2026 Walsall Council election

2026 Walsall Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
All 60 seats to Walsall Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered201,778
Turnout79,192
39.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Reform Conservative WCIP
Last election 0 seats, 8.8% 37 seats, 37.1% Did not exist
Seats before 0 31[1] 0
Seats won 40 10 8
Seat change Increase 40 Decrease 21 Increase 8
Popular vote 80,225 49,091 18,925
Percentage 37.3% 22.8% 8.8%
Swing Increase 28.5% Decrease 14.3% N/A
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Advance UK
Last election 14 seats, 34.5% 9 seats, 13.0% Did not exist
Seats before 11 11 1
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Decrease 10 Decrease 10 Decrease 1
Popular vote 30,268 8,603 1,324
Percentage 14.1% 4.0% 0.6%
Swing Decrease 20.4% Decrease 9.0% N/A
  Seventh party
 
Party Your Party
Last election Did not exist
Seats before 6
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 6
Popular vote Did not stand
Percentage Did not stand
Swing N/A
Leader before election

Mike Bird
Conservative

 Leader after election

Elaine Williams
Reform

The 2026 Walsall Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day. This council is divided into 20 wards, with each having 3 councillors. All 60 members of Walsall Council were elected.[2]

Background

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. It was then under Conservative control between 2004 and 2011, before reverting to no overall control and being retaken by the Conservatives in 2019.

In the 2024 elections, the Conservatives retained all 12 seats up for election, receiving 37.1% of the vote, Labour gained 1 seat with 34.5%, Independent candidates, mainly pro-Gaza independents, received 13%, Reform UK received 8.8%, and the Liberal Democrats received 3.2%.

Due to boundary changes, all seats on the council were up for election.

Previous council composition

After 2024 election Before 2026 election[1] After 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 37 Conservative 29 Conservative 10
Labour 14 Labour 11 Labour 1
Independent 9 Independent 12 Independent 9
Your Party 6 Your Party 0
Reform 1 Reform 40
Advance UK 1 Advance UK 0

Best Performance by Party

Best Performance by Party 2026 (%)
Party Ward Votes % +/-
Conservative Aldridge Central & South 1,895 39.4 -20.5
Labour Willenhall South 1,378 38.4 -29.7
Independent Palfrey 1,419 26.8 -21.6
WCIP Pleck 1,698 37.9 +37.9
Reform Bloxwich West 2,132 57.8 +39.9
Liberal Democrats New Invention 393 9.7 -2.6
Green Paddock 1,011 21.2 -5.3
Advance UK Pelsall 468 8.6 +8.63

Electoral Process

In Walsall, each year, one councillor from every ward stands for re-election. In the fourth year, no elections take place, which is what happened in 2025. The previous election took place in 2024. The election will take place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top three being elected.

However, the Conservative Councillor Waheed Rasab, who represents the Paddock ward, has called for the introduction of all-out local elections every four years "indefinitely", rather than the current practice of annual elections.[3] Councillor Rasab states that the current process is significantly more expensive and takes money, over £250,000 each year, away from frontline services, adding that there is no ‘compelling need’ to hold elections every year.[3]

Walsall Council have stated that “To change how often elections take place in Walsall, a resolution must be passed by at least two-thirds of all voting councillors at a specially convened meeting... the council must engage with key stakeholders and other persons on any proposed changes.[3] This would likely include elected members, community leaders and residents." And that, as 2026 is an all-out election, this would likely be the starting point for any new arrangements.[3]

At the previous Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) consultation, it was found that there was little interest to change the current system.

Issues with the selection process

In 2025, the Aldridge Brownhills Conservative Association faced criticism over its candidate selection process for the May 2026 local elections. Nine sitting Conservative councillors in Walsall were prevented from standing as candidates and subsequently lodged appeals by the 1 August deadline. Decisions on the appeals were issued on 15 October.[4]

Seven of the nine appeals were upheld, allowing those councillors to proceed to Stage 1 interviews, while two appeals were dismissed, including those of Councillor Rasab and Councillor Ali. Ten prospective new candidates who also appealed their rejection were unsuccessful. Councillor Vera Waters, councillor for Rushall-Shelfield, stated that there was no “logical explanation” for the deselections.[4]

Leadership of Walsall Council

Since the 2024 Local Elections, Walsall Council has seen the departure of Mike Bird, who was originally suspended amid allegations of racism and anti-Asian bullying, of which he has been cleared.[5] At the Annual General Meeting, Bird executed a putsch and took his entire Tory cabinet with him to form a separate “Conservative and Independent” group.[5] Councillor Bird resigned as council leader in June 2024. Councillor Garry Perry was elected as Leader of Walsall Council on 3 June 2024, following the resignation of Councillor Mike Bird.[6] However, Garry Perry quit on May 21, claiming he’d experienced 'political attrition, deliberate undermining, and bullying dressed up as politics'.[7]

Following the resignation, deputy leader Councillor Adrian Andrew took on the role as acting leader until a new one was chosen by the Conservative Group. On June 5, 2025, Councillor Mike Bird was elected leader of the Conservative Group on Walsall Council, marking the sixth time he has held this position since first becoming a councillor for Pheasey Park Farm in 1980.[8] However, Councillor Bird cannot assume leadership of the Conservative-led authority until a vote by all elected members of Walsall Council takes place.

On June 10, Mike Bird assumed office after being elected as leader of Walsall Council.[9]

Councillors Defections & Resignations

Since the 2024 local elections, there have been a series of defections and resignations.

Shakila Hussain

On 2 July 2024, Shakila Hussain, the Labour councillor for Palfrey and Walsall’s first Bengali councillor, resigned from the Labour Party following remarks made by party leader Sir Keir Starmer regarding Bangladeshi migrants.[10] In her resignation statement, Hussain said she could not remain a member of a party which she believed was “scapegoating an entire nationality to pander to voters”.[10] She confirmed that her resignation from the Labour Party took effect immediately.

Stacie Elson

Councillor Stacie Elson left the Walsall Conservative Group following her formal resignation on Tuesday 6 May 2025. She stated that she was “extremely disappointed” with the conduct of the council leader at the time, Councillor Garry Perry, which prompted her to quit the group.[11] After a change in leadership at Walsall Council, she sought to rejoin the Conservative Group, but her application was not accepted by its members.[11]

Jade Chapman

In September 2025, Jade Chapman, a Walsall councillor, resigned from the Conservative Party and subsequently joined Advance UK.[12][13] Her resignation followed her attendance at the Unite the Kingdom march in London on 13 September 2025, organised by Tommy Robinson.

Paul and Chris Bott

On 11 November 2025, Labour councillors Paul Bott and Chris Bott, who represent the Darlaston South ward, resigned from the Labour Party following a dispute over a £20 million allocation of government funding.[14] The councillors cited dissatisfaction with the handling of the funding process by Pat McFadden, the Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, and Matt Ward, leader of the Walsall Labour Group.[14] The Botts also raised concerns about a lack of diversity on the board overseeing the funding, stating that there were no resident representatives from Rough Hay, Kings Hill, or Moxley. Councillor Chris Bott said that both she and Paul Bott would continue to advocate for a community-led approach to the funding.

Vera Waters

Vera Waters announced her resignation from the Conservative Party on 24 November 2025. She was the fourth Conservative councillor in Walsall to resign. In her resignation statement, Waters said the party had “lost its way”.[15] Waters stated that her decision followed a series of incidents, including an unresolved issue involving another councillor. She also cited the decision of the Aldridge Brownhills Conservative Association to prevent her from standing as a candidate in the following year’s local elections.[15] Councillor Waters states her intention to stand in the 2026 Local Elections.[15]

Izzy Hussain, Amo Hussain & Gaz Ali

In January 2026, three Walsall councillors resigned from the Conservative Party following disputes over candidate selections for the May 2026 local elections. Gaz Ali and Amo Hussain, councillors for Birchills Leamore, and Izzy Hussain, councillor for Blakenall, all resigned on 13 January.[16] In a joint statement, they cited the treatment of fellow councillors by the Aldridge Brownhills Conservative Association, including Keith Sears, who was among nine sitting councillors not approved as candidates despite having served for 50 consecutive years. The councillors stated that they had resigned from the party “with immediate effect”.[16]

