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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] |