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2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections was held on 2 May 2024 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom and the 2024 West Midlands mayoral election. One third of seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were up for election. The council remained under Labour majority control.

Background

Sandwell is a consistently Labour council, with Labour having held majorities in every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council. From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of one party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. In the previous election in 2023 both Labour and the Conservatives gained two seats each, the councillors on these seats having either switched to the Liberal Democrats or gone independent after the 2022 election.

Both of the parties have lost councillors over the last year. The majority of these have not had the reasons behind publicly revealed. However, it is known that Councillor Jay Anandou left the Conservatives over the rest of his party failing to back his campaign to stop development on the former Brandhall Golf Club. Additionally, two councillors switched from Conservative to Labour, citing a lack of faith in the Conservatives' ability to govern.

Summary

Labour increased their majority on the council at the election. The Conservatives lost three seats, including that of their group leader, David Fletcher.

Election result

Ward results

Abbey

Blackheath

Bristnall

Charlemont with Grove Vale

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Friar Park

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Bridge

Greets Green and Lyng

Hateley Heath

Langley

Newton

Old Warley

Oldbury

Princes End

Rowley

Smethwick

Soho and Victoria

St. Paul's

Tipton Green

Tividale

Wednesbury North

Wednesbury South

West Bromwich Central

References