# Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.

## Council elections

* 1998 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1999 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2000 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2002 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2003 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2004 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)
* 2006 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2007 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2008 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2010 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2011 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2014 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2015 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2018 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2019 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2021 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2022 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2023 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2024 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1998-2002

Halesowen South By-Election 9 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Woodall | 1,333 | 56.5 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Nigel Hodgetts | 777 | 32.9 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Robert Ratcliff | 249 | 10.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 23.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

St Andrews By-Election 18 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Higgins | 794 | 62.2 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Steve Ridley | 358 | 28.0 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Fletcher | 125 | 9.8 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Norton by-election, 21 June 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Elcock | 1,375 | 51.2 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Adnan Rashid | 633 | 23.6 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Bramall | 259 | 9.6 | +2.3 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Wilson | 229 | 8.5 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Benjamin Sweeney | 143 | 5.3 | −1.3 |
| | National Front | Kevin Inman | 47 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 27.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,686 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town By election, 1 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Sykes | 847 | 35.8 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Matt Rogers | 787 | 33.3 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Barbara Deeley | 249 | 10.5 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Russell Eden | 211 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bramall | 169 | 7.1 | −5.7 |
| | BNP | Ken Griffiths | 96 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Ben Sweeney | 7 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 25.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Coseley East Ward by-election, 19 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clem Baugh | 1,053 | 55.7 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Star Etheridge | 478 | 25.3 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Julian Ryder | 190 | 10.1 | −8.5 |
| | BNP | Ken Griffiths | 120 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Becky Blatchford | 33 | 1.7 | −1.1 |
| | National Front | Kevin Inman | 16 | 0.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath by-election, 25 February 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Lawrence | 1,456 | 53.8 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Lynn Boleyn | 934 | 34.5 | +8.1 |
| | UKIP | Mick Forsyth | 262 | 9.7 | −11.4 |
| | Green | Andi Mohr | 52 | 1,9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,704 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St James's by-election, 25 February 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cathryn Bayton | 847 | 46.3 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Graeme Lloyd | 554 | 30.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Sullivan | 427 | 23.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Thomas's by-election, 16 February 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaneila Mughal | 1,466 | 60.6 | +17.9 |
| | UKIP | Phil Wimlett | 653 | 27.0 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Elliott | 249 | 10.3 | −11.9 |
| | Green | Francis Sheppard | 52 | 2.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 813 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Cradley and Wollescote by-election, 3 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Priest | 1,321 | 52.4 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Rachael Gardener | 771 | 30.6 | –8.1 |
| | Conservative | Steve Hill | 353 | 14.0 | –4.9 |
| | Green | Kash Khan | 69 | 2.7 | –0.6 |
| | TUSC | Siobhan Friel | 5 | 0.2 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,526 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St James's by-election, 24 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Reid | 816 | 48.0 | –5.9 |
| | Conservative | Rab Rana | 719 | 42.3 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Richard Tasker | 84 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Christian Kiever | 50 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Qadus | 32 | 1.9 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Brockmoor and Pensnett by-election, 19 December 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alex Dale | 571 | 35.4 |
| | Reform UK | Richard Tasker | 485 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | Karen Jordan | 466 | 28.9 |
| | Green | Ant Dugmore | 49 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sheppard | 24 | 1.5 |
| | Independent | Cassie Gray | 16 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |