# 2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect a third of the members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Result

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Labour | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 56.0 | 38.4 | 29,260 | |
| | Conservative | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40.0 | 33.8 | 25,716 | |
| | UKIP | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 17,160 | |
| | Green | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2,753 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,084 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51 | |
| | TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15 | |
| | Totals | 92 | 24 | | | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 76,039 | |

## Council seats Results

The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 5 May 2016 elections.
| Party | Number of seats Previous | Number of seats After |
| Conservative | 24 | 29 |
| Labour | 38 | 35 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| UKIP | 7 | 8 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 72 |

## Ward Results

*Incumbent Candidate

### Amblecote

Amblecote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Elizabeth Baines | 959 | 33.89 |
| | Conservative | Asan Mishaq | 866 | 30.60 |
| | UKIP | Pete Lee | 828 | 29.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Martin Flynn | 166 | 5.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,830 | 27.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Belle Vale

Belle Vale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Laura May Taylor | 1,432 | 44.83 |
| | Labour | Donella Joy Russell* | 1,419 | 44.43 |
| | Green | Jon Jak Hartless | 302 | 9.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,194 | 30.31 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 41 | 1.28 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Serena Craige | 1,094 | 46.61 |
| | UKIP | Rich Colley | 668 | 28.46 |
| | Conservative | Ceri Denise Davies | 467 | 19.90 |
| | Green | Gordon Christopher Elcock | 108 | 4.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | 23.21 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.43 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Brockmoor & Pensnett

Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Martin* | 1,108 | 48.41 |
| | Conservative | Sue Greenway | 610 | 26.65 |
| | UKIP | Marcia Vera Harris | 495 | 21.63 |
| | Green | Benjamin Daniel Sweeney | 67 | 2.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 23.36 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle & Priory

Castle & Priory Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Patricia Aston* | 1,609 | 56.67 |
| | UKIP | Tony Davies | 678 | 23.88 |
| | Conservative | Clive Ernest Whatling | 543 | 19.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,839 | 24.98 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Coseley East

Coseley East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Ridney | 1,183 | 44.06 |
| | UKIP | Craig Peter Winyard | 825 | 30.73 |
| | Conservative | Martin Richard Duffield | 661 | 24.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,685 | 27.70 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.60 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Cradley & Wollescote

Cradley & Wollescote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gaye Louisa Partridge* | 1,478 | 52.45 |
| | UKIP | Mitchell David Bolton | 685 | 24.31 |
| | Conservative | Phil Naylor | 529 | 18.77 |
| | Green | Daniel Simon Archer | 109 | 3.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 28.47 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.60 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Gornal

Gornal Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Stanley | 1,283 | 35.68 |
| | Labour | Dave Branwood* | 1,256 | 34.93 |
| | UKIP | Brian Thomas Brookes | 988 | 27.47 |
| | Green | Ryan James Virgo | 58 | 1.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,596 | 34.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.31 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Halesowen North

Halesowen North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hilary Freda Bills | 1,384 | 42.32 |
| | Conservative | Johnathan Andrew Elliot | 1,098 | 33.58 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Paul Hunt | 623 | 19.05 |
| | Green | John Payne | 150 | 4.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,270 | 34.20 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.46 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Halesowen South

Halesowen South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Ian Anthony Vickers* | 1,797 | 53.28 |
| | Labour | Mark Jon Russell | 903 | 26.77 |
| | UKIP | Nicola Claire Taylor | 487 | 14.44 |
| | Green | Jenny Maxwell | 162 | 4.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,373 | 34.02 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.71 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hayley Green & Cradley South

Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ruth Natasha Buttery | 1,457 | 48.34 |
| | Labour | Malcom David Freeman | 847 | 28.10 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Hill | 545 | 18.08 |
| | Green | Colin Royle | 151 | 5.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | 32.21 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Kingswinford North & Cradley South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Richard Tyler* | 1,549 | 44.73 |
| | Conservative | Donna Barras | 1,342 | 38.75 |
| | UKIP | David Michael Ralph | 558 | 16.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,463 | 34.13 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.40 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour loss (seat eliminated) | Labour loss (seat eliminated) | Labour loss (seat eliminated) | Labour loss (seat eliminated) |

### Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Luke Clyde Johnson | 1,400 | 43.61 |
| | Labour | Shaz Saleem | 846 | 26.36 |
| | UKIP | Lesley Michelle Ralph | 803 | 25.02 |
| | Green | Vicky Duckworth | 154 | 4.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,210 | 31.32 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lye & Stourbridge North

Lye & Stourbridge North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vanessa A Wale | 1,192 | 40.20 |
| | Conservative | Muhammad Imtiyaz Ali | 980 | 33.05 |
| | UKIP | Wendy Ann Wilde | 671 | 22.63 |
| | Green | Lawrence Rowlett | 97 | 3.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 31.56 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.84 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Perks | 1,178 | 44.50 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Daniels | 754 | 28.49 |
| | Green | William Clindinning McComish | 424 | 16.02 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Razzaq | 275 | 10.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,647 | 24.96 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.60 |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green |

### Norton

Norton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Attwood* | 1,857 | 51.73 |
| | Labour | Clive Ian Rebbeck | 719 | 20.03 |
| | UKIP | David Jolyan Stroud Powell | 482 | 13.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ashley Bramall | 300 | 8.36 |
| | Green | Pam Archer | 219 | 6.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,590 | 36.81 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Pedmore & Stourbridge East

Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Les Jones* | 1,951 | 28.91 |
| | Conservative | Angus Stuart Macpherson Lees | 1,539 | 22.81 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Dean | 813 | 12.05 |
| | Labour | Phil Higgins | 771 | 11.43 |
| | UKIP | Glen Patrick Wilson | 504 | 7.47 |
| | UKIP | Lee Johnn Sargeant | 467 | 6.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Paul Hanson | 286 | 4.24 |
| | Green | Craig Dennis Littley | 208 | 3.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Dawn Mucklow | 205 | 3.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,830 | 27.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.06 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bryan John Cotterill* | 1,260 | 50.93 |
| | UKIP | Dean Horton | 627 | 25.34 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Blake | 508 | 20.53 |
| | Green | Maurice Stanley Archer | 56 | 2.26 |
| | TUSC | Adam Knight | 15 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,466 | 24.31 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Sedgley

Sedgley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael John Evans | 1,370 | 39.44 |
| | UKIP | Shaun Roger Keasey | 1,125 | 32.38 |
| | Labour | Damian Corfield | 963 | 27.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,474 | 27.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.46 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St. James

St. James Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Asif Ahmed* | 1,053 | 42.41 |
| | UKIP | Graeme Anthony Jack Lloyd | 734 | 29.56 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Daniel Sullivan | 546 | 21.99 |
| | Green | Adrian Denis Crossen | 81 | 3.26 |
| | Independent | Kevin Weston | 52 | 2.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,483 | 24.49 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.72 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St. Thomas's

St. Thomas's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaukat Ali* | 1,987 | 60.05 |
| | UKIP | Phil Wimlett | 957 | 28.92 |
| | Conservative | Daryl Brian Millward | 353 | 10.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,309 | 32.46 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keiran Robert Casey | 1,263 | 42.57 |
| | UKIP | Karen Louise Jones | 876 | 29.52 |
| | Conservative | Neil Daniel Watts | 710 | 23.93 |
| | Green | Daniel James Brookes | 102 | 3.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,967 | 29.04 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Harry Hopwood | 1,315 | 37.53 |
| | Labour | Chris Hale* | 1,312 | 37.44 |
| | UKIP | Maxim Henry Berridge Lowe | 545 | 15.55 |
| | Green | Andi Mohr | 190 | 5.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin France | 127 | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,504 | 31.95 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.43 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour loss (seat eliminated) | Labour loss (seat eliminated) | Labour loss (seat eliminated) | Labour loss (seat eliminated) |

### Wordsley

Wordsley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Kerry Louise Lewis | 1,235 | 37.35 |
| | Labour | Kevin James Billingham | 1,114 | 33.69 |
| | Conservative | Kamran Razzaq | 827 | 25.01 |
| | Green | Catherine Mary Maguire | 118 | 3.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,830 | 27.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.39 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour |