2023 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

2023 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 of 60 seats on Walsall Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Mike Bird Aftab Nawaz n/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before 38 19 3
Seats after 38 20 2
Seat change Steady Increase1 Decrease1
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Mike Bird
Conservative

Leader after election

Mike Bird
Conservative

The 2023 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Walsall Council in the West Midlands, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were 21 of the 60 seats were up for election.

The Conservatives retained their majority on the council. Labour gained one seat which had been held by an independent councillor, although as that councillor had originally been elected as a Labour councillor it was described as a technical gain only.[1][2]

  1. ^ Stubbings, David (5 May 2023). "Full Walsall Council election results with just one technical gain". Express and Star. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ Giddings, Andy; Storer, Rhi (5 May 2023). "Dudley: Labour defiant despite Tories retaining stronghold". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.