Sandwell is a consistently
Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the
Conservatives gained the council. From
2018 to
2021, Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of one party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. In the most recent election in
2022 election Labour lost three seats, while the Conservatives gained three. The seats up for election this year were last elected in
2019. In that election, Labour won all 24 seats with 58.6% of the vote, giving them full control of the council. == Previous council composition ==