# 2021 Tamworth Borough Council election

The Tamworth Borough Council election for 2021 occurred on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in England. This coincided with other local elections taking place on the same day.

## Results summary

2021 Tamworth 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 5 | 100.0 | 16 | 26 | 86.7 | 10,431 | 56.9 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 5,268 | 28.7 | -0.4 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 816 | 4.4 | -18.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,464 | 8.0 | +7.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 365 | 2.0 | -1.3 |

## Ward results
### Amington

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Summers | 1,161 | 60.4 | +12.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lewis Smith | 582 | 30.3 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Tilley | 100 | 5.2 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Wayne Hughes | 80 | 4.2 | −15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | 30.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Belgrave

Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Ford | 925 | 60.9 | +21.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Robert Bayley | 504 | 33.2 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Emma Turner | 91 | 6.0 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 27.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | 21.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Bolehall

Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Harper | 1,016 | 58.8 | +27.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jan Wadrup | 623 | 36.0 | −8.6 |
| | UKIP | Tracey Williams | 90 | 5.2 | −19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.2 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Thurgood | 1,104 | 57.1 | +13.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lee Wood | 577 | 29.8 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Kevin Jones | 166 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Peter Clayton | 86 | 4.4 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,933 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Glascote

Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wade | 667 | 48.8 | +19.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Daniels | 344 | 25.1 | −9.3 |
| | Independent | Chris Cooke | 172 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Green | James Platt | 99 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Mark Hopkins | 86 | 6.3 | −30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 14.5 | |

### Mercian

Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooper | 764 | 39.1 | −3.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Kingstone | 760 | 38.9 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Gordon Moore | 386 | 19.8 | −14.8 |
| | UKIP | Gary Martin | 43 | 2.2 | −20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 21.2 | |

### Spital

Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Pritchard | 1,241 | 55.3 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | David Foster | 564 | 25.1 | −7.4 |
| | Independent | Huw Loxton | 391 | 17.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Lisa Morris | 47 | 2.1 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,243 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Stonydelph

Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jason Jones | 919 | 60.2 | +17.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ben Clarke | 475 | 31.1 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 133 | 8.7 | −19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 29.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | 27.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 7.7 | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Cook | 1,453 | 70.8 | +20.3 |
| | Labour | Denise Bayley | 514 | 25.0 | +8.8 |
| | UKIP | Philip Young | 86 | 4.2 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Wilnecote

Wilnecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Maycock | 1,181 | 56.4 | +13.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Patrick Standen | 699 | 33.4 | +7.4 |
| | Independent | Gareth Roberts | 141 | 6.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Gail Bilcliff | 74 | 3.5 | −16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 23.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,095 | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.1 | |

## By-elections
### Spital

Spital: 3 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christian Cooke | 613 | 43.6 | −11.7 |
| | Independent | Huw Loxton | 482 | 34.3 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Dave Foster | 311 | 22.1 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.3 | |