2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election explained
The 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 24 of the 72 seats were up for election.[1]
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.[2] From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of 1 party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards.[3] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 9 seats with 53.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 9 with 36.6%, and independents did not make any gains or losses with 4.6% of the vote.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won all seats with 68.5% of the vote, giving them full control of the council. The Conservatives won 24.4%.
Previous council composition
| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[4] |
|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats |
|---|
| 58 | | 59 |
| 9 | | 9 |
| 4 | | 1 |
| Sandwell Together | 0 | | Sandwell Together | 2 | |
Changes:
- November 2021: Rajbir Singh (Labour) resigns from council; seat left vacant until 2022 election[5]
- January 2022: Ian Chambers joins Labour from the Conservatives[6]
- April 2022: Iqbal Singh Padda joins Conservatives from Labour[7]
- Independent councillors Yvonne Davies and Joanne Hadley form Sandwell Together[8]
Results by ward
An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
West Bromwich Central
Notes and References
- Web site: Election timetable in England . GOV.UK . 9 April 2022 . en.
- Web site: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 . Elections Centre . 16 April 2022.
- News: Brassington . Jamie . Conservative local election success means Sandwell Council has an opposition again . 16 April 2022 . Express and Star . 7 May 2021 . en.
- Web site: Councillors by Party . sandwell.gov . 14 April 2022 . en .
- News: Storer . Rhi . Rajbir Singh steps down as Sandwell councillor . 16 April 2022 . Halesowen News . 18 November 2021 . en.
- News: Storer . Rhi . Sandwell Conservative councillor defects to Labour . 16 April 2022 . BirminghamLive . 20 January 2022 . en.
- News: Madeley . Peter . More chaos in Sandwell as Labour cabinet member quits party to stand for Tories . 16 April 2022 . Express and Star . 5 April 2022.
- Web site: Councillors by Party: Sandwell Together party Sandwell Council . www.sandwell.gov.uk . 16 April 2022.
