# 2008 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with an additional seat in Sedgley ward following the resignation of a councillor.
Following the election the Conservative Party held 43 seats, the Labour Party held 26 seats, the Liberal Democrats held 2 seats, and the UK Independence Party held one seat.

## Candidates
### Amblecote ward

Amblecote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Banks | 1,517 | 50.82 |
| | Labour | Stephen Sharples | 680 | 22.78 |
| | UKIP | Michael Forsyth | 530 | 17.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harold Hanson | 249 | 8.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 28.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,985 | 29.50 |

### Belle Vale ward

Belle Vale ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Dunn | 1,793 | 53.47 |
| | Labour | Hilary Bills | 1,037 | 30.93 |
| | UKIP | Jane Franklin | 498 | 14.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 22.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,353 | 34.24 |

### Brierley Hill ward

Brierley Hill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Wilson | 963 | 36.52 |
| | Conservative | Steven Ridley | 736 | 27.91 |
| | UKIP | Paul Southall | 694 | 26.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dyer | 241 | 9.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 8.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | 26.32 |

### Brockmoor & Pensnett ward

Brockmoor & Pensnett ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Greenaway | 846 | 31.91 |
| | Labour | Qadar Zada | 777 | 29.31 |
| | BNP | Stephen Tracey | 508 | 19.16 |
| | Independent | Julian Mitchell | 313 | 11.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Porter | 204 | 7.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 2.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,651 | 27.11 |

### Castle & Priory ward

Castle & Priory ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Aston | 1,089 | 35.24 |
| | UKIP | Garry Butler | 257 | 8.32 |
| | Conservative | Daryl Millward | 997 | 32.27 |
| | BNP | Diane Sankey | 495 | 16.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Simpson | 249 | 8.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 2.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,090 | 29.24 |

### Coseley East ward

Coseley East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Davies | 1,245 | 35.9 |
| | BNP | Kenneth Griffiths | 935 | 26.96 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Lounds | 1,026 | 29.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire O'Kane | 252 | 7.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 6.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,468 | 36.05 |

### Cradley & Foxcote ward

Cradley & Foxcote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gaye Partridge | 1,187 | 37.78 |
| | UKIP | Barry Rose | 679 | 21.61 |
| | Conservative | Glenis Simms | 1,025 | 32.62 |
| | Independent | Safeanah Yasmin | 236 | 7.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 5.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | 32 |

### Gornal ward

Gornal ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Jones | 154 | 3.5 |
| | BNP | Vicki Peace | 513 | 11.65 |
| | UKIP | Philip Rowe | 1,125 | 25.56 |
| | Conservative | David Stanley | 1,776 | 40.35 |
| | Labour | Stuart Turner | 830 | 18.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 14.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,402 | 41.8 |

### Halesowen North ward

Halesowen North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Faulkner | 1,755 | 50.68 |
| | BNP | Tony Gill | 351 | 10.14 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Henley | 550 | 15.88 |
| | Labour | Richard Lloyd | 790 | 22.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 27.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,463 | 36.22 |

### Halesowen South ward

Halesowen South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Raymond Franklin | 264 | 6.73 |
| | Labour | Andrew Matthews | 734 | 18.71 |
| | BNP | Peter Morris | 342 | 8.72 |
| | Conservative | David Vickers | 2,567 | 65.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,833 | 46.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,922 | 39.78 |

### Hayley Green & Cradley South ward

Hayley Green & Cradley South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Caroline Dredge | 497 | 14.19 |
| | Labour | Michael Kelly | 797 | 22.76 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Turner | 2,189 | 62.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,392 | 39.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,502 | 37.35 |

### Kingswinford North & Wall Heath ward

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Cody | 429 | 9.61 |
| | UKIP | Martin Gallagher | 402 | 9.01 |
| | Conservative | Denise Harley | 2,003 | 44.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lavender | 1610 | 36.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 8.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,462 | 43.29 |

### Kingswinford South ward

Kingswinford South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Blood | 1,879 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Haycock | 573 | 14.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Nicholls | 866 | 21.71 |
| | UKIP | Michael Partridge | 659 | 16.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,013 | 25.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,989 | 38.29 |

### Lye & Wollescote ward

Lye & Wollescote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Barbara Deeley | 663 | 19.55 |
| | Labour | Christopher Hale | 1,010 | 29.78 |
| | Independent | Abdul Qadus | 435 | 12.83 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Turner | 1,274 | 37.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 7.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,391 | 35.42 |

### Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's ward

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Davies | 1,074 | 35.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tina Kalsi | 246 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Amanda Mobberley | 623 | 20.77 |
| | Labour | Mahbubur Rahman | 1,044 | 34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,000 | 28.43 |

### Norton ward

Norton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Attwood | 2,445 | 59.91 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Cowell | 603 | 14.78 |
| | BNP | Andrew Griffiths | 285 | 6.98 |
| | UKIP | Peter Lee | 210 | 5.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKay | 530 | 12.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,842 | 45.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,081 | 42.35 |

### Pedmore & Stourbridge East ward

Pedmore & Stourbridge East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Debney | 667 | 15.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hanson | 432 | 10.35 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Jones | 2,444 | 58.55 |
| | UKIP | Lynette Wragg | 616 | 14.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,777 | 42.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,174 | 41.7 |

### Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood ward

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bryan Cotterill | 1,376 | 42.16 |
| | BNP | Julian Griffiths | 437 | 13.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John White | 136 | 4.17 |
| | UKIP | Helen Wimlett | 192 | 5.88 |
| | Conservative | Michael Wood | 1,119 | 34.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 7.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,264 | 32.17 |

### Sedgley ward

Sedgley ward (2 candidates) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Robert Dudley | 784 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Evans | 2,318 | 36.08 |
| | Labour | Parshottam Gupta | 573 | 8.92 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Partridge | 522 | 8.13 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Perry | 1,676 | 26.09 |
| | Labour | Cicely Ann | 540 | 8.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,534 and 892 | 23.88 and 13.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,424 | 37.24 |

### St. James's ward

St. James's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serena Craigie | 631 | 18.12 |
| | UKIP | Peter Malcolm Davis | 994 | 28.54 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Edge | 776 | 22.28 |
| | BNP | Heather Inman | 311 | 8.93 |
| | Conservative | Ian Jones | 625 | 17.94 |
| | Independent | Gurwinder Singh | 142 | 4.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 6.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,483 | 35.16 |

### St. Thomas's ward

St. Thomas's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaukat Ali | 1,587 | 46.01 |
| | Independent | Tony Barnsley | 135 | 3.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Giovanna Faulkner | 161 | 4.67 |
| | Conservative | Louis Redding | 555 | 16.09 |
| | UKIP | Philip Wimlett | 1,006 | 29.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 16.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,449 | 34.22 |

### Upper Gornal & Woodsetton ward

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adam Aston | 1,092 | 30.88 |
| | BNP | Kevin Inman | 870 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | Julian Ryder | 1,574 | 44.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 13.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,536 | 34.54 |

### Wollaston & Stourbridge Town ward

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicolas Barlow | 1,505 | 38.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Collins | 1,268 | 32.65 |
| | UKIP | Simon Davis | 326 | 8.39 |
| | Labour | Tracy Wood | 775 | 19.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,884 | 38.23 |

### Wordsley ward

Wordsley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Bowkley | 743 | 22.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lois Celestine | 288 | 8.86 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Partridge | 549 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Southall | 1,660 | 51.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 28.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,249 | 33.25 |