Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the Black Country, which is made up of six towns – Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich.

Located in the West Midlands, Sandwell borders Birmingham city, Dudley borough, Walsall borough and Wolverhampton city. The borough has excellent access to the national motorway network with five junctions feeding in to the M5 and M6 motorways serving the South West, South East and North West regions of the UK.

Sandwell also benefits from a mainline train station – Sandwell and Dudley and the Midland Metro. The borough has 1,200 hectares of parks, playing fields and local green space, and over 30 miles of canals.

Made 50 years ago from six proud towns, Sandwell is a place built on making things happen. It’s where industry met innovation, and where strong communities still shape the future.

The Sandwell Story is a campaign and programme of work to celebrate the people, places and partnerships that make this borough a great place to live, work, learn and visit.

Sandwell is a Labour controlled council divided into 24 wards represented by 72 ward councillors. The current political makeup of the council following the 2024.

Local Elections is:

• Conservative- 5 seats
• Green- 1 seat
• Independent- 1 seat
• Labour- 65 seats