Elected: Andy Street, The Conservative Party Candidate
Final West Midlands-wide result
Candidate | Party | First stage votes | Second stage votes | Total Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Street, Andrew John | The Conservative Party Candidate | 299,318 | 15,351 | 314,669 |
Byrne, Liam | Labour and Co-operative Party | 244,009 | 23,617 | 267,626 |
How people voted in Sandwell
First preference
Candidate | Party | Number of first preference votes in Sandwell |
BYRNE Liam |
Labour and Co-operative Party |
33,045 |
CAUDWELL Steve | Green Party | 2,590 |
DURNELL Pete | Reform UK | 2,281 |
STREET Andy | The Conservative Party Candidate |
27,890 |
WILKINSON Jenny | Liberal Democrats | 1,637 |
Voter turnout in Sandwell: 29%
Total number of first preference votes counted: 67,443
Total number of rejected votes: 1,927
As no one achieved 50% across the West Midlands, the Labour and Conservative candidates are carried forward to the second stage. The ballot papers from the other candidates are then redistributed in accordance with their second preference votes. Any for the top two candidates are added to their first stage totals.
Second preference votes in Sandwell
- BYRNE Liam, Labour and Co-operative Party: 1,916 (Total votes 34,961)
- STREET Andy, The Conservative Party Candidate: 1,401 (Total votes 29,291)
- Rejected 958