2024 local election in England
The 2024 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect 10 of the 30 councillors on Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire , England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England .
In the previous election , the Conservatives lost control of the council losing 6 seats, whilst Labour gained 7 seats.[1] Prior to the election, the council was controlled by the Conservative under minority control.
In this election, the Conservatives lost 9 seats to Labour, handing control of the entire council to Labour.[2]
2024 Tamworth Borough Council election
First party
Second party
Leader
Carol Dean
Thomas Jay
Party
Labour
Conservative
Seats before
9
14
Seats won
18
8
Seat change
9
9
Popular vote
7,803
5,453
Percentage
49.1
34.3
Swing
5.2
2.3
Third party
Party
Independent
Seats before
7
Seats won
4
Popular vote
576
Percentage
3.6
Swing
11.7
Results
The overall results were:
2024 Tamworth Borough Council election
Party
This election
Full council
This election
Seats
Net
Seats %
Other
Total
Total %
Votes
Votes %
+/−
Labour
9
9
90.0
9
18
60.0
7,803
49.1
+5.2
Conservative
1
9
10.0
7
8
26.7
5,453
34.3
-2.3
Independent
0
0.0
4
4
13.3
576
3.6
-11.7
Reform UK
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
1,130
7.1
+6.6
UKIP
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
369
2.3
+1.3
Green
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
269
1.7
+0.4
Liberal Democrats
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
181
1.1
-0.3
Results by ward:[3]
Amington
Belgrave
Bolehall
Castle
Glascote
Mercian
Spital
Stonydelph
Trinity
Wilnecote
References