Results of the 2023 Local Elections

Voter ID data for the 2023 Local Elections in Sandwell

The following data has been published regarding Voter ID and the 2023 Local Elections in Sandwell.

The number of polling station electors who applied for, but were not issued with, a ballot paper	340
The number of polling station electors who were not issued with a ballot paper and who later returned with accepted photo ID and were issued with a ballot paper	795
The total number of electors who were eligible to vote in person at polling stations	205,406
The total number of voters who were issued with ballot papers at polling stations	36,889

The results of the election for each ward are shown in the links below. The overall turnout was 22.92%.

Abbey - Elected - Jennifer Lynn Hemingway - LAB GAIN
Blackheath - Elected - Jag Singh - LAB HOLD
Bristnall - Elected - Tom Johnstone - LAB HOLD
Charlemont with Grove Vale - Elected - Natalie Nadine Weston - CON GAIN
Cradley Heath and Old Hill - Elected - John Tipper - LAB HOLD
Friar Park - Elected - Terry Fitzgerald - LAB HOLD
Great Barr with Yew Tree - Elected - Kay Allcock - LAB HOLD
Great Bridge - Elected - Sahdaish Kaur Pall - LAB HOLD
Greets Green and Lyng - Elected - Jackie Taylor - LAB HOLD
Hateley Heath - Elected - Kay Millar - LAB HOLD
Langley - Elected - Gillian Ann Tromans - LAB GAIN
Newton - Elected - Sajad Ashraf - LAB GAIN
Old Warley - Elected - Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo - LAB GAIN
Oldbury - Elected - Suzanne Hartwell - LAB HOLD
Princes End - Elected - Justyna Kordala - CON GAIN
Rowley - Elected - Khayam Khan - LAB HOLD
Smethwick - Elected - Luke John Davies - LAB HOLD
Soho and Victoria - Elected - Ragih Muflihi - LAB HOLD
St. Paul's - Elected - Muhammad Inamullah Loan - LAB HOLD
Tipton Green - Elected - Syeda Khatun - LAB HOLD
Tividale - Elected - Wakas Younis - LAB HOLD
Wednesbury North - Elected - Nicola Maycock - LAB HOLD
Wednesbury South - Elected - Kulwant Singh Uppal - LAB HOLD
West Bromwich Central - Elected - Tirath Singh Dhatt - LAB HOLD

If you are not sure which ward you live in, you can check by entering your postcode.

Political make-up of Sandwell Council after the 2023 Local Elections

Party	Before 2023 Local Elections	+ / -	After 2023 Local Elections
Labour	57	+3	60
Conservative	10	+2	12
Liberal Democrat	2	-2	0
Sandwell Together	1	-1	0
Independent	1	-1	0
Vacancies	1	-1	0

Please note – the above changes relate to the political makeup of the council at the point of the 2023 local elections.

Voter ID

The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station.

Which forms of ID can I use to vote?

You can use any of the following:

Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
A photo driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
A Blue Badge
Older Person’s Bus Pass*
Disabled Person’s Bus Pass*
Freedom Pass
Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
Biometric immigration document
Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
National identity card issued by an EEA state
Some other documents detailed on the Electoral Commission website.

For more information on which forms of photo ID will be accepted, visit The Electoral Commission website or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.

Please check carefully if your bus pass is acceptable before using it as photo ID by visiting the Electoral Commission website. A young person's bus pass is not considered accepted photo ID.

If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID

You can apply for free photo ID for future elections, but this will not be processed until after the 2023 Local Elections.

Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for future elections

Please note - if you are applying online you must upload a digital photo of yourself. Please do not take a photo of a photograph. Take a photo of yourself against a plain background, facing forward with your eyes open.