
The2007 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members ofWalsallMetropolitan Borough Council in theWest Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
After thelast election in 2006 the Conservatives controlled the council with 34 seats, compared to 19 forLabour, 6Liberal Democrats and 1independent.[3] However, in July 2006 2 Conservativecouncillors, Aqeel Aslam and Haqnawaz Khan ofPleck and St Matthewswards respectively, defected to Labour, leaving the Conservatives on 32 seats compared to 21 for Labour.[4]
The results saw the Conservatives gain 1 seat from Labour in Pleck, to move to 33 seats, and stay in control of the council.[5][6] As well as the loss to the Conservatives, Labour lost a further 2 seats and so fell to 18 councillors.[5] The other Labour losses came inDarlaston South, where independent Chris Bott gained the seat, and inBlakenall, where Peter Smith of theDemocratic Labour Party, took the seat by 15 votes.[6] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats and stayed on 6 councillors.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 60.0 | 41.1 | 26,455 | +1.8% | |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 20.0 | 29.3 | 18,845 | +2.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 7,689 | -2.2% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2,483 | +0.6% | |
| Democratic Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1,818 | -0.1% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 3,567 | +1.0% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2,123 | -4.2% | |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 825 | +0.3% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 566 | +0.7% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rochelle | 2,310 | 55.7 | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | Tony Lenton | 775 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
| Labour | Walter Burley | 625 | 15.1 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Dickins | 436 | 10.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,535 | 37.0 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,146 | 38.9 | −2.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Flower | 2,175 | 66.9 | +20.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Greveson | 548 | 16.9 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 527 | 16.2 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,627 | 50.1 | +22.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,250 | 31.6 | −3.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Chambers | 1,216 | 46.4 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Gurmeet Sohal | 876 | 33.4 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pearce | 429 | 16.4 | −1.8 | |
| Democratic Labour | Alan Paddock | 100 | 3.8 | −2.7 | |
| Majority | 340 | 13.0 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,621 | 29.0 | +1.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tim Oliver | 1,114 | 49.3 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Carol Rose | 684 | 30.3 | −8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Evans | 290 | 12.8 | −0.4 | |
| Democratic Labour | Alan Davies | 173 | 7.7 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 430 | 19.0 | +16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,261 | 24.4 | −2.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Labour | Peter Smith | 921 | 38.8 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Robert Robinson | 906 | 38.2 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | Hilda Derry | 343 | 14.5 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Shires | 107 | 4.5 | −1.1 | |
| Green | Karl Macnaughton | 95 | 4.0 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 15 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,372 | 27.5 | −0.3 | ||
| Democratic Labourgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lesley Beeley | 1,063 | 41.8 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Robert Thomas | 767 | 30.2 | −10.4 | |
| Independent | Bill Smith | 365 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
| UKIP | Alan Sheath | 191 | 7.5 | −3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Cameron | 105 | 4.1 | +0.1 | |
| Democratic Labour | Louise Bradburn | 52 | 2.0 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 296 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,543 | 29.7 | −1.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Des Pitt | 1,358 | 43.9 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Fred Westley | 1,157 | 37.4 | +6.8 | |
| UKIP | Anthony Bryan | 302 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockayne | 176 | 5.7 | −0.9 | |
| Democratic Labour | David Church | 100 | 3.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 201 | 6.5 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,093 | 31.7 | −2.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara Cassidy | 1,181 | 39.0 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Vivienne Aston | 1,122 | 37.0 | +2.0 | |
| BNP | William Locke | 631 | 20.8 | +0.2 | |
| Democratic Labour | Geoffrey Macmanomy | 97 | 3.2 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 59 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,031 | 31.5 | +0.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Chris Bott | 1,127 | 40.1 | −13.5 | |
| Labour | Rose Burley | 1,116 | 39.8 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Cerwyn Edwards | 365 | 13.0 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Tim Martin | 199 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.4 | −21.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,807 | 30.7 | +0.7 | ||
| Independentgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Sanders | 2,049 | 48.4 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Baldev Mavi | 1,340 | 31.6 | +7.0 | |
| UKIP | Derek Bennett | 589 | 13.9 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Miah | 259 | 6.1 | −9.0 | |
| Majority | 709 | 16.7 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,237 | 44.3 | −2.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammad Yasin | 1,649 | 38.2 | −0.2 | |
| Labour | Allah Ditta | 1,539 | 35.7 | −5.0 | |
| Respect | Arshad Kanwar | 617 | 14.3 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Cullum | 507 | 11.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 110 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,312 | 41.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marco Longhi | 1,649 | 43.8 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | Sim Mayou | 641 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Grant Williams | 391 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
| BNP | Dominic Buglar | 358 | 9.5 | −9.2 | |
| Independent | Amanda Ryder | 350 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | Jack Kelly | 341 | 9.1 | +1.6 | |
| Democratic Labour | Derek Roddy | 32 | 0.9 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,008 | 26.8 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,762 | 41.8 | −0.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Bird | 1,780 | 54.8 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Douglas James | 679 | 20.9 | −0.2 | |
| UKIP | Steve Grey | 504 | 15.5 | −3.1 | |
| Green | Darren Smith | 144 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trudy Pearce | 141 | 4.3 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,101 | 33.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,248 | 39.0 | −2.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mushtaq Ahmed | 1,533 | 41.0 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | Martin Evans | 1,497 | 40.0 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Matthews | 452 | 12.1 | −3.1 | |
| UKIP | Rita Oakley | 202 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Democratic Labour | Brian Powell | 58 | 1.5 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 36 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,742 | 38.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Albert Griffiths | 1,304 | 42.3 | −0.8 | |
| Labour | Angus McGhee | 725 | 23.5 | +3.5 | |
| BNP | Julie Locke | 648 | 21.0 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Dickins | 310 | 10.0 | +1.2 | |
| Democratic Labour | Andrew Bradburn | 99 | 3.2 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 579 | 18.8 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,086 | 34.0 | −1.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Pitt | 1,220 | 43.9 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Chad Pitt | 741 | 26.6 | +5.0 | |
| BNP | Malcolm Moore | 486 | 17.5 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | Aftab Nawaz | 335 | 12.0 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 479 | 17.2 | −2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,782 | 30.9 | −0.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barbara McCracken | 1,516 | 39.4 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Richard Worrall | 1,332 | 34.6 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker | 438 | 11.4 | −11.0 | |
| Respect | Martin Lynch | 208 | 5.4 | −1.3 | |
| UKIP | Tim Melville | 144 | 3.7 | −1.9 | |
| Green | Robert Bellin | 128 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Democratic Labour | Jack Peate | 80 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 184 | 4.8 | −4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,846 | 40.5 | −2.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Clarke | 2,780 | 70.8 | −9.6 | |
| Labour | Steven King | 686 | 17.5 | −2.1 | |
| UKIP | Dorothy Sheath | 461 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Majority | 2,094 | 53.3 | −7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,927 | 37.7 | −1.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Hughes | 1,125 | 42.8 | −5.3 | |
| Conservative | Ann Ault | 583 | 22.2 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Diane Coughlan | 519 | 19.8 | +3.9 | |
| UKIP | Elizabeth Hazell | 399 | 15.2 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 542 | 20.6 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,626 | 27.5 | −1.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carl Creaney | 1,243 | 46.4 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nadia Fazal | 755 | 28.2 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Jason Pitt | 575 | 21.5 | −6.8 | |
| Democratic Labour | Stephanie Peart | 106 | 4.0 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 488 | 18.2 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,679 | 25.2 | −1.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||