After May 7
Reform UK majority
Council size: 72 seats · 72 up on May 7
Council · Metropolitan borough
Sandwell
Reform UK majority after May 7 2026. (Majority gained, previously Labour)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
41 of 72 seats
Won 41 on May 7 · had 0 before · majority
Next election
May 2030
Whole council every 4 years.
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for Sandwell
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwood | Reform UK | Green Party | 39.0% | low |
| Blackheath | Labour | Reform UK | 39.0% | high |
| Bristnall | Labour | Reform UK | 48.8% | high |
| Charlemont & Grove Vale | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.4% | low |
| Cradley Heath & Old Hill | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.4% | low |
| Friar Park & Stone Cross | Reform UK | Reform UK | 39.0% | low |
| Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree | Reform UK | Labour | 34.4% | low |
| Great Bridge | Labour | Reform UK | 36.4% | high |
| Greets Green & Lyng | Reform UK | Labour | 34.4% | low |
| Hateley Heath | Labour | Labour | 48.3% | high |
| Hill Top | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.4% | low |
| Langley | Labour | Reform UK | 51.2% | high |
| Newton & Valley | Reform UK | Labour | 34.4% | low |
| Old Warley | Labour | Reform UK | 36.1% | high |
| Oldbury | Labour | Labour | 50.2% | high |
| Princes End | Labour | Reform UK | 37.4% | high |
| Rowley | Labour | Reform UK | 41.9% | high |
| Smethwick | Labour | Labour | 52.2% | high |
| Soho & Victoria | Reform UK | Labour | 39.2% | low |
| St Pauls | Labour | Labour | 57.4% | high |
| Tipton Green | Independent | Reform UK | 37.4% | high |
| Tividale | Labour | Reform UK | 37.7% | high |
| Wednesbury | Reform UK | Reform UK | 34.2% | low |
| West Bromwich Central | Labour | Labour | 43.1% | high |