2011_Walsall_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election


The 2011 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

Map of the results of the 2011 Walsall council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

The council leader Mike Bird was one of the Conservatives who were defending seats at the election, along with a member of his cabinet Barbara McCracken.[3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives lose their majority on the council after Labour gained 8 seats, including 5 from the Conservatives.[4] This meant the Conservatives had 28 councillors compared to 26 for Labour, leaving the Liberal Democrats, down one on five seats, holding the balance.[4]

Following the election the Conservatives continued to run the council as a minority administration.[5]

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References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. "Election results 2011: English council summary results". guardian.co.uk. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  3. "Labour gains seats on Birmingham City Council". BBC News Online. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  4. "Election results 2011 - Local election Live". Walsall Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

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