The 2007 Walsall Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Walsall

Metropolitan Borough of Walsall

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the Black Country part of the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Brownhills,...

 Metropolitan Borough

Metropolitan borough

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 Council in the West Midlands

West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...

, England

England

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. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative
  Conservative Party (UK)
  The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
  
   33
• Labour
  Labour Party (UK)
  The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
  
   18
• Liberal Democrats
  Liberal Democrats
  The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
  
   6
• Independent
  Independent (politician)
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   2
• Democratic Labour Party
  Democratic Labour Party (UK)
  The Democratic Labour Party is a small British left-wing political party in Walsall, sometimes known as the Walsall Democratic Labour Party...
  
   1

Background

After the last election in 2006

Walsall Council election, 2006

The 2006 Walsall Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England...

 the Conservatives controlled the council wiht 34 seats, compared to 19 for Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

, 6 Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

 and 1 independent

Independent (politician)

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. However in July 2006 2 Conservative councillor

Councillor

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s, Aqeel Aslam and Haqnawaz Khan of Pleck

Pleck

Pleck in the borough of Walsall neighbours Palfrey and stretches from the bridge on Wednesbury Road to Junction 9 of the M6 motorway. It consists of a large green space called Pleck Park and housing estates....

 and St Matthews wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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 respectively, defected to Labour, leaving the Conservatives on 32 seats compared to 21 for Labour.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain 1 seat from Labour in Pleck, to move to 33 seats, and stay in control of the council. As well as the loss to the Conservatives, Labour lost a further 2 seats and so fell to 18 councillors. The other Labour losses came in Darlaston

Darlaston

Darlaston is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England.-History:Archaeological evidence of the history of Darlaston has been destroyed by The de Darlaston family owned Darlaston and lived in the manor between the 12th century and 15th century. When the de...

 South, where independent Chris Bott gained the seat, and in Blakenall

Blakenall Heath

Blakenall Heath is a neighbourhood in Walsall, West Midlands, England. It straddles the border of Walsall and neighbouring town Bloxwich.It was originally a rural area north of Walsall, but the face of the area changed dramatically between 1918 and 1939....

, where Peter Smith of the Democratic Labour Party

Democratic Labour Party (UK)

The Democratic Labour Party is a small British left-wing political party in Walsall, sometimes known as the Walsall Democratic Labour Party...

, took the seat by 15 votes. Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats and stayed on 6 councillors.

Ward results