2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election

2012 local election results in Dudley

The 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England, as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. 26 seats were up for election, and the results saw the Conservatives losing to a majority of 11 seats to Labour.[1]

## Election Result

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Dudley Local Election Result 2012  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 41  | 13  | 0  | +13  | 56.9  | 43.9  | 34,429  |
| Conservative | 30  | 0  | 13  | -13  | 41.7  | 32.0  | 25,045  |
| Green | 1  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 1.4  | 2.3  | 1,820  |
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 1  | -1  | 0  | 14.5  | 11,366  |

## Ward Results

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### Amblecote

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Amblecote Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Christine Perks | 1,049 |  |
| Conservative | Colin Banks  | 932  |  |
| UKIP | Paul Bradley  | 474  |  |
| Green | Derek Rudd  | 101  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Lucas  | 100  |  |
Majority  | 117  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Belle Vale

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Belle Vale Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Donella Russell | 1,362 |  |
| Conservative | Jennie Dunn  | 1,044  |  |
| UKIP | Bill Roberts  | 361  |  |
| Green | John Payne  | 151  |  |
Majority  | 318  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Brierley Hill

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Brierley Hill Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Margaret Wilson | 1,334 |  |
| Conservative | Dan Horrocks  | 401  |  |
| UKIP | Stuart Larmer  | 365  |  |
| Green | Gordon Elcock  | 158  |  |
Majority  | 933  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Brockmore and Pensnett

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Brockmore and Pensnett Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Martin | 1,143 |  |
| Conservative | Susan Greenaway  | 485  |  |
| UKIP | Just Stevens  | 285  |  |
| Green | Vicky Duckworth  | 76  |  |
Majority  | 658  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Castle & Priory

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Castle & Priory Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Margaret Aston | 1,652 |  |
| Conservative | Simon Townend  | 527  |  |
| UKIP | Tim Byrne  | 458  |  |
| Green | Bill McComish  | 83  |  |
Majority  | 1,125  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Coseley East

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Coseley East Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Henry Davies | 1,366 | 54.23  |
| Conservative | Martin Richard Duffield  | 468  | 18.58  |
| UKIP | Helen Louise Wimlett  | 430  | 17.07  |
| National Front | Ken Griffiths  | 177  | 7.03  |
| Green | Becky Blatchford  | 71  | 2.82  |
Majority  | 898  |  |
Turnout |  | 25.94  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cradley & Wollescote

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Cradley & Wollescote Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gaye Partridge | 1,741 |  |
| Conservative | Colin Elcock  | 474  |  |
| UKIP | Mike Hawkins  | 383  |  |
| Green | Karlie Owen  | 105  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Lois Bramall  | 88  |  |
Majority  | 1,267  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Gornal

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Gornal Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dave Branwood | 1,409 |  |
| Conservative | David Stanley  | 1,336  |  |
| UKIP | Phillip Rowe  | 876  |  |
| Green | David Blatchford  | 75  |  |
Majority  | 73  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Halesowen North

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Halesowen North Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Hilary Bills | 1,457 |  |
| Conservative | Mike Wood  | 1,150  |  |
| UKIP | Stuart Henley  | 323  |  |
| BNP | Simon Foxall  | 107  |  |
| Green | Quira Blatchford  | 122  |  |
Majority  | 307  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Halesowen South

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Halesowen South Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Vickers | 1,489 |  |
| Labour | John Lewis  | 1026  |  |
| UKIP | John Marshall  | 495  |  |
| Green | Tim Weller  | 192  |  |
Majority  | 463  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Hayley Green & Cradley South

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Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hazel Turner | 1,265 |  |
| Labour | Ian Cooper  | 1,080  |  |
| UKIP | Bob Heeley  | 404  |  |
| Green | Colin Royle  | 146  |  |
| BNP | Robert Weale  | 120  |  |
Majority  | 185  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

