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2022 Tamworth Borough Council election

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Results by ward

The 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1]

Results summary

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2022 Tamworth Borough Council election[2][3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7 Decrease 1 70.0 18 25 83.3 7,945 47.5 -9.4
  Labour 2 Steady 20.0 1 3 10.0 6,743 40.3 +11.6
  Independent 1 Increase 1 10.0 0 1 3.3 1,789 10.7 +2.7
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 3.3 N/A N/A -4.4
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 263 1.6 -0.4

Ward results

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Amington

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Amington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosey Claymore 940 54.4 −6.0
Labour Carol Dean 788 45.6 +15.3
Majority 152 8.8
Turnout 1,767 27.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.7

Belgrave

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Belgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Jay 637 42.4 −18.5
Labour Bob Bayley 538 35.8 +2.6
Independent Pete Clay 237 15.8 N/A
Green John Scattergood 92 6.1 N/A
Majority 99 6.6
Turnout 1,513 26.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.6

Bolehall

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Bolehall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sarah Daniels 883 57.4 +21.4
Conservative Michael Oates 654 42.6 −16.2
Majority 229 14.8
Turnout 1,559 27.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase18.8

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Price 972 52.7 −4.4
Labour Co-op Lee Wood 873 47.3 +17.5
Majority 99 5.4
Turnout 1,869 30.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.0

Glascote

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Glascote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jan Wadrup 614 51.0 +25.9
Conservative Brandon Mitchell 590 49.0 +0.2
Majority 24 2.0
Turnout 1,233 22.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase12.9

Mercian

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Mercian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kingstone 998 53.1 +14.2
Conservative Steven Pritchard 521 27.7 −11.4
Labour Co-op Craig Adams 360 19.2 −0.6
Majority 477 25.4
Turnout 1,887 34.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.8

Spital

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Spital
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Smith 842 41.7 −13.6
Labour Liam Bone 622 30.8 +5.7
Independent William Bryan 554 27.5 N/A
Majority 220 10.9
Turnout 2,026 32.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.7

Stonydelph

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Stonydelph
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Turner 704 50.4 −9.8
Labour Co-op Chris Bain 522 37.4 +6.3
Green Adam Bayliss 171 12.2 N/A
Majority 182 13.0
Turnout 1,410 25.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.1

Trinity

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Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marie Bailey 1,130 64.3 −6.5
Labour Denise Bayley 627 35.7 +10.7
Majority 503 28.6
Turnout 1,781 31.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.6

Wilnecote

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Wilnecote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Clements 955 51.0 −5.4
Labour Dave Foster 916 49.0 +15.6
Majority 39 2.0
Turnout 1,897 27.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.5

Changes 2022–2023

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In August 2022, six Conservative councillors left the party to sit as independents, being Michelle Cook (elected 2019), Danny Cook, Peter Thurgood and John Wade (all elected 2021), and Rosey Claymore and Ben Price (both elected 2022).[4]

Belgrave by-election, 2 March 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul David Thompson 334
Labour Craig Lee Mark Adams 314
Independent Charlie Rose Taylor Castanheira
(Charlie Taylor)
251
Reform UK Ian Stuart Cooper 40
Green Adam Christopher Bayliss 35
Turnout 976 17.4
Conservative hold

By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Richard Ford.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Tamworth election result". BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ Newbould, Daniel (9 August 2022). "Six councillors resign from Conservative party of Tamworth Borough Council - full statements". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.