2026 Tamworth Borough Council election
7 May 2026
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The 2026 Tamworth Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 11 of 30 members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England.[2]
Summary
Background
In 2024, the Labour Party gained majority control of the council.[3][4] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[5] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[6]
Election result
| 2026 Tamworth Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 3 | |||||||||
| Green | 1 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 1 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amington | Rosemary Claymore[g] | Independent | ||
| Belgrave | Thomas Jay[g] | Independent | ||
| Bolehall | Sarah Daniels | Labour | ||
| Castle | Ben Price[g] | Independent | ||
| Glascote | Janice Wadrup[h] | Independent | ||
| Mercian | Vacant | Independent[i] | ||
| Spital | Samuel Smith[g] | Independent | ||
| Stonydelph | Paul Turner[g] | Independent | ||
| Trinity | Marie Bailey | Conservative | ||
| Wilnecote | Tina Clements[g] | Independent | ||
Candidates
References
- ^ Leader of the Tamworth Independent Councillors Group.
- ^ Leader of the Tamworth Independent Group.
- ^ Including the vacant seat in Spital last held by Labour.
- ^ Including the vacant seat in Mercian last held by an Independent.
- ^ Of the 8 Independent councillors before the election, 5 sit in the Tamworth Independent group, 2 sat in the Independent Group, and 1 was non-aligned.
- ^ Labour minority.
- ^ a b c d e f Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
- ^ Originally elected as Labour, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
- ^ Vacant seat last held by an Independent.
- ^ "Tamworth Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ mhclgpress (16 February 2026). "Update on May 2026 local authority elections – MHCLG in the Media". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ LLoyd, Matt (3 May 2024). "Tamworth council election results in full as Labour win control". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Tamworth result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Tamworth Borough Council calls for elections to be postponed". BBC News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections". www.bbc.com. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.