Dudley
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 24 races · 25 seats 80.0% below quota
- 2024 24 races · 72 seats 0.0% below quota
- 2023 24 races · 25 seats 24.0% below quota
- 2022 24 races · 25 seats 28.0% below quota
- 2021 24 races · 26 seats 26.9% below quota
- 2019 24 races · 24 seats 62.5% below quota
- 2018 24 races · 24 seats 41.7% below quota
- 2016 24 races · 25 seats 68.0% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
73 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 25 seats were up across 24 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 25 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 41,775 | 41.9% | 22 | 88.0% | 11 | 44.0% | +11 |
| Conservative Party | 21,879 | 21.9% | 2 | 8.0% | 6 | 24.0% | -4 |
| Labour Party | 16,049 | 16.1% | 1 | 4.0% | 4 | 16.0% | -3 |
| Green Party | 10,284 | 10.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 8.0% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,532 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 8.0% | -2 |
| The Black Country Party | 1,541 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 541 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Freedom Alliance | 61 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 30 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Libertarian Party | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 99,717 | 100.0% | 25 | 100.0% | 25 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblecote | 34% | 55% | 42% | 58% | 57% | 52% | 62% | 40% |
| Belle Vale | 45% | 50% | 53% | 64% | 48% | 54% | 59% | 36% |
| Brierley Hill | 47% | 46% | 37% | 59% | 47% | 44% | ||
| Brierley Hill and Wordsley South | 50% | 43% | ||||||
| Brockmoor and Pensnett | 49% | 46% | 34% | 45% | 65% | 58% | 71% | 47% |
| Castle and Priory | 57% | 59% | 45% | 49% | 64% | 60% | 57% | 48% |
| Coseley | 69% | 55% | ||||||
| Coseley East | 44% | 49% | 44% | 53% | 64% | 63% | ||
| Cradley and Wollescote | 53% | 52% | 41% | 44% | 39% | 39% | ||
| Cradley North and Wollescote | 60% | 36% | ||||||
| Gornal | 36% | 58% | 49% | 68% | 66% | 36% | 51% | 60% |
| Halesowen North | 43% | 43% | 37% | 51% | 57% | 54% | 60% | 34% |
| Halesowen South | 54% | 66% | 52% | 64% | 58% | 54% | 60% | 38% |
| Hayley Green and Cradley South | 49% | 61% | 49% | 66% | 58% | 53% | 59% | 39% |
| Kingswinford North and Wall Heath | 45% | 68% | 65% | 70% | 63% | 61% | 54% | 41% |
| Kingswinford South | 44% | 67% | 63% | 67% | 59% | 57% | 49% | 43% |
| Lye and Stourbridge North | 41% | 54% | 48% | 44% | 45% | 52% | 47% | 39% |
| Netherton and Holly Hall | 71% | 50% | ||||||
| Netherton Woodside and St. Andrews | 48% | 62% | 63% | |||||
| Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews | 45% | 55% | 47% | |||||
| Norton | 52% | 62% | 40% | 63% | 54% | 47% | 55% | 35% |
| Pedmore and Stourbridge East | 58% | 63% | 56% | 63% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 33% |
| Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood | 51% | 45% | 32% | 59% | 52% | 51% | 59% | 57% |
| Sedgley | 40% | 59% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 56% | 55% | 56% |
| St James's | 43% | 49% | 59% | 59% | ||||
| St Thomas's | 60% | 69% | 62% | 57% | ||||
| St. James | 54% | 46% | ||||||
| St. James's | 54% | 49% | ||||||
| St. Thomas | 51% | 50% | ||||||
| St. Thomas's | 58% | 37% | ||||||
| Upper Gornal and Woodsetton | 43% | 42% | 38% | 48% | 52% | 57% | 68% | 65% |
| Wollaston and Stourbridge Town | 38% | 48% | 37% | 49% | 49% | 48% | 63% | 30% |
| Wordsley | 37% | 46% | 58% | 73% | 55% | 47% | ||
| Wordsley North | 63% | 44% |