WITH the votes counted and verified, we can now bring you the full results of the Tamworth Borough Council election.
All ten wards had one seat each up for grabs - one-third of the Council.
The Conservative candidates won all ten seats, gaining Glascote from UKIP and Bolehall from Labour - the first time Labour has lost a seat in the Bolehall ward for a very long time.
In the Mercian Ward there was a VERY close-fought battle with just 4 votes in it between Conservative Candidate Paul Cooper and the Independent candidate Richard Kingstone.
You can see the full breakdown for each ward, further down the page.
Overall, there was a very poor turn out for the election, with the highest turnout being 37%.
The Results for each ward
Amington Ward
- Con
- Lab
- UKIP
- Grn
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 30%
Belgrave Ward
- Lab
- Con
- UKIP
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 27%
Bolehall Ward
- Con
- UKIP
- Lab
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative GAIN
Turnout - 30.83%
Castle Ward
- UKIP
- Con
- Lab
- VOID
- Grn
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 32%
Glascote Ward
- Lab
- UKIP
- Con
- VOID
- Ind
RESULT: Conservative GAIN
Turnout - 25%
Mercian Ward
- Con
- UKIP
- Lab
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 32%
Spital Ward
- Con
- Lab
- UKIP
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 34%
Stonydelph Ward
- Lab
- Con
- UKIP
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 26%
Trinity Ward
- Lab
- Con
- UKIP
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 33%
Wilnecote Ward
- Lab
- UKIP
- Grn
- Con
- VOID
RESULT: Conservative HOLD
Turnout - 29%
How the Council is now made up
Tamworth Borough Council is now currently made up of 24 Conservative councillors, 4 Labour councillors, 1 Independent councillor and 1 UK Independence Party (UKIP) councillor. this means that the Conservative form the controlling group.
