Sandwell local elections

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

Political control

Labour 1973 - 1978

Conservative 1978 - 1979

Labour 1979 - present

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

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 481
percentage = 48.1
change = -21.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 288
percentage = 28.8
change = +15.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 144
percentage = 14.4
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 70
percentage = 7.0
change = +7.0Election box candidate
party = Socialist Party
candidate =
votes = 16
percentage = 1.6
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 193
percentage = 19.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 999
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,053
percentage = 71.0
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 283
percentage = 19.1
change = +19.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 148
percentage = 10.0
change = -12.8Election box majority
votes = 770
percentage = 51.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,484
percentage = 15.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 831
percentage = 57.3
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 423
percentage = 29.2
change = -13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 104
percentage = 7.2
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 91
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box majority
votes = 408
percentage = 28.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,449
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 558
percentage = 44.4
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 483
percentage = 38.5
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 215
percentage = 17.1
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 75
percentage = 5.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,256
percentage = 13.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 781
percentage = 56.8
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 452
percentage = 32.8
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 143
percentage = 10.4
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 329
percentage = 24.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,376
percentage = 14.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 573
percentage = 48.6
change = +18.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 466
percentage = 39.5
change = -14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 141
percentage = 11.9
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 107
percentage = 9.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,180
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 907
percentage = 50.6
change = +18.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 731
percentage = 40.8
change = -11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 113
percentage = 6.3
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 39
percentage = 2.2
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 176
percentage = 9.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,790
percentage = 21.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 3,143
percentage = 63.1
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,313
percentage = 26.4
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 528
percentage = 10.6
change = +10.6Election box majority
votes = 1,829
percentage = 36.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 4,984
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,083
percentage = 55.7
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 775
percentage = 39.8
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 88
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 308
percentage = 15.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,946
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Victor Silvester
votes = 1,334
percentage = 66.1
change = -11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 475
percentage = 23.5
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 210
percentage = 10.4
change = +10.4Election box majority
votes = 859
percentage = 42.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,019
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Trevor Crumpton
votes = 1,087
percentage = 42.3
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Pawlowski
votes = 778
percentage = 30.3
change = -25.6Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Simon Smith
votes = 410
percentage = 15.9
change = +15.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Reed
votes = 293
percentage = 11.4
change = +11.4Election box majority
votes = 309
percentage = 12.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,568
percentage = 29.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Nock
votes = 870
percentage = 34.5
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ralph Perkins
votes = 801
percentage = 31.7
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Arthur Copson
votes = 544
percentage = 21.6
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Roebuck
votes = 238
percentage = 9.4
change = -7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Victoria Dunn
votes = 71
percentage = 2.8
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 69
percentage = 2.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,524
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Delia Edwards
votes = 796
percentage = 48.1
change = +12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Beatrice Owen
votes = 517
percentage = 31.2
change = +11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Karen Parkes
votes = 314
percentage = 19.0
change = -15.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Brayshaw
votes = 29
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 16.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,656
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = British National Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Hosell
votes = 844
percentage = 36.9
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kay Allcock
votes = 809
percentage = 35.4
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Val Ward
votes = 587
percentage = 25.7
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Hawkins
votes = 45
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 35
percentage = 1.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,285
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk Sandwell Council]