Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, which styles itself "Walsall Council", is the local authority for the metropolitan district of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Council elections

• 1998 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 1999 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2000 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2002 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2003 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2004 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes)^[2][1]
• 2006 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2007 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2008 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2010 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2012 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2014 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2015 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2016 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2018 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2019 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2021 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2022 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2023 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
• 2024 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

Borough result maps

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  2004 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2008 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2012 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2016 results map
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  2018 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2021 results map
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  2022 results map
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  2023 results map
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  2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Bloxwich East By-Election 20 February 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		734	37.8
	Independent		563	28.9
	Conservative		411	21.1
	Democratic Labour		195	10.0
	Liberal Democrats		32	1.6
	National Front		13	0.7
Majority			171	8.9
Turnout			1,948	21.4
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2002-2006

Aldridge Central and South By-Election 20 June 2002^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,251	47.9	−10.1
	Independent		750	28.7	+18.9
	Labour		264	10.1	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats		178	6.8	−6.8
	UKIP		87	3.3	+3.3
	Independent		84	3.2	+3.2
Majority			501	19.2
Turnout			2,614	26.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Paddock By-Election 3 April 2003^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,009	41.1	−2.9
	Independent		539	22.0	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats		416	17.0	+6.0
	Labour		285	11.6	+0.0
	UKIP		204	8.3	+8.3
Majority			470	19.1
Turnout			2,453	23.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hatherton Rushall By-Election 22 May 2003^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eddie Hughes	1,009	35.3	−16.3
	BNP	William Locke	746	26.1	+26.1
	Labour	Ann Wilson	650	22.7	−12.8
	Independent	Lynette Benford	268	9.4	+9.4
	Socialist Alliance	Louise Bradburn	188	6.6	+6.6
Majority			263	9.2
Turnout			2,861	28.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloxwich East By-Election 19 June 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		621	35.9	−12.4
	Conservative		612	35.4	+0.7
	Independent		356	20.6	+7.9
	Socialist Alliance		74	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats		66	3.8	−0.5
Majority			9	0.5
Turnout			1,729	21.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Darlaston South By-Election 9 June 2005^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Wilkes	688	37.1	+5.6
	Independent	Christine Bott	367	19.7	−9.0
	BNP	Kevin Smith	325	17.5	+17.5
	Conservative	Chad Pitt	273	14.7	+0.9
	Democratic Labour	Allan Johnston	120	6.5	+6.5
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	72	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Peter Winterton	11	0.6	+0.6
Majority			321	17.4
Turnout			1,856	20.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Willenhall South By-Election 21 July 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Creaney	862	45.4	+1.4
	Conservative	Keir Pedley	486	25.6	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Pearce	399	21.0	−7.4
	BNP	William Vaughan	151	7.6	+7.6
Majority			376	19.8
Turnout			1,898	19.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2006-2010

Aldridge North and Walsall Wood By-Election 23 November 2006^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Flower	1,157	58.4	+12.5
	Labour	Ian Pearson	309	15.6	+0.5
	BNP	Dominic Bugler	222	11.2	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Greveson	160	8.1	−2.4
	UKIP	Anthony Lenton	132	6.7	−3.0
Majority			848	42.8
Turnout			1,980	17.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Birchills and Leamore By-Election 27 November 2008^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kamran Aftab	764	43.9	+12.9
	Labour	Richard Worrall	661	37.9	−16.7
	BNP	Malcolm Moore	90	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockayne	72	4.1	+4.1
	Democratic Labour	Alan Davies	69	4.0	−2.3
	UKIP	Elizabeth Hazell	52	3.0	+3.0
	Green	Paul Booker	34	2.0	−6.1
Majority			103	5.9
Turnout			1,742	19.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rushall-Shelfield By-Election 26 February 2009^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Carpenter	808	49.8	−11.2
	Labour	Lee Jeavons	411	25.3	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Smith	178	11.0	−1.5
	UKIP	Timothy Melville	165	10.2	+10.2
	Green	Karl MacNaughton	61	3.8	−3.1
Majority			398	24.5
Turnout			1,623	18.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010-2014

Bloxwich West By-Election 15 July 2010^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Westley	1,142	53.6	+18.5
	Conservative	Theresa Smith	800	37.5	−3.2
	UKIP	Paul Valdmanis	91	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockayne	71	3.3	−6.5
	Green	Zoe Henderson	28	1.3	−0.4
Majority			342	16.0
Turnout			2,132	22.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Rushall-Shelfield By-Election 11 November 2010^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lorna Rattigan	639	42.0	−1.8
	Labour	Richard Worrall	611	40.1	+13.1
	BNP	William Vaughan	141	9.3	+9.3
	UKIP	Tim Melville	90	5.9	−2.3
	Monster Raving Loony	Mark Beech	42	2.8	+2.8
Majority			28	1.8
Turnout			1,523	16.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloxwich East By-Election 7 October 2011^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Fitzpatrick	922	48.0	+5.2
	Conservative	Les Beeley	834	43.5	+1.1
	UKIP	Derek Bennett	98	5.1	−3.0
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	49	2.6	+2.6
	Green	Leandra Gebrakedan	16	0.8	+0.8
Majority			88	4.6	+4.1
Turnout			1,919
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Birchills Leamore Ward by-election, 22 December 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tina Jukes	835	52.8	−2.2
	Conservative	Kamran Afrab	512	32.4	−1.2
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	130	8.2	+8.2
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	59	3.7	−7.3
	Green	Leandra Gebrakedan	46	2.9	+2.9
Majority			323	20.4
Turnout			1,582
	Labour hold		Swing

Bloxwich West Ward by-election, 15 November 2012^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patti Lane	1,049	50.2	−4.3
	Conservative	Abi Pitt	783	37.5	+4.4
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	195	9.3	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockayne	61	2.9	−0.3
Majority			266	12.7
Turnout			2,088
	Labour hold		Swing

Aldridge Central and South Ward by-election, 15 August 2013^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Wilson	1,254	49.7	−0.2
	UKIP	Liz Hazell	615	24.4	+8.3
	Labour	Bob Grainger	470	18.6	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Sheward	114	4.5	−6.6
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	72	2.9	+2.9
Majority			639	25.3
Turnout			2,525
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014-2018

Birchills Leamore Ward by-election, 24 July 2014^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Jones	1,075	47.8	+6.6
	Conservative	Gazanfer Ali	710	31.6	+7.2
	UKIP	Paul White	445	19.8	−9.7
	English Democrat	Chris Newey	20	0.9	+0.9
Majority			365	16.2
Turnout			2,250
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Pleck Ward by-election, 16 December 2021^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simran Kaur Cheema	698	64.6	−10.2
	Conservative	Mohammed Saghir	382	35.4	+10.2
Majority			316	29.2
Turnout			1,080
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheema was unable to take her seat, due to being employed by Walsall Libraries at the time.^[18]