# 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England, as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. 26 seats were up for election, and the results saw the Conservatives losing to a majority of 11 seats to Labour.

## Election Result

Dudley Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 41 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 56.9 | 43.9 | 34,429 |
| Conservative | 30 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 41.7 | 32.0 | 25,045 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1,820 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14.5 | 11,366 |

## Ward Results
### Amblecote

Amblecote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Christine Perks | 1,049 |
| | Conservative | Colin Banks | 932 |
| | UKIP | Paul Bradley | 474 |
| | Green | Derek Rudd | 101 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Lucas | 100 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Belle Vale

Belle Vale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Donella Russell | 1,362 |
| | Conservative | Jennie Dunn | 1,044 |
| | UKIP | Bill Roberts | 361 |
| | Green | John Payne | 151 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret Wilson | 1,334 |
| | Conservative | Dan Horrocks | 401 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Larmer | 365 |
| | Green | Gordon Elcock | 158 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 933 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Brockmore and Pensnett

Brockmore and Pensnett Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Martin | 1,143 |
| | Conservative | Susan Greenaway | 485 |
| | UKIP | Just Stevens | 285 |
| | Green | Vicky Duckworth | 76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Castle & Priory

Castle & Priory Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret Aston | 1,652 |
| | Conservative | Simon Townend | 527 |
| | UKIP | Tim Byrne | 458 |
| | Green | Bill McComish | 83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,125 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Coseley East

Coseley East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Henry Davies | 1,366 | 54.23 |
| | Conservative | Martin Richard Duffield | 468 | 18.58 |
| | UKIP | Helen Louise Wimlett | 430 | 17.07 |
| | National Front | Ken Griffiths | 177 | 7.03 |
| | Green | Becky Blatchford | 71 | 2.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 898 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.94 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cradley & Wollescote

Cradley & Wollescote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Gaye Partridge | 1,741 |
| | Conservative | Colin Elcock | 474 |
| | UKIP | Mike Hawkins | 383 |
| | Green | Karlie Owen | 105 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lois Bramall | 88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,267 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Gornal

Gornal Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Dave Branwood | 1,409 |
| | Conservative | David Stanley | 1,336 |
| | UKIP | Phillip Rowe | 876 |
| | Green | David Blatchford | 75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Halesowen North

Halesowen North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Hilary Bills | 1,457 |
| | Conservative | Mike Wood | 1,150 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Henley | 323 |
| | BNP | Simon Foxall | 107 |
| | Green | Quira Blatchford | 122 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Halesowen South

Halesowen South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Vickers | 1,489 |
| | Labour | John Lewis | 1026 |
| | UKIP | John Marshall | 495 |
| | Green | Tim Weller | 192 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Hayley Green & Cradley South

Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hazel Turner | 1,265 |
| | Labour | Ian Cooper | 1,080 |
| | UKIP | Bob Heeley | 404 |
| | Green | Colin Royle | 146 |
| | BNP | Robert Weale | 120 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward (2 candidates) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Tyler | 1,574 |
| | Labour | Lynn Boleyn | 1,482 |
| | Conservative | Dee Harley | 1,464 |
| | Conservative | David Simms | 1,192 |
| | UKIP | Dean Perks | 560 |
| | UKIP | Phil Wimlett | 419 |
| | Green | Liz Jednorog | 151 |
| | Green | Francis Sheppard | 87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Blood | 1,588 |
| | Labour | Shaz Saleem | 1,097 |
| | Green | Jenny Rudd | 404 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Lye & Stourbridge North

Lye & Stourbridge North Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Tremaine Herbert | 1,241 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Turner | 747 |
| | UKIP | Tony Oliver | 349 |
| | Independent | Abdul Qadus | 305 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Johnson | 100 |
| | Green | Denis Neville | 89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's

Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Green | Will Duckworth | 1,525 |
| | Labour | Mahbub Rahman | 1,269 |
| | Conservative | Steven Ridley | 335 |
| | UKIP | Craig Ingram | 257 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Norton

Norton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mike Attwood | 1,570 |
| | Labour | Michael Kelly | 801 |
| | UKIP | Paul Barton | 441 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hanson | 237 |
| | Green | Benjamin Sweeney | 215 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pedmore & Stourbridge East

Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Les Jones | 1,747 | |
| | Labour | Joe Gaytten | 1,087 | |
| | UKIP | Lynette Wragg | 386 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hanson | 204 | |
| | Green | Roy Sadler | 262 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.01 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Bryan Cotterill | 1,758 |
| | Conservative | Tim Wood | 476 |
| | Green | Pam Archer | 222 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sheppard | 78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,282 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Sedgley

Sedgley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Evans | 1,383 |
| | UKIP | Bill Etheridge | 863 |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara Sykes | 810 |
| | Green | Donna Dodson | 121 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. James's

St. James's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Asif Ahmed | 1,321 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Davis | 1,132 |
| | Conservative | David Allen | 396 |
| | Green | Daniel Archer | 109 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |

### St. Thomas's

St. Thomas's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Shaukat Ali | 2,143 |
| | UKIP | Michael Forsyth | 523 |
| | Conservative | Daryl Millward | 317 |
| | Green | Christian Green | 124 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,620 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keiran Robert Casey | 1,220 | 44.46 |
| | Conservative | Julian Ryder | 859 | 31.3 |
| | UKIP | Star Freedom Marie Etheridge | 452 | 16.47 |
| | National Front | Kevin Inman | 123 | 4.48 |
| | Green | Emma Caroline Harrison | 83 | 3.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.83 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward (2 candidates) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Chris Hale | 1,397 |
| | Labour | Ian Marrey | 1,317 |
| | Conservative | Nicolas Barlow | 1,213 |
| | Conservative | Matt Rogers | 1,025 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Collins | 478 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bramall | 435 |
| | UKIP | Glen Wilson | 365 |
| | UKIP | Pete Lee | 353 |
| | Green | Lawrence Rowlett | 229 |
| | Green | Jane Sheppard | 164 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Wordsley

Wordsley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Derrick Hemingsley | 1,293 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Southall | 1,162 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Franklin | 412 |
| | Green | Maurice Archer | 115 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Lucas | 100 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |