Charlemont with Grove Vale[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
For Britain Sam Harding
Labour Jennifer Hemmingway
Reform UK Graham Nock
Liberal Democrats Sadie Smith
Conservative Les Trumpeter
Majority
Turnout

Cradley Heath and Old Hill
Cradley Heath and Old Hill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bradley
TUSC Cammilla Mngaza
Labour Julie Webb*
Conservative Fahmida Yasmin
Majority
Turnout

Friar Park
Friar Park[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Hackett*
Yeshua Colin Rankine
Conservative Ryan Trumpeter
Majority
Turnout

Great Barr with Yew Tree
Great Barr with Yew Tree[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Connor Jones
Labour Steve Melia*
Liberal Democrats Mark Smith
Majority
Turnout

Great Bridge
Great Bridge[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Adams
Labour Soyfur Rahman
Majority
Turnout

Greets Green and Lyng
Greets Green and Lyng[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Giles
Conservative Iqbal Padda*
Majority
Turnout

Iqbal Padda was elected in 2018 for Labour.

Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Moore*
Conservative Yesmeen Singh
Majority
Turnout

Langley
Langley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sharon Davies
Labour Bill Gavan*
Liberal Democrats Clive Heywood
Majority
Turnout

Newton
Newton[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mujakkir Ahmed
Labour Keith Allcock*
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jenkins
Majority
Turnout

Old Warley
Old Warley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harnoor Bhullar*
Conservative Mo Sakhi
Liberal Democrats Bob Smith
Majority
Turnout

Oldbury
Oldbury[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TUSC Richard Gingell
Conservative Abdul Qayyum
Labour Nagi Singh
Majority
Turnout

Princes End
Princes End[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Chidley*
Conservative David Wilkes
Majority
Turnout

Rowley
Rowley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Mayo
Conservative Wendy Steed
Majority
Turnout

Smethwick
Smethwick[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Satinder Dunn
Labour Ashley Lewis
Majority
Turnout

Soho and Victoria
Soho and Victoria[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jasbir Ranie
Independent Mohammad Rouf*
Liberal Democrats Daisy Shone
Labour Mohammed Uddin
Majority
Turnout

Mohammad Rouf was elected for the Labour Party.

St. Paul's
St. Paul's[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aqeela Choudhry
Conservative Imran Qureshi
Liberal Democrats Keith Wilmot
Majority
Turnout

Tipton Green
Tipton Green[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Emms
Labour Abid Hussain
Independent Richard Jeffcoat
Majority
Turnout

Tividale
Tividale[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amrita Dunn
Labour Robert Hevican
Majority
Turnout

Wednesbury North
Wednesbury North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Giles*
TUSC Gareth Knox
Conservative Marc Lucock
Majority
Turnout

Wednesbury South
Wednesbury South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Chambers*
Conservative Vijay Gaddu
Majority
Turnout

West Bromwich Central
West Bromwich Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aran Duggal
Labour Liam Preece
Majority
Turnout

References
  1. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. Brassington, Jamie (7 May 2021). "Conservative local election success means Sandwell Council has an opposition again". Express and Star. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  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.
  8. "Councillors by Party: Sandwell Together party | Sandwell Council". www.sandwell.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  9. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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