2022 Tamworth Borough Council election
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[edit]
| 2022 Tamworth Borough Council election[2][3] | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 7 |  1
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70.0 | 18 | 25 | 83.3 | 7,945 | 47.5 | -9.4 | |
| Labour | 2 | 
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20.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 6,743 | 40.3 | +11.6 | |
| Independent | 1 |  1
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10.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 1,789 | 10.7 | +2.7 | |
| UKIP | 0 |
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0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | N/A | N/A | -4.4 | |
| Green | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 1.6 | -0.4 | |
Ward results[edit]
Amington[edit]
| 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 | 10.7
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Belgrave[edit]
| 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 | 10.6
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Bolehall[edit]
| 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 | 18.8
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Castle[edit]
| 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 | 11.0
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Glascote[edit]
| 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 | 12.9
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Mercian[edit]
| 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 | 12.8
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Spital[edit]
| 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 | 9.7
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Stonydelph[edit]
| 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 | 8.1
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Trinity[edit]
| 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 | 8.6
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Wilnecote[edit]
| 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 | 10.5
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Changes 2022–2023[edit]
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]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Tamworth election result". BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Newbould, Daniel (9 August 2022). "Six councillors resign from Conservative party of Tamworth Borough Council - full statements". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
