# 2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Walsall Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2021 elections for the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, and the 2021 West Midlands mayoral election. These elections had been delayed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
One-third of the seats were up for election, with one ward (Pelsall) electing three councillors.

## Background

Since its creation in 1974, Walsall has varied between the Conservatives and Labour. Between 1973 and 2004, Walsall had been under Labour control from 1973 to 1976, 1980 to 1982, 1988 to 1992, 1995 to 1996, and 1999 to 2000. It was then under Conservative control between 2004 and 2011, before reverting to no overall control and being retaken by the Conservatives in 2019. In the 2019 elections, the Conservatives gained 2 seats with 41% of the vote, Labour lost 2 with 38%, and the UKIP received 10.5% of the vote. Despite Conservative losses across the UK, the Conservative Party gained control of this council.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2016. In that election, the Labour Party gained 1 seat, with 43.2% of the vote, the Conservatives received 36.6%, and UKIP received 11.7%. This election was held prior to the 2016 EU Referendum.

## Results

2021 Walsall 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 14 | 5 | 63.6 | 22 | 37 | 60.0 | 35,778 | 54.1 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | 7 | 3 | 31.8 | 15 | 22 | 36.7 | 24,048 | 36.3 | -1.7 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 805 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,967 | 2.5 | -1.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,788 | 2.7 | +1.3 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 775 | 1.2 | New |

## Ward results
### Aldridge Central and South

Aldridge Central and South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Wilson | 3,498 | 76.28 | 19.63 |
| | Labour | Shaz Akhtar | 648 | 14.13 | 2.27 |
| | Green | Guan Chan | 241 | 5.26 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bates | 199 | 4.34 | 2.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,850 | 62.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,586 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Aldridge North and Walsall Wood

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Sears | 2,321 | 71.53 |
| | Labour | Michael Bruce | 609 | 18.77 |
| | Green | Tanya Petrovic | 161 | 4.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isaac Crosby | 154 | 4.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 52.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,245 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bentley and Darlaston North

Bentley and Darlaston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Underhill | 1,399 | 56.23 |
| | Conservative | Sukhy Nijjar | 1,089 | 43.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 12.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,488 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Birchills-Leamore

Birchills-Leamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Amo Hussain | 1,586 | 54.45 |
| | Labour | Tina Jukes | 1,060 | 36.39 |
| | Green | Kevin Pitt | 102 | 3.50 |
| | Reform UK | Elaine Williams | 99 | 3.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wild | 66 | 2.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 18.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Blakenall

Blakenall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Pete Smith | 805 | 37.79 |
| | Labour | Matt Ward | 792 | 37.18 |
| | Conservative | Saghir Mohammed | 533 | 25.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,130 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Bloxwich East

Bloxwich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary Flint | 1,385 | 60.53 |
| | Labour | Kath Phillips | 903 | 39.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 21.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,288 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Bloxwich West

Bloxwich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brad Allen | 1,892 | 67.1 |
| | Labour | David Morgan | 728 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Hodges | 113 | 4.0 |
| | Reform UK | Robert Matthews | 88 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,164 | 42.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brownhills

Brownhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kerry Murphy | 1,526 | 55.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Wade | 953 | 34.3 |
| | Reform UK | Lee Chapman | 162 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Phil Parker | 88 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hamza Karim | 46 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Darlaston South

Darlaston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Bott | 1,533 | 63.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Bennett | 873 | 36.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Paddock

Paddock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Gandham | 2,194 | 52.6 |
| | Labour | Nasar Ali | 1,759 | 42.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Watts | 222 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Palfrey

Palfrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sabina Ditta | 2,519 | 65.8 |
| | Conservative | Moz Khan | 1,307 | 34.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pelsall

Three seats available.
Pelsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Garry Perry | 2,208 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Rose Martin | 1,436 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Ed Lee | 1,430 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Jon Maltman | 495 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Patti Lane | 381 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Shamim Ahmed | 319 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Deborah Lee | 275 | 4.1 |
| | Reform UK | Graham Eardley | 242 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pheasey Park Farm

Pheasey Park Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Andrew | 2,156 | 71.1 |
| | Labour | Trish White | 650 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Andrea Maynard | 128 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Barker | 99 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,506 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pleck

Pleck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Naheed Gultasib | 2,310 | 74.8 |
| | Conservative | Jitu Miah | 778 | 25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,532 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rushall-Shelfield

Rushall-Shelfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Worrall | 1,426 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | Sawra Shmim | 1,239 | 43.5 |
| | Reform UK | Jade Davies | 184 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Short Heath

Short Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Josh Whitehouse | 1,353 | 54.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker | 608 | 24.3 |
| | Labour | Elliot Pfebve | 539 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 745 | 29.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Streetly

Streetly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keir Pedley | 2,904 | 67.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Coulson | 678 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gray | 493 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Alison Walters | 205 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,226 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Matthews

St Matthews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdus Nazir | 2,162 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Yaqoob | 1,565 | 36.8 |
| | Green | Michael Walters | 525 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Willenhall North

Willenhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stacie Elson | 1,276 | 46.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Shires | 825 | 29.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Moreton | 608 | 21.9 |
| | Green | Carl Harrison | 63 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Willenhall South

Willenhall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean Coughlan | 1,577 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | Amandeep Kaur Garcha | 1,229 | 41.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Hodges | 142 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Pleck

Pleck: 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simran Cheema | 698 | 64.6 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Saghir | 382 | 35.4 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,080 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 | |