# 2024 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2024 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
In the previous election, the Conservatives lost control of the council losing 6 seats, whilst Labour gained 7 seats. Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being led by a coalition administration of the Conservatives and some of the independent councillors, led by Conservative councillor Thomas Jay.
In this election, the Conservatives lost 9 seats to Labour, giving Labour an overall majority on the council. The Labour group leader, Carol Dean, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024.

## Results

The overall results were:
2024 Tamworth 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 | 9 | 9 | 90.0 | 9 | 18 | 60.0 | 7,803 | 49.1 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 9 | 10.0 | 7 | 8 | 26.7 | 5,453 | 34.3 | -2.3 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 13.3 | 576 | 3.6 | -11.7 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,130 | 7.1 | +6.6 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 369 | 2.3 | +1.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 269 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 181 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
Results by ward:

### Amington

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Wells | 894 | 53.5 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Donna Summers | 756 | 45.2 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1671 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Belgrave

Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nova Arkney | 720 | 54.3 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Brett Beetham | 347 | 26.2 | −2.8 |
| | Reform UK | Yvette Bayliss | 180 | 13.6 | New |
| | Green | John Scattergood | 75 | 5.7 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 28.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1326 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bolehall

Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Norchi | 944 | 71.5 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Oates | 359 | 27.2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 44.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1320 | 23.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Natalie Statham | 898 | 47.6 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Richard Moore | 616 | 32.6 | −3.4 |
| | Reform UK | David Bayliss | 242 | 12.8 | +8.4 |
| | Green | Joell Mayoh | 122 | 6.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1888 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Glascote

Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Helen Hadley | 574 | 47.8 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | James Nicholson-Roberts | 250 | 20.8 | −2.6 |
| | UKIP | Emma Turner | 230 | 19.2 | New |
| | Independent | John Wade | 140 | 11.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1201 | 22.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Mercian

Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Pallett | 750 | 48.1 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Cooke | 525 | 33.7 | −10.4 |
| | Reform UK | David Tighe | 182 | 11.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robyn Barr | 96 | 6.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1559 | 28.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Spital

Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marion Couchman | 795 | 39.6 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Steven Pritchard | 762 | 38.0 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | Bill Bryan | 436 | 21.7 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2006 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stonydelph

Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Clarke | 643 | 46.0 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Andy Cooper | 535 | 38.2 | −3.4 |
| | UKIP | Robert Bilcliff | 139 | 9.9 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Adam Bayliss | 72 | 5.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1399 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Summers | 733 | 42.2 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Denise Bayley | 616 | 35.5 | −2.9 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Cooper | 292 | 16.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Miller-Viney | 85 | 4.9 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1735 | 30.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wilnecote

Wilnecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Foster | 969 | 54.5 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lee Maycock | 570 | 32.1 | −0.4 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Lawton | 234 | 13.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1777 | 25.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |