# 2018 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2018 Sandwell Metropolitan 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 24 | | 100.0 | 48 | 72 | 100.0 | 43,922 | 68.5 | |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15,625 | 24.4 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,970 | 4.6 | |
| | For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 649 | 1.0 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 511 | 0.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 276 | 0.4 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 0.2 | |
| | Yeshua | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.1 | |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Piper | 2,223 | 73.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Kemp | 411 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Michael Allen | 391 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,812 | 59.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | 37.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackheath

Blackheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Danny Millard | 1,079 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Bob Dunn | 984 | 45.5 |
| | Green | Aldo Mussi | 100 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,163 | 23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bristnall

Bristnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rajbir Singh | 1,342 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Ching | 696 | 29.3 |
| | Green | John Macefield | 341 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,379 | 27.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Phillips | 1,335 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Lee Williams | 1,027 | 39.3 |
| | For Britain | Sam Harding | 135 | 5.2 |
| | UKIP | Graham Nock | 115 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Webb | 1,380 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative | Balhar Singh | 698 | 29.8 |
| | Green | Paul Conner | 168 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Johns | 93 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,339 | 23.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Friar Park

Friar Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Hackett | 1,445 | 77.3 |
| | Conservative | Keith Lawley | 351 | 18.8 |
| | Yeshua | Colin Rankine | 74 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,094 | 58.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 | 21.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Melia | 1,700 | 58.3 |
| | Conservative | Suki Nandra | 641 | 22.0 |
| | For Britain | Darryl Magher | 258 | 8.8 |
| | Independent | David Fisher | 244 | 8.4 |
| | Green | Daniel Waugh Hroncovà | 73 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,059 | 36.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,916 | 30.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Great Bridge

Great Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joanne Hadley | 1,229 | 67.7 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Bate | 586 | 32.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 35.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | 19.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Iqbal Padda | 1,951 | 75.6 |
| | Labour | Jackie Taylor | 1,673 | 64.8 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Brown | 500 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Judith Willetts | 336 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Frederic Lacroix | 149 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | 30.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Vacant | Labour gain from Vacant | Swing | |

### Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Moore | 1,932 | 79.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Kearns | 506 | 20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,426 | 58.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,438 | 26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Langley

Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Gavan | 1,394 | 65.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gilbert | 570 | 26.8 |
| | Green | Robert Taberner | 161 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,125 | 23.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Allcock | 1,581 | 63.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Willetts | 667 | 26.6 |
| | For Britain | Steve Latham | 256 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 914 | 36.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,504 | 29.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Old Warley

Old Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Trow | 1,521 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | John McHard | 810 | 32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Manley-Green | 183 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,514 | 27.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Oldbury

Oldbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mushtaq Hussain | 1,908 | 68.3 |
| | Conservative | Keith Vaughan | 662 | 23.7 |
| | Green | Jody Waugh | 224 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,246 | 44.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,794 | 30.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Princes End

Princes End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jenny Chidley | 733 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | Steve Simcox | 503 | 33.5 |
| | Independent | James Marsh | 267 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,503 | 16.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rowley

Rowley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cristopher Tranter | 1,193 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative | Satpal Singh | 663 | 32.8 |
| | Green | Susan O'Dell | 163 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 22.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Smethwick

Smethwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wasim Ali | 2,095 | 71.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Clark | 562 | 19.2 |
| | Green | Stephanie Buckman | 271 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,533 | 52.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,928 | 31.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammad Rouf | 2,889 | 83.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Mathias | 352 | 10.1 |
| | Green | Robert Buckman | 241 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,537 | 72.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,482 | 37.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Paul's

St Paul's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Samiya Akhter | 2,682 | 72.4 |
| | Labour | Babu Bawa | 2,580 | 69.7 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Hussain | 550 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Narinder Garcha | 526 | 14.2 |
| | Green | Fabienne Ottridge | 166 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,702 | 38.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Vacant | Labour gain from Vacant | Swing | |

### Tipton Green

Tipton Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Hussain | 1,858 | 68.2 |
| | Conservative | Donald Griffiths | 867 | 31.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 36.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,725 | 27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tividale

Tividale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandra Hevican | 1,137 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | John Stockall | 637 | 31.9 |
| | Green | Keir Williams | 226 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 <!exactly> | 25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,000 <!exactly> | 22.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Luke Giles | 1,372 | 63.8 |
| | Conservative | Scott Chapman | 657 | 30.6 |
| | Green | Mark Redding | 120 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Llyod | 1,566 | 66.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Middleton | 807 | 34.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 24.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohinder Singh Tagger | 2,124 | 72.6 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Williams | 626 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Ryan Ottridge | 176 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,498 | 51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,926 | 30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |