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2023 local election in Dudley

2023 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024 →
24 out of 72 seats to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.4%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Patrick Harley Qadar Zada None
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 46 seats, 48.6% 26 seats, 42.4% 0 seats, 0.3%
Seats before 44 26 1
Seats won 44 27 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady
Percentage 42.4% 43.8% 1.5%
Swing Decrease 6.2% Increase 1.4% Increase 1.2%
Map of the results
Leader before election

Patrick Harley
Conservative

Leader after election

Patrick Harley
Conservative

The 2023 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023. One third of councillors— 24 out of 72 —on the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election was held alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

The Conservatives retained their majority on the council.

Background

History

Result of the most recent council election in 2022

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Dudley was a district of the West Midlands metropolitan county. The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The West Midlands Combined Authority was created in 2016 and began electing the mayor of the West Midlands from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former West Midlands metropolitan county.

Dudley Council has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control since it was established. The Conservatives controlled the council from the 2004 election until Labour gained control in the 2012 election. Labour lost overall control in the 2016 election but continued to lead the council until 2017, when the Conservatives led the council, still without a majority. In the 2021 elections, the Conservatives gained a majority on the council. In the most recent elections in 2022, the Conservatives held steady at 46 seats while Labour won 26 seats at the expense of two Independents.

Positions up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2019. In that election the Conservatives won 13 seats and Labour won 11.

In March 2023, the former council leader and mayor of Dudley Anne Millward was deselected. On 17 April 2023, Councillor Mark Westwood reigned from the Conservative Party amid allegations of bullying and harassment against his family.

Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Dudley aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Summary

Election result

2023 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 13 Increase 1 54.2 14 27 37.5 29,061 43.8 +1.4
  Conservative 11 Decrease 1 45.8 33 44 61.1 28,165 42.4 –6.2
  Independent 0 Steady 0 1 1 1.39 978 1.5 +1.2
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 3,859 5.8 –0.1
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 3,506 5.3 +4.0
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 495 0.7 +0.6
  TUSC 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 257 0.4 +0.1
  Libertarian 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 89 0.1 –0.9

Ward results

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Amblecote

Amblecote (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pete Lee* 1,341 52.1 −4.5
Labour Luke Hamblett 935 36.4 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Flynn 159 6.2 +0.5
Green Adrian Mabe 125 4.9 +1.1
Majority 406 15.8 −7.0
Rejected ballots 12 0.5
Turnout 2,572 26.14 −2.9
Registered electors 9,839
Conservative hold Swing

Belle Vale

Belle Vale (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Phipps* 1,636 54.1 +6.6
Labour Savannah Southorn 1,150 38.0 −2.9
Green Deanne Brettle 119 3.9 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Sarah Furhuraire 110 3.6 −2.0
Majority 486 16.1 +9.5
Rejected ballots 11 0.4
Turnout 3,026 30.2 −1.5
Registered electors 10,020
Conservative hold Swing

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wayne Little 1,007 44.3 +4.4
Labour Ridha Ahmed* 927 40.8 −6.2
Green Mark Percox 127 5.6 N/A
Reform UK Trevor Bunn 107 4.7 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Mollie Priest 97 4.3 −5.1
Majority 80 3.5 +10.6
Rejected ballots 11 0.4
Turnout 2,276 22.6 −1.4
Registered electors 10,071
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brockmoor and Pensnett

Brockmoor and Pensnett (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Westwood 1,095 58.0 −6.9
Conservative Sue Greenaway* 601 31.8 −3.3
Reform UK Austin Ward 92 4.9 N/A
Green Lawrence Rowlett 55 2.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tracey Gregg 34 1.8 N/A
Majority 494 26.2 −3.6
Rejected ballots 11 0.6
Turnout 1,888 19.1 −4.8
Registered electors 9,884
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Castle and Priory

Castle and Priory (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Denning 1,330 60.2 −3.7
Conservative Sat Nawabzada 600 27.2 −8.9
Green Ant Dugmore 114 5.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Bramall 110 5.0 N/A
TUSC Nicola Fisher 47 2.1 N/A
Majority 730 33.0 +5.3
Rejected ballots 9 0.4
Turnout 2,210 19.8 −4.1
Registered electors 11,161
Labour hold Swing

Coseley East

Coseley East (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Drake* 1,130 61.8 −1.7
Conservative Richard Tasker 465 25.4 −10.1
Green Sam Oakley 210 11.5 N/A
Majority 665 36.4 +9.2
Rejected ballots 24 1.3
Turnout 1,829 19.7 −3.1
Registered electors 9,284
Labour hold Swing

Cradley and Wollescote

Cradley and Wollescote (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Body* 1,061 38.7 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest 1,040 37.9 +7.1
Conservative Jason Thorne 517 18.9 −11.5
Green Kash Khan 89 3.3 N/A
TUSC Siobhan Friel 24 0.9 N/A
Majority 21 0.8 −7.2
Rejected ballots 10 0.4
Turnout 2,738 29.0 −2.5
Registered electors 9,441
Labour hold Swing

Gornal

Gornal (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Sullivan 930 35.5 −30.4
Independent Anne Millward* 705 26.9 N/A
Labour Mushtaq Hussain 606 23.1 −11.0
Reform UK Nathan Hunt 176 6.7 N/A
Green Dan Spear 99 3.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Tilly 95 3.6 N/A
Majority 225 8.6 −23.2
Rejected ballots 11 0.4
Turnout 2,622 26.2 −2.3
Registered electors 10,008
Conservative hold Swing

Halesowen North

Halesowen North (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Parmjit Singh Sahota* 1,637 53.6 –3.3
Conservative Jeff Hill 1,207 39.5 +1.7
Green Ash Flavin 143 4.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abdul Qadus 56 1.8 –3.0
Majority 430 14.1
Rejected ballots 14 0.5
Turnout 3,057 31.8 –2.0
Registered electors 9,613
Labour hold Swing

Halesowen South

Halesowen South (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Taylor* 1,661 53.9 +5.1
Labour Donella Russell 988 32.0 +7.7
Green James Windridge 209 6.8 –5.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Campbell 204 6.6 –2.3
Majority 673 21.9
Rejected ballots 22 0.7
Turnout 3,084 32.7 –3.6
Registered electors 9,431
Conservative hold Swing

Haley Green and Cradley South

Haley Green and Cradley South (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Bevan 1,408 52.7 –5.0
Labour Tony Barnsley 1,106 41.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Ethan Stafford 156 5.8 –0.4
Majority 302 11.6
Rejected ballots 13 0.5
Turnout 2,683 29.7 –2.9
Registered electors 9,033
Conservative hold Swing

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Webb 1,885 60.3 –2.1
Labour Michael Mitchell 894 28.8 –2.2
Green Andrew Bennett 169 5.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bramall 154 5.0 –1.1
Majority 991 31.5
Rejected ballots 25 0.8
Turnout 3,127 32.6 –4.5
Registered electors 9,592
Conservative hold Swing

Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Miller* 1,677 57.4 –1.6
Labour Simon Daniel 1,137 38.9 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Saima Furhuraire 107 3.7 –7.4
Majority 540 18.5
Rejected ballots 22 0.8
Turnout 2,943 29.8 –3.1
Registered electors 9,875
Conservative hold Swing

Lye and Stourbridge North

Lye and Stourbridge North (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Hanif* 1,285 51.8 +6.6
Conservative Shazad Mahmood 800 32.3 –3.8
Green Naz Ahmed 207 8.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Johns 187 7.5 –1.8
Majority 485 19.5
Rejected ballots 18 0.7
Turnout 2,497 27.5 –4.9
Registered electors 9,080
Labour hold Swing

Netherton, Woodside and St. Andrew's

Netherton, Woodside and St. Andrew's (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Qadar Zada* 1,354 63.1 +1.5
Conservative Victoria Faraji 527 24.6 –13.8
Green Mark Binnersley 265 12.3 N/A
Majority 827 38.5
Rejected ballots 19 0.9
Turnout 2,165 21.3 –3.9
Registered electors 10,164
Labour hold Swing

Norton

Norton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Clark 1,596 46.5 –7.0
Labour Madeleine Cowley 963 28.1 –3.6
Green Stephen Price 590 17.2 +11.0
Liberal Democrats David Sheppard 174 5.1 –3.5
Independent Ken Moore 107 3.1 N/A
Majority 633 18.4
Rejected ballots 9 0.3
Turnout 3,439 37.2 –1.2
Registered electors 9,245
Conservative hold Swing

Pedmore and Stourbridge East

Pedmore and Stourbridge East (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Kettle* 1,798 53.8 –1.1
Labour Jason Griffin 1,100 32.9 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Hanson 250 7.5 –3.4
Green Catherine Maguire 197 5.9 N/A
Majority 698 20.9
Rejected ballots 27 0.8
Turnout 3,372 36.2 –1.2
Registered electors 9,315
Conservative hold Swing

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Cowell* 947 50.9 –0.9
Conservative Muhammad Ali 640 34.4 –5.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Priest 144 7.7 –0.8
Green Pam Archer 131 7.0
Majority 307 16.5
Rejected ballots 19 1.0
Turnout 1,881 19.2 –4.3
Registered electors 9,796
Labour hold Swing

Sedgley

Sedgley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Dudley 1,566 56.1 –8.9
Labour Joanne Morgan 845 30.3 –1.5
Green Colin Drewery 160 5.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline Benton 133 4.8 N/A
Independent Brad Simms 56 2.0 N/A
Libertarian Martin Day 31 1.1 –2.1
Majority 721 25.8
Rejected ballots 16 0.6
Turnout 2,807 30.2 –2.4
Registered electors 9,295
Conservative hold Swing

St James's

St. James's (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cathryn Bayton* 1,209 53.9 +7.8
Conservative Rab Rana 912 40.6 –5.8
Liberal Democrats Benjamin France 124 5.5 –2.0
Majority 297 13.3
Rejected ballots 13 0.6
Turnout 2,258 22.5 –3.9
Registered electors 10,036
Labour hold Swing

St Thomas's

St Thomas's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adeela Qayyum 1,609 57.6
Labour Shanella Mughal* 1,556 55.7
Conservative Sajid Hanif 1,209 43.3
Conservative Najeeb Muhammad 684 24.5
Liberal Democrats John Slim 190 6.8
TUSC Lee Robertson 186 6.7
Green Zia Qari 155 5.5
Rejected ballots 13 0.2
Turnout 29.1 –2.9
Registered electors
Labour hold
Labour hold

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Aston* 1,308 57.1 +4.9
Conservative Lynette Corfield 871 38.1 –9.7
Independent Greg Markowski 110 4.8 N/A
Majority 437 19.0
Rejected ballots 10 0.4
Turnout 2,299 23.6 –3.3
Registered electors 9,741
Labour hold Swing

Wollaston and Stourbridge

Wollaston and Stourbridge (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Andrew Tromans 1,789 48.0 –1.1
Conservative Lisa Clinton 1,382 37.1 –3.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bramall 258 6.9 +0.1
Green Andi Mohr 239 6.4 N/A
Libertarian Maxim Lowe 58 1.6 +0.6
Majority 407 10.9
Rejected ballots 8 0.2
Turnout 3,734 37.1 –3.1
Registered electors 10,064
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Wordsley

Wordsley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Rogers* 1,245 47.1 –8.0
Labour Sarah Daniel 1,100 41.6 +4.3
Reform UK Bill Harman 120 4.5 N/A
Green Jennifer Slater-Reid 103 3.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Sheppard 77 2.9 –4.7
Majority 145 6.5
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 2,647 27.3 –2.4
Registered electors 9,695
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Cradley and Wollescote

Cradley and Wollescote: 3 August 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ryan Priest 1,321 52.4 +14.5
Labour Rachael Gardener 771 30.6 –8.1
Conservative Steve Hill 353 14.0 –4.9
Green Kash Khan 69 2.7 –0.6
TUSC Siobhan Friel 5 0.2 –0.7
Majority 550 21.8
Turnout 2,526 26.7 −2.3
Registered electors 9,484
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +11.3

St James's

St James's: 24 August 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Reid 816 48.0 –5.9
Conservative Rab Rana 719 42.3 +1.7
Independent Richard Tasker 84 4.9 +4.9
Green Christian Kiever 50 2.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Abdul Qadus 32 1.9 −3.6
Majority 97 5.7
Turnout 1,701
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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