Keith Sears

On 17th February 2026, Keith Sears, Councillor for Aldridge North and Walsall Wood, quit the Conservative Party following ongoing issues with the selection process. Initially, Councillor Sears was among the nine sitting Conservative councillors who were not approved by the Aldridge Brownhills Association. Cllr Sears appealed the decision and was offered a second selection interview but turned it down "as he knew the outcome would be the same".[17] Cllr Sears described the Aldridge Brownhills Conservative Association as having a "death wish" and stated that the "association has ruined Aldridge".[17] This marks the eighth councillor to resign from the council group in the last 12 months.[17]

By-Election

The Pelsall by-election took place on 11 September 2025, following Councillor Gary Perry’s resignation from office. Graham Eardley won the by-election in the Pelsall ward with just over 45% of the vote, while the Conservatives came second on 43%, a margin of just 55 votes between the two parties.[18][19] This marked the first occasion on which a Reform UK councillor was elected to the council.

In the aftermath of this election, Jade Chapman and Lee Chapman, who was the Conservative Party candidate, quit the Conservative Party amid claims of bullying following their attendance at the "Unite the Kingdom" rally, hosted by Tommy Robinson.[12] Since, both have been appointed as regional directors of Advance UK.[13]

Pelsall By-Election Result

Party Candidate Votes % +/-
Reform UK Graham Eardley 1,231 45.1 +31.3%
Conservative Lee Chapman 1,176 43.1 -24.1%
Green Joe Belcher 127 4.7 +4.7%
Labour Hannah Jones 125 4.6 -14.5%
Liberal Democrats Daniel Barker 72 2.6 +2.6%

Predictions

On 13 March 2026, BirminghamLive published an article citing an AI election model by Bombe predicting that Nigel Farage’s party would “seize control of Sandwell and Walsall”, with a “massive majority” in Walsall.[20] The projection suggests 48 Reform seats, alongside nine Conservative and three ‘other’. The model is benchmarked against real-world election results and claims to have correctly called 85% of the last 20 by-elections. [20]

On 15 April 2026, JL Partners released an MRP poll projecting Reform on 43.8% in Walsall, well ahead of Labour in second place on 19.5%. The full results are as follows:[21]

Party % +/-
Reform 43.8 +35.0
Labour 19.5 -15.0
Conservative 17.2 -19.9
Liberal Democrats 8.4 +5.2
Green 6.1 +2.8
Other (inc. IND) 5.0 -8.2

Election result

2026 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election[22]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Reform 60 40 N/A N/A Increase 40 66.7 37.3 80,225 +28.5
  Conservative 60 10 N/A N/A Decrease 21 16.7 22.8 49,091 –14.3
  WCIP 20 8 N/A N/A Increase 8 13.3 8.8 18,925 N/A
  Labour 60 1 N/A N/A Decrease 10 1.7 14.1 30,268 –20.4
  Independent 17 1 N/A N/A Decrease 10 1.7 4.0 8,603 –9.0
  Green 53 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 11.7 25,084 +8.4
  Liberal Democrats 7 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 0.7 1,447 –2.5
  Advance UK 5 0 N/A N/A Decrease 1 0.0 0.6 1,324 N/A
  Your Party 0 0 N/A N/A Decrease 6 0.0 N/A[a] N/A N/A

Ward results

Aldridge Central & South

Aldridge Central & South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Wilson* 1,895 42.4 –17.5
Conservative John Murray 1,873 41.9 –18.0
Reform Lucy Darby 1,719 38.5 +28.5
Reform Jeffrey Robinson 1,684 37.7 +27.7
Conservative Pardeep Kaur* 1,659 37.1 –22.8
Reform Francis Perks 1,610 36.0 +26.0
Labour Anna Brook 712 15.9 –8.6
Labour Mark Bradley 496 11.1 –13.4
Green Rebecca Fullerton 472 10.6 +4.9
Green Jamie Clarson 461 10.3 +4.6
Labour Nikita Sowan 415 9.3 –15.2
Green Shaun McKenzie 404 9.0 +3.3
Turnout 4,828 46.6 +11.4
Registered electors 10,368
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Reform gain from Conservative

