The 2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Walsall Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2021 elections for the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, and the 2021 West Midlands mayoral election.[1] These elections had been delayed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2]
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21 of 60 seats on Walsall Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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One-third of the seats were up for election, with one ward (Pelsall) electing three councillors.[3][4]
Background edit
Since its creation in 1974, Walsall has varied between the Conservatives and Labour. Between 1973 and 2004, Walsall had been under Labour control from 1973 to 1976, 1980 to 1982, 1988 to 1992, 1995 to 1996, and 1999 to 2000.[5] It was then under Conservative control between 2004 and 2011, before reverting to no overall control and being retaken by the Conservatives in 2019.[6] In the 2019 elections, the Conservatives gained 2 seats with 41% of the vote, Labour lost 2 with 38%, and the UKIP received 10.5% of the vote. Despite Conservative losses across the UK, the Conservative Party gained control of this council.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2016. In that election, the Labour Party gained 1 seat, with 43.2% of the vote, the Conservatives received 36.6%, and UKIP received 11.7%. This election was held prior to the 2016 EU Referendum.
Results edit
2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 14 | 5 | 63.6 | 22 | 37 | 60.0 | 35,778 | 54.1 | +13.1 | |
Labour | 7 | 3 | 31.8 | 15 | 22 | 36.7 | 24,048 | 36.3 | -1.7 | |
Independent | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 805 | 1.2 | -2.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,967 | 2.5 | -1.2 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,788 | 2.7 | +1.3 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 775 | 1.2 | New |
Ward results edit
Aldridge Central and South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tim Wilson | 3,498 | 76.28 | 19.63 | |
Labour | Shaz Akhtar | 648 | 14.13 | 2.27 | |
Green | Guan Chan | 241 | 5.26 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bates | 199 | 4.34 | 2.39 | |
Majority | 2,850 | 62.15 | |||
Turnout | 4,586 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Sears | 2,321 | 71.53 | ||
Labour | Michael Bruce | 609 | 18.77 | ||
Green | Tanya Petrovic | 161 | 4.96 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Isaac Crosby | 154 | 4.75 | ||
Majority | 1,712 | 52.76 | |||
Turnout | 3,245 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bentley and Darlaston North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Angela Underhill | 1,399 | 56.23 | ||
Conservative | Sukhy Nijjar | 1,089 | 43.77 | ||
Majority | 310 | 12.46 | |||
Turnout | 2,488 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Birchills-Leamore edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Amo Hussain | 1,586 | 54.45 | ||
Labour | Tina Jukes | 1,060 | 36.39 | ||
Green | Kevin Pitt | 102 | 3.50 | ||
Reform UK | Elaine Williams | 99 | 3.40 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Wild | 66 | 2.27 | ||
Majority | 526 | 18.06 | |||
Turnout | 2,913 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Blakenall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Pete Smith | 805 | 37.79 | ||
Labour | Matt Ward | 792 | 37.18 | ||
Conservative | Saghir Mohammed | 533 | 25.02 | ||
Majority | 13 | 0.61 | |||
Turnout | 2,130 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Bloxwich East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gary Flint | 1,385 | 60.53 | ||
Labour | Kath Phillips | 903 | 39.47 | ||
Majority | 482 | 21.07 | |||
Turnout | 2,288 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Bloxwich West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brad Allen | 1,892 | 67.1 | ||
Labour | David Morgan | 728 | 25.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Hodges | 113 | 4.0 | ||
Reform UK | Robert Matthews | 88 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 1,164 | 42.3 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brownhills edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kerry Murphy | 1,526 | 55.0 | ||
Labour | Steve Wade | 953 | 34.3 | ||
Reform UK | Lee Chapman | 162 | 5.8 | ||
Green | Phil Parker | 88 | 3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hamza Karim | 46 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 573 | 20.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Darlaston South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chris Bott | 1,533 | 63.7 | ||
Conservative | Derek Bennett | 873 | 36.3 | ||
Majority | 660 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Paddock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nick Gandham | 2,194 | 52.6 | ||
Labour | Nasar Ali | 1,759 | 42.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Watts | 222 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 435 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Palfrey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sabina Ditta | 2,519 | 65.8 | ||
Conservative | Moz Khan | 1,307 | 34.2 | ||
Majority | 1,212 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pelsall edit
Three seats available.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Garry Perry | 2,208 | 32.5 | ||
Conservative | Rose Martin | 1,436 | 21.2 | ||
Conservative | Ed Lee | 1,430 | 21.1 | ||
Labour | Jon Maltman | 495 | 7.3 | ||
Labour | Patti Lane | 381 | 5.6 | ||
Labour | Shamim Ahmed | 319 | 4.7 | ||
Green | Deborah Lee | 275 | 4.1 | ||
Reform UK | Graham Eardley | 242 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pheasey Park Farm edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adrian Andrew | 2,156 | 71.1 | ||
Labour | Trish White | 650 | 21.4 | ||
Green | Andrea Maynard | 128 | 4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Barker | 99 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 1,506 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pleck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Naheed Gultasib | 2,310 | 74.8 | ||
Conservative | Jitu Miah | 778 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 1,532 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rushall-Shelfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Worrall | 1,426 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Sawra Shmim | 1,239 | 43.5 | ||
Reform UK | Jade Davies | 184 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | 187 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Short Heath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Josh Whitehouse | 1,353 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker | 608 | 24.3 | ||
Labour | Elliot Pfebve | 539 | 21.6 | ||
Majority | 745 | 29.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Streetly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keir Pedley | 2,904 | 67.9 | ||
Labour | Michael Coulson | 678 | 15.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gray | 493 | 11.5 | ||
Green | Alison Walters | 205 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 2,226 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St Matthews edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Abdus Nazir | 2,162 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Yaqoob | 1,565 | 36.8 | ||
Green | Michael Walters | 525 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 597 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Willenhall North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stacie Elson | 1,276 | 46.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Shires | 825 | 29.8 | ||
Labour | Stephen Moreton | 608 | 21.9 | ||
Green | Carl Harrison | 63 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 451 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Willenhall South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sean Coughlan | 1,577 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | Amandeep Kaur Garcha | 1,229 | 41.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ben Hodges | 142 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 348 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections edit
Pleck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Simran Cheema | 698 | 64.6 | -10.2 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Saghir | 382 | 35.4 | +10.2 | |
Majority | 316 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,080 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 |
References edit
- ^ "Local elections 2021". Walsall.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Postponement of May 2020 elections". gov.uk. Cabinet Office. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Walsall Council election 2021: Full list of candidates". Express and Star. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council" (PDF). Walsall.gov.uk. Walsall Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Coussins, Jordan (3 May 2019). "Walsall Council local elections 2019: Conservatives take control". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Elections 2021 results by ward". walsall.gov.uk. Walsall Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.