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The 2011 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Labour 58 *Conservative 9 *Liberal Democrat 3 *Independent 1 *Independent Socialist 1〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Election results 2011 )〕 ==Background== Labour defended 22 of the 24 seats which were contested in 2011, compared to 1 seat being defended each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Labour councillors defending seats included Elaine Costigan, who had defected from the Conservatives, and the deputy leader of the council Steve Eling.〔 The British National Party only contested 2 seats, compared to 17 when these seats were last contested in 2007 and a full slate in 2010.〔 A new Traditional Conservative Party, led by the former Sandwell Conservative leader Tony Ward, also put up candidates.〔〔 Ward had left the Conservatives after being deposed as leader in 2010.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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