2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It coincided with other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election, with three wards (Old Warley, Rowley, and Wednesbury South) electing two councillors.[2]

Map showing the results of the 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

Results

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2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election[3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 18   9 66.7 40 58 81.7 39,053 53.1 -5.5
  Conservative 9   9 33.3 0 9 12.7 26,945 36.6 +18.1
  Independent 0   0.0 4 4 5.6 3,394 4.6 -0.4
  Liberal Democrats 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 1,840 2.5 +0.8
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 1,190 1.6 -8.2
  Reform UK 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 658 0.9 New
  TUSC 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 229 0.3 New
  Workers Party 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 92 0.1 New
  Women's Equality 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 75 0.1 New
  For Britain 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 72 0.1 -1.8
  Yeshua 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 37 0.1 ±0.0

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicky Hinchliff 2,197 68.44 +13.6
Conservative Ali Hussain 507 15.79 +1.9
Green Barry Lim 416 12.96 −10.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Johns 90 2.80 −5.3
Majority 1,690 52.65
Turnout 3,210 36.96
Labour hold Swing

Blackheath

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Blackheath[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerrie Carmichael 1,402 56.7 +23.3
Conservative Greg Allman 1,072 43.3 +14.8
Majority
Turnout 2,505 26.8
Labour hold Swing

Bristnall

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Bristnall[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellen Fenton 1,366 51.8 +5.5
Conservative Connor Jones 1,005 38.1 +10.5
Green Joe Loudon 158 6.0 −20.0
Liberal Democrats Manjit Lall 110 4.2 New
Majority
Turnout 2,669 28.9
Labour hold Swing

Charlemont with Grove Vale

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Charlemont with Grove Vale[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Fisher 1,814 54.0 +23.3
Labour Liam Preece 1,276 38.0 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jenkins 92 2.7 New
For Britain Sam Harding 72 2.1 −3.7
Reform UK Graham Nock 62 1.8 New
Independent Sanjeev Kumar 43 1.3 New
Majority
Turnout 3,409 35.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

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Cradley Heath and Old Hill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicki Smith 1,250 48.2 −3.0
Conservative Satinder Dunn 1,187 45.8 +30.3
Independent Caroline White 113 4.4 New
TUSC Cammilla Mngaza 41 1.6 New
Majority
Turnout 2,622 25.0
Labour hold Swing

Friar Park

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Friar Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Chapman 1,008 51.6 +36.0
Labour John Giles 759 38.8 −5.9
Independent Wayne Trinder 151 7.7 −27.3
Yeshua Colin Rankine 37 1.9 −2.8
Majority
Turnout 1,971 21.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Great Barr with Yew Tree[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Abrahams 1,518 47.3 +29.9
Labour Christopher Worsey 1,172 36.6 −10.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Smith 269 8.4 +3.0
Independent Darryl Magher 247 7.7 New
Majority
Turnout 3,230 32.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Great Bridge

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Great Bridge[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Will Gill 1,099 47.7 +20.5
Labour Ann Jarvis 1,081 46.9 −25.9
Independent Sandeep Singh 123 5.3 New
Majority
Turnout 2,326 23.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Greets Green and Lyng

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Greets Green and Lyng[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pam Randhawa 1,679 56.8 −17.1
Conservative Md Jalal Ahmed 820 27.7 +12.6
Independent John Edwards 457 15.5 New
Majority
Turnout 2,991 31.6
Labour hold Swing

Hateley Heath

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Hateley Heath[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kacey Akpoteni 1,471 50.3 −25.3
Conservative Les Trumpeter 1,277 43.6 +19.2
Reform UK Jacqueline Nock 112 3.8 New
Independent Paavan Ohm 67 2.3 New
Majority
Turnout 2,951 28.6
Labour hold Swing

Langley

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Langley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Owen 1,151 47.2 −13.0
Conservative Mohammed Sakhi 693 28.4 +6.6
Independent Sharon Davies 596 24.4 New
Majority
Turnout 2,473 25.6
Labour hold Swing

