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Local Elections 2026
Results in Soho and Victoria
These are the local election records for Soho and Victoria (Smethwick) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Sandwell Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared72 of 72 seats declared
56.9%
38.9%
Reform UK 41 (56.9%)(+41)Labour 28 (38.9%)(-37)Green Party 2 (2.8%)(+2)Independent 1 (1.4%)(0)
Current councillors in Soho and Victoria
Farut Shaeen, Mohammed Jalal Uddin, Ragih Saleh Ahmed Muflihi were elected in Soho and Victoria.
7,076 valid candidate votes were recorded across 12 candidates.
Turnout was 28.0%.
Filter by party
12 candidates across 4 partiesRM
Ragih Saleh Ahmed MuflihiElected
Labour
18.43 %
1,304 votes
FS
Farut ShaeenElected
Labour
18.02 %
1,275 votes
Mohammed Jalal UddinElected
Labour
17.41 %
1,232 votes
AB
Andrea Melissa BoxallNot elected
Green Party
9.55 %
676 votes
EL
Erin LewisNot elected
Green Party
8.66 %
613 votes
SS
Stefan Joseph Gareth SmithNot elected
Green Party
8.21 %
581 votes
CC
Christopher Bernard ClemsonNot elected
Reform UK
3.67 %
260 votes
SN
Susan NealeNot elected
Conservative
3.65 %
258 votes
DJ
David Michael JonesNot elected
Reform UK
3.59 %
254 votes
LS
Les SmithNot elected
Reform UK
3.11 %
220 votes
JO
Jolanta Obcowska-SarupNot elected
Conservative
2.87 %
203 votes
Leslie TrumpeterNot elected
Conservative
2.83 %
200 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 12 |
| Parties on ballot | 4 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 7,076 |
| Turnout | 28.0% |