Sandwell Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

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s have been elected from 24 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 leaders of the council since 1997 have been:

Council elections

2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2012 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. In ...

* 2014 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election * 2015 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election *

2016 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2016 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Ward Results St Paul's Ward W ...

* 2018 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election * 2019 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election *

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 In many parts of the world, local elections take ...

* 2022 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

Borough result maps

File:Sandwell UK local election 2004 map.svg, 2004 results map File:Sandwell 2006 election map.png, 2006 results map File:Sandwell 2007 election map.png, 2007 results map File:Sandwell 2008 election map.png, 2008 results map File:Sandwell UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Sandwell UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Sandwell UK local election 2018 map.svg, 2018 results map File:Sandwell UK local election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009

2009-2013

2014-present

References

By-election results

External links

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
{{Metropolitan districts of England Politics of Sandwell Council elections in the West Midlands (county) Metropolitan borough council elections in England