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	The '''2012 Sandwell Council election''' will take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This will be on the same day as other ].		The '''2012 Sandwell Council election''' will take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This will be on the same day as other ]. In the ward of ], the Conservative Party have been accused of election sabotage by fielding a candidate who has the same name as the Labour Party councillor.<ref name="mirror">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/same-name-election-candidates-row-809744 \|title=Derek Rowley v Derek Rowley: Tories accused of election sabotage by fielding candidate with same name as Labour councillor \|accessdate=2012-04-29 \|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref name="mail">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136097/Tories-accused-dirty-election-trick-putting-lookalike-Labour-rival.html \|title=There's only two Derek Rowleys! Labour cries foul as Tories field namesake in 'lookalike' election \|accessdate=2012-04-29 \|work=Daily Mail}}</ref>

	Due to being elected 'in thirds', councillors elected at the ] are defending their seats this year.		Due to being elected 'in thirds', councillors elected at the ] are defending their seats this year.
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Revision as of 08:18, 30 April 2012

The 2012 Sandwell Council election will take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This will be on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. In the ward of Great Bridge, the Conservative Party have been accused of election sabotage by fielding a candidate who has the same name as the Labour Party councillor.

Due to being elected 'in thirds', councillors elected at the Sandwell Council election, 2008 are defending their seats this year.

Candidates

Abbey Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Brown
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Gibson
	Labour	Ann Jaron
	Green	Barry Lim

Blackheath Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerrie Carmichael
	Sandwell Traditional Independent	Shirley Ching
	Conservative	Mary Docker

Bristnall Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Grainger
	Labour	Ann Jarvis

Charlemont with Grove Vale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Dell Macefield
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Mitchener
	Conservative	Roy Nock
	Labour	Liam Preece
	Sandwell Traditional Independent	Hilary Taylor

Cradley Heath and Old Hill Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Bowler
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Johns
	BNP	John Salvage
	Labour Co-op	John Tipper

Friar Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Farrington
	Labour	Geoff Lewis

Great Barr with Yew Tree Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Cowles
	Liberal Democrats	Sadie Smith
	Labour	Christopher Worsey

Great Bridge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Rowley
	Conservative	Derek J Rowley

Greets Green and Lyng Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Edwards
	Conservative	Bob Fitzpatrick

Hateley Heath Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Colin Bye
	Conservative	Steve Dabbs
	BNP	Terry Lewin
	Labour	Paul Sandars

Langley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Bishop
	Labour	Sharon Davies
	Liberal Democrats	William Murcott

Newton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Fisher
	Independent	Margaret Macklin
	Sandwell Traditional Independent	Bert Richards
	Labour	Joyce Underhill
	Conservative	Sandra Vickers

Old Warley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Crumpton
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Manley-Green
	Sandwell Traditional Independent	John McHard
	Green	Aldo Mussi
	Conservative	Lee Pawlowski

Oldbury Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Downing
	Conservative	Ben Elwell

Princes End Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Cherrington
	Conservative	Beatrice Owen

Rowley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Eaves
	Conservative	Mary Pawlowski

Smethwick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nagi Daya Singh
	Labour	Linda Horton
	Liberal Democrats	Manjit Lall

Smethwick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nagi Daya Singh
	Labour	Linda Horton
	Labour	Manjit Lall

Soho and Victoria Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darren Cooper
	Conservative	Ewart Johnson

St Paul's Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harbhajan Singh Dardi
	Sandwell Traditional Independent	Bob Dunn
	Conservative	Maurice Gaunt
	Labour	Preet Gill

Tipton Green Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Jones
	Conservative	Nathan Poole
	National Front	Ade Woodhouse

Tividale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maria Crompton
	Conservative	Jack Sabharwal

Wednesbury North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Hughes
	Conservative	Marc Lucock

Wednesbury South Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pam Hughes
	Conservative	Ian Hunt

West Bromwich Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kim Frazer
	Green	David Hawkins
	Conservative	Robert White

References

"Derek Rowley v Derek Rowley: Tories accused of election sabotage by fielding candidate with same name as Labour councillor". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
"There's only two Derek Rowleys! Labour cries foul as Tories field namesake in 'lookalike' election". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

External links

Statement of Persons Nominated

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