This was Wilnecote's May 2026 council election, postponed to Thursday 25 June after the death of a candidate. It was not a by-election. Voters elected one councillor, Tracey Dougherty (Reform UK). Labour won the ward's previous contest in May 2024 with 55 per cent. Earlier contests were won by Labour in 2023 and won by the Conservatives in 2022. 5 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Tamworth council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 46.4% |
| Independent | 21.8% |
| Conservative | 12.2% |
| Labour | 11.4% |
| Green | 8.2% |
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Reform UK | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 32% | 55% | 13% | - |
| May 2023 | 33% | 42% | - | 25% |
| May 2022 | 51% | 49% | - | - |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes UKIP (4% in May 2023).
Tamworth is a district council: it runs housing, planning and bin collections. Current control: Labour minority.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Watling North county division, May 2021: Conservative 60%, Labour 34%, Independent 6%.
Watling South county division, March 2023 by-election: Conservative 47%, Labour 39%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
Schools, social care and highways here are run by Staffordshire County Council, which is not affected by this vote.
The ward is part of the Tamworth constituency. Labour MP Sarah Edwards won it at the 2024 general election with 35 per cent of the vote.