2010 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 Walsall council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. Walsall UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Walsall council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey.

The 2010 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Conservative remain in control of the council, with no change in their majority. [3] Labour gained Birchills-Leamore from the Conservatives, but also lost St Matthews back to the Conservatives. [3]

One seat was vacant in Bloxwich West after the election, as the former Conservative mayor of Walsall Melvin Pitt, whose seat had not been up for election, died on election night. [4]

Walsall Local Election Result 2010 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1011050.039.545,500-12.0%
  Labour 711035.031.335,996+6.5%
  Liberal Democrats 200010.016.118,576+3.9%
  Independent 10005.03.43,910+3.0%
  UKIP 000005.56,293+0.8%
  Green 000001.41,560-0.3%
  Democratic Labour 000001.41,557-2.1%
  BNP 000001.11,289+0.3%
 Pelsall Independent Alliance000000.4413+0.4%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John O'Hare3,82751.8-11.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Sheward1,44619.6+9.1
Labour Sandy Bradie1,32417.9+4.0
UKIP Malcolm Ford6298.5-3.7
Green Mike Walters1552.1+2.1
Majority2,38132.3-17.2
Turnout 7,38168.5+34.9
Conservative hold Swing
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Harris3,47453.7-17.1
Labour Harry Bradie1,42322.0+8.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Greveson1,31820.4+4.3
Green Helen Rust2503.9+3.9
Majority2,05131.7-23.1
Turnout 6,46564.6+36.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bentley and Darlaston North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Burley2,12042.8-1.1
Conservative Gurmeet Sohal1,48730.0-9.3
Liberal Democrats Trudy Pearce71314.4+9.6
UKIP Anne Ford59011.9+3.9
Democratic Labour Alan Paddock440.9+0.1
Majority63312.8+8.2
Turnout 4,95455.6+27.8
Labour hold Swing
Birchills-Leamore [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Jeavons1,77337.1-17.5
Conservative Kamran Aftab1,60233.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Cockayne60812.7+12.7
UKIP James Sargent52411.0+11.0
Democratic Labour Alan Davies1362.8-3.5
Green Paul Booker1322.8-5.3
Majority1713.6-20.1
Turnout 4,77550.7+31.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Blakenall [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Thomas1,57640.9+3.1
Conservative Hilda Derry1,02926.7+5.5
Democratic Labour David Church75819.6-14.4
Liberal Democrats Natalie Woodruff49512.8+5.8
Majority54714.2+10.4
Turnout 3,85846.3+23.9
Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Phillips1,88641.2+15.8
Conservative Clive Ault1,63835.8-23.1
UKIP Alan Sheath46710.2+10.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pearce4179.1+0.2
Democratic Labour Stephen Baggott1733.8-3.0
Majority2485.4
Turnout 4,58154.2+28.2
Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Harrison2,32940.7-13.4
Labour Fred Westley2,00835.1+17.6
BNP Chris Woodall72212.6+12.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Robinson5639.8+6.0
Green Zoe Henderson971.7+1.7
Majority3215.6-31.0
Turnout 5,71959.4+31.9
Conservative hold Swing
Brownhills [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Turner2,27241.3-25.3
Labour Richard Worrall2,02136.7+9.8
Liberal Democrats John Garfitt94217.1+17.1
Green Peter Walters1643.0+3.0
Democratic Labour Andrew Bradburn1061.9-4.6
Majority2514.6-35.2
Turnout 5,50558.7+32.9
Conservative hold Swing
Darlaston South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Bott1,76136.0+36.0
Labour Ann Wilson1,68434.4-2.4
Conservative Jaqueline Perrins96819.8-13.9
Liberal Democrats Ramtirth Singh4779.8+4.8
Majority771.6
Turnout 4,89053.5+30.4
Independent hold Swing
Paddock [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zahid Ali2,93342.9-12.8
Labour Walter Burley1,90527.8+10.1
Liberal Democrats Abdul Malik73310.7+6.8
UKIP Derek Bennett6439.4+0.3
Independent John Wood6309.2+9.2
Majority1,02815.0-33.1
Turnout 6,84471.4+35.8
Conservative hold Swing
Palfrey [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Nazir3,27850.2+10.4
Conservative Mohammed Khan2,01730.9-12.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Cullum1,23518.9+9.5
Majority1,26119.3
Turnout 6,53064.1+25.0
Labour hold Swing
Pelsall [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Bennett2,75045.9-33.1
Independent Sim Mayou1,17119.5+19.5
Labour Paul Forrest1,10718.5+9.9
Pelsall Independent AlliancePhilip Evans4136.9+6.9
UKIP Dorothy Sheath3636.1+6.1
Green Alison Walters1232.1+2.1
Democratic Labour Derek Roddy691.2-0.9
Majority1,57926.3-42.4
Turnout 5,99666.9+31.4
Conservative hold Swing
Pheasey Park Farm [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Towe2,96050.1-14.0
Labour Jack Kelly1,49925.3+10.4
UKIP Steve Grey78013.2-2.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Barker67511.4+5.8
Majority1,46124.7-23.9
Turnout 5,91468.6+34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Pleck [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harbans Sarohi2,34041.3+5.6
Conservative Gulfam Wali1,79031.6-1.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Yaqub81014.3-6.1
UKIP Rita Oakley3836.8+1.7
Independent Mark Dabbs3486.1+0.3
Majority5509.7+7.1
Turnout 5,67160.1+24.1
Labour hold Swing
Rushall-Shelfield [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rachel Andrew2,34843.8-17.2
Labour Martin Harrower1,44827.0+7.3
Liberal Democrats Roy Smith95617.8+5.4
UKIP Tim Melville4398.2+8.2
Green Karl Macnaughton1703.2-3.7
Majority90016.8-24.5
Turnout 5,36160.3+33.6
Conservative hold Swing
Short Heath [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cook2,05338.2-5.6
Conservative Theresa Smith1,54428.7-0.9
Labour Doug Cleaver1,20022.3+13.2
UKIP Darren Hazell57410.7+10.7
Majority5099.5-4.7
Turnout 5,37159.3+31.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St. Matthews [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Imran Azam2,56542.1-9.7
Labour Eileen Russell2,18235.8+2.9
Liberal Democrats Khosru Miah86614.2+9.1
Green Robert Bellin3726.1+2.0
Democratic Labour Brian Powell1141.9+0.7
Majority3836.3-12.6
Turnout 6,09963.1+24.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Streetly [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Hughes4,62260.2-12.3
Labour Steven King1,36617.8+5.3
Liberal Democrats Shirley Balgobin1,05613.8+7.7
UKIP Paul Valdmanis5316.9-2.0
Green Leandra Gebrakedan971.3+1.3
Majority3,25642.4-17.7
Turnout 7,67271.2+38.2
Conservative hold Swing
Willenhall North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Woodruff1,90332.9-24.7
Conservative Abi Pitt1,66728.8+9.1
Labour Gareth Walker1,27322.0+9.9
BNP Graham Hadlington5679.8+9.8
UKIP Liz Hazell3706.4-4.2
Majority2364.1-33.8
Turnout 5,78061.7+37.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Willenhall South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane Coughlan2,58345.1+1.9
Conservative Suky Samra1,67829.3-2.0
Liberal Democrats Daniel Barker1,31022.9+3.2
Democratic Labour Stephanie Peart1572.7-3.1
Majority90515.8+3.9
Turnout 5,72854.3+33.6
Labour hold Swing

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