REFORM UK has been confirmed as the largest party on Birmingham City Council.

And, with one seat to be declared, the authority will be ‘No Overall Control’.

Reform cannot be caught as it is three ahead of the second placed party – the Green Party.

The remaining ward to be declared – Glebe Farm & Tile Cross – will be declared on Monday.

Below is how the ‘political map’ of Birmingham City Council looks – the ‘Suttons’ seats in the north as Conservative and Reform UK making great gains in the south west of the city. The rest is a ‘rainbow’ of Labour, Green Party, Liberal Democrats and independents.

Here is how it currently stands – it is a far cry from how it was after this authority’s election in 2022.

100 / 101 seats

Reform UK – 22

Green Party – 19

Conservative – 16

Labour – 16

Independents – 14

Liberal Democrats – 12

Labour and Co-operative Party – 1

It is now impossible for any one party to reach the 51 needed for a majority so Birmingham City Council will have No Overall Control.

But who will be the biggest party is still to be decided with five seats yet to be decided.

South West Birmingham seats

The seats in the south west of the city have all gone to Reform UK –

Longbridge and West Heath – Reform UK GAIN TWO

In Longbridge and West Heath, Reform UK have finished first and second – Charles Latchford polled 2,325 and his Reform UK co-candidate Anthony Ward achieved 2,168.

Northfield – Reform UK GAIN

The Northfield seat has been taken by George Hall from Reform UK. He earned 1,317 votes.

Allens Cross – Reform UK GAIN

Eddie Freeman (Reform UK) polled 949 votes, almost 300 more than Paul Smith (Independent) who finished second.

In third place was Labour’s Seb Lovell-Huckle. The Green Party’s Daniel Rust finished fourth. with the Conservatives fifth and Lib Dems in sixth.

Rubery and Rednal – Reform UK GAIN

In Rubery and Rednal, Reform UK’s Rebecca Waters polled 943 and edged out long-term Conservative Adrian Delaney who finished on 852. The victory, by less than 100 votes, saw the Green Party finished third with Billy Wassell on 333, Labour’s Steve Haynes in fourth on 271 and the Lib Dems in fifth with Paul Alton on 119.

Frankley Great Park – Reform UK GAIN

Gemma Guttridge from Reform UK has taken Frankley Great Park with 1,192 votes. Simon Morrall, who was a Conservative turned independent, finished second with 691.

The Greens finished third with Peter Beck notching up 407, Labour were fourth with Mohamed Saad on 326 and the Tories fifth with Tilton Storer scoring 317.

Bartley Green – Reform UK GAIN TWO

Rajbir Singh who polled 1,615 and Christopher Steele notched up 1,398 providing a Reform UK double.

Kings Norton South – Green Party HOLD

Robert Grant won the seat for the Greens with 1,715 votes.

Kings Norton North – Reform UK GAIN

Martin Smith polled 1,082 to take the seat for Nigel Farage’s party.

Weoley and Selly Oak – Reform UK GAIN TWO

Like its surrounding wards, the two seats on Weoley and Selly Oak were taken by Reform UK. Glyn Marston notched up 1,645 votes and Cherie Waddingham got 1,525

Bournville and Cotteridge – Labour HOLD and Green Party GAIN

Quinton – Reform UK GAIN and Independent HOLD

Other areas and results

Green Party GAINS

The Green Party became the second biggest party on Birmingham City Council in an amazing turn of events. Most of their gains came in the south of the city.

Among their 19 seats are Bournville and Cotteridge (two), Kings Norton South, Stirchley, Bournbrook and Selly Park (two), Billesley, Brandwood and Kings Heath (two), Harborne (one of two), Druids Heath and Monyhull (two) and Hall Green North. The Green Party also won in Ladywood (two), Handsworth, Balsall Heath West, Bordesley and Highgate and Tyseley and Hay Mills.

Tory territory

The Conservatives held their two seats in Edgbaston, along with their places in Highters Heath and Hall Green South.

The party’s other 11 seats all came in the north of the city, around Sutton Coldfield and were also all holds. These included Sutton Vesey (two), Sutton Four Oaks, Sutton Mere Green, Sutton Trinity, Sutton Walmley and Minworth (two), Sutton Reddicap, Sutton Roughley and Erdington (two).

Labour land

Labour’s 16 seats came mostly in the central areas and were all holds. These included Handsworth Wood (two), Birchfield, Newtown, Soho and Jewellery Quarter (two), North Edgbaston (two), Sparkhill (two), Heartlands and Garetts Green. The rest came further north in Gravelley Hill, Bromford and Hodge Hill (two) and Castle Vale.

Lib Dem domains

The Liberal Democrats claimed 12 seats on Birmingham City Council – the same number it won in 2022. These came in Moseley (two), Acocks Green (two), Small Heath (two) and three in Yardley seats – South Yardley, Yardley East and Yardley West and Stetchford. The party also have two councillors in Perry Barr. Of the 12 Lib Dem seats, 11 were holds with one gain.

Other Reform UK GAINS

As well as a swathe of south west Birmingham detailed above (11 seats in total), Reform UK’s other gains came in Sheldon (two), Shard End, Perry Common, Pype Hayes, Kingstanding (two) and Oscott (two).

Independent wards

A total of 14 independent candidates claimed seats after the vote. These were mostly in the central Birmingham area, including Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East (two), Bordesley Green, Alum Rock (two), Ward End, Nechells, Lozells, and Holyhead.

Other independents won seats in Quinton (one of two), Harborne (one of two).