# 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It coincided with other local elections across the United Kingdom. One-third of the seats were up for election, with three wards (Old Warley, Rowley, and Wednesbury South) electing two councillors.

## Results

2021 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 | 18 | 9 | 66.7 | 40 | 58 | 81.7 | 39,053 | 53.1 | -5.5 |
| | Conservative | 9 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 9 | 12.7 | 26,945 | 36.6 | +18.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 5.6 | 3,394 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,840 | 2.5 | +0.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,190 | 1.6 | -8.2 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 658 | 0.9 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 0.3 | New |
| | Workers Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.1 | New |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 0.1 | New |
| | For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| | Yeshua | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicky Hinchliff | 2,197 | 68.44 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Ali Hussain | 507 | 15.79 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Barry Lim | 416 | 12.96 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Johns | 90 | 2.80 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,690 | 52.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,210 | 36.96 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackheath

Blackheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kerrie Carmichael | 1,402 | 56.7 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative | Greg Allman | 1,072 | 43.3 | +14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,505 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bristnall

Bristnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ellen Fenton | 1,366 | 51.8 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Connor Jones | 1,005 | 38.1 | +10.5 |
| | Green | Joe Loudon | 158 | 6.0 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manjit Lall | 110 | 4.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,669 | 28.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Fisher | 1,814 | 54.0 | +23.3 |
| | Labour | Liam Preece | 1,276 | 38.0 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jenkins | 92 | 2.7 | New |
| | For Britain | Sam Harding | 72 | 2.1 | −3.7 |
| | Reform UK | Graham Nock | 62 | 1.8 | New |
| | Independent | Sanjeev Kumar | 43 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,409 | 35.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vicki Smith | 1,250 | 48.2 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Satinder Dunn | 1,187 | 45.8 | +30.3 |
| | Independent | Caroline White | 113 | 4.4 | New |
| | TUSC | Cammilla Mngaza | 41 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Friar Park

Friar Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scott Chapman | 1,008 | 51.6 | +36.0 |
| | Labour | John Giles | 759 | 38.8 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | Wayne Trinder | 151 | 7.7 | −27.3 |
| | Yeshua | Colin Rankine | 37 | 1.9 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | 21.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liam Abrahams | 1,518 | 47.3 | +29.9 |
| | Labour | Christopher Worsey | 1,172 | 36.6 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Smith | 269 | 8.4 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Darryl Magher | 247 | 7.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,230 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Great Bridge

Great Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Will Gill | 1,099 | 47.7 | +20.5 |
| | Labour | Ann Jarvis | 1,081 | 46.9 | −25.9 |
| | Independent | Sandeep Singh | 123 | 5.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,326 | 23.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pam Randhawa | 1,679 | 56.8 | −17.1 |
| | Conservative | Md Jalal Ahmed | 820 | 27.7 | +12.6 |
| | Independent | John Edwards | 457 | 15.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,991 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kacey Akpoteni | 1,471 | 50.3 | −25.3 |
| | Conservative | Les Trumpeter | 1,277 | 43.6 | +19.2 |
| | Reform UK | Jacqueline Nock | 112 | 3.8 | New |
| | Independent | Paavan Ohm | 67 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,951 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Langley

Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Owen | 1,151 | 47.2 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Sakhi | 693 | 28.4 | +6.6 |
| | Independent | Sharon Davies | 596 | 24.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 25.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elaine Giles | 1,242 | 41.2 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Lee Williams | 1,066 | 35.4 | +20.6 |
| | Independent | Joyce Underhill | 452 | 15.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bertram Richards | 165 | 5.5 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Hannah Valenzuela | 90 | 3.0 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,049 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Warley

Old Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jay Anandou | 1,361 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | Harnoor Bhullar | 1,145 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | John Tipper | 922 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Regha | 859 | 28.0 |
| | Green | Aldo Mussi | 267 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 236 | 7.7 |
| | Reform UK | Karl Leech | 112 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Oldbury

Oldbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rizwan Jalil | 2,075 | 64.0 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Poole | 1,009 | 31.1 | +15.1 |
| | TUSC | Richard Gingell | 157 | 4.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,278 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Princes End

Princes End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archer Williams | 909 | 48.7 | +28.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Eaves | 590 | 31.6 | −7.8 |
| | Reform UK | Bill Cherrington | 232 | 12.4 | New |
| | Independent | Ian Jones | 134 | 7.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 19.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Rowley

Rowley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Laured Kalari | 1,050 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Satpal Singh | 1,039 | 41.6 |
| | Labour | Claire Mayo | 872 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | Nagi Daya Singh | 865 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 25.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Smethwick

Smethwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Parbinder Kaur | 2,066 | 69.0 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Amrita Dunn | 559 | 18.7 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bradley | 149 | 5.0 | New |
| | Green | Rod Macrorie | 144 | 4.8 | −9.4 |
| | Women's Equality | Serena Laidley | 75 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Farut Shaeen | 2,799 | 80.1 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Steve Simcox | 444 | 12.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daisy Shone | 253 | 7.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,355 | 67.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sukhbir Gill | 3,193 | 81.5 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Lawley | 570 | 14.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jeavons | 157 | 4.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,961 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tipton Green

Tipton Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charn Padda | 1,372 | 45.8 | −12.7 |
| | Independent | Richard Jeffcoat | 1,011 | 33.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Narinder Garcha | 613 | 20.5 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,022 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tividale

Tividale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Crompton | 1,323 | 53.0 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Emma Henlan | 1,173 | 47.0 | +23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,521 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Hughes | 1,259 | 51.12 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Johnson | 1,058 | 42.96 |
| | Green | Mark Redding | 115 | 4.67 |
| | TUSC | Gareth Knox | 31 | 1.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 8.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,463 | 26.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kirat Singh | 1,578 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Chambers | 1,137 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Gulshan Tabassum | 1,032 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative | David Wilkes | 970 | 30.4 |
| | Reform UK | Steve Dabbs | 140 | 4.4 |
| | Workers Party | Reuben Lawrence | 92 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,187 | 30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Rollins | 1,916 | 56.97 | 14.3 |
| | Conservative | Fajli Bibi | 1,128 | 33.54 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daljit Kaur Nagra | 319 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,363 | 32.32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Tividale

Tividale: 15 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Henlan | 986 | 52.6 | +20.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Hevican | 810 | 43.2 | −13.7 |
| | Independent | Energy Kutebura | 40 | 2.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bradley | 30 | 1.6 | New |
| | TUSC | Richard Gingell | 9 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 17.2 | |