Aldridge North & Walsall Wood

Aldridge North & Walsall Wood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Lesley Lynch 1,696 43.8 +28.1
Reform Ian Benton 1,681 43.4 +27.7
Conservative Christine Edwards 1,524 39.4 –11.8
Conservative Keith Sears* 1,456 37.6 –13.6
Reform George Kyriacou 1,440 37.2 +21.5
Conservative Connor McCormack 1,400 36.2 –15.0
Green Tom Glibbery 416 10.8 +6.3
Green Sam Kitchen 406 10.5 +6.0
Labour Kelly Baker 399 10.3 –15.2
Green Tanya Petrovic 361 9.3 +4.8
Labour Patti Lane 322 8.3 –17.2
Labour Sarmad Ali 293 7.6 –17.9
Independent Vera Waters 214 5.5 N/A
Turnout 4,197 42.1 +14.4
Registered electors 9,964
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood

Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Matthew Eason 1,416 56.9
Reform Stuart Lathe 1,336 53.7
Reform Scott Simmons 1,323 53.1
Labour Tina Jukes* 495 19.9
Green Rebecca Dolphin 374 15.0
Labour Elliot Pfebve 361 14.5
Labour Pam Sheemar 361 14.5
Green Darren Neville 295 11.8
Green Steven Hayward 293 11.8
WCIP Elizabeth Adekanye 283 11.4
Conservative Jenny Bradley 276 11.1
WCIP Nadine Hamilton 232 9.3
Conservative Liam Murphy 217 8.7
Conservative Lisa Turner 207 8.3
Turnout 2,793 29.2
Registered electors 9,581
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Bentley & Darlaston North

Bentley & Darlaston North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Michael Barker 1,249 41.7 +25.9
Reform Paul Lunn 1,184 39.5 +23.7
Reform Ramtirth Singh 1,013 33.8 +18.0
WCIP Yasin Ahmed 667 22.3 N/A
WCIP Nahid Ahmed 665 22.2 N/A
WCIP Sajakat Ali 609 20.3 N/A
Labour Adam Mohammed 597 19.9 –16.5
Labour Louis Gill 594 19.8 –16.6
Labour Lucie Nahal* 580 19.4 –17.0
Green Hannah Burston 423 14.1 N/A
Green Faisal Majeed 343 11.4 N/A
Green Kaiser Majeed 298 9.9 N/A
Conservative Anthony Jones 268 8.9 –6.0
Conservative Manju Gill 232 7.7 –7.2
Conservative Steven Turner 220 7.3 –7.6
Independent Abdul Kalam 45 1.5 –1.4
Turnout 3,339 34.6 +7.3
Registered electors 9,664
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Your Party

Bloxwich East & Blakenhall Heath

Bloxwich East & Blakenhall Heath (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Aiden Clarke 1,643 54.6
Reform Richard Tapper 1,521 50.6
Reform David Sambrook 1,505 50.0
Conservative Gary Flint 745 24.8
Conservative Corin Statham 723 24.0
Conservative Mark Statham 707 23.5
Labour Thanh Huynh 413 13.7
Green Jayne-Edgar Dragon 412 13.7
Labour Kamran McDonald 382 13.7
Green David Taylor 339 11.3
Labour Ismail Mohammed 326 10.8
Green Mike Walters 305 10.1
Turnout 3,284 34.2
Registered electors 9,591
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Bloxwich West

Bloxwich West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Nicky Barker 2,100 62.2 +44.3
Reform Paul Nugent 1,918 56.8 +38.9
Reform Tony Sadla 1,850 54.8 +36.9
Conservative Louise Harrison* 824 24.4 –15.0
Conservative Sean Boyle 736 21.8 –17.6
Conservative Tracey Hateley 692 20.5 –18.9
Labour Tayo Ladimine 362 10.7 –29.5
Labour Imogen Margetts 355 10.5 –29.7
Green Deborah Lee 352 10.4 N/A
Green William Raby 336 10.0 N/A
Green Adam Snape 302 8.9 N/A
Labour Manjit Padda 301 8.9 –31.3
Turnout 3,659 38.9 +11.7
Registered electors 9,415
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Conservative

Brownhills

Brownhills (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Joshua Dixon 1,889 55.7 +39.0
Reform Pete Sutton 1,642 48.4 +31.7
Reform Aysha Nizamoglu 1,406 41.5 +24.8
Conservative Ken Ferguson* 1,006 29.7 –14.3
Conservative Kerry Murphy* 991 29.2 –14.8
Conservative Carolyn Sault 767 22.6 –21.4
Green Kathryn Smith 433 12.8 N/A
Labour Stephen Jukes 351 10.4 –22.1
Advance UK Martin Mason-Woodhouse 331 9.8 N/A
Green Richard Harries 325 9.6 N/A
Green Rowan Lavender 295 8.7 N/A
Labour Bob Thomas 294 8.7 –23.8
Labour Jay Wall 262 7.7 –24.8
Advance UK Joanne Phillips 177 5.2 N/A
Turnout 3,697 37.9 +12.9
Registered electors 9,757
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Conservative

Darlston South

Darlston South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Peter Burton 1,490 50.9 +35.4
Reform David Bailey 1,361 46.5 +31.0
Reform Jenny Nock 1,269 43.4 +27.9
Independent Chris Bott* 719 24.6 N/A
Independent Paul Bott* 691 23.6 N/A
Labour Ade Walker 664 22.7 –43.0
Labour Amy Walker 644 22.0 –43.7
Labour Matt Ward* 589 20.1 –45.6
Green Liam Jones 451 15.4 N/A
Conservative Parmajit Kaur 265 9.1 –5.6
Conservative Balvinder Singh 232 7.9 –6.8
Conservative Melvin Glasby 217 7.4 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Sylwia Juranek 186 6.4 +2.2
Turnout 3,338 30.7 +7.7
Registered electors 10,865
Reform gain from Independent
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Independent

Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft

Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Lisa Jones 1,044 47.1
Reform Robin Perry 1,019 46.0
Reform Tabbi Awotwe 929 41.9
Independent Pete Smith* 804 36.3
WCIP Mushtaq Khan 436 19.7
Labour Lee Jeavons 407 18.4
Green Yobba Baldeh 347 15.7
Green Joseph Chandler 330 14.9
Labour Robert Lipke 330 14.9
Labour Ulrike Wilson 299 13.5
Green Andrea Maynard 287 12.9
Conservative Stephen Langford 147 6.6
Conservative Susan Langford 136 6.1
Conservative Anthony Dubberley 135 6.1
Turnout 2,769 28.9
Registered electors 9,569
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

New Invention

New Invention (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Carl Creaney 1,537 48.0
Reform Gill Mitchell 1,435 44.8
Reform Daniel Rollinson 1,414 44.1
Conservative Adam Hicken* 979 30.6
Labour Tal Singh 811 25.3
Conservative Rob Larden* 736 23.0
Conservative Martin Washbrook 674 21.0
Labour Iqbal Padda 652 20.4
Labour Courtney Jukes 633 19.8
Liberal Democrats Dan Barker 393 12.3
Independent Stacie Elson* 346 10.8
Turnout 3,673 40.1
Registered electors 9,160
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Paddock

Paddock (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gurmeet Singh Sohal* 1,423 31.5 –5.8
Conservative Amrik Dhesy 1,361 30.2 –7.1
Conservative Sawra Shmim 1,149 25.5 –11.8
WCIP Amo Hussain 1,086 24.1 N/A
WCIP Gaz Ali* 1,078 23.9 N/A
Green Karam Sangha 1,011 22.4 +18.5
Green Helen Neville 1,006 22.3 +18.4
WCIP Israr Hussain 979 21.7 N/A
Green Mish Rahman 933 20.7 +16.8
Reform Mary Birch 731 16.2 +11.5
Reform Brian Cusack 698 15.5 +10.8
Reform Khan Rose 562 12.5 +7.8
Labour Dean Margetts 518 11.5 –15.8
Labour Klara Margetts* 514 11.4 –15.9
Labour Muhammad Khan 491 10.9 –16.4
Turnout 4,798 49.0 +8.0
Registered electors 9,787
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Palfrey & The Delves

