Types of election

If you appear on the electoral register, you can vote in elections held in your area.

Parliamentary (Westminster) elections

From July 2024, following changes to constituency boundaries, Walsall Borough will elect two MPs to Westminster. They will represent the consituencies of:

• Aldridge - Brownhills
• Walsall - Bloxwich

The next parliamentary election – also known as a ‘general election’ – will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024.

Find out who your local candidates are, your constituency, and where you can vote.

Local government elections

Walsall Borough is divided into 20 separate wards. Each ward has 3 councillors and 1 councillor from every ward stands for re-election each year in turn. This means that no election takes place in the fourth year. 

By-elections

A by-election can take place at any time. They usually happen after a resignation, death or disqualification of a local councillor or local MP.

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections

PCCs are elected to make sure that local police meet the needs of the community. Walsall Borough is part of the West Midlands PCC area.

PCC elections take place every 4 years.

Combined Authority Mayoral elections

Walsall Borough is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Combined Authority Mayoral elections take place every 4 years.

Electoral malpractice

If you have a complaint or issue about a candidate, agent or campaigner and you think that electoral malpractice has taken place, you can report it. Download and complete the form below, and send it back to us. We'll then pass the information on to the police.