# 2012 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections for Walsall Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 2012. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.

## Election result

Walsall Council Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Labour | 9 | 3 | 2 | +1 | | |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | 100% |

## Council composition

The composition of the council before the election and a summary of which parties' seats are up for election can be found in the following table:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council |
| | Labour | 27 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| | Conservatives | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| | Independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 60 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 60 |

## Ward Results

According to Walsall Council's website
Aldridge Central & South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gordon Ansell | 1,602 | 49.88 |
| | Labour | Michael Johnson | 735 | 22.88 |
| | UKIP | Russell Owen Armitage | 517 | 16.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Bridget Sheward | 358 | 11.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 26.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,212 | 26.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Aldridge North & Walsall Wood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Sears | 1,348 | |
| | Labour | Robert Arthur Grainger | 936 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Greveson | 163 | |
| | BNP | Terence Majorowicz | 264 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.23% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bentley & Darlaston North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Underhill | 1,811 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Allen | 397 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sulaiman Uddin | 136 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.50% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Birchills-Leamore Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tina Joan Jukes | 1,424 | |
| | Conservative | Chad Louis Pitt | 274 | |
| | BNP | Robert William Ball | 230 | |
| | English Democrat | Christopher Martin Newey | 128 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Conway Griffin | 74 | |
| | Green | Leandra Lola Gebrakedan | 59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.80% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Blakenall Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Edward Smith | 1,025 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian Charles Robertson | 1,012 | |
| | Conservative | Hilda Derry | 201 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.19% |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
Bloxwich East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Fitzpatrick | 1,282 | |
| | Independent | Leslie Alan Beeley | 595 | |
| | Conservative | Peter John Hryhoruk | 364 | |
| | Independent | Stephen John Baggott | 70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.82% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bloxwich West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frederick James Westley | 1,463 | |
| | Conservative | Abigail Pitt | 888 | |
| | Independent | Michael Ronald Ross | 250 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockayne | 85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.38% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Brownhills Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Wade | 1,233 | |
| | Conservative | Alan John Paul | 1,087 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Martin Ryan | 173 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.19% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Darlaston South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Chris Bott | 1,353 | |
| | Labour | Graham Edward Wilkes | 1,003 | |
| | Conservative | Michelle Louise Martin | 139 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.85% |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
Paddock Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rose Martin | 2,066 | |
| | Labour | Nasar Ali | 1,763 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Bennett | 444 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Malik | 75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.14% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Palfrey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Victoria Whyte | 1,880 | |
| | Conservative | Matloob Hussain | 1,570 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saddat Hussain | 302 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.36% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Pelsall Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Garry Perry | 1,886 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Alpheus Stewart | 658 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Gwendoline Balgobin | 122 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.59% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Pheasey Park Farm Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian John Austin Andrew | 1,351 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Susan Lane | 967 | |
| | UKIP | Steven George Grey | 517 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.20% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Pleck Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dennis Alfred Anson | 2,137 | |
| | Conservative | Gazanfer Ali | 878 | |
| | Independent | Mark Andrew Dabbs | 220 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Yaqub | 215 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,259 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.58% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Rushall-Shelfield Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Vernon Worrall | 1,233 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ernest George Carpenter | 954 | |
| | UKIP | Timothy Neil Melville | 284 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Royston Mark Sheward | 71 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.59% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Short Heath Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Shires | 896 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Joseph Ward | 801 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Elizabeth Ault | 264 | |
| | UKIP | Darren Thomas Hazell | 229 | |
| | English Democrat | Malcolm William Moore | 151 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.86% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
St. Matthew's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Arif | 1,702 | |
| | Labour | Aftab Ahmad Nawaz | 1,573 | |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Rita Oakley | 437 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mozamil Khan | 186 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.30% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Streetly Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Alastair Douglas-Maul | 1,829 | |
| | Labour | Steven King | 757 | |
| | UKIP | Steven John Whitehouse | 515 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Garfitt | 122 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,072 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.30% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Willenhall North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Shires | 1,046 | |
| | Labour | Rosemary Cleaver | 753 | |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Anne Hazell | 327 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Michael Ault | 260 | |
| | English Democrat | Christopher Charles Edwin Haywood | 94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.84% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Willenhall South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean Patrick Coughlan | 1696 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Ann Sharp | 361 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Edna May Fletcher | 180 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,335 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |