POLLS have opened across the borough today where voters will be given the chance to shape a third of the seats on Sandwell Council.

Labour holds a very strong majority on Sandwell Council and currently has 61 councillors followed by eight Conservative councillors and three independents.

Sandwell is divided into 24 wards represented by 72 ward councillors. One seat from each ward is up for election today (Thursday, May 2).

Voting hours will be from 7am to 10pm but the ballot papers will be counted from 10am on Friday (May 3) at Tipton Sports Academy.

The first results are expected to be announced by 1.30pm with all results anticipated to have been declared by 4pm.

Elections are also being held to decide the next mayor of the West Midlands and the region’s police and crime commissioner. Those results will be announced on Saturday (May 4).

Voters in Sandwell will be issued with three ballot papers – one each for your preferred choice for Sandwell Council, West Midlands Mayor and West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.

Sandwell Council has reminded voters to check where they can vote after several changes were made to the borough’s polling stations ahead of this year’s elections.

Appropriate photo ID must also be shown before you can vote.

Here are the polling stations for each ward:

Abbey

St Hilda’s Church Hall, Abbey Road, Smethwick

Abbey Infant School, Nursery Building, access via Abbey Road, Smethwick Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick 

Bearwood Baptist Church, Bearwood Road, Smethwick 

St Mary’s Hall, St. Mary’s Road, Smethwick 

St Gregory’s R.C. Primary School, access via Park Road and Wigorn Road, Smethwick

The Pavilion, Warley Woods Community Trust, 101 Lightwoods Hill

Blackheath

Blackheath Library, 145 High Street, Blackheath, Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis 

The Parish of The English Martyrs, 297 Oldbury Road, Oldbury

Blackheath Primary School, Britannia Road, Rowley Regis

Highfields Primary School, Beeches Road, Rowley Regis

Temple Meadow Primary School, Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath

Bristnall

The Pavilion, Barnford Park, Moat Road, Oldbury

Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Londonderry Lane, Smethwick

Hurst Road Community Centre, Hurst Road, Smethwick

George Road Community Church, George Road, Oldbury

Barlow Homes Community Centre, Pound Road, Oldbury

Our Lady and St Hubert’s R.C. Primary School, Moat Road, Oldbury

Charlemont with Grove Vale 

Charlemont Methodist Church, Charlemont Road, West Bromwich

Connor Education Centre, Connor Road, West Bromwich

Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Beaconview Road, West Bromwich

Great Barr Hotel, Festival Suite, Pear Tree Drive, Great Barr

Grove Vale Primary School, Monksfield Avenue, Great Barr

West Bromwich Community Centre, Gayton Road, West Bromwich

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Temporary Hut, Mary MacArthur Memorial Gardens, Sydney Road 

Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath

Holy Trinity Church, Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath

Temple Meadow Primary School, Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath

Haden Hill House Museum, access via Lee Road, Cradley Heath

Timbertree Academy, Valley Road, Cradley Heath

Friar Park

Woods Methodist Church, Coronation Road, Wednesbury 

St Francis of Assisi Church, Freeman Road, Friar Park, Wednesbury 

Price Road Gospel Hall, Open Heaven Church, 26 Price Road, Wednesbury 

St Luke’s Church and Centre, Elwell Street, Wednesbury

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Yew Tree and Tame Bridge Community Centre, Redwood Road, Walsall 5

Great Barr War Memorial Hall, corner of Chapel Lane and Birmingham Road, Great Barr 

Great Barr Library, (car park entrance Readers Walk), Birmingham Road, Great Barr Holy Name R.C. Parish Centre, Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham

Temporary Hut, Woodruff Way, Walsall

Great Bridge

Jubilee Park Community Centre, Jubilee Park, Powis Avenue 

New Road Methodist Church, Mount Street, Great Bridge, Tipton

Great Bridge Library and Children’s Centre, Sheepwash Lane, Tipton 

New Testament Church of God, Horseley Heath, Tipton

Greets Green and Lyng

Ryders Green Primary School, Claypit Lane, West Bromwich 

Wood Lane Community Centre, 157 Wood Lane, (Corner of Claypit Lane), West Bromwich 

Lodge Road Community Centre, Lodge Road, West Bromwich

Good Shepherd with St. John Church, Lyttleton Street, (Corner of Bromford Lane), West Bromwich 

Farley Park Lodge Community Centre, Whitehall Road, West Bromwich

Hateley Heath

St John Bosco School, Monmouth Drive, West Bromwich 

Hall Green Primary School, Westminster Road, West Bromwich

Temporary Hut, Car Park, Holy Cross R.C., Hall Green Road, West Bromwich

Hope Church, Marsh Lane, West Bromwich

West Bromwich Community Centre, Gayton Road, West Bromwich

Little Gaters Building, Hargate Primary School, Tantany Lane/Law Street Entrance, West Bromwich 

Hateley Heath Academy, Huntingdon Road, West Bromwich

Langley

Rounds Green Library, Martley Road, Oldbury

Causeway Green Methodist Church, Penncricket Lane, Oldbury 

Temporary Hut, York Road, Rowley Regis

Langley Lodge Community Centre, Langley High Street, Oldbury 

Zion United Reformed Church Hall, Langley Green Road, Oldbury

Temporary Hut, corner of Heron Road and Brook Road, Oldbury

Newton

St Bernard’s Church, Broome Avenue, Great Barr 

Temporary Hut, Meadowside Close, Great Barr 

Ferndale Primary School, (entrance via Eastwood Road), Great Barr

Community Room Hamstead House, Coniston Crescent, Great Barr

Tanhouse Community Centre, Hamstead Road, Great Barr

Old Warley

Oak Tree Centre, Kings Community Church, Tame Road, Brandhall

Lightwoods Primary Academy, Wolverhampton Road Site, entrance via Clent Road Warley Baptist Church, Castle Road East, Oldbury

Brandhall Library, Tame Road, Oldbury 

Perryfields Primary School, Apsley Road, Oldbury

Oldbury

Methodist Centre Dudley Port, entrance From Tividale Street, Tipton

Balaji Temple, 101 Dudley Road East, Tividale, Oldbury 

Kingdom Life Apostolic Chapel, Birmingham Street, