2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. The 2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/cu.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News 24 September 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 28 Labour 26 Liberal Democrats 5 Independent 1https://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2011/may/05/local-elections-2011-localgovernment Election results 2011: English council summary results 6 May 2011 The Guardian 24 September 2011 Background The council leader Mike Bird was one of the Conservatives who were defending seats at the election, along with a member of his cabinet Barbara McCracken.http://www.birminghampost.net/news/local-elections/dudley/2011/04/06/walsall-and-dudley-leaders-up-for-re-election-as-black-country-councils-go-to-the-polls-65233-28474026/ Walsall and Dudley leaders up for re-election as Black Country councils go to the polls Henwood Chris 6 April 2011 Birmingham Post 24 September 2011 Election result The results saw the Conservatives lose their majority on the council after Labour gained 8 seats, including 5 from the Conservatives.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-13285267 Labour gains seats on Birmingham City Council 6 May 2011 BBC News 24 September 2011 This meant the Conservatives had 28 councillors compared to 26 for Labour, leaving the Liberal Democrats, down one on five seats, holding the balance. Following the election the Conservatives continued to run the council as a minority administration.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-13556842 Walsall Council opts for minority administration 26 May 2011 BBC News 24 September 2011 Walsall local election result 2011http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/elections/election_results/election_results_2011_-_local_election.htm Election results 2011 - Local election Live Walsall Council 24 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111116172409/http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/elections/election_results/election_results_2011_-_local_election.htm 16 November 2011 dead Labour Party (UK) 12 8 0 +8 57.1 40.6 31,104 +9.3% Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 5 −5 38.1 40.0 30,592 +0.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 −1 4.8 7.1 5,430 −9.0% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 4,467 +0.3% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 −1 0 3.1 2,372 −0.3% Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) 0 0 1 −1 0 2.3 1,785 +0.9% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 307 −0.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 255 −1.1% English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 210 +0.3% Ward results Aldridge Central and South (2)http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2011/05/06/walsall-council-local-elections-ward-by-ward-results-97319-28648100/ Walsall Council local elections: Ward by ward results 6 May 2011 Birmingham Mail 24 September 2011 Conservative Party (UK) John Rochelle 2,719 Conservative Party (UK) John Murray 2,553 Labour Party (UK) Angus McGhee 976 Labour Party (UK) Michael Johnson 967 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Sheward 632 UK Independence Party Bruce Bennett 552 UK Independence Party Malcolm Ford 378 8,777 44.0 -24.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Conservative Party (UK) Mike Flower 2,167 56.5 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Bob Grainger 1,094 28.5 +6.5 British National Party Terence Majorwicz 307 8.0 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Greveson 267 7.0 -13.4 1,073 28.0 -3.7 3,835 38.3 -26.3 Conservative Party (UK) Bentley and Darlaston North Labour Party (UK) Keith Chambers 1,922 65.0 +22.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jeet Sohal 572 19.4 -10.6 UK Independence Party Annette Ford 418 14.1 +2.2 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Alan Paddock 43 1.5 +0.6 1,350 45.7 +32.9 2,955 32.1 -23.5 Labour Party (UK) Birchills-Leamore Labour Party (UK) Tim Oliver 1,574 55.0 +17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Kamran Aftab 961 33.6 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Robinson 167 5.8 -6.9 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Alan Davies 158 5.5 +2.7 613 21.4 +17.8 2,860 30.3 -20.4 Labour Party (UK) Blakenall Labour Party (UK) Ann Young 1,256 46.0 +5.1 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Peter Smith 928 34.0 +14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Muhammed Afzal 453 16.6 -10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Pearce 95 3.5 -9.3 328 12.0 -2.2 2,732 32.4 -13.9 Labour Party (UK) Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Bloxwich East Labour Party (UK) Shaun Fitzpatrick 1,205 42.8 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Les Beeley 1,191 42.3 +6.5 UK Independence Party Alan Sheath 229 8.1 -2.1 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Stephen Baggott 107 3.8 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Cockayne 81 2.9 -6.2 14 0.5 -4.9 2,813 33.0 -21.