2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2016 local election in England

2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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25 out of 72 seats to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
|  | First party  | Second party

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Leader  | Patrick Harley  | Qadar Zada
Party  | Conservative | Labour
Last election  | 24 seats, 56.9%  | 24 seats, 33.5%
Seats before  | 24  | 23
Seats won  | 14  | 12
Seats after  |  | 26
Seat change  |  |  2
Popular vote  | 36,015  | 31,452
Percentage  | 48.6%  | 42.4%
Swing  |  8.3%  |  8.9%

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Winner of each seat at the 2022 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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| Council control before election

Labour

| Council control after election

No overall control

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The 2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect a third of the members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Result

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018[2]

Party  | Candidates  | Votes
Stood  | Elected  | Gained  | Unseated  | Net  | % of total  | %  | No. | Net %
| Labour | 25  | 14 | 1  | 4  | 3  | 56.0 | 38.4 | 29,260 |
| Conservative | 25  | 10  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 40.0  | 33.8  | 25,716  |
| UKIP | 23  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4.0  | 22.5  | 17,160  |
| Green | 18  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0.0  | 3.6  | 2,753  |
| Liberal Democrats | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 1.4  | 1,084  |
| Independent | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 51  |
| TUSC | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 15  |
| Totals  | 92 | 24 |  |  |  | 100.0 | 100.0 | 76,039 |

## Council seats Results

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The table below shows a summary of the make-up of the City Council before the 5 May 2016 elections.[3]

Party  | Number of seats Previous  | Number of seats After

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Conservative  | 24  | 29
Labour  | 38  | 35
Liberal Democrat  | 0  | 0
Green Party  | 1  | 0
Independent  | 1  | 0
UKIP  | 7  | 8
TUSC  | 0  | 0
Total  | 72  | 72

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## Ward Results

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*Incumbent Candidate

### Amblecote

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Amblecote Ward[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Julie Elizabeth Baines  | 959  | 33.89
| Conservative | Asan Mishaq  | 866  | 30.60
| UKIP | Pete Lee  | 828  | 29.26
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Martin Flynn  | 166  | 5.87
Turnout | 2,830  | 27.05
Rejected ballots  | 11  | 0.39
| Labour hold

### Belle Vale

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Belle Vale Ward[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Laura May Taylor  | 1,432  | 44.83
| Labour | Donella Joy Russell*  | 1,419  | 44.43
| Green | Jon Jak Hartless  | 302  | 9.46
Turnout | 3,194  | 30.31
Rejected ballots  | 41  | 1.28
| Conservative gain from Labour

### Brierley Hill

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Brierley Hill Ward[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Serena Craige  | 1,094  | 46.61
| UKIP | Rich Colley  | 668  | 28.46
| Conservative | Ceri Denise Davies  | 467  | 19.90
| Green | Gordon Christopher Elcock  | 108  | 4.60
Turnout | 2,347  | 23.21
Rejected ballots  | 10  | 0.43
| Labour hold

### Brockmoor & Pensnett

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Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Martin*  | 1,108  | 48.41
| Conservative | Sue Greenway  | 610  | 26.65
| UKIP | Marcia Vera Harris  | 495  | 21.63
| Green | Benjamin Daniel Sweeney  | 67  | 2.93
Turnout | 2,289  | 23.36
Rejected ballots  | 9  | 0.39
| Labour hold

### Castle & Priory

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Castle & Priory Ward[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Margaret Patricia Aston*  | 1,609  | 56.67
| UKIP | Tony Davies  | 678  | 23.88
| Conservative | Clive Ernest Whatling  | 543  | 19.13
Turnout | 2,839  | 24.98
Rejected ballots  | 9  | 0.32
| Labour hold

### Coseley East

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Coseley East Ward[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sue Ridney  | 1,183  | 44.06
| UKIP | Craig Peter Winyard  | 825  | 30.73
| Conservative | Martin Richard Duffield  | 661  | 24.62
Turnout | 2,685  | 27.70
Rejected ballots  | 16  | 0.60
| Labour hold

### Cradley & Wollescote

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Cradley & Wollescote Ward[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Gaye Louisa Partridge*  | 1,478  | 52.45
| UKIP | Mitchell David Bolton  | 685  | 24.31
| Conservative | Phil Naylor  | 529  | 18.77
| Green | Daniel Simon Archer  | 109  | 3.87
Turnout | 2,818  | 28.47
Rejected ballots  | 17  | 0.60
| Labour hold

