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The 2018 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Result

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 2018^[2]

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	24	14	7		7	58.3	48.2	35,251	14.4
	Labour	24	10				41.7	39.1	28,613	0.7
	UKIP	19	0		7	7	0	7.8	5,699	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	12	0				0	2.3	1,699	0.9
	Green	12	0				0	2.3	1,681	1.3
	Democrats and Veterans	1	0				0	0.0	65	N/A
	Totals	92	24				100.0	100.0	73,003

Results by ward

Amblecote

Amblecote
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Paul Bradley	1,562	55.1
Labour	Peter Drake	895	31.6
UKIP	Barbara Deeley	215	7.6
Liberal Democrats	Ian Flynn	161	5.7

Belle Vale

Belle Vale
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Jake Cooper	1,669	49.7
Labour	Ian Cooper	1534	45.7
Green	Bill McComish	156	4.6

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Zafar Islam	1,078	46.3
Conservative	Phil Atkins	834	35.8
UKIP	Terry Thorn	218	9.4
Green	Gordon Elcock	132	5.7
Democrats and Veterans	John Dyer	65	2.8

Brockmore & Pensnett

Brockmore & Pensnett
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Judy Foster	987	45.8
Conservative	Sue Greenaway	940	43.6
UKIP	Rich Colley	175	8.1
Liberal Democrats	Clare Bramall	53	2.5

Castle & Priory

Castle & Priory
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Alan Finch	1,654	59.4
Conservative	Richard Tasker	831	29.8
UKIP	Martin Day	250	9.0
Liberal Democrats	Ryan Priest	51	1.8

Coseley East

Coseley East
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Bec Gentle	1,150	48.8
Conservative	Josef Baker	894	37.9
UKIP	Karen Jones	249	10.6
Green	Catherine Maguire	63	2.7

Cradley & Wollescote

Cradley & Wollescote
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Tim Crumpton	1,425	51.6
Conservative	Kamran Razzaq^a	704	26.2
UKIP	Mitchell Bolton	487	17.6
Green	Pam Archer	148	5.4

^a Kamran Razzaq has been suspended by the Conservative Party and is under investigation due to campaign literature he circulated falsely accusing the Labour Party of being responsible for the spreading of Hepatitis. He will remain on the ballot as a Conservative candidate, but in effect is now an independent.^[3]

Gornal

Gornal
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Bryn Challenor	1,942	58.4
Labour	Dave Branwood	1047	31.5
UKIP	Roger Scott-Dow	270	8.1
Green	Mitch Barlow	66	2.0

Halesowen North

Halesowen North
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Joe Roberts	1,550	43.0
Labour	Parmjit Sahota	1375	38.2
UKIP	Stuart Henley	582	16.2
Liberal Democrats	Lois Bramall	95	2.6

Halesowen South

Halesowen South
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Ray Burston	2,321	66.2
Labour	James Walker	945	27.0
Liberal Democrats	Derek Campbell	238	6.8

Hayley Green & Cradley South

Hayley Green & Cradley South
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Andrea Goddard	1,843	61.1
Labour	Donella Russell	875	29.0
Green	John Payne	174	5.8
UKIP	Dalesh Patel	122	4.0

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Edward Lawrence	2,640	69.7
Labour Co-op	Damian Corfield	952	25.1
Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Bramall	197	5.2

Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Patrick Harley	2,216	66.6
Labour	Jay Griffiths	922	27.7
Green	Taryn Bradley	187	5.6

Lye & Stourbridge North

Lye & Stourbridge North
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Pete Lowe	1,589	54.1
Conservative	Thomas Ruff	985	33.5
UKIP	Euan Dunn	229	7.8
Green	Naz Ahmed	136	4.6

Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew's

Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew's
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Elaine Taylor	1,376	54.9
Conservative	Martin Berrington	703	28.1
UKIP	Dean Horton	246	9.8
Green	Alex Wright	181	7.2

Norton

Norton
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Colin Elcock	2,278	61.8
Labour	Monika Narad	865	23.5
Liberal Democrats	Christopher Bramall	400	10.8
UKIP	David Powell	145	3.9

Pedmore & Stourbridge East

Pedmore & Stourbridge East
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Angus Lees	2,269	63.2
Labour	Jon Dean	897	25.0
Liberal Democrats	Simon Hanson	258	7.2
UKIP	Glen Wilson	167	4.7

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Chris Barnett	1,053	45.0
Conservative	Christopher Blake	957	40.9
UKIP	Angela Walker	277	11.8
Liberal Democrats	Lee Taylor	54	2.3

Sedgley

Sedgley
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Shaun Keasey	1,936	58.9
Labour	Mushtaq Hussain	742	22.6
UKIP	Bill Etheridge	498	15.2
Liberal Democrats	Elaine Sheppard	110	3.3

St James's

St James's
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Khurshid Ahmed	1,265	48.9
Conservative	Malcolm Davis	990	38.2
UKIP	Mick Forsyth	244	9.4
Liberal Democrats	Benjamin France	90	3.5

St Thomas's

St Thomas's
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Steve Waltho	2,121	69.4
Conservative	Jonathan Elliott	630	20.6
UKIP	Phil Wimlett	215	7.0
Green	Francis Sheppard	91	3.0

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Chris Neale	1,180	41.6
Labour	Lynette Corfield	1148	40.5
UKIP	Dean Perks	431	15.2
Green	Kelly Richards	79	2.8

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Nicolas Barlow	1,914	48.4
Labour	Harriet Foster	1771	44.8
Green	Andi Mohr	268	6.8

Wordsley

Wordsley
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	Donna Harley	1,463	45.8
Labour	Kevin Billingham	947	29.7
UKIP	Paul Brothwood	679	21.3
Liberal Democrats	David Sheppard	102	3.2

References

^ "Elections 2018". dudley.gov.uk. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ "Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 2018 Results". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ Sommers, Jack (1 May 2018). "Tory Candidate Suspended After Leaflet Claims Labour Brought 'Hepatitis' To The Local Area". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[1] "Elections 2018". dudley.gov.uk. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

[2] "Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 2018 Results". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[3] Sommers, Jack (1 May 2018). "Tory Candidate Suspended After Leaflet Claims Labour Brought 'Hepatitis' To The Local Area". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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