Newton

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Newton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Giles 1,242 41.2 +4.4
Conservative Lee Williams 1,066 35.4 +20.6
Independent Joyce Underhill 452 15.0 New
Liberal Democrats Bertram Richards 165 5.5 −9.5
Green Hannah Valenzuela 90 3.0 −1.5
Majority
Turnout 3,049 34.0
Labour hold Swing

Old Warley

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Old Warley[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jay Anandou 1,361 44.3
Labour Harnoor Bhullar 1,145 37.3
Labour John Tipper 922 30.0
Conservative Jeffrey Regha 859 28.0
Green Aldo Mussi 267 8.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Smith 236 7.7
Reform UK Karl Leech 112 3.6
Turnout 3,071 33.1
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Oldbury

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Oldbury[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rizwan Jalil 2,075 64.0 −8.9
Conservative Nathan Poole 1,009 31.1 +15.1
TUSC Richard Gingell 157 4.8 New
Majority
Turnout 3,278 31.6
Labour hold Swing

Princes End

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Princes End[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archer Williams 909 48.7 +28.8
Labour Susan Eaves 590 31.6 −7.8
Reform UK Bill Cherrington 232 12.4 New
Independent Ian Jones 134 7.2 New
Majority
Turnout 1,882 19.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rowley

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Rowley[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Laured Kalari 1,050 42.0
Conservative Satpal Singh 1,039 41.6
Labour Claire Mayo 872 34.9
Labour Nagi Daya Singh 865 34.6
Turnout 2,498 25.4
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Smethwick

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Smethwick[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Parbinder Kaur 2,066 69.0 −3.4
Conservative Amrita Dunn 559 18.7 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bradley 149 5.0 New
Green Rod Macrorie 144 4.8 −9.4
Women's Equality Serena Laidley 75 2.5 New
Majority
Turnout 3,044 30.8
Labour hold Swing

Soho and Victoria

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Soho and Victoria[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Farut Shaeen 2,799 80.1 −0.1
Conservative Steve Simcox 444 12.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Daisy Shone 253 7.2 New
Majority 2,355 67.4
Turnout 3,546 32.5
Labour hold Swing

St. Paul's

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St. Paul's[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sukhbir Gill 3,193 81.5 −0.8
Conservative Keith Lawley 570 14.5 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Jeavons 157 4.0 New
Majority
Turnout 3,961 37.4
Labour hold Swing

Tipton Green

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Tipton Green[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charn Padda 1,372 45.8 −12.7
Independent Richard Jeffcoat 1,011 33.7 New
Conservative Narinder Garcha 613 20.5 +2.4
Majority
Turnout 3,022 27.6
Labour hold Swing

Tividale

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Tividale[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Crompton 1,323 53.0 −1.3
Conservative Emma Henlan 1,173 47.0 +23.9
Majority 150 6.0
Turnout 2,521 27.0
Labour hold Swing

Wednesbury North

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Wednesbury North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Peter Hughes 1,259 51.12
Conservative Sarah Johnson 1,058 42.96
Green Mark Redding 115 4.67
TUSC Gareth Knox 31 1.26
Majority 201 8.16
Turnout 2,463 26.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Wednesbury South

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Wednesbury South[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kirat Singh 1,578 49.5
Conservative Ian Chambers 1,137 35.7
Labour Gulshan Tabassum 1,032 32.4
Conservative David Wilkes 970 30.4
Reform UK Steve Dabbs 140 4.4
Workers Party Reuben Lawrence 92 2.9
Turnout 3,187 30.9
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

West Bromwich Central

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West Bromwich Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laura Rollins 1,916 56.97   14.3
Conservative Fajli Bibi 1,128 33.54   14.8
Liberal Democrats Daljit Kaur Nagra 319 9.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,363 32.32
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

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Tividale

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Tividale: 15 July 2021
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 New
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bradley 30 1.6 New
TUSC Richard Gingell 9 0.5 New
Majority 176 9.4 N/A
Turnout 1,878 20.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  17.2

References

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  1. ^ "Elections 2021". Sandwell.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Sandwell Council election 2021: Full list of candidates". Express and Star. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Statement of Persons Nominated - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council" (PDF). Sandwell.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2021.[permanent dead link]