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Dudley 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

24 ward races

25 seats

20 elected below the proportional quota

80.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 24 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 25 seats had been shared out 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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town · 2 seats · won at 13.6% · −19.8 pts below quota
Pedmore and Stourbridge East · 1 seat · won at 32.6% · −17.4 pts below quota
Halesowen North · 1 seat · won at 34.4% · −15.6 pts below quota
Norton · 1 seat · won at 35.4% · −14.6 pts below quota
Belle Vale · 1 seat · won at 35.6% · −14.4 pts below quota
Cradley North and Wollescote · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
St. Thomas's · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
Halesowen South · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · −12.3 pts below quota
Lye and Stourbridge North · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · −11.2 pts below quota
Hayley Green and Cradley South · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
Amblecote · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
Brierley Hill and Wordsley South · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
Kingswinford South · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
Wordsley North · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · −6.2 pts below quota
Brockmoor and Pensnett · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · −2.8 pts below quota
Castle and Priory · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · −2.0 pts below quota
St. James's · 1 seat · won at 48.9% · −1.1 pts below quota
Netherton and Holly Hall · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · −0.3 pts below quota
Coseley · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
Sedgley · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Gornal · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton · 1 seat · won at 64.9% · above quota

Race results

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −19.8 pts Valid ballots 9,766

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kam MacLeod	Reform UK	1,464	15.0%	−18.3 pts	Elected
2	Andrew Southall	Reform UK	1,324	13.6%	−19.8 pts	Elected
3	Lois Bramall	Liberal Democrats	1,202	12.3%	—
4	David John Sheppard	Liberal Democrats	1,083	11.1%	—
5	Richard Andrew Prosser	Conservative Party	894	9.2%	—
6	Jason Robert Griffin	Labour Party	856	8.8%	—
7	Steve Hancock	Conservative Party	856	8.8%	—
8	Marie Elizabeth Fields	Labour Party	814	8.3%	—
9	Linda Carol Foster	Green Party	636	6.5%	—
10	Ruth Jayne Battersea	Green Party	576	5.9%	—
11	Ken Moore	Freedom Alliance	61	0.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 9,771 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.dudley.wollaston-stourbridge-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pedmore and Stourbridge East · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.4 pts Valid ballots 4,546

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jason Douglas Thorne	Reform UK	1,482	32.6%	−17.4 pts	Elected
2	Dave Borley	Conservative Party	1,370	30.1%	—
3	Nigel Paul Kirkham	Liberal Democrats	638	14.0%	—
4	Mark Christopher Kent	Labour Party	560	12.3%	—
5	Beth Scrimshaw	Green Party	496	10.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,561 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.dudley.pedmore-stourbridge-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Halesowen North · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.6 pts Valid ballots 3,917

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stuart Carl Henley	Conservative Party	1,347	34.4%	−15.6 pts	Elected
2	Fiona Murray	Labour Party	1,182	30.2%	—
3	Aveena Sherwani	Reform UK	792	20.2%	—
4	Ash Flavin	Green Party	482	12.3%	—
5	Tracey Gregg	Liberal Democrats	114	2.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,927 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.dudley.halesowen-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.6 pts Valid ballots 4,778

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Phil Boaler	Reform UK	1,691	35.4%	−14.6 pts	Elected
2	Alan Harry Hopwood	Conservative Party	1,350	28.3%	—
3	Stephen James Price	Green Party	1,030	21.6%	—
4	Matt Broad	Labour Party	492	10.3%	—
5	Lee Robert Furness	Liberal Democrats	215	4.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,783 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.dudley.norton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Belle Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.4 pts Valid ballots 4,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Angela Blythe	Reform UK	1,437	35.6%	−14.4 pts	Elected
2	Peter William Dobb	Conservative Party	1,263	31.3%	—
3	Ben Pugh	Labour Party	736	18.2%	—
4	Steve Hilton	Green Party	465	11.5%	—
5	Richard Wanklin	Liberal Democrats	137	3.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,049 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.dudley.belle-vale.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cradley North and Wollescote · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.7 pts Valid ballots 3,506

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Caley Ashman	Reform UK	1,271	36.3%	−13.7 pts	Elected
2	Ethan Stafford	Liberal Democrats	1,194	34.1%	—
3	Matt Collins	Labour Party	382	10.9%	—
4	Bridget Caroline Hilton	Green Party	256	7.3%	—
5	Eric Perry	Conservative Party	220	6.3%	—
6	Abdul Qadus	Independent	183	5.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,519 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.dudley.cradley-north-wollescote.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St. Thomas's · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 3,811

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Adeela Qayyum	Labour Party	1,415	37.1%	−12.9 pts	Elected
2	Chris Chivers	Reform UK	1,224	32.1%	—
3	Zia Ur Rehman Qari	Green Party	399	10.5%	—
4	Shakeela Bibi	Independent	358	9.4%	—
5	Muhammad Najeeb	Conservative Party	295	7.7%	—
6	Rob Johns	Liberal Democrats	120	3.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,833 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code local.dudley.st-thomass.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Halesowen South · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 4,466

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Barnfield	Reform UK	1,684	37.7%	−12.3 pts	Elected
2	Thomas Geoffrey Russon	Conservative Party	1,287	28.8%	—
3	Michael Hanley	Labour Party	770	17.2%	—
4	James Robert Windridge	Green Party	526	11.8%	—
5	Caroline Benton	Liberal Democrats	199	4.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,479 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.dudley.halesowen-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lye and Stourbridge North · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.2 pts Valid ballots 3,473

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lisa Marie Clinton	Reform UK	1,348	38.8%	−11.2 pts	Elected
2	Ellen Hope Cobb	Labour Party	695	20.0%	—
3	Naz Ahmed	Liberal Democrats	477	13.7%	—
4	Julia Annette Savage	Conservative Party	448	12.9%	—
5	Danny Hussain	Green Party	342	9.8%	—
6	Matt Cook	The Black Country Party	163	4.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,486 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.dudley.lye-stourbridge-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hayley Green and Cradley South · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.6 pts Valid ballots 3,991

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jon Mucklow	Reform UK	1,573	39.4%	−10.6 pts	Elected
2	Bex Collins	Conservative Party	1,255	31.4%	—
3	Julian Hammond-Miller	Labour Party	609	15.3%	—
4	Zach Beed	Green Party	381	9.5%	—
5	Alison Joanne Hunt	Liberal Democrats	173	4.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,997 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.dudley.hayley-green-cradley-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Amblecote · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 4,200

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Wayne Lewis	Reform UK	1,685	40.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
2	Kamran Razzaq	Conservative Party	1,522	36.2%	—
3	Benjamin James McCloskey	Labour Party	435	10.4%	—
4	Adrian Mabe	Green Party	325	7.7%	—
5	Ian Martin Flynn	Liberal Democrats	233	5.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,207 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.dudley.amblecote.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.9 pts Valid ballots 4,820

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Webb	Conservative Party	1,983	41.1%	−8.9 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Richard Cole	Reform UK	1,913	39.7%	—
3	Jacqueline Ann Foster	Labour Party	456	9.5%	—
4	Ninette Harris	Green Party	318	6.6%	—
5	Charlie Passmore	Liberal Democrats	150	3.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,834 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.dudley.kingswinford-north-wall-heath.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brierley Hill and Wordsley South · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.4 pts Valid ballots 3,205

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tony Dickenson	Reform UK	1,365	42.6%	−7.4 pts	Elected
2	Shane Gordon Birch-Bastock	Conservative Party	718	22.4%	—
3	Karen Elizabeth Jones	Labour Party	408	12.7%	—
4	Andrew Martin Bennett	Green Party	355	11.1%	—
5	Wayne Thomas Lewis	The Black Country Party	237	7.4%	—
6	Aneesa Nawaz	Liberal Democrats	122	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,216 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.dudley.brierley-hill-wordsley-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Kingswinford South · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.4 pts Valid ballots 4,431

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham Howes	Reform UK	1,888	42.6%	−7.4 pts	Elected
2	Luke Johnson	Conservative Party	1,415	31.9%	—
3	Simon Geoffrey Daniel	Labour Party	525	11.8%	—
4	Dom Palermo	Green Party	430	9.7%	—
5	Simon Paul Hanson	Liberal Democrats	173	3.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,443 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.dudley.kingswinford-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wordsley North · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.2 pts Valid ballots 4,079

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Samuel James Hussey	Reform UK	1,788	43.8%	−6.2 pts	Elected
2	Matt Rogers	Conservative Party	1,056	25.9%	—
3	Keith Archer	Labour Party	554	13.6%	—
4	Alex Hughes	Green Party	320	7.8%	—
5	Dave Woolley	The Black Country Party	208	5.1%	—
6	Christopher Ashley Bramall	Liberal Democrats	153	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,086 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.dudley.wordsley-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brockmoor and Pensnett · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.8 pts Valid ballots 3,208

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Joel Benjamin Hyde	Reform UK	1,515	47.2%	−2.8 pts	Elected
2	Karen Westwood	The Black Country Party	761	23.7%	—
3	John Ronald Martin	Labour Party	452	14.1%	—
4	Matt Snell	Conservative Party	362	11.3%	—
5	Jonathan Michael Bramall	Liberal Democrats	118	3.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,217 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.dudley.brockmoor-pensnett.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Castle and Priory · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.0 pts Valid ballots 3,241

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jan McGeough	Reform UK	1,555	48.0%	−2.0 pts	Elected
2	Tony Middleton	Labour Party	696	21.5%	—
3	Ant Dugmore	Green Party	377	11.6%	—
4	Dan Dale	Conservative Party	357	11.0%	—
5	Karl Denning	The Black Country Party	172	5.3%	—
6	David Ashley Bramall	Liberal Democrats	84	2.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,249 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.dudley.castle-priory.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St. James's · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.1 pts Valid ballots 3,334

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ivor John Lawrence Robinson	Reform UK	1,630	48.9%	−1.1 pts	Elected
2	Caroline Reid	Labour Party	727	21.8%	—
3	Carole Blackmore	Conservative Party	462	13.9%	—
4	Katherine Alice Poole	Green Party	355	10.6%	—
5	Mollie Jo Priest	Liberal Democrats	130	3.9%	—
6	David Reynolds	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	30	0.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,346 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.dudley.st-jamess.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Netherton and Holly Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.3 pts Valid ballots 3,261

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jack Thompson	Reform UK	1,622	49.7%	−0.3 pts	Elected
2	Shaneila Karamat Mughal	Labour Party	691	21.2%	—
3	Manjit Kaur	Green Party	423	13.0%	—
4	James Warner Tye	Conservative Party	375	11.5%	—
5	Richard Lloyd Priest	Liberal Democrats	150	4.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,278 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.dudley.netherton-holly-hall.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Coseley · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +5.3 pts Valid ballots 3,440

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sat Sherwani	Reform UK	1,904	55.3%	+5.3 pts	Elected
2	Dave Roberts	Labour Party	712	20.7%	—
3	Henry Oche	Conservative Party	373	10.8%	—
4	Toni Elizabeth Baker	Green Party	340	9.9%	—
5	Roxanne Holmes	Liberal Democrats	86	2.5%	—
6	Martin Paul Day	Libertarian Party	25	0.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,450 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.dudley.coseley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sedgley · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +5.9 pts Valid ballots 4,769

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shaun Roger Keasey	Reform UK	2,664	55.9%	+5.9 pts	Elected
2	Bill Etheridge	Conservative Party	1,002	21.0%	—
3	Tremaine Herbert	Labour Party	505	10.6%	—
4	Colin Drewery	Green Party	432	9.1%	—
5	John Slim	Liberal Democrats	166	3.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,780 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.dudley.sedgley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +6.9 pts Valid ballots 3,326

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rob Clinton	Reform UK	1,891	56.9%	+6.9 pts	Elected
2	Jules Singh	Labour Party	489	14.7%	—
3	Simon Mark Ballinger	Green Party	400	12.0%	—
4	Errol Lawson	Conservative Party	386	11.6%	—
5	Faye Stafford	Liberal Democrats	160	4.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,333 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.dudley.quarry-bank-dudley-wood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Gornal · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +10.2 pts Valid ballots 4,208

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Whitehouse	Reform UK	2,532	60.2%	+10.2 pts	Elected
2	Claire Sullivan	Conservative Party	854	20.3%	—
3	Jeff Ndlovu	Labour Party	382	9.1%	—
4	Kaz Evans	Green Party	300	7.1%	—
5	Stephen Holmes	Liberal Democrats	140	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,221 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.dudley.gornal.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +14.9 pts Valid ballots 3,903

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Marco Longhi	Reform UK	2,533	64.9%	+14.9 pts	Elected
2	Mushtaq Hussain	Labour Party	506	13.0%	—
3	Zoe Bradley	Conservative Party	429	11.0%	—
4	Charlie Hilken	Green Party	320	8.2%	—
5	Elaine Catherine Sheppard	Liberal Democrats	115	2.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,914 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.dudley.upper-gornal-woodsetton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index