2021 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.^[1] One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards (Belle Vale and Kingswinford North & Wall Heath) electing two councillors.^[2]

Results

2021 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	23	12	88.5	23	46	63.9	48,635	56.9	+17.0
	Labour	3	11	11.5	21	24	33.3	28,682	33.5	+0.5
	Independent	0		0.0	2	2	2.8	197	0.2	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,591	4.2	+0.8
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,202	2.6	-1.6
	Black Country Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,219	1.4	-6.5
	Libertarian	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	404	0.5	+0.4
	UKIP	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	241	0.3	-10.0
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	177	0.2	New
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	118	0.1	New
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	71	0.1	New

Ward results

Amblecote

Amblecote^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kamran Razzaq	1,950	57.98	27.38
	Labour	Ellen Cobb	1,044	31.04	2.85
	Green	Adrian Mabe	123	3.66	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Flynn	119	3.54	2.33
	Independent	Jake Woodley	111	3.30	N/A
Majority			906	26.94
Turnout			3,363	33.49	6.44
Rejected ballots			16	0.48
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Belle Vale

Belle Vale (2 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dainel Bevan	2,058	57.60
	Conservative	Peter Dobb	1,779	49.79
	Labour	Savannah Southern	1,234	34.54
	Labour	Andrew Tromans	976	27.32
	Green	Bill McComish	290	8.12
	Liberal Democrats	Marjorie Pounder	131	3.67
Majority			545	8.39
Turnout			3,600	35.05	1.42
Rejected ballots			27	0.42
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Davies	1,692	58.30	38.40
	Labour	Serena Craigie	1,011	34.84	11.77
	Reform UK	Trevor Bunn	97	3.34	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Bramall	84	2.89	N/A
Majority			681	23.47
Turnout			2,902	28.44	6.60
Rejected ballots			18	0.62
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Brockmoor and Pensnett

Brockmoor and Pensnett^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rebbekah Collins	1,207	45.04	18.39
	Labour	John Martin	919	34.29	14.12
	Black Country Party	Steve Edwards	545	20.37	N/A
Majority			288	10.75
Turnout			2,679	27.08	4.79
Rejected ballots			8	0.30
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Castle and Priory

Castle and Priory^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Aston	1,469	48.32	8.35
	Conservative	Mark Webb	1,430	47.04	27.91
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Tilly	116	3.82	N/A
Majority			39	1.28
Turnout			3,040	26.35	4.26
Rejected ballots			25	0.82
	Labour hold		Swing

Coseley East

Coseley East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sue Ridney	1,330	52.9
	Conservative	Lynette Corfield	1,068	42.5
	UKIP	Helen Wimlett	116	4.6
Majority			262
	Labour hold		Swing

Cradley and Wollescote

Cradley and Wollescote^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Natalie Neale	1,395	44.0
	Labour	Gaye Partridge	1,232	38.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Priest	346	10.9
	Black Country Party	Sarah Smith	199	6.3
Majority			163
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gornal

Gornal^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Stanley	2,362	68.4
	Labour	Marian Howard	877	25.4
	UKIP	Phil Wimlett	75	2.2
	SDP	Stuart Turner	71	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mollie Priest	68	2.0
Majority			1,485
	Conservative hold		Swing

Halesowen North

Halesowen North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stuart Henley	1,906	54.3
	Labour	Hilary Bills	1,498	42.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew McKay	107	3.0
Majority			408
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Halesowen South

Halesowen South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Vickers	2,520	63.6
	Labour	Donella Russell	910	23.0
	Green	James Windridge	230	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Campbell	159	4.0
	Black Country Party	Nick Gregory	142	3.6
Majority			1,610
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hayley Green and Cradley South

Hayley Green and Cradley South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ruth Buttery	2,158	66.1
	Labour	Tony Barnsley	838	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ethan Stafford	191	5.8
	Green	John Payne	78	2.4
Majority			1,320
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Phil Atkins	2,358	57.9
	Conservative	Shaz Saleem	1,872	46.0
	Labour	Adam Woodhall	1,132	27.8
	Labour	Richard Lloyd	1,066	26.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Sheppard	283	6.9
Majority			740
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Luke Johnson	1,694	58.4
	Labour	Daniel Round	771	26.6
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Geeves	434	15.0
Majority			923
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lye and Stourbridge North

Lye and Stourbridge North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dave Borley	1,426	44.4
	Labour	Maz Qari	1,116	34.7
	Libertarian	Gary Farmer	273	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Abdul Qadus	239	7.4
	Green	Lawrence Rowlett	159	4.9
Majority			310
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Netherton Woodside and St Andrew's

Netherton Woodside and St Andrew's^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Damian Corfield	1,329	48.4
	Labour	Helen Betts-Patel	1,178	42.9
	Green	Alexander Wright	172	6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Gregg	65	2.4
Majority			151
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Norton

Norton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Laura Taylor	2,660	62.6
	Labour	Paul White	829	19.5
	Green	Pam Archer	378	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Brammall	295	6.9
	Independent	Tim Woodley	86	2.0
Majority			1,831
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pedmore and Stourbridge East

Pedmore and Stourbridge East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Clinton	2,713	62.8
	Labour	Rachel Tudor	1,054	24.4
	Green	Catherine Maguire	235	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Hanson	188	4.3
	Black Country Party	Glen Wilson	133	3.1
Majority			1,659
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rob Clinton	1,528	58.5
	Labour	Brian Roe	912	34.9
	Green	Jason Sprintall	121	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Priest	50	1.9
Majority			616
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sedgley

Sedgley^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Evans	2,530	73.5
	Labour	Steve Beardsmore	779	22.6
	Libertarian	Martin Day	131	3.8
Majority			1,751
	Conservative hold		Swing

St James's

St James's^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Wayne Sullivan	1,471	53.8
	Labour	Asif Ahmed	1,084	39.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Miller	179	6.5
Majority			387
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Thomas's

St Thomas's^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Shaukat Ali	1,853	51.3
	Conservative	Sajid Hanif	1,490	41.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sofie Harris	153	4.2
	TUSC	Nicola Fisher	118	3.3
Majority			363
	Labour hold		Swing

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mark Westwood	1,397	48.5
	Labour	Keiran Casey	1,313	45.5
	Reform UK	Andy Griffin	80	2.8
	UKIP	Rich Colley	50	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Perry	43	1.5
Majority			84
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan Hopwood	2,176	48.8
	Labour	Cat Eccles	1,678	37.7
	Green	Andi Mohr	237	5.3
	Black Country Party	Maxim Lowe	200	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Bramall	164	3.7
Majority			498	11.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wordsley

Wordsley^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kerry Lewis	2,466	72.5
	Labour	Muhammed Ikhlaq	579	17.0
	Green	Jennifer Slater-Reid	179	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Sheppard	177	5.2
Majority			1,887	55.5	N/A
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

References

^ "Elections 2021". Dudley.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ Thandi, Gurdip (9 April 2021). "Who is standing for local election 2021 in Dudley?". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Local government election - Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). Dudley.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Dudley MBC Live Local Election Results 2021".

[1] "Elections 2021". Dudley.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[2] Thandi, Gurdip (9 April 2021). "Who is standing for local election 2021 in Dudley?". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[wards-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Local government election - Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). Dudley.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[4] "Dudley MBC Live Local Election Results 2021".

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