Photo: Brian Clift · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley is run by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. No party holds a majority on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Dudley is split between 3 parliamentary constituencies.
£2,145
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Dudley’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 35 of its 92 seats as elected, 12 short of the 47 needed. Labour holds 28, Reform UK 22 and the Liberal Democrats 3. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Dudley’s wards, Reform UK took 46.7%, Labour took 23.7% and the Greens took 11.5% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 1.3%. How Dudley has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Dudley is £2,145 for 2026–27; Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council keeps 85% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 60% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 47 of Dudley’s 92 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative35
- Labour28
- Reform UK22
- Liberal Democrat3
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Dudley
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Richard Parker (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Dudley is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Dudley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council5 wards · 15 councillorsLabour 14 · Reform UK 4 · Conservative 1 · all 19
- 2Mayor of West Midlands Combined AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority · elected May 2024Richard Parker
- 3Police and crime commissionerWest Midlands Police · elected May 2024Simon John Foster
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 3 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
15 councillors for 5 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Adeela QayyumLabour · May 2026
- Shaukat AliLabour · May 2024
- Shazna AzadLabour · May 2024
- Jack ThompsonReform UK · May 2026
- Elaine TaylorLabour · May 2024
- Qasim MughalLabour · May 2024
- Shaneila Karamat MughalLabour · May 2024
- Ivor John Lawrence RobinsonReform UK · May 2026
- Cathryn Jayne BaytonLabour · May 2024
- Asif AhmedLabour · May 2024
- Caroline Ann ReidLabour · May 2024
- Jan McGeoughReform UK · May 2026
- Keiran Robert CaseyLabour · May 2024
- Faye BarrasConservative · May 2024
- Karl DenningLabour · May 2024
- Rob ClintonReform UK · May 2026
- Jackie CowellLabour · May 2024
- Luke HamblettLabour · May 2024
- Ashley SmithLabour · May 2024
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas'sall in Dudley · 15,483 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Adeela QayyumShaukat AliShazna Azad | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Netherton & Holly Hallall in Dudley · 14,297 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Jack ThompsonElaine TaylorQasim MughalShaneila Karamat Mughal | May 2026, May 2024 |
| St. James'sall in Dudley · 14,241 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Ivor John Lawrence RobinsonCathryn Jayne BaytonAsif AhmedCaroline Ann Reid | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Castle & Priorymostly in Dudley · 12,625 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Jan McGeoughKeiran Robert CaseyFaye BarrasKarl Denning | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood50% in Dudley · 6,815 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Rob ClintonJackie CowellLuke HamblettAshley Smith | May 2026, May 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Dudley’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 2.6% | 11.5% |
| Labour | 53.6% | 23.7% |
| Independent | 6.1% | 2.1% |
| Conservative | 32.4% | 11% |
| Reform UK | 1.3% | 46.7% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 4 and Labour won 1 of the 5 seats up in Dudley’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Dudley council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Dudley, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
5 wards voted. Dudley elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Dudley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,811 votes for candidates
3,261 votes for candidates
3,334 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (2 more)
3,241 votes for candidates
3,326 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Dudley is split between 3 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
67% of Dudley’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 51% (England 60%).
Majority 1,900 of 35,796 votes (5.3%): the 103rd-narrowest of 543 in England.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
22% of Dudley’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 58% (England 60%).
Majority 3,073 of 39,878 votes (7.7%): the 146th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
11% of Dudley’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 56% (England 60%).
Majority 4,364 of 38,578 votes (11.3%): the 216th-narrowest of 543 in England.
35,796 votes for candidates · majority 1,900
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 35,796 votes from 70,151 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 1,900 of 35,796 votes (5.3%): the 103rd-narrowest of 543 in England.
Stourbridge
39,878 votes for candidates · majority 3,073
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 39,878 votes from 68,311 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,073 of 39,878 votes (7.7%): the 146th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Halesowen
38,578 votes for candidates · majority 4,364
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 38,578 votes from 68,549 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 4,364 of 38,578 votes (11.3%): the 216th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Dudley’s Band D council tax is £2,145 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council keeps £1,815.15 of a Band D bill (85%); the rest goes to the West Midlands police and crime commissioner and the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Dudley’s Band D bill has risen 60% in ten years, from £1,337.82 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £582.75 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Dudley, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
West Midlands’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council hasn’t filed its 2026–27 Revenue Account budget with MHCLG (the department lists it as missing), so its spending per resident isn’t shown.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Dudley is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
dudley.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
dudley.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Dudley is run
Does Dudley have a town council?
No. Dudley is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Dudley?
Dudley is split between 3 constituencies: Dudley (Sonia Kumar, Labour), Stourbridge (Cat Eccles, Labour) and Halesowen (Alex Ballinger, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Dudley have?
15 ward councillors represent Dudley’s 5 wards.
When are the next elections in Dudley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Dudley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Dudley?
Band D council tax in Dudley is £2,145 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 35 · Labour 28 · Reform UK 22 · Liberal Democrat 3 of 92 seats; a majority needs 47. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Dudley?
In Dudley’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 4 · Labour 1 of the 5 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 46.7%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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