Palfrey & The Delves (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
WCIP Dilu Miah 1,518 32.5
Independent Ashfaq Ahmed 1,419 30.3
WCIP Hajran Bashir* 1,394 29.8
Independent Shakir Hussain 1,345 28.8
WCIP Saiqa Nasreen* 1,291 27.6
Independent Imran Ahmed 1,235 26.4
Green Sadat Hussain 1,089 23.3
Green Marc Batchford 568 12.1
Green Mehvish Khatoon 520 11.1
Reform Tony Simmons 512 10.9
Reform Joshua Pope 507 10.8
Labour Mohammed Musharaf 505 10.8
Labour Wemi Agboaye 462 9.9
Reform Ananya Sabharwal 439 9.4
Labour Paul Graham 429 9.2
Conservative Elizabeth Magee 272 5.8
Conservative Nirmal Singh 271 5.8
Conservative Bradley Fisher 255 5.5
Turnout 5,115 45.1
Registered electors 11,348
WCIP win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
WCIP win (new seat)

Pelsall

Pelsall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Ann Ault 2,132 49.8 +36.0
Reform Jim Parsons 1,996 46.6 +32.8
Conservative Rose Martin* 1,486 34.7 –32.5
Conservative Jonathan Elliott 1,446 33.7 –33.5
Reform Faiza Hussain 1,360 31.7 +17.9
Conservative Lorna Rattigan 1,320 30.8 –36.4
Green James Rowley 522 12.2 N/A
Advance UK Jade Chapman* 468 10.9 N/A
Green Kath Jennings 433 10.1 N/A
Green Jon Maltman 353 8.2 N/A
Independent Graham Eardley* 327 7.6 N/A
Labour Zoe Harrison 289 6.7 –12.3
Labour John Foxall 266 6.2 –12.8
Labour Lewis Norgrove 261 6.1 –12.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Barker 197 4.6 N/A
Turnout 4,716 42.8 +11.6
Registered electors 11,015
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Pheasey Park Farm

Pheasey Park Farm (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Karen Griffiths 1,699 39.5 N/A
Conservative Adrian Andrew* 1,677 38.9 –22.1
Reform Christopher Hickey 1,602 37.2 N/A
Conservative Mike Bird* 1,595 37.0 –24.0
Reform Mark Wellings 1,542 35.8 N/A
Conservative Sheeban Yasin 1,240 28.8 –32.2
Green Laura Foreman 686 15.9 N/A
Green Kieran Guice 583 13.5 N/A
Green Arranjit Rangi 580 13.5 N/A
Labour Toby Cashmore 543 12.6 –18.6
Labour Jasvir Singh 489 11.4 –19.8
Labour Colin Wilkes 441 10.2 –21.0
Advance UK Ray Southam 131 3.0 N/A
Independent Chris Newey 110 2.6 N/A
Turnout 4,677 46.1 +15.2
Registered electors 10,149
Reform gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Reform gain from Conservative

Pleck

Pleck (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WCIP Khizar Hussain* 1,698 42.8 N/A
WCIP Ashraq Ahmad 1,601 40.4 N/A
WCIP Basharat Hussain 1,581 39.9 N/A
Labour Zulkifl Ahmed 933 23.5 –12.3
Labour Ram Mehmi* 773 23.5 –12.3
Labour Muhammad Miah 761 19.2 –16.3
Reform Peter Faultless 701 17.7 N/A
Reform Melissa Rooker 677 17.1 N/A
Reform Joshua Sadla 597 15.1 N/A
Green Matthew Harper 494 12.5 +5.5
Green Yasin Dad 469 11.8 +4.8
Green Khuram Mahmood 398 10.0 +3.0
Conservative Mozamil Khan 364 9.2 –5.9
Conservative Abdul Malik 244 6.2 –8.9
Conservative Salek Miah 221 5.6 –9.5
Independent Ifrahim Tabassum 201 5.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jagadees Nair 95 2.4 N/A
Independent Kashif Meher 80 2.0 N/A
Turnout 4,310 39.9 +3.9
Registered electors 10,815
WCIP gain from Your Party
WCIP gain from Labour
WCIP gain from Your Party

