# 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2022 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 1 | 70.0 | 18 | 25 | 83.3 | 7,945 | 47.5 | -9.4 |
| | Labour | 2 | | 20.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 6,743 | 40.3 | +11.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 1,789 | 10.7 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | N/A | N/A | -4.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 1.6 | -0.4 |

## Ward results
### Amington

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosey Claymore | 940 | 54.4 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Carol Dean | 788 | 45.6 | +15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,767 | 27.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Belgrave

Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jay | 637 | 42.4 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Bob Bayley | 538 | 35.8 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Pete Clay | 237 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Green | John Scattergood | 92 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.6 | |

### Bolehall

Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sarah Daniels | 883 | 57.4 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Oates | 654 | 42.6 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,559 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 18.8 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Price | 972 | 52.7 | −4.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lee Wood | 873 | 47.3 | +17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.0 | |

### Glascote

Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jan Wadrup | 614 | 51.0 | +25.9 |
| | Conservative | Brandon Mitchell | 590 | 49.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 12.9 | |

### Mercian

Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Kingstone | 998 | 53.1 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Steven Pritchard | 521 | 27.7 | −11.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Craig Adams | 360 | 19.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 25.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,887 | 34.8 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.8 | |

### Spital

Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Smith | 842 | 41.7 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Liam Bone | 622 | 30.8 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | William Bryan | 554 | 27.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,026 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Stonydelph

Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Turner | 704 | 50.4 | −9.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Bain | 522 | 37.4 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Adam Bayliss | 171 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,410 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marie Bailey | 1,130 | 64.3 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Denise Bayley | 627 | 35.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | 31.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Wilnecote

Wilnecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tina Clements | 955 | 51.0 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Dave Foster | 916 | 49.0 | +15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

## Changes 2022–2023

In August 2022, six Conservative councillors left the party to sit as independents, being Michelle Cook (elected 2019), Danny Cook, Peter Thurgood and John Wade (all elected 2021), and Rosey Claymore and Ben Price (both elected 2022).
Belgrave by-election, 2 March 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul David Thompson | 334 | | |
| | Labour | Craig Lee Mark Adams | 314 | | |
| | Independent | Charlie Rose Taylor Castanheira (Charlie Taylor) | 251 | | |
| | Reform UK | Ian Stuart Cooper | 40 | | |
| | Green | Adam Christopher Bayliss | 35 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 976 | 17.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Richard Ford.