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Sandwell Local Elections
Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 72 councillors have been elected from 24 Wards of the United Kingdom, wards. Political control The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties: Leadership The leader of the council, leaders of the council since 1997 have been: Council elections *1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election *1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election *2000 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election *2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election *2003 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Labour Party (UK), Labour 58 *Conservative Party (UK), Conservative 9 *Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat 3 *Independent (politician), Independent 1 *Independent Socialist 1 Background Labour defended 22 of the 24 seats which were contested in 2011, compared to 1 seat being defended each for the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives and Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats. Labour councillors defending seats included Elaine Costigan, who had defected from the Conservatives, and the deputy leader of the council Steve Eling. The British National Party only contested 2 seats, compared to 17 when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was created in 1974 to administer the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands county of England. The council offices are located at the Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury town centre, which opened in 1989. Sandwell is divided into 24 Wards and is represented by 72 ward councillors. Elections to the council take place in three out of every four years, with one-third of the seats being contested at each election. Since the Local Government Act 1985, Sandwell Council has effectively been a unitary authority, serving as the sole executive, deliberative, and legislative body responsible for local policy, setting council tax, and allocating budget in the district; although public transport, fire and police services, and the local government pension fund (West Midlands Pension Fund) are jointly run by the seven metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands county. Politics Most of Sandwell's councillors are membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2007 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: * Labour 51 * Conservative 10 * Liberal Democrat 6 * British National Party 4 *Vacant 1 Campaign Before the election Labour ran the council with 50 councillors, compared to 12 for the Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats, 4 British National Party and 1 independent. Labour defended 19 of the seats being contested, with the other parties hoping to make gains from Labour. The British National Party put up 15 candidates, aiming to build on the 3 gains they had made in the 2006 election. The party campaigned on immigration, housing and crime and were hoping to take all 3 seats in Princes End ward for the first time anywhere in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardian
Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper (The) Guardian(s) may also refer to: Places * Guardian, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community in Webster County * Guardian Nunatak, a landform on Antarctica's Dufek Coast * Guardian Rock, an islet off the Antarctic Peninsula in Bigourdan Fjord * Guardian telephone exchange, Manchester, England * Wonder Mountain's Guardian, a roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario People * GuardiaN (Ladislav Kovács; born 1991), Slovak professional video-game player * Angel Guardian (born 1998), Filipina actress and singer * Don Guardian (born 1953), mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Guardian (comics), characters from various comics * Guardian (DC Comics), a DC Comics superhero * Guardian (Highlander), Guardian (''Highlande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Mail
The ''Birmingham Mail'' (branded the ''Black Country Mail'' in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. Background The newspaper was founded as the ''Birmingham Daily Mail'' in 1870, in April 1963 it became known as the ''Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch'' after merging with the ''Birmingham Evening Despatch'' and was titled the ''Birmingham Evening Mail'' from 1967 until October 2005. The ''Mail'' is published Monday to Saturday. The '' Sunday Mercury'' is a sister paper published on a Sunday. The newspaper is owned by Reach plc, who also own the ''Daily Mirror The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply ''The Mirror''. It had an average daily print ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election is currently taking place as of 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This is on the same day as other local elections. 24 of the 72 seats will be up for election. Background Sandwell is a consistently Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council. From 2018 to 2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of 1 party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. In the 2021 election, Labour lost 9 seats with 53.1% of the vote, the Conservatives gained 9 with 36.6%, and independents did not make any gains or losses with 4.6% of the vote. The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won all seats with 68.5% of the vote, giving them full control of the council. The Conservatives won 24.4%. Previous council composition Changes: * Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It coincided with other local elections across the United Kingdom. One-third of the seats were up for election, with three wards (Old Warley, Rowley, and Wednesbury South) electing two councillors. Results Ward results Abbey Blackheath Bristnall Charlemont with Grove Vale Cradley Heath and Old Hill Friar Park Great Barr with Yew Tree Great Bridge Greets Green and Lyng Hateley Heath Langley Newton Old Warley Oldbury Princes End Rowley Smethwick Soho and Victoria St. Paul's Tipton Green Tividale Wednesbury North Wednesbury South West Bromwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2019 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward results Abbey Blackheath Bristnall Charlemont with Grove Vale Cradley Heath and Old Hill Friar Park Great Barr with Yew Tree Great Bridge Great Green and Lyng Hateley Heath Langley Newton Oldbury Old Warley Princes End Rowley Smethwick Soho and Victoria St. Paul's Tipton Green Tividale Wednesbury North Wednesbury South West Bromwich Central References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2019 Sandwell 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2018 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2018 United Kingdom local elections, local elections. Results summary Ward results Abbey Blackheath Bristnall Charlemont with Grove Vale Cradley Heath and Old Hill Friar Park Great Barr with Yew Tree Great Bridge Greets Green and Lyng Hateley Heath Langley Newton Old Warley Oldbury Princes End Rowley Smethwick Soho and Victoria St Paul's Tipton Green Tividale Wednesbury North Wednesbury South West Bromwich Central References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2018 2018 English local elections, Sandwell Sandwell Council elections, 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
