LAB GAIN from CON: Birchills Leamore, Walsall — 2018 Local Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Labour gained Birchills Leamore ward from Conservative in Walsall on 3 May 2018. The Labour majority was 42 votes (1.6%). Turnout was 24.5%. The swing was 3.7% from CON to LAB.
Who won the Birchills Leamore ward election in 2018?
Labour gained Birchills Leamore ward at the 3 May 2018 Local Election, taking the seat from Conservative. Labour won with a majority of 42 votes (1.6%). Turnout was 24.5%.
What was the swing in Birchills Leamore at the 2018 election?
The swing in Birchills Leamore was 3.7% from CON to LAB — a modest shift towards LAB. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.
Which council does Birchills Leamore ward elect to?
Birchills Leamore is a ward within Walsall. Councillors elected here sit on Walsall Council, responsible for local services including planning, housing, social care, and waste collection. At this election 24.5% of eligible voters cast a ballot — local elections typically attract 25–40% turnout nationally.
What does swing mean in UK elections?
Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for Birchills Leamore in 2018 is shown in the statistics above.
