# 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.
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| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 60 | | Labour | 59 | | Labour | 64 |
| | Conservative | 12 | | Conservative | 8 | | Conservative | 5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | Independent | 5 | | Independent | 3 |

## 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

2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 22 | 5 | 91.7 | 42 | 64 | 88.9 | 36,990 | 56.9 | –0.9 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 3 | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 6.9 | 13,815 | 21.3 | –7.2 |
| | Independent | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.2 | 2,949 | 4.5 | +1.9 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,885 | 7.5 | +5.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,578 | 5.5 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,237 | 3.4 | –0.9 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 454 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Yeshua | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | <0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicky Hinchcliff* | 2,078 | 69.0 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Roderick Macrorie | 413 | 13.7 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Blewitt | 395 | 13.1 | +1.8 |
| | TUSC | Justin Macintosh | 126 | 4.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,665 | 55.3 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,058 | 36.3 | +8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,431 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Blackheath

Blackheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kerrie Carmichael* | 1,180 | 52.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Bob Dunn | 520 | 22.9 | –15.7 |
| | Reform UK | Mike Cooper | 310 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Aldo Mussi | 157 | 6.9 | –0.6 |
| | Independent | Craig Taylor | 102 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 29.1 | +19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,288 | 24.9 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,183 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Bristnall

Bristnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ellen Fenton* | 1,413 | 58.5 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Gemma Barnfield | 464 | 19.2 | –7.9 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Clemson | 316 | 13.1 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Heywood | 224 | 9.3 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 39.3 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,461 | 27.5 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dalel Bhamra | 1,480 | 45.6 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | David Fisher* | 1,243 | 38.3 | –10.3 |
| | Reform UK | Graham Nock | 256 | 7.9 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Jeremy Parker | 135 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Sam Harding | 71 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Usha Braich | 59 | 1.8 | –3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,284 | 35.2 | +6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,331 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vicki Smith* | 1,340 | 54.3 | –3.8 |
| | Conservative | Leon Barnfield | 506 | 20.5 | –3.5 |
| | Reform UK | Ballie Singh | 267 | 10.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Connor | 211 | 8.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bradley | 123 | 5.0 | –3.9 |
| | TUSC | Cammilla Mngaza | 19 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 33.8 | –0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | 23.7 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,517 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Friar Park

Friar Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Giles | 1,013 | 51.7 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | Scott Chapman* | 626 | 32.0 | –2.8 |
| | Reform UK | Steve Khuttan | 204 | 10.4 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Kevin Priest | 50 | 2.6 | –0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard McVittie | 44 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Yeshua | Colin Rankine | 21 | 1.1 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 19.7 | –0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,970 | 22.5 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,756 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Connor Horton | 1,507 | 49.7 | –0.9 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Jones | 752 | 24.8 | –7.6 |
| | Reform UK | Margaret Sutton | 292 | 9.6 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Smith | 262 | 8.6 | –3.3 |
| | Green | Shareen Khan | 219 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 24.9 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,064 | 31.6 | +5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,702 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Great Bridge

Great Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Will Gill* | 1,278 | 46.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Khurshid Haque | 1,035 | 37.8 | –12.7 |
| | Reform UK | Pete Durnell | 253 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Awais Qaisar | 173 | 6.3 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 28.3 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,762 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.5 | |

### Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Pam Randhawa* | 1,926 | 67.2 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Green | 422 | 14.7 | –5.2 |
| | Green | Gill Darby | 295 | 10.3 | +4.3 |
| | Reform UK | Ray Nock | 225 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,504 | 52.5 | –1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,960 | 30.8 | +9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,604 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Amardeep Singh | 1,713 | 66.9 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | Jason Glover | 439 | 17.1 | –4.5 |
| | Reform UK | Jackie Nock | 283 | 11.1 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Roebuck | 125 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,274 | 49.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,604 | 25.0 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,400 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Langley

Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Owen* | 1,523 | 65.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Coleyshaw | 475 | 20.6 | –12.4 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Plant | 312 | 13.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 45.3 | +19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 24.7 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,529 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elaine Giles | 1,502 | 57.7 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Ravi Sangar | 552 | 21.2 | –11.2 |
| | Reform UK | Geoffrey Sutton | 216 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Hannah Valenzuela | 181 | 6.9 | –6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Braich | 154 | 5.9 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 950 | 36.5 | +21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,644 | 30.6 | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,647 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Old Warley

Old Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Luke Cotterill | 1,412 | 51.4 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Regha | 619 | 22.6 | –14.4 |
| | Reform UK | Karl Leech | 290 | 10.6 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Hilary Grandey | 249 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 175 | 6.4 | –11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 28.8 | +24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,766 | 30.4 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,099 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.0 | |

### Oldbury

Oldbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rizwan Jalil* | 1,714 | 58.5 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Yardley | 521 | 17.8 | –17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wikas Khan | 399 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Mark Holdroyd | 200 | 6.8 | +2.8 |
| | TUSC | Richard Gingell | 95 | 3.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,193 | 40.7 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,995 | 28.8 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,414 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Princes End

Princes End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Archer Williams* | 942 | 46.7 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Kelly Cranston | 755 | 37.4 | –10.4 |
| | Reform UK | Gary Dale | 268 | 13.3 | +7.9 |
| | Green | Joe Loudon | 53 | 2.6 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 13.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,038 | 22.0 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,255 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Rowley

Rowley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sohail Iqbal | 1,080 | 46.9 | –2.2 |
| | Conservative | Satpal Singh | 471 | 20.4 | –12.4 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Fanthom | 351 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Laured Kalari* | 265 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Saskia Ebanks | 138 | 6.0 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 26.5 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,327 | 23.8 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,759 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Smethwick

Smethwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Parbinder Kaur* | 2,024 | 68.2 | –7.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Emms | 443 | 14.9 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Gita Joshi | 340 | 11.5 | +2.8 |
| | TUSC | Ravaldeep Bath | 159 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,581 | 53.3 | –8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,043 | 31.1 | +9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,797 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Farut Shaeen | 2,207 | 70.1 | –9.9 |
| | Green | Jeremy Rendell | 435 | 13.8 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Parminder Dhesi | 336 | 10.7 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Wilmot | 169 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,772 | 56.3 | –12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,234 | 29.2 | +7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,066 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sukhbir Singh Gill* | 2,928 | 84.0 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Emms | 557 | 16.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,371 | 68.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,774 | 35.2 | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,712 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Tipton Green

Tipton Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Jeffcoat | 1,630 | 51.2 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Charn Padda* | 1,226 | 38.5 | –12.3 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Emms | 328 | 10.3 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 12.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,233 | 30.6 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,559 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Tividale

Tividale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Crompton* | 1,295 | 59.2 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Neil Griffiths | 502 | 23.0 | –18.0 |
| | Reform UK | Steve Dabbs | 264 | 12.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Palwinder Singh | 125 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 36.2 | +27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | 24.0 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,183 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.0 | |

### Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Hughes | 1,042 | 41.6 | –15.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Simcox | 517 | 20.7 | –9.9 |
| | Independent | Abdul Husen | 513 | 20.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Jayne Heathcote | 259 | 10.4 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Mark Redding | 106 | 4.2 | –2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Jones | 49 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Gareth Knox | 16 | 0.6 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 20.9 | –5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,531 | 27.4 | +6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,236 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Chidley | 1,603 | 59.8 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Connor Marshall | 636 | 23.7 | –9.4 |
| | Reform UK | Jack Sabharwal | 258 | 9.6 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manjit Lall | 143 | 5.3 | +1.2 |
| | TUSC | U'Sema Makaya | 39 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 36.1 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | 26.3 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,319 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Farzana Haq | 1,807 | 53.6 | –17.4 |
| | Conservative | Rafiullah Mohammadzai | 458 | 13.6 | –11.4 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Rohim | 439 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Robert White | 261 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Sarah Deans | 223 | 6.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daljit Kaur Nagra | 186 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 40.0 | –6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,453 | 33.1 | +8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,434 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |