With the polls closing at 10pm last night (5 May), the count is currently taking place for this year’s local elections at the Civic Centre, and the results are in.
The Conservative Party has gained one seat and Labour has lost one seat.
Overall result: Conservative 38 (+1), Labour 21 (-1) and Ind 1 (+0).
Note: The successful candidates are bolded below, alongside the amount of votes that were cast in each ward for each candidate.
Walsall Council Local Election Results – 2022
The Walsall Council candidates standing are:
Aldridge Central and South: Conservative Hold
- Bobby Bains (Conservative) – 2,365
- Kathryn Smith (Labour) – 1,105
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood: Conservative Hold
- Michael Bruce (Labour) – 965
- Anthony Harris (Conservative) – 1,690
Bentley and Darlaston North: Labour Hold
- Rose Burley (Labour) – 1,264
- Sharon Felton (Independent) – 378
- Saghir Mohammed (Conservative) – 553
Birchills-Leamore: Labour Hold
- Tina Jukes (Labour) – 1175
- Amy Read (Conservative) – 868
- Elaine Williams (Reform) – 156
Blakenall: Conservative Gain
- Izzy Hussain (Conservative) – 809
- Dave Taylor (Independent) – 621
- Matt Ward (Labour) – 692
Bloxwich East: Conservatives Hold
- Ben Hodges (Lib Dem) – 141
- Adam Mohammed (Labour) – 660
- Mark Statham (Conservative) – 1,205
Bloxwich West: Conservatives Hold
- Michael Coulson (Labour) – 1060
- Louise Harrison (Conservative) – 1,499
Brownhills: Conservatives Hold
- Lee Chapman (Reform UK) – 265
- Emma Morgan (Labour) – 990
- John Murray (Conservative) – 1,206
Darlaston South: Labour Hold
- Paul Bott (Labour) – 1,686
- Manju Gill (Conservative) – 451
Paddock: Conservative Hold
- Daniel Barker (Lib Dem) – 401
- Rishi Sharma (Labour) – 1,523
- Gurmeet Singh Sohal (Conservative) – 1,638
Palfrey: Labour Hold
- Shamim Ahmed (Independent) – 1,191
- Shakila Hussain (Labour) – 2,101
- Moz Khan (Conservative) – 613
Pelsall: Conservative Hold
- Graham Eardley (Reform) – 278
- Patti Lane (Labour) – 680
- Edward Lee (Conservative) – 1,707
Pheasey Park Farm: Conservative Hold
- Matthew Barker (Lib Dem) – 180
- Hannah Jones (Labour) – 881
- Chris Towe (Conservative) – 1,461
Pleck: Previously empty seat
- Leyoh Goodall (Conservative) – 625
- Ram Mehmi (Labour) – 1,739
Rushall-Shelfield: Conservatives Hold
- Jade Davies (Independent) – 265
- David Morgan (Labour) – 1,074
- Vera Waters (Conservative) – 1,280
Short Heath: Conservatives Hold
- Amandeep Garcha (Conservative) – 1,021
- Simon Rollason (Labour) – 843
- Mohammed Yaqub (Lib Dem) – 331
St Matthews: Labour Hold
- Aftab Nawaz (Labour) – 2,268
- Vandana Sharma (Conservative) – 303
- Roger Watts (Lib Dem) – 1,064
Streetly: Conservative Hold
- Jennifer Gray (Lib Dem) – 717
- Eileen Russell (Labour) – 659
- Suky Samra (Conservative) – 1,944
Willenhall North: Conservative Hold
- Stuart Hodges (Lib Dem) – 688
- Lee Jeavons (Labour) – 694
- Rob Larden (Conservative) – 986
Willenhall South (two seats): Labour hold
- Simran Cheema (Labour) – 1,462
- Poonam Gill (Conservative) – 729
- Angela Hodges (Lib Dem) – 233
- Connor Horton (Labour) – 1,653
- Tony Sadler (Conservative) – 677