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Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward (2 candidates)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Tyler | 1,574 |  |
| Labour | Lynn Boleyn | 1,482 |  |
| Conservative | Dee Harley  | 1,464  |  |
| Conservative | David Simms  | 1,192  |  |
| UKIP | Dean Perks  | 560  |  |
| UKIP | Phil Wimlett  | 419  |  |
| Green | Liz Jednorog  | 151  |  |
| Green | Francis Sheppard  | 87  |  |
Majority  | 18  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Kingswinford South

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Kingswinford South Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Blood | 1,588 |  |
| Labour | Shaz Saleem  | 1,097  |  |
| Green | Jenny Rudd  | 404  |  |
Majority  | 491  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Lye & Stourbridge North

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Lye & Stourbridge North Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tremaine Herbert | 1,241 |  |
| Conservative | Adrian Turner  | 747  |  |
| UKIP | Tony Oliver  | 349  |  |
| Independent | Abdul Qadus  | 305  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Vera Johnson  | 100  |  |
| Green | Denis Neville  | 89  |  |
Majority  | 494  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's

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Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Will Duckworth | 1,525 |  |
| Labour | Mahbub Rahman  | 1,269  |  |
| Conservative | Steven Ridley  | 335  |  |
| UKIP | Craig Ingram  | 257  |  |
Majority  | 256  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Norton

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Norton Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Mike Attwood | 1,570 |  |
| Labour | Michael Kelly  | 801  |  |
| UKIP | Paul Barton  | 441  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hanson  | 237  |  |
| Green | Benjamin Sweeney  | 215  |  |
Majority  | 769  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Pedmore & Stourbridge East

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Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Les Jones | 1,747 |  |
| Labour | Joe Gaytten  | 1,087  |  |
| UKIP | Lynette Wragg  | 386  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hanson  | 204  |  |
| Green | Roy Sadler  | 262  |  |
Majority  | 660  |  |
Turnout |  | 36.01  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

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Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Bryan Cotterill | 1,758 |  |
| Conservative | Tim Wood  | 476  |  |
| Green | Pam Archer  | 222  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Sheppard  | 78  |  |
Majority  | 1,282  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Sedgley

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Sedgley Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Evans | 1,383 |  |
| UKIP | Bill Etheridge | 863  |  |
| Labour Co-op | Barbara Sykes  | 810  |  |
| Green | Donna Dodson  | 121  |  |
Majority  | 520  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### St. James's

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St. James's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Asif Ahmed | 1,321 |  |
| UKIP | Malcolm Davis  | 1,132  |  |
| Conservative | David Allen  | 396  |  |
| Green | Daniel Archer  | 109  |  |
Majority  | 189  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### St. Thomas's

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St. Thomas's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Shaukat Ali | 2,143 |  |
| UKIP | Michael Forsyth  | 523  |  |
| Conservative | Daryl Millward  | 317  |  |
| Green | Christian Green  | 124  |  |
Majority  | 1,620  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

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Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Keiran Robert Casey | 1,220 | 44.46  |
| Conservative | Julian Ryder  | 859  | 31.3  |
| UKIP | Star Freedom Marie Etheridge  | 452  | 16.47  |
| National Front | Kevin Inman  | 123  | 4.48  |
| Green | Emma Caroline Harrison  | 83  | 3.02  |
Majority  | 361  |  |
Turnout |  | 26.83  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

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Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward (2 candidates)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Chris Hale | 1,397 |  |
| Labour | Ian Marrey | 1,317 |  |
| Conservative | Nicolas Barlow  | 1,213  |  |
| Conservative | Matt Rogers  | 1,025  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | June Collins  | 478  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bramall  | 435  |  |
| UKIP | Glen Wilson  | 365  |  |
| UKIP | Pete Lee  | 353  |  |
| Green | Lawrence Rowlett  | 229  |  |
| Green | Jane Sheppard  | 164  |  |
Majority  | 96  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Wordsley

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Wordsley Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Derrick Hemingsley | 1,293 |  |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Southall  | 1,162  |  |
| UKIP | Raymond Franklin  | 412  |  |
| Green | Maurice Archer  | 115  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Lucas  | 100  |  |
Majority  | 132  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Surprise results see big swing to Labour". Express & Star. 4 May 2012.

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