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bloxwich West Labour Party (UK) Sue Fletcher-Hall 1,438 45.2 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Des Pitt 1,360 42.8 +2.1 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Michael Ross 234 7.4 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanette Pearce 146 4.6 -5.2 78 2.4 3,178 33.3 -26.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brownhills Labour Party (UK) Barbara Cassidy 1,758 52.8 +16.1 Conservative Party (UK) Vivienne Aston 1,279 38.4 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Ryan 219 6.6 -10.5 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Andrew Bradburn 72 2.2 +0.3 479 14.4 3,328 34.0 -24.7 Labour Party (UK) Darlaston South Labour Party (UK) Douglas James 1,205 41.5 +7.1 Independent (politician) Chris Bott 1,112 38.3 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Martin 334 11.5 -8.3 Independent (politician) Ashley Lovell 138 4.8 +4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Tim Martin 114 3.9 +3.9 93 3.2 2,903 31.2 -22.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Paddock Conservative Party (UK) Barbara McCracken 2,124 41.8 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Nasar Ali 1,795 35.3 +7.5 Independent (politician) Barry Sanders 570 11.2 +2.0 UK Independence Party Derek Bennett 471 9.3 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul Malik 119 2.3 -8.4 329 6.5 -8.5 5,079 52.8 -18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Palfrey Labour Party (UK) Allah Ditta 3,008 60.2 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Yasin 1,755 35.1 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sadat Hussain 235 4.7 -14.2 1,253 25.1 +5.8 4,998 48.4 -15.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Pelsall Conservative Party (UK) Marco Longhi 2,085 57.3 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Wade 979 26.9 +8.4 UK Independence Party Dorothy Sheath 315 8.7 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Balgobin 185 5.1 +5.1 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Derek Roddy 77 2.1 +0.9 1,106 30.4 +4.1 3,641 41.0 -25.9 Conservative Party (UK) Pheasey Park Farm Conservative Party (UK) Mike Bird 1,782 48.3 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Jack Kelly 1,161 31.5 +6.2 UK Independence Party Steven Grey 429 11.6 -1.6 English Democrats Party Christopher Newey 210 5.7 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Willoughby 104 2.8 -8.6 621 16.8 -7.9 3,686 42.4 -26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Pleck Labour Party (UK) Khazar Hussain 2,449 58.5 +17.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mushtaq Ahmed 767 18.3 -13.3 Independent (politician) Mark Dabbs 475 11.3 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Yaqub 331 7.9 -6.4 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998) Brian Powell 166 4.0 +4.0 1,682 40.2 +30.5 4,188 43.8 -16.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rushall-Shelfield Conservative Party (UK) Lorna Rattigan 1,337 42.2 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Richard Worrall 1,309 41.3 +14.3 UK Independence Party Timothy Melville 273 8.6 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Smitb 159 5.0 -12.8 Green Party of England and Wales Mike Walters 92 2.9 -0.3 28 0.9 -15.9 3,170 35.5 -24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Short Heath Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Barker 924 31.3 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) Doug Cleaver 813 27.5 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Smith 805 27.2 -1.5 UK Independence Party Darren Hazell 287 9.7 -1.0 Independent (politician) Malcolm Moore 77 2.6 +2.6 Green Party of England and Wales Leandra Gebrakedan 49 1.7 +1.7 111 3.8 -5.7 2,955 32.9 -26.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Matthews Labour Party (UK) Eileen Russell 1,984 47.2 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gerry McCracken 1,650 39.2 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Khosru Miah 287 6.8 -7.4 UK Independence Party Rita Oakley 284 6.8 +6.8 334 8.0 4,205 42.7 -20.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Streetly Conservative Party (UK) Gary Clarke 2,897 60.6 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Steven King 1,200 25.1 +7.3 UK Independence Party Paul Valdmanis 391 8.2 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Garfitt 294 6.1 -7.7 1,697 35.5 -6.9 4,782 44.3 -26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Willenhall North Labour Party (UK) Gareth Illmann-Walker 1,012 30.9 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hughes 943 28.8 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Abi Pitt 875 26.8 -2.0 UK Independence Party Liz Hazell 440 13.5 +7.1 69 2.1 3,270 34.6 -27.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Willenhall South Labour Party (UK) Carl Creaney 1,999 63.1 +18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Rudd 926 29.2 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Uppal Singh 242 7.6 -15.3 1,073 33.9 +18.1 3,167 29.7 -24.6 Labour Party (UK) References Walsall 2012 Category:2010s in the West Midlands (county)