### Gornal

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Gornal Ward[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | David John Stanley  | 1,283  | 35.68
| Labour | Dave Branwood*  | 1,256  | 34.93
| UKIP | Brian Thomas Brookes  | 988  | 27.47
| Green | Ryan James Virgo  | 58  | 1.61
Turnout | 3,596  | 34.00
Rejected ballots  | 11  | 0.31
| Conservative gain from Labour

### Halesowen North

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Halesowen North Ward[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Hilary Freda Bills  | 1,384  | 42.32
| Conservative | Johnathan Andrew Elliot  | 1,098  | 33.58
| UKIP | Nathan Paul Hunt  | 623  | 19.05
| Green | John Payne  | 150  | 4.59
Turnout | 3,270  | 34.20
Rejected ballots  | 15  | 0.46
| Labour hold

### Halesowen South

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Halesowen South Ward[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | David Ian Anthony Vickers*  | 1,797  | 53.28
| Labour | Mark Jon Russell  | 903  | 26.77
| UKIP | Nicola Claire Taylor  | 487  | 14.44
| Green | Jenny Maxwell  | 162  | 4.80
Turnout | 3,373  | 34.02
Rejected ballots  | 24  | 0.71
| Conservative hold

### Hayley Green & Cradley South

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Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Ruth Natasha Buttery  | 1,457  | 48.34
| Labour | Malcom David Freeman  | 847  | 28.10
| UKIP | Jennifer Hill  | 545  | 18.08
| Green | Colin Royle  | 151  | 5.01
Turnout | 3,014  | 32.21
Rejected ballots  | 14  | 0.46
| Conservative hold

### Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

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Kingswinford North & Cradley South Ward[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | David Richard Tyler*  | 1,549  | 44.73
| Conservative | Donna Barras  | 1,342  | 38.75
| UKIP | David Michael Ralph  | 558  | 16.11
Turnout | 3,463  | 34.13
Rejected ballots  | 14  | 0.40
| Labour hold
| Labour loss (seat eliminated)

### Kingswinford South

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Kingswinford South Ward[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Luke Clyde Johnson  | 1,400  | 43.61
| Labour | Shaz Saleem  | 846  | 26.36
| UKIP | Lesley Michelle Ralph  | 803  | 25.02
| Green | Vicky Duckworth  | 154  | 4.80
Turnout | 3,210  | 31.32
Rejected ballots  | 7  | 0.22
| Conservative hold

### Lye & Stourbridge North

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Lye & Stourbridge North Ward[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Vanessa A Wale  | 1,192  | 40.20
| Conservative | Muhammad Imtiyaz Ali  | 980  | 33.05
| UKIP | Wendy Ann Wilde  | 671  | 22.63
| Green | Lawrence Rowlett  | 97  | 3.27
Turnout | 2,965  | 31.56
Rejected ballots  | 25  | 0.84
| Labour hold

### Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews

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Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews Ward[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Christine Perks  | 1,178  | 44.50
| UKIP | Stephen Daniels  | 754  | 28.49
| Green | William Clindinning McComish  | 424  | 16.02
| Conservative | Mohammad Razzaq  | 275  | 10.39
Turnout | 2,647  | 24.96
Rejected ballots  | 16  | 0.60
| Labour gain from Green

### Norton

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Norton Ward[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Mike Attwood*  | 1,857  | 51.73
| Labour | Clive Ian Rebbeck  | 719  | 20.03
| UKIP | David Jolyan Stroud Powell  | 482  | 13.43
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ashley Bramall  | 300  | 8.36
| Green | Pam Archer  | 219  | 6.10
Turnout | 3,590  | 36.81
Rejected ballots  | 13  | 0.36
| Conservative hold

### Pedmore & Stourbridge East

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Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Les Jones*  | 1,951  | 28.91
| Conservative | Angus Stuart Macpherson Lees  | 1,539  | 22.81
| Labour | Jonathan Dean  | 813  | 12.05
| Labour | Phil Higgins  | 771  | 11.43
| UKIP | Glen Patrick Wilson  | 504  | 7.47
| UKIP | Lee Johnn Sargeant  | 467  | 6.92
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Paul Hanson  | 286  | 4.24
| Green | Craig Dennis Littley  | 208  | 3.08
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Dawn Mucklow  | 205  | 3.04
Turnout | 2,830  | 27.05
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 0.06
| Conservative hold
| Conservative win (new seat)

### Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

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Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Bryan John Cotterill*  | 1,260  | 50.93
| UKIP | Dean Horton  | 627  | 25.34
| Conservative | Christopher John Blake  | 508  | 20.53
| Green | Maurice Stanley Archer  | 56  | 2.26
| TUSC | Adam Knight  | 15  | 0.61
Turnout | 2,466  | 24.31
Rejected ballots  | 8  | 0.32
| Labour hold

### Sedgley

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Sedgley Ward[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Michael John Evans  | 1,370  | 39.44
| UKIP | Shaun Roger Keasey  | 1,125  | 32.38
| Labour | Damian Corfield  | 963  | 27.72
Turnout | 3,474  | 27.05
Rejected ballots  | 16  | 0.46
| Labour hold

### St. James

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St. James Ward[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Asif Ahmed*  | 1,053  | 42.41
| UKIP | Graeme Anthony Jack Lloyd  | 734  | 29.56
| Conservative | Wayne Daniel Sullivan  | 546  | 21.99
| Green | Adrian Denis Crossen  | 81  | 3.26
| Independent | Kevin Weston  | 52  | 2.05
Turnout | 2,483  | 24.49
Rejected ballots  | 18  | 0.72
| Labour hold

### St. Thomas's

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St. Thomas's Ward[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Shaukat Ali*  | 1,987  | 60.05
| UKIP | Phil Wimlett  | 957  | 28.92
| Conservative | Daryl Brian Millward  | 353  | 10.67
Turnout | 3,309  | 32.46
Rejected ballots  | 12  | 0.36
| Labour hold

### Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

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Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Keiran Robert Casey  | 1,263  | 42.57
| UKIP | Karen Louise Jones  | 876  | 29.52
| Conservative | Neil Daniel Watts  | 710  | 23.93
| Green | Daniel James Brookes  | 102  | 3.44
Turnout | 2,967  | 29.04
Rejected ballots  | 16  | 0.54
| Labour hold

### Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

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Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Alan Harry Hopwood  | 1,315  | 37.53
| Labour | Chris Hale*  | 1,312  | 37.44
| UKIP | Maxim Henry Berridge Lowe  | 545  | 15.55
| Green | Andi Mohr  | 190  | 5.42
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin France  | 127  | 3.62
Turnout | 3,504  | 31.95
Rejected ballots  | 15  | 0.43
| Conservative gain from Labour
| Labour loss (seat eliminated)

### Wordsley

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Wordsley Ward[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| UKIP | Kerry Louise Lewis  | 1,235  | 37.35
| Labour | Kevin James Billingham  | 1,114  | 33.69
| Conservative | Kamran Razzaq  | 827  | 25.01
| Green | Catherine Mary Maguire  | 118  | 3.57
Turnout | 2,830  | 27.05
Rejected ballots  | 13  | 0.39
| UKIP gain from Labour

## References

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1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
2. ^ "Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 2018 Results". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
3. ^ Bradley, Nicki. "Coventry City Council (local) elections - 5 May 2016". www.coventry.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
4. ^ "Local Election 2016". www.dudley.gov.uk.
5. ^ "Local Election 2016 Amblecote Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
6. ^ "Local Election 2016 Belle Vale Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
7. ^ "Local Election 2016 Brierley Hill Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
8. ^ "Local Election 2016 Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
9. ^ "Local Election 2016 Castle & Priory Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
10. ^ "Local Election 2016 Coseley East Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
11. ^ "Local Election 2016 Cradley & Wollescote Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
12. ^ "Local Election 2016 Gornal Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
13. ^ "Local Election 2016 Halesowen North Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
14. ^ "Local Election 2016 Halesowen South Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
15. ^ "Local Election 2016 Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
16. ^ "Local Election 2016 Kingswinford North & Cradley South Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
17. ^ "Local Election 2016 Amblecote Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
18. ^ "Local Election 2016 Lye & Stourbridge North Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
19. ^ "Local Election 2016 Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrews Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
20. ^ "Local Election 2016 Norton Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
21. ^ "Local Election 2016 Amblecote Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
22. ^ "Local Election 2016 Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
23. ^ "Local Election 2016 Sedgley Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
24. ^ "Local Election 2016 Amblecote Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
25. ^ "Local Election 2016 St. Thomas's Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
26. ^ "Local Election 2016 Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
27. ^ "Local Election 2016 Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
28. ^ "Local Election 2016 Wordsley Ward". Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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