All 60 Walsall Council Seats Contested After Boundary Redraw

Walsall held its regular local elections, but this cycle differed because every seat was contested. The borough’s 20 wards—ranging from Aldridge Central and South to Willenhall—each elected three representatives, the first full‑council vote since the latest boundary changes.

Polling stations closed at 10 pm on Thursday, May 7. Counting began the following morning and results were slated for release from 5 pm that Friday. The election coincided with more than 5,000 council contests across 136 English authorities and six mayoral races.

Before the vote, the Conservative Party held a slim majority with 31 of the 60 seats, giving it control of the council. Borough councils like Walsall manage services such as recycling, council tax collection and local planning, making the composition of the council directly relevant to residents’ daily lives.

The full slate of wards—Aldridge North and Walsall Wood, Beechdale, Leamore and Reedswood, Bentley and Darlaston North, Bloxwich East and Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich West, Brownhills, Darlaston South, Harden, Goscote and Ryecroft, New Invention, Paddock, Palfrey and The Delves, Pelsall, Pheasey Park Farm, Pleck, Rushall‑Shelfield, St Matthew’s, Short Heath, Streetly and Willenhall—each saw voters choose three councillors. The outcome will determine whether the Conservatives retain control or if opposition parties can form a new administration.

What to watch next: the Friday count will reveal the new balance of power, signalling whether the Conservatives maintain their majority or if a coalition emerges to lead Walsall’s council.