The 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1]
Results summary edit
| 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election[2][3] | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 7 |  1
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70.0 | 18 | 25 | 83.3 | 7,945 | 47.5 | -9.4 | |
| Labour | 2 | 
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20.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 6,743 | 40.3 | +11.6 | |
| Independent | 1 |  1
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10.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 1,789 | 10.7 | +2.7 | |
| UKIP | 0 |
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0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | N/A | N/A | -4.4 | |
| Green | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 1.6 | -0.4 | |
Ward results edit
Amington edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rosey Claymore | 940 | 54.4 | -6.0 | |
| Labour | Carol Dean | 788 | 45.6 | +15.3 | |
| Majority | 152 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,767 | 27.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.7
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Belgrave edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Jay | 637 | 42.4 | -18.5 | |
| Labour | Bob Bayley | 538 | 35.8 | +2.6 | |
| Independent | Pete Clay | 237 | 15.8 | N/A | |
| Green | John Scattergood | 92 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 99 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,513 | 26.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.6
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Bolehall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Sarah Daniels | 883 | 57.4 | +21.4 | |
| Conservative | Michael Oates | 654 | 42.6 | -16.2 | |
| Majority | 229 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,559 | 27.9 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 18.8
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Castle edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ben Price | 972 | 52.7 | -4.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Lee Wood | 873 | 47.3 | +17.5 | |
| Majority | 99 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,869 | 30.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 11.0
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Glascote edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Jan Wadrup | 614 | 51.0 | +25.9 | |
| Conservative | Brandon Mitchell | 590 | 49.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 24 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,233 | 22.8 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 12.9
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Mercian edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard Kingstone | 998 | 53.1 | +14.2 | |
| Conservative | Steven Pritchard | 521 | 27.7 | -11.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Craig Adams | 360 | 19.2 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 477 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,887 | 34.8 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.8
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Spital edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Smith | 842 | 41.7 | -13.6 | |
| Labour | Liam Bone | 622 | 30.8 | +5.7 | |
| Independent | William Bryan | 554 | 27.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 220 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,026 | 32.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7
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Stonydelph edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Turner | 704 | 50.4 | -9.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | Chris Bain | 522 | 37.4 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Adam Bayliss | 171 | 12.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 182 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,410 | 25.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.1
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Trinity edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marie Bailey | 1,130 | 64.3 | -6.5 | |
| Labour | Denise Bayley | 627 | 35.7 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 503 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,781 | 31.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.6
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Wilnecote edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tina Clements | 955 | 51.0 | -5.4 | |
| Labour | Dave Foster | 916 | 49.0 | +15.6 | |
| Majority | 39 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,897 | 27.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5
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Changes 2022–2023 edit
In August 2022, six Conservative councillors left the party to sit as independents, being Michelle Cook (elected 2019), Danny Cook, Peter Thurgood and John Wade (all elected 2021), and Rosey Claymore and Ben Price (both elected 2022).[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul David Thompson | 334 | |||
| Labour | Craig Lee Mark Adams | 314 | |||
| Independent | Charlie Rose Taylor Castanheira (Charlie Taylor) |
251 | |||
| Reform UK | Ian Stuart Cooper | 40 | |||
| Green | Adam Christopher Bayliss | 35 | |||
| Turnout | 976 | 17.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Richard Ford.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Tamworth election result". BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Newbould, Daniel (9 August 2022). "Six councillors resign from Conservative party of Tamworth Borough Council - full statements". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.