Dudley Council election results in full: Tories lose control as they end up level with Labour

All 72 seats were up for grabs in the biggest contest seen in the borough for 20 years, with multiple candidates being elected across all wards.

Going into the election, the Conservatives had control with 41 councillors, compared to Labour's 26.

There was also one Liberal Democrat and three independent councillors. One seat was vacant after Adrian Hughes, who wasn't standing this year anyway, was thrown out for not attending any meetings since October last year.

By the end of the day, both the Tories and Labour had 34 councillors, thanks to Labour gains in Gornal St James, Upper Gornal, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Wordsley, Netherton, Quarry Bank and Lye. The Tories also took two new seats in Castle and Priory and Kingswinford South.

Dudley Council's Tory leader Patrick Harley hailed the hard work of his councillors and party members as the administration fell into no overall control.

Councillor Harley said if the electorate in Dudley had wanted a Labour administration, in an 'all out election' where the full 72 seats were up for grabs, it would have mirrored the national picture, where Labour are 20 points ahead in the polls.

He said: "They have told us they want the Conservatives to continue to lead Dudley Council, whether that be as part of a coalition they have showed confidence in us still to lead

"If they had voted for change, in an all out election where all the seats were up for grabs it would have wiped us out.

"That they didn't is thanks to the hard work of councillors and party members who continue to put the hours and the miles in because they believe we are the best option to lead this great borough."

The turnout in the election was 32 per-cent, five per-cent up on last years election.

Labour leader Pete Lowe, whose party have not had overall control for six years said discussions would now be held ahead of Dudley Council's AGM on Thursday, May 16.

He said: "There will be no fisticuffs, there will be proper discussion as to a way forward before the AGM but we are pleased with our performance.

The party gained nine seats and Councillor Lowe said if the count had been for a general election the Conservatives would have been wiped off the map completely.

He said: "But the electorate has spoken and said they don't believe in an administration that has left the borough in such a poor financial state.

"It is now up to everyone to find a way forward without playing party politics and to find a solution which suits the people of Dudley which is always the most important thing."

New councillors celebrated their success, with Labour's Caroline Reid saying 'the hard work starts now' as she took one of the three seats in St James's ward.

She said: "I only put myself forward as a candidate in August last year and this is a bit overwhelming but it needs a change from the Conservative administration overall and hopefully this overall result today will bring that about.

"For myself the hard work starts now, this is a ward that covers Russell's Hall Hospital and a lot of the people in it are under represented in terms of the council. they need their voices heard and I will work hard to make sure they get it."

The St James's ward will be a Labour stronghold with Asif Ahmed and Catherine Bayton also winning their seats for the party.

In the Sedgley Ward Ian Sandall, perhaps better known as a campaigner to re-build the Crooked House 'brick by brick' said he was delighted with the result.

He polled 1,468 in his maiden campaign, behind colleague Damien Corfield who kept his seat but ahead of independent Shaun Keasey.

He said: "There has been a lot of hard work done on the Crooked House campaign but this is nothing to do with that.

"Yes it may give me a profile towards it but I stood because I live in what is an under represented part of Sedgley where there are problems with crime and anti social behaviour.

"I believe I can reach out to the disenfranchised in the community where I live and try and make things better for them. One of those things is greater police presence and I made no secret of the fact one of the aims is to provide a community police base in the ward.

"My door is always open I have lived and worked here for many years and the reason I stood is to help that community, not because of part politics

Councillor Ryan Priest was the solitary Lib Dem on the authority before the election, he said: “It’s going to be an interesting weekend and week.

“We are going to celebrate the two gains and one defence, we have got the first group on Dudley Council for well over a decade so we are over the moon.”

Here are the full results.

* denotes winner

Amblecote

Erin Charlotte Bellingham, Labour - 1,040

Paul William Bradley, Conservative - 1,754*

Harriet Caroline Foster, Labour - 985

Pete Lee, Conservative - 1,570*

Maxim Lowe, Independent - 219

Adrian Norman Mabe, Green Party - 262

Mollie Jo Priest, Liberal Democrat - 180

Kamran Razzaq, Conservative - 1,307*

Molly Savage, Labour - 924

Glen Wilson, Independent - 233

Belle Vale

Daniel James Bevan, Conservative - 1,482*

Peter William Dobb, Conservative - 1,425*

Joseph Eulogio, Labour - 1,211

Sarah Louise Furhuraire, Liberal Democrat - 243

Fiona Jane Murray, Labour - 1,289

Simon Dennis Phipps, Conservative - 1,679*

Donella Joy Russell, Labour - 1,244

Brierley Hill and Wordsley South

Andrew Bennett, Green Party - 330

Kevin Carnall, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition - 155

Matthew James Cook, Labour - 1,048*

Adam Davies, Conservative - 1,160*

Marva Iotha Inniss, Labour - 905

Wayne Little, Conservative - 1,075*

John Ronald Martin, Labour - 1,018

Aneesa Nawaz, Liberal Democrat -167

Abdul Qadus, Liberal Democrat - 137

Danny Shaw, Conservative - 1,020

Brockmoor and Pensnett

Dan Barras, Conservative - 573

Alex Dale, Conservative - 617

Steve Edwards, Labour - 1,310*

Ian Martin Flynn, Liberal Democrat - 173

Judy Foster, Labour - 1,382*

Eric Perry, Conservative - 560

Karen Westwood, Labour - 1,246*

Castle and Priory

Faye Barras, Conservative - 1,056*

David Ashley Bramall, Liberal Democrat - 271

Keiran Robert Casey, Labour - 1,129*

Karl Denning, Labour - 1,014*

Donna Flurry-Haddock, Labour - 930

Saadat Khan, Conservative - 787

Wafa Khan, Conservative - 739

Coseley

Claire Elizabeth Beech, Green Party - 277

Konstantins Bokarevs, Green Party - 169

Peter Drake, Labour - 1,272*

Jake Christopher David Fountain, Conservative - 582

Henry Oche, Conservative - 496

Dennis John Phipps, Conservative - 511

Sue Ridney, Labour - 1,181*

David Christopher Roberts, Labour - 1,056*

Cradley North and Wollescote

Tim Crumpton, Labour - 1,020

Rachael Anne Gardener, Labour - 861

Samantha Hadley, Conservative - 575

Siobhan Halloran, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition - 89

Kash Khan, Liberal Democrat - 1,120*

Mahdi Amen Mutahar, Labour - 673

Natalie Anne Neale, Conservative - 581

Ryan Ashley Priest, Liberal Democrat - 1,627*

Ethan Brian Stafford, Liberal Democrat - 1049*

Christopher Sturmansprigg, Conservative - 530

Gornal

Bryn Challenor, Conservative - 1,114*

Nathan Paul Hunt, Reform UK - 554

Anne Millward, Independent - 852

Joanne Hazel Anne Morgan, Labour - 764

Harjinder Singh, Labour - 569

David Stanley, Conservative - 1,271*

Claire Sullivan, Conservative - 810

Stuart Turner, Labour - 898*

Mark Westwood, Independent - 590

Halesowen North

Helen Clare Betts-Patel, Labour - 1,286

Hilary Bills, Labour - 1,744*

Ashley Patrick Flavin, Green Party - 278

Tracey Gregg, Liberal Democrat - 160

Stuart Carl Henley, Conservative - 1,429*

Rachel Jane Hewlett, Green Party - 292

Abdul Razzaq, Independent - 279

Parmjit Singh Sahota, Labour - 1,477*

John Robert Small, Conservative - 908

Laura Taylor-Childs, Conservative - 918

Halesowen South

Saima Chadney Furhuraire, Liberal Democrat - 236

Jeff Hill, Conservative - 1,816*

Stephen Hilton, Labour - 1,222

Fady Jadayel, Labour - 1,018

Jo Plant, Labour - 1,059

Thomas Geoffrey Russon, Conservative - 1,566

Alan Taylor, Conservative - 1,876

James Windridge, Green Party - 569

Hayley Green and Cradley South

Tony Barnsley, Labour - 1,171

Zac Barnsley, Labour - 1,109

Ian James Bevan, Conservative - 1,599*

Bex Collins, Conservative - 1,483*

Ranjeet Furhuraire, Liberal Democrat - 255

Andrea Goddard, Conservative - 1,638*

Michael Joseph Hanley, Labour - 1,142

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

Phil Atkins, Conservative - 1,775*

Cassie Gray, Independent - 968

Simon Paul Hanson, Liberal Democrat - 173

Tremaine Herbert, Labour - 739

Stephen Holmes, Liberal Democrat - 119

Karen Mary Jordan, Labour - 799

Edward Robert Lawrence, Conservative - 1,629*

Rick Nelson, Labour - 707

Shaz Saleem, Independent - 1,388

Mark Webb, Conservative - 1,497*

Kingswinford South

Brian Bassingthwaighte, Independent - 617

Simon Daniel, Labour - 1,102

Sue Greenaway, Conservative - 1,435*

Michelle Hammond, Independent - 632

Patrick Harley, Conservative - 1,516*

Roxanne Enid Holmes, Liberal Democrat - 117

Luke Johnson, Conservative - 1,170*

Peter Phillip Miller, Independent - 521

Domenico Palermo, Labour - 712

Adam Waldron, Independent - 456

Chris Walker, Green Party - 231

Dave Woolley, Labour - 851

Lye and Stourbridge North

Naz Ahmed, Liberal Democrat - 569

Muhammad Imtiyaz Ali, Conservative - 892

Mark Binnersley, Green Party - 296

Dave Borley, Conservative - 1,008

Ellen Hope Cobb, Labour - 1,200*

Gary Farmer, Liberal Democrat - 625

Mohammed Hanif, Labour - 1,314*

Pete Lowe, Labour - 1,318*

Shazad Mahmood, Conservative - 807

Steven Parish, Liberal Democrat - 334

Netherton and Holly Hall

Martin Berrington, Conservative - 733

Viorica Faraji, Conservative - 500

Robert Owen Johns, Liberal Democrat - 263

Qasim Mughal, Labour - 1,182*

Shaneila Mughal, Labour - 1,094

Jamie Dennis Smith, Green Party - 422

Elaine Taylor, Labour - 1,435

James Warner Tye, Conservative - 393

Norton

Matthew Robert Broad, Labour - 1,111

Steve Clark, Conservative - 1,747*

Tony Creed, Conservative - 1,922*

Ant Dugmore, Green Party - 739

Alan Harry Hopwood, Conservative - 1,524*

Olof Lee, Green Party - 649

Benjamin James McCloskey, Labour - 925

Stephen James Price, Green Party - 695

Alexander Rhys Quarrie-Jones, Labour - 864

Elaine Catherine Sheppard, Liberal Democrat - 270

Pedmore and Stourbridge East

James Robert Clinton, Conservative - 1,836*

Paul Robert Hebron, Labour - 1,058

Mark Christopher Kent, Labour - 1,212

Ian Kettle, Conservative - 1,924*

Nigel Kirkham, Liberal Democrat - 662

Ceri Wynn Owens, Labour - 1,138

Beth Scrimshaw, Green Party - 416

David John Sheppard, Liberal Democrat - 447

Jason Thorne, Conservative - 1,522*

Vi Wood, Liberal Democrat - 446

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood

Robert Edward Clinton, Conservative - 975

Jackie Cowell, Labour - 1,190*

Jennie Dunn, Conservative - 825

Luke Hamblett, Labour - 1,062*

Lisa Joan Jones, Conservative - 655

Richard Priest, Liberal Democrat - 261

Ashley Smith, Labour - 1,039*

Sedgley

Hamza Faisal Ahmed, Labour - 712

Damian Corfield, Conservative - 1,625*

Colin Drewery, Green Party - 417

Shaun Roger Keasey, Independent - 1,110*

Sat Khan, Conservative - 1,043

Tony Middleton, Labour - 921

Jeff Ndlovu, Labour - 638

Samson Lee Oakley, Green Party - 263

Ian Sandall, Conservative - 1,468*

Brad Steven Simms, Independent - 665

St James’s

Asif Ahmed, Labour - 1,185*

Cathryn Jayne Bayton, Labour - 1,410*

Sara Bothul, Conservative - 996

Roman Chapman, Conservative - 757

Can Ibrahim, Conservative - 759

Tomass Jereminovics, Green Party - 256

Caroline Reid, Labour - 1,113*

Richard John Tasker, Reform UK - 432

Richard Wanklin, Liberal Democrat - 203

St Thomas’s

Shaukat Ali, Labour - 1,764*

Shazna Azad, Labour - 1,441*

Shakeela Bibi, Independent - 742

Carole Blackmore, Conservative - 675

Sajid Hanif, Conservative - 636

Michael Lewis, Conservative - 640

Muhammad Najeeb, Independent - 679

Choudhary Noorhussain, Independent - 679

Zia Qari, Green Party - 221

Adeela Qayyum, Labour - 1,410*

David Reynolds, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition - 168

John Slim, Liberal Democrat - 221

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

Adam Michael Aston, Labour - 1,534*

Caroline Mary Benton, Liberal Democrat - 183

Shaun Farrow, Reform UK - 529

Mushtaq Hussain, Labour - 950*

Carol June Littler, Labour - 1,220*

Kane Watton, Conservative - 828

Lucy Watton, Conservative - 774

William Watton, Conservative - 754

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town

Nicolas Anthony Barlow, Conservative - 1,619

Christopher Ashley Bramall, Liberal Democrat - 424

Lisa Marie Clinton, Conservative - 1,358

Matt Dudley, Conservative - 1,199

Cat Eccles, Labour - 2,401*

Linda Carol Foster, Green Party - 389

Jason Robert Griffin, Labour - 1,647*

Andi Mohr, Green Party - 387

Ken Moore, Freedom Alliance - 160

Andrew Michael Edward Tromans, Labour - 1,769*

Wordsley North

Keith Archer, Labour - 1,189*

Pam Archer, Green Party - 277

Kevin Billingham, Labour - 1,113

Jonathan Michael Bramall, Liberal Democrat - 140

Sarah Daniel, Labour - 1,120

Donna Harley, Conservative - 1,257*

Kerry Lewis, Conservative - 1,662*

Matt Rogers, Conservative - 1,184