Sandwell local elections
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One third of Sandwell
Metropolitan Borough
Council in the West Midlands
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillor
s have been elected from 24 wards
.
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
Metropolitan Borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
Council in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 24 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973–1978 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1978–1979 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1979–present |
Council elections
- Sandwell Council election, 1998
- Sandwell Council election, 1999Sandwell Council election, 1999The 1999 Sandwell Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2000Sandwell Council election, 2000The 2000 Sandwell Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2002Sandwell Council election, 2002The 2002 Sandwell Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2003Sandwell Council election, 2003The 2003 Sandwell Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2004Sandwell Council election, 2004The 2004 Sandwell Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003...
(whole council elected after boundary changes) - Sandwell Council election, 2006Sandwell Council election, 2006The 2006 Sandwell Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2007Sandwell Council election, 2007The 2007 Sandwell Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2008Sandwell Council election, 2008The 2008 Sandwell Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2010Sandwell Council election, 2010The 2010 Sandwell Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
- Sandwell Council election, 2011Sandwell Council election, 2011The 2011 Sandwell Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....