# 2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are up for election.
Labour retained its majority on the council. Both Labour and the Conservatives gained seats, whilst the Liberal Democrats and independents lost all their seats, leaving only two parties represented on the council after the election.

## Background

Sandwell is a consistently Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council. From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of one party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. In the most recent election in 2022 election Labour lost three seats, while the Conservatives gained three.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2019. In that election, Labour won all 24 seats with 58.6% of the vote, giving them full control of the council.

## Previous council composition

| After 2022 election | After 2022 election | After 2022 election | Before 2023 election | Before 2023 election | Before 2023 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 61 | | Labour | 57 |
| | Conservative | 9 | | Conservative | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| | Independent | 2 | | Independent | 2 |
| | | | | vacant | 1 |

## Results summary

2023 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 | 22 | 2 | 91.7 | 38 | 60 | 83.3 | 30,656 | 57.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 10 | 12 | 16.7 | 15,091 | 28.5 | –5.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,421 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,288 | 4.3 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,387 | 2.6 | –0.9 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 894 | 1.7 | +1.4 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 253 | 0.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Yeshua | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | <0.1 | –0.1 |

## Results
### Abbey

Abbey (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jennifer Lynn Hemingway | 1,586 | 66.17 | −18.2 |
| | Green | Roderick Andrew Macrorie | 357 | 14.89 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Soran Rauf | 271 | 11.31 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Ngorand | 90 | 3.76 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Bob Severn | 80 | 3.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,229 | 51.28 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.54 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,484 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,397 | 28.25 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent |

### Blackheath

Blackheath (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jag Singh | 866 | 47.82 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Greg Stephen Allman | 699 | 38.60 | −9.8 |
| | Green | Deryn Guest | 135 | 7.46 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Ibrar Khan | 102 | 5.63 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 9.22 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,185 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 19.72 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bristnall

Bristnall (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tom Johnston | 1,023 | 50.07 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Mo Sakhi | 554 | 27.12 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Ernest Heywood | 210 | 10.28 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Paul Hinton | 133 | 6.51 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Pete Durnell | 114 | 5.58 | −.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 22.95 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,026 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 22.63 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Charlemont with Grove Vale

Charlemont with Grove Vale (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Natalie Nadine Weston | 1,307 | 48.62 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Ann Giles | 1,065 | 39.62 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadie Laureina Smith | 149 | 5.54 | −0.2 |
| | Reform UK | Graham Nock | 106 | 3.94 | +2.0 |
| | TUSC | Owen Lees | 49 | 1.82 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 9.00 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,361 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 28.71 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Cradley Heath and Old Hill (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Tipper | 1,185 | 58.12 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Narinder Kaur Garcha | 490 | 24.03 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Bradley | 182 | 8.93 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Paul William Connor | 168 | 8.24 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 34.09 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.74 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,481 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 19.45 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Friar Park

Friar Park (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Fitzgerald | 840 | 55.23 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Fajli Bibi | 529 | 34.78 | −7.4 |
| | Reform UK | Robert William White | 71 | 4.67 | N/A |
| | Green | Aldo Mussi | 48 | 3.16 | N/A |
| | Yeshua | Colin Nicholas Rankine | 25 | 1.64 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 20.45 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.52 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,816 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | 17.25 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Barr with Yew Tree (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kay Allcock | 1,292 | 50.63 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Gurmail Kaur | 828 | 32.44 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Stephen Pakeman Smith | 303 | 11.87 | +0.2 |
| | Reform UK | Geoff Sutton | 120 | 4.70 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 18.19 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,789 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | 26.07 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Great Bridge

Great Bridge (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sahdaish Kaur Pall | 1,058 | 50.45 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Connor Daniel Michael Marshall | 933 | 44.49 | −4.2 |
| | Green | Awais Qaisar | 92 | 4.39 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 5.96 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,809 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,097 | 21.38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Greets Green and Lyng

Greets Green and Lyng (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jackie Taylor | 1,520 | 73.64 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Bethany Sears | 411 | 19.91 | −16.9 |
| | Green | Bryony Morris | 124 | 6.01 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,109 | 53.73 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,488 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,064 | 21.75 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Hateley Heath

Hateley Heath (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kay Millar | 1,430 | 70.48 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Poole | 439 | 21.64 | −16.4 |
| | Reform UK | Jackie Nock | 154 | 7.59 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 48.84 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,247 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | 19.80 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Langley

Langley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Ann Tromans | 1,126 | 58.71 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Dean Millard | 632 | 32.95 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ejaz Ahmed | 141 | 7.35 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 25.76 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,528 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 20.13 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Newton

Newton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sajad Ashraf | 1,004 | 47.07 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Shola Sapara | 690 | 32.35 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Jeremy David Parker | 282 | 13.22 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guriqbal Singh | 147 | 6.89 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 14.72 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.47 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,658 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,133 | 24.64 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Old Warley

Old Warley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo | 1,132 | 41.81 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Michael Smith | 1,001 | 36.98 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Daniel Jones | 481 | 17.77 | +5.6 |
| | Reform UK | Karl Terry Leech | 77 | 2.85 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 4.83 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.59 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,193 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,707 | 29.45 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Oldbury

Oldbury (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Suzanne Maria Hartwell | 1,509 | 57.46 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Qayyum | 925 | 35.23 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Paresh Patel | 105 | 4.00 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Richard Gingell | 78 | 2.97 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 22.23 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,201 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,626 | 25.74 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Princes End

Princes End (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justyna Kordala | 856 | 47.76 | −3.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sohail Iqbal | 784 | 43.75 | −5.3 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Clemson | 97 | 5.41 | N/A |
| | Green | Joseph Loudon | 46 | 3.08 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 4.01 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,414 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 19.04 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Rowley

Rowley (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Khayam Khan | 958 | 49.13 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Steve Hill | 640 | 32.82 | −16.4 |
| | Independent | David Hulme | 162 | 8.31 | N/A |
| | Green | Rudi Sullivan | 91 | 4.67 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wikas Khan | 90 | 4.62 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 16.31 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.46 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,818 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | 19.86 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Smethwick

Smethwick (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Luke John Davies | 1,612 | 76.11 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Imran Qureshi | 303 | 14.31 | −12.8 |
| | Green | Joshi Gita | 184 | 8.69 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,309 | 61.80 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | 21.43 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Soho and Victoria

Soho and Victoria (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ragih Muflihi | 1,924 | 79.97 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative | Jomir Ali | 261 | 10.85 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Jeremy Keith Alexander Rendell | 200 | 8.31 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,663 | 69.12 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.87 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,969 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 | 21.93 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St. Paul's

St Paul's (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Muhammad Inamullah Loan | 2,239 | 78.07 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Mona Khurana | 420 | 14.64 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith John Wilmot | 193 | 6.73 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,819 | 63.43 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.56 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,572 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,868 | 27.13 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tipton Green

Tipton Green (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Syeda Amina Khatun | 1,472 | 50.76 | +6.3 |
| | Independent | Richard James Elessing Jeffcoat | 1,225 | 42.24 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Kam Logani | 198 | 6.83 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 8.52 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.17 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,680 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 27.15 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tividale

Tividale (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wakas Younis | 923 | 49.31 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Bhupinder Kullar | 767 | 40.97 | −10.1 |
| | Green | Jujhar Singh | 174 | 9.29 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 8.34 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,188 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 20.37 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wednesbury North

Wednesbury North (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicola Marie Maycock | 1,075 | 56.55 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Nik Luzaic | 581 | 30.56 | −12.9 |
| | Green | Mark Redding | 127 | 6.68 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Steve Dabbs | 88 | 4.63 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Gareth Knox | 24 | 1.26 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 25.99 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,244 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,901 | 20.56 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kulwant Singh Uppal | 1,358 | 58.61 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Simcox | 766 | 33.06 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manjit Sing Lall | 94 | 4.06 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Jack Sabharwal | 67 | 2.89 | N/A |
| | TUSC | U'Semu Makaya | 22 | 0.95 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 25.55 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,178 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 22.76 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### West Bromwich Central

West Bromwich Central (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tirath Singh Dhatt | 1,675 | 71.01 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Jones | 590 | 25.01 | −5.2 |
| | Green | Sarah Deans | 155 | 6.57 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Smith | 106 | 4.49 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 46.00 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.55 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 24.70 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |