Sandwell local elections

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One third of Sandwell Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Contents

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - 1978

Conservative 1978 - 1979

Labour 1979 - present

[edit] Council elections

Sandwell Council election, 1998

Sandwell Council election, 1999

Sandwell Council election, 2000

Sandwell Council election, 2002

Sandwell Council election, 2003

Sandwell Council election, 2004

Sandwell Council election, 2006

Sandwell Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

Hateley Heath By-Election 10 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 481 48.1 -21.4
Liberal Democrat 288 28.8 +15.6
Conservative 144 14.4 -2.9
National Democrats 70 7.0 +7.0
Socialist Party 16 1.6 +1.6
Majority 193 19.3
Turnout 999 10.2
Labour hold Swing
Blackheath By-Election 23 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,053 71.0 -6.2
Liberal Democrat 283 19.1 +19.1
Conservative 148 10.0 -12.8
Majority 770 51.9
Turnout 1,484 15.6
Labour hold Swing
Rowley By-Election 22 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 831 57.3 +0.3
Independent 423 29.2 -13.8
Conservative 104 7.2 +7.2
Liberal Democrat 91 6.3 +6.3
Majority 408 28.1
Turnout 1,449
Labour hold Swing
Hateley Heath By-Election 15 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 558 44.4 -9.8
Liberal Democrat 483 38.5 +8.1
Conservative 215 17.1 +1.8
Majority 75 5.9
Turnout 1,256 13.6
Labour hold Swing
Bristnall By-Election 26 August 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 781 56.8 -4.8
Conservative 452 32.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrat 143 10.4 +0.6
Majority 329 24.0
Turnout 1,376 14.3
Labour hold Swing
Hately Heath By-Election 18 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 573 48.6 +18.2
Labour 466 39.5 -14.7
Conservative 141 11.9 -3.4
Majority 107 9.1
Turnout 1,180 12.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
St. Pauls By-Election 18 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 907 50.6 +18.0
Labour 731 40.8 -11.1
Conservative 113 6.3 -5.1
Liberal Democrat 39 2.2 -1.9
Majority 176 9.8
Turnout 1,790 21.9
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Rowley By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 3,143 63.1 +7.4
Conservative 1,313 26.4 -1.9
Liberal Democrat 528 10.6 +10.6
Majority 1,829 36.7
Turnout 4,984
Labour hold Swing
Wednesbury North By-Election 6 September 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,083 55.7 -6.5
Labour 775 39.8 +2.0
Liberal Democrat 88 4.5 +4.5
Majority 308 15.9
Turnout 1,946 20.9
Conservative hold Swing
Smethwick By-Election 19 September 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victor Silvester 1,334 66.1 -11.0
Conservative 475 23.5 +0.6
Socialist Labour 210 10.4 +10.4
Majority 859 42.6
Turnout 2,019 23.8
Labour hold Swing
Old Warley By-Election 25 November 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Crumpton 1,087 42.3 -1.8
Conservative Leslie Pawlowski 778 30.3 -25.6
British National Party Simon Smith 410 15.9 +15.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Reed 293 11.4 +11.4
Majority 309 12.0
Turnout 2,568 29.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Charlemont with Grove Vale By-Election 28 June 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Nock 870 34.5 -3.0
Labour Ralph Perkins 801 31.7 +6.8
British National Party Arthur Copson 544 21.6 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Martin Roebuck 238 9.4 -7.9
Green Victoria Dunn 71 2.8 +2.8
Majority 69 2.8
Turnout 2,524 27.4
Conservative hold Swing
Princes End By-Election 6 December 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Delia Edwards 796 48.1 +12.4
Conservative Beatrice Owen 517 31.2 +11.4
British National Party Karen Parkes 314 19.0 -15.9
Liberal Democrat Dorothy Brayshaw 29 1.8 +1.8
Majority 279 16.9
Turnout 1,656 18.6
Labour gain from British National Party Swing
Newton By-Election 24 January 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hosell 844 36.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Kay Allcock 809 35.4 -6.9
Conservative Val Ward 587 25.7 +2.3
Green David Hawkins 45 2.0 +2.0
Majority 35 1.5
Turnout 2,285 25.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

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