# 2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. In the ward of Great Bridge, the Conservative Party was criticised for fielding a candidate who had the same name as the Labour Party councillor.
Due to being elected 'in thirds', councillors elected at the 2008 Sandwell Council election were defending their seats in 2012.
The Labour Party won every seat, increasing their majority.

## Election result

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Labour | 24 | 10 | | 10 | 100 | |
| Conservative | 0 | | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| BNP | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| National Front | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 100% |

## Ward Results

Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jaron | 2,017 | 75.4 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Brown | 319 | 11.9 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Barry Lim | 239 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gibson | 99 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blackheath Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kerrie Carmichael | 1,324 | 53.2 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Mary Docker | 860 | 34.6 | 6.8 |
| | Sandwell Traditional Independent | Shirley Ching | 305 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bristnall Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jarvis | 1,489 | 72.2 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Terry Grainger | 573 | 27.8 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Charlemont with Grove Vale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liam Preece | 1,202 | 47.1 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Ray Nock | 849 | 33.3 | 11.6 |
| | Sandwell Traditional Independent | Hilary Taylor | 255 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Dell Macefield | 151 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Mitchener | 96 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cradley Heath and Old Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Tipper | 1,465 | 59.1 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative | Liz Bowler | 673 | 27.13 | 5.1 |
| | BNP | John Salvage | 213 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Johns | 130 | 5.24 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Friar Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoff Lewis | 1,421 | 82.0 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Farrington | 312 | 18.0 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Great Barr with Yew Tree Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Worsey | 1,549 | 53.8 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadie Smith | 866 | 30.1 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Cowles | 464 | 16.1 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Great Bridge Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Rowley | 1,561 | 81.5 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Joseph Rowley | 354 | 18.5 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Greets Green and Lyng Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Edwards | 1,790 | 85.9 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Bob Fitzpatrick | 293 | 14.1 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hateley Heath Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Sandars | 1,632 | 75.2 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | Steve Dabbs | 287 | 13.2 | 15.8 |
| | BNP | Terry Lewin | 163 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Colin Bye | 89 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Langley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Davies | 1,636 | 75.5 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Bishop | 425 | 19.6 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Murcott | 106 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Underhill | 1,483 | 59.0 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fisher | 519 | 20.7 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Vickers | 279 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| | Sandwell Traditional Independent | Bert Richards | 128 | 5.1 | 2.6 |
| | Independent | Margaret Macklin | 104 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Old Warley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Crumpton | 1,601 | 59.6 | 4.7 |
| | Conservative | Lee Pawlowski | 706 | 26.3 | 3.6 |
| | Sandwell Traditional Independent | John McHard | 148 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Aldo Mussi | 132 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Manley-Green | 99 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Oldbury Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Downing | 2,163 | 85.0 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Ben Elwell | 381 | 15.0 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Princes End Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Cherrington | 1,175 | 69.0 | 13.7 |
| | Conservative | Beatrice Owen | 528 | 31.0 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Rowley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Eaves | 1,592 | 75.8 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | Mary Pawlowski | 508 | 24.2 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Smethwick Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Horton | 2,088 | 83.2 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | Nagi Daya Singh | 298 | 11.9 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manjit Lall | 125 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Soho and Victoria Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Cooper | 2,791 | 95.2 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | Ewart Johnson | 142 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Paul's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Preet Gill | 2,506 | 72.4 | 9.5 |
| | Independent | Harbhajan Singh Dardi | 502 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| | Sandwell Traditional Independent | Bob Dunn | 277 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Gaunt | 176 | 5.1 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tipton Green Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Jones | 1,643 | 72.4 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Poole | 365 | 16.1 | 7.4 |
| | National Front | Ade Woodhouse | 261 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tividale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Crompton | 1,637 | 80.8 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Jack Sabharwal | 390 | 19.2 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wednesbury North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Hughes | 1,589 | 73.1 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Marc Lucock | 584 | 26.9 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wednesbury South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Pam Hughes | 1,752 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hunt | 590 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
West Bromwich Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kim Frazer | 2,003 |
| | Conservative | Robert White | 358 |
| | Green | David Hawkins | 256 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |