This by-election was called after the resignation of Reform UK councillor Ivor Robinson. Reform UK won the ward's last contest in May 2026 with 49 per cent. Earlier contests were led by Labour in 2024 and won by Labour in 2023. 5 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Dudley council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Labour | 38.0% |
| Reform UK | 37.9% |
| Conservative | 13.8% |
| Restore Britain | 6.9% |
| Green | 3.4% |
Turnout 22 per cent.
Dudley elects its councillors by thirds: a ward's seats are elected in separate years, so they can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of St James's's seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
Conservative, Green: fewer than 7 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 14% | 22% | 4% | 11% | 49% | 1% |
| May 2024 | 35% | 52% | 3% | 4% | 6% | - |
| Aug 2023 | 42% | 48% | 2% | 3% | - | 5% |
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.
Dudley is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Conservative 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 by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Dudley. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the West Midlands Combined Authority.