2012 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2012 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Elections for Walsall Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 2012. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections . As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.
Election result Walsall Council Election, 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 9 3 2 +1 Conservative 7 0 3 -3 Liberal Democrats 2 0 0 0 Independent 2 2 0 +2 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 BNP 0 0 0 0 - English Democrat 0 0 0 0 - Green 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20 5 5 0 100% 100%
Council composition The composition of the council before the election and a summary of which parties' seats are up for election can be found in the following table:[1] [2]
Party Previous council Staying councillors Seats up for election Election result New council Labour 27 19 8 9 28 Conservatives 27 15 12 7 24 Liberal Democrats 5 3 2 2 5 Independents 1 1 0 2 3 Total 60 40 20 20 60
Ward Results According to Walsall Council's website[2]
Aldridge Central & South Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Gordon Ansell 1,602 49.88 Labour Michael Johnson 735 22.88 UKIP Russell Owen Armitage 517 16.10 Liberal Democrats Joanna Bridget Sheward 358 11.15 Majority 867 26.99 Turnout 3,212 26.51 Conservative hold Swing
Aldridge North & Walsall Wood Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Keith Sears 1,348 Labour Robert Arthur Grainger 936 Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Greveson 163 BNP Terence Majorowicz 264 Majority 412 Turnout 29.23% Conservative hold Swing
Bentley & Darlaston North Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Angela Underhill 1,811 Conservative Susan Allen 397 Liberal Democrats Sulaiman Uddin 136 Majority 1,414 Turnout 25.50% Labour hold Swing
Birchills-Leamore Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tina Joan Jukes 1,424 Conservative Chad Louis Pitt 274 BNP Robert William Ball 230 English Democrat Christopher Martin Newey 128 Liberal Democrats Matthew Conway Griffin 74 Green Leandra Lola Gebrakedan 59 Majority 1,150 Turnout 21.80% Labour hold Swing
Blakenall Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Peter Edward Smith 1,025 Labour Co-op Ian Charles Robertson 1,012 Conservative Hilda Derry 201 Majority 13 Turnout 26.19% Independent gain from Labour Swing
Bloxwich East Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Julie Fitzpatrick 1,282 Independent Leslie Alan Beeley 595 Conservative Peter John Hryhoruk 364 Independent Stephen John Baggott 70 Majority 687 Turnout 25.82% Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich West Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frederick James Westley 1,463 Conservative Abigail Pitt 888 Independent Michael Ronald Ross 250 Liberal Democrats Christine Cockayne 85 Majority 575 Turnout 27.38% Labour hold Swing
Brownhills Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Steve Wade 1,233 Conservative Alan John Paul 1,087 Liberal Democrats Ian Martin Ryan 173 Majority 146 Turnout 26.19% Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Darlaston South Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Chris Bott 1,353 Labour Graham Edward Wilkes 1,003 Conservative Michelle Louise Martin 139 Majority 350 Turnout 25.85% Independent gain from Labour Swing
Paddock Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Rose Martin 2,066 Labour Nasar Ali 1,763 UKIP Derek Bennett 444 Liberal Democrats Abdul Malik 75 Majority 303 Turnout 44.14% Conservative hold Swing
Palfrey Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Victoria Whyte 1,880 Conservative Matloob Hussain 1,570 Liberal Democrats Saddat Hussain 302 Majority 310 Turnout 35.36% Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Pelsall Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Garry Perry 1,886 Labour Hugh Alpheus Stewart 658 Liberal Democrats Shirley Gwendoline Balgobin 122 Majority 1,228 Turnout 29.59% Conservative hold Swing
Pheasey Park Farm Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Adrian John Austin Andrew 1,351 Labour Patricia Susan Lane 967 UKIP Steven George Grey 517 Majority 384 Turnout 32.20% Conservative hold Swing
Pleck Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dennis Alfred Anson 2,137 Conservative Gazanfer Ali 878 Independent Mark Andrew Dabbs 220 Liberal Democrats Mohammed Yaqub 215 Majority 1,259 Turnout 34.58% Labour hold Swing
Rushall-Shelfield Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Vernon Worrall 1,233 Conservative Ronald Ernest George Carpenter 954 UKIP Timothy Neil Melville 284 Liberal Democrats Royston Mark Sheward 71 Majority 279 Turnout 27.59% Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Short Heath Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Doreen Shires 896 Labour Matthew Joseph Ward 801 Conservative Anne Elizabeth Ault 264 UKIP Darren Thomas Hazell 229 English Democrat Malcolm William Moore 151 Majority 95 Turnout 25.86% Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St. Matthew's Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mohammed Arif 1,702 Labour Aftab Ahmad Nawaz 1,573 UKIP Kathleen Rita Oakley 437 Liberal Democrats Mozamil Khan 186 Majority 129 Turnout 38.30% Conservative hold Swing
Streetly Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brian Alastair Douglas-Maul 1,829 Labour Steven King 757 UKIP Steven John Whitehouse 515 Liberal Democrats John Paul Garfitt 122 Majority 1,072 Turnout 29.30% Conservative hold Swing
Willenhall North Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ian Shires 1,046 Labour Rosemary Cleaver 753 UKIP Elizabeth Anne Hazell 327 Conservative Clive Michael Ault 260 English Democrat Christopher Charles Edwin Haywood 94 Majority 293 Turnout 25.84% Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Willenhall South Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sean Patrick Coughlan 1696 Conservative Wendy Ann Sharp 361 Liberal Democrats Carol Edna May Fletcher 180 Majority 1,335 Turnout 20.41% Labour hold Swing
References ^ "BBC News - Vote 2012 - Walsall". BBC News . Retrieved 6 July 2012 . ^ a b "Local Election Results 2012". Walsall Council. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2012 .