# 2015 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections, as well as the election of MPs for Dudley South, Dudley North, Halesowen and Rowley Regis and Stourbridge.

## Results

2015 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54.17 | 37.62 | 58,026 | 0 |
| | Labour | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45.83 | 33.74 | 52,046 | 0 |
| | UKIP | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 23.16 | 35,727 | 0 |
| | Green | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 4.28 | 6,608 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.96 | 1,485 | 0 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.24 | 366 | 0 |
| | Totals | 101 | 24 | | | | 100.00 | 100.00 | 154,258 | |

## Ward Results

* - Incumbent Candidate

### Amblecote

Amblecote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon James Tyler | 3,079 | 44.95 |
| | UKIP | Pete Lee | 1,776 | 25.93 |
| | Labour | Sikandar Ahmed | 1,716 | 25.05 |
| | Green | Christian Devi Kiever | 238 | 3.47 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 41 | 0.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Belle Vale

Belle Vale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Phipps | 2,728 | 39.42 |
| | Labour | Liz Keenan | 2,533 | 36.60 |
| | UKIP | Graema Anthony Jack Lloyd | 1,279 | 18.48 |
| | Green | Gemma Louise Thompson | 329 | 4.75 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 51 | 0.74 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachel Naomi Harris* | 2,351 | 42.89 |
| | Conservative | Kamran Razzaq | 1,429 | 26.07 |
| | UKIP | Carl James Owen | 1,409 | 25.70 |
| | Green | Gordon Christopher Elcock | 275 | 5.02 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Brockmoor & Pensnett

Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karen Mary Jordan* | 2,069 | 39.93 |
| | Conservative | Sue Greenaway | 1,593 | 30.74 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Louise Bernadette Hill | 1,374 | 26.51 |
| | Green | Ben Sweeney | 127 | 2.45 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle & Priory

Castle & Priory Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Finch* | 3,011 | 47.00 |
| | UKIP | Philip Ather Wimlett | 1,695 | 26.46 |
| | Conservative | Daryl Brian Millward | 1,481 | 23.12 |
| | Green | Alexander John Kendall | 202 | 3.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Coseley East

Coseley East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Melvyn Mottram | 2,276 | 41.14 |
| | UKIP | Craig Peter Winyard | 1,684 | 30.44 |
| | Conservative | Martin Richard Duffield | 1,399 | 25.28 |
| | Green | Jon Hartless | 159 | 2.87 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.27 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Cradley & Wollescote

Cradley & Wollescote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard John Body | 2,602 | 43.54 |
| | Conservative | Alan Harry Hopwood | 1,704 | 28.51 |
| | UKIP | Lee John Sargeant | 1,427 | 23.88 |
| | Green | Dennis Anthony Neville | 218 | 3.65 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Gornal

Gornal Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Elizabeth Millward | 2,443 | 34.45 |
| | Labour | Stuart Turner* | 2,292 | 32.32 |
| | UKIP | Andrew John Elton Parsons | 2,203 | 31.07 |
| | Green | Ryan James Virgo | 124 | 1.75 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.41 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Halesowen North

Halesowen North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Karen Elizabeth Shakespeare* | 2,497 | 39.04 |
| | Labour | Ian McGarry | 2,337 | 36.54 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Paul Hunt | 1,288 | 20.14 |
| | Green | Jogn Payne | 231 | 3.61 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 43 | 0.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Halesowen South

Halesowen South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Taylor* | 3,633 | 50.77 |
| | Labour | John Lewis | 1,815 | 25.36 |
| | UKIP | James Alexander Apperley | 1,148 | 16.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Alan Campbell | 293 | 4.09 |
| | Green | Tim Weller | 219 | 3.06 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 48 | 0.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hayley Green & Cradley South

Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeff Hill | 2,879 | 43.61 |
| | Labour | Malcolm David Freeman | 1,840 | 27.87 |
| | UKIP | Michael William Forsyth | 1,222 | 18.51 |
| | Independent | Adrian John Turner | 366 | 5.54 |
| | Green | Colin Royle | 242 | 3.67 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 52 | 0.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicola Faye Richards | 3,672 | 49.65 |
| | Labour | Lynn Edwina Boleyn | 1,944 | 26.28 |
| | UKIP | Karl Sean Reynolds | 1,553 | 21.00 |
| | Green | Luke Stuart Harrison | 196 | 2.65 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Philip Miller | 3,828 | 53.00 |
| | Labour | Shaz Saleem | 1,678 | 23.23 |
| | UKIP | Peter Charles Hillman | 1,356 | 18.78 |
| | Green | Vicky Duckworth | 326 | 4.51 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lye & Stourbridge

Lye & Stourbridge North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Hanif* | 2,143 | 35.89 |
| | Conservative | Asan Mishaq | 1,937 | 32.44 |
| | UKIP | Wendy Wilde | 1,646 | 27.57 |
| | Green | Andi Mohr | 218 | 3.65 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews's

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews's Wars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Qadar Zada* | 2,113 | 34.63 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Daniels | 1,474 | 24.16 |
| | Green | Bill McCornish | 1,288 | 21.11 |
| | Conservative | Chris Neale | 1,201 | 19.69 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.41 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Norton Ward

Norton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Heather Rogers* | 3,795 | 52.62 |
| | Labour | Mike Crannage | 1,527 | 21.17 |
| | UKIP | David Jolyan Stroud Powell | 1,023 | 14.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vic Hanson | 429 | 5.95 |
| | Green | Pam Archer | 414 | 5.74 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Pedmore & Stourbridge East

Pedmore & Stourbridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Marshall Kettle* | 3,862 | 53.51 |
| | Labour | Julie Elizabeth Baines | 1,673 | 23.18 |
| | UKIP | David Jolyan Stroud Powell | 1,023 | 14.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Paul Hanson | 357 | 4.95 |
| | Green | Liz Tilly | 254 | 3.52 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 0.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jackie Cowell* | 2,072 | 35.95 |
| | UKIP | Dean Horton | 1,750 | 30.37 |
| | Conservative | Sue Ridney | 1,660 | 28.80 |
| | Green | Martin Richard Cotterell | 259 | 4.49 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Sedgley

Sedgley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tina Marion Westwood | 2,914 | 42.89 |
| | UKIP | Marcia Vera Harris | 1,874 | 27.58 |
| | Labour | Sue Ridney | 1,779 | 26.18 |
| | Green | Emma Caroline Harrison | 193 | 2.84 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St. James

St. James's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Roberts* | 2,641 | 44.74 |
| | UKIP | Philip Andrew Rowe | 1,642 | 27.82 |
| | Conservative | Jack Anthony Spriggs | 1,398 | 23.68 |
| | Green | Adrian Denis Crossen | 186 | 3.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 38 | 0.61 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St. Thomas's

St. Thomas's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glenis Louise Simms | 3,351 | 57.07 |
| | UKIP | Helen Louise Wimlett | 1,310 | 22.31 |
| | Conservative | Lila Redfern | 918 | 15.63 |
| | Green | Christian Green | 258 | 4.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 0.60 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adam Michael Aston* | 2,256 | 37.03 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Ameson | 1,864 | 30.59 |
| | UKIP | Fiona Jane Evans | 1,795 | 29.46 |
| | Green | Daniel James Brookes | 154 | 2.53 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Clark | 3,075 | 43.40 |
| | Labour | Serena Craigle | 1,956 | 27.61 |
| | UKIP | Maxim Lowe | 1,141 | 16.1 |
| | Green | Lawrence Rowlett | 461 | 6.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hanson | 406 | 5.73 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wordsley

Wordsley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matt Rogers | 3,037 | 43.93 |
| | Labour | William Peter Cody | 2,071 | 29.96 |
| | UKIP | John Alexander Christian MacLeod | 1,623 | 23.48 |
| | Green | Catherine Mary Maguire | 161 | 2.33 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |