2012 UK local government election
2012 local election results in Dudley The 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England, as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections . 26 seats were up for election, and the results saw the Conservatives losing to a majority of 11 seats to Labour.[ 1]
Election Result Dudley Local Election Result 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 41 13 0 +13 56.9 43.9 34,429 Conservative 30 0 13 -13 41.7 32.0 25,045 Green 1 1 0 +1 1.4 2.3 1,820 UKIP 0 0 1 -1 0 14.5 11,366
Ward Results
Amblecote Amblecote Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Christine Perks 1,049 Conservative Colin Banks 932 UKIP Paul Bradley 474 Green Derek Rudd 101 Liberal Democrats Susan Lucas 100 Majority 117 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Belle Vale Belle Vale Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Donella Russell 1,362 Conservative Jennie Dunn 1,044 UKIP Bill Roberts 361 Green John Payne 151 Majority 318 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Brierley Hill Brierley Hill Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Margaret Wilson 1,334 Conservative Dan Horrocks 401 UKIP Stuart Larmer 365 Green Gordon Elcock 158 Majority 933 Turnout Labour hold Swing
Brockmore and Pensnett Brockmore and Pensnett Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Martin 1,143 Conservative Susan Greenaway 485 UKIP Just Stevens 285 Green Vicky Duckworth 76 Majority 658 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Castle & Priory Castle & Priory Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Margaret Aston 1,652 Conservative Simon Townend 527 UKIP Tim Byrne 458 Green Bill McComish 83 Majority 1,125 Turnout Labour hold Swing
Coseley East Coseley East Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Henry Davies 1,366 54.23 Conservative Martin Richard Duffield 468 18.58 UKIP Helen Louise Wimlett 430 17.07 National Front Ken Griffiths 177 7.03 Green Becky Blatchford 71 2.82 Majority 898 Turnout 25.94 Labour hold Swing
Cradley & Wollescote Cradley & Wollescote Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gaye Partridge 1,741 Conservative Colin Elcock 474 UKIP Mike Hawkins 383 Green Karlie Owen 105 Liberal Democrats Lois Bramall 88 Majority 1,267 Turnout Labour hold Swing
Gornal Gornal Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dave Branwood 1,409 Conservative David Stanley 1,336 UKIP Phillip Rowe 876 Green David Blatchford 75 Majority 73 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Halesowen North Halesowen North Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hilary Bills 1,457 Conservative Mike Wood 1,150 UKIP Stuart Henley 323 BNP Simon Foxall 107 Green Quira Blatchford 122 Majority 307 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Halesowen South Halesowen South Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Vickers 1,489 Labour John Lewis 1026 UKIP John Marshall 495 Green Tim Weller 192 Majority 463 Turnout Conservative hold Swing
Hayley Green & Cradley South Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hazel Turner 1,265 Labour Ian Cooper 1,080 UKIP Bob Heeley 404 Green Colin Royle 146 BNP Robert Weale 120 Majority 185 Turnout Conservative hold Swing
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward (2 candidates) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Tyler 1,574 Labour Lynn Boleyn 1,482 Conservative Dee Harley 1,464 Conservative David Simms 1,192 UKIP Dean Perks 560 UKIP Phil Wimlett 419 Green Liz Jednorog 151 Green Francis Sheppard 87 Majority 18 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kingswinford South Kingswinford South Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Blood 1,588 Labour Shaz Saleem 1,097 Green Jenny Rudd 404 Majority 491 Turnout Conservative hold Swing
Lye & Stourbridge North Lye & Stourbridge North Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tremaine Herbert 1,241 Conservative Adrian Turner 747 UKIP Tony Oliver 349 Independent Abdul Qadus 305 Liberal Democrats Vera Johnson 100 Green Denis Neville 89 Majority 494 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's Netherton, Woodside & St. Andrew's Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Will Duckworth 1,525 Labour Mahbub Rahman 1,269 Conservative Steven Ridley 335 UKIP Craig Ingram 257 Majority 256 Turnout Green gain from Conservative Swing
Norton Norton Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mike Attwood 1,570 Labour Michael Kelly 801 UKIP Paul Barton 441 Liberal Democrats Margaret Hanson 237 Green Benjamin Sweeney 215 Majority 769 Turnout Conservative hold Swing
Pedmore & Stourbridge East Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Les Jones 1,747 Labour Joe Gaytten 1,087 UKIP Lynette Wragg 386 Liberal Democrats Simon Hanson 204 Green Roy Sadler 262 Majority 660 Turnout 36.01 Conservative hold Swing
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bryan Cotterill 1,758 Conservative Tim Wood 476 Green Pam Archer 222 Liberal Democrats David Sheppard 78 Majority 1,282 Turnout Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
St. James's St. James's Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Asif Ahmed 1,321 UKIP Malcolm Davis 1,132 Conservative David Allen 396 Green Daniel Archer 109 Majority 189 Turnout Labour gain from UKIP Swing
St. Thomas's St. Thomas's Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Shaukat Ali 2,143 UKIP Michael Forsyth 523 Conservative Daryl Millward 317 Green Christian Green 124 Majority 1,620 Turnout Labour hold Swing
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Keiran Robert Casey 1,220 44.46 Conservative Julian Ryder 859 31.3 UKIP Star Freedom Marie Etheridge 452 16.47 National Front Kevin Inman 123 4.48 Green Emma Caroline Harrison 83 3.02 Majority 361 Turnout 26.83 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward (2 candidates) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Chris Hale 1,397 Labour Ian Marrey 1,317 Conservative Nicolas Barlow 1,213 Conservative Matt Rogers 1,025 Liberal Democrats June Collins 478 Liberal Democrats Christopher Bramall 435 UKIP Glen Wilson 365 UKIP Pete Lee 353 Green Lawrence Rowlett 229 Green Jane Sheppard 164 Majority 96 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wordsley Wordsley Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Derrick Hemingsley 1,293 Conservative Geoffrey Southall 1,162 UKIP Raymond Franklin 412 Green Maurice Archer 115 Liberal Democrats Susan Lucas 100 Majority 132 Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing
References ^ "Surprise results see big swing to Labour". Express & Star . 4 May 2012. 2012 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election (BBC)