Rushall-Shelfield

Rushall-Shelfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Stuart Chapman 1,610 42.5 +28.7
Reform Irene Henery 1,525 40.3 +26.5
Reform Barbara McCracken 1,506 39.8 +26.0
Conservative Elliot Benton 752 19.9 –21.9
Conservative Michelle Coles 739 19.5 –22.3
Green Raja Ateeq 719 19.0 +11.9
Green Joe Belcher 677 17.9 +10.8
Conservative Daniel Kirk 662 17.5 –24.3
Green Julie Skellern 628 16.6 +9.5
Labour James Harrison 625 16.5 –20.8
Labour Edward Assamoah-Cobbiah 606 16.0 –21.3
Labour Sam Fletcher 575 15.2 –22.1
WCIP David Morgan 290 7.7 N/A
WCIP Aadam Oates 233 6.2 N/A
Independent Jason Goher 205 5.4 N/A
Turnout 4,076 38.5 +10.6
Registered electors 10,596
Reform gain from Advance UK
Reform gain from Independent
Reform gain from Conservative

Short Heath

Short Heath (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Rohan Beecha 1,775 49.5 N/A
Reform Bella Simon 1,768 49.3 N/A
Reform Elaine Williams 1,727 48.2 N/A
Conservative Amandeep Garcha* 1,218 34.0 –12.8
Conservative Poonam Gill* 1,148 32.0 –14.8
Conservative Joshua Whitehouse* 1,119 31.2 –15.6
Labour Elouise Francis 380 10.6 –28.9
Labour Leah Martin 303 8.5 –31.0
Green Liam Allen 299 8.3 N/A
Labour Gerard Lyng 281 7.8 –31.7
Green Cally Russon 274 7.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Hodges 250 7.0 –6.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Rollason 211 5.9 –7.9
Turnout 3,988 39.8 +12.6
Registered electors 10,018
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Conservative
Reform gain from Conservative

St Matthew's

St Matthew's (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WCIP Aftab Nawaz* 1,116 35.7 N/A
WCIP Mushtaq Ahmed 1,105 35.4 N/A
WCIP Basharat Hussain 1,063 34.0 N/A
Conservative Frank Uddin 631 20.2 –1.4
Green Katharine Morgan 614 19.6 +12.5
Green Scott Mabbutt 599 19.2 +12.1
Green Adeel Riaz 548 17.5 +10.4
Labour Eileen Russell* 486 15.6 –18.9
Independent Jamal Ahmed 426 13.6 N/A
Reform Michael Dimkpa 403 12.9 +6.0
Labour Chris Williams 399 12.8 –21.7
Labour Ewan Thornton 390 12.5 –22.0
Reform Gabriel Obasa 373 11.9 +6.0
Reform Enoch Oyeduntan 346 11.1 +4.2
Independent Akhter Ali 341 10.9 N/A
Conservative Khalid Khan 277 8.9 –12.7
Conservative Sajid Mahmood 258 8.3 –13.3
Turnout 3,407 39.3 +2.1
Registered electors 8,668
WCIP gain from Your Party
WCIP gain from Independent
WCIP gain from Labour

Streetly

Streetly (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Alan Fleming 2,087 46.3 +38.4
Conservative Amanda Parkes 1,894 42.0 –18.5
Conservative Kara Babb 1,723 38.2 –22.3
Reform Matt Matloob 1,650 36.6 +28.7
Conservative Vandana Sharma* 1,525 33.8 –26.7
Reform Mani Panchhi 1,482 32.9 +25.0
Green Pam Walters 608 13.5 +8.7
Labour Sarah Jeavons 581 12.9 –9.1
Labour Shaun Fitzpatrick 565 12.5 –9.5
Green Aaron Pooni 559 12.4 +7.6
Labour Nikita Goldsmith 545 12.5 –9.5
Advance UK Adrian Hutton 217 4.8 N/A
Independent Thomas Yoong 95 2.1 N/A
Turnout 5,141 46.8 +11.4
Registered electors 10,981
Reform gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Willenhall

Whitehall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Peter Harrison 1,449 48.8
Labour Simran Cheema 1,378 46.4
Reform Roy Tandy 1,257 42.4
Reform Parvesh Kumar 1,189 40.1
Labour Natalie Latham 892 30.1
Labour Harj Nahal 887 29.9
Green Aleena Khan 328 11.1
Conservative Barbara Haig 323 10.9
Conservative Colleen Jones 295 9.9
Green Toyin Oshaniwa 268 9.0
Conservative Gail Jordan 264 8.9
Green Shakir Khan 258 8.7
Liberal Democrats Leandra Gebrakedan 115 3.9
Turnout 3,387 32.4
Registered electors 10,467
Reform win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Did not stand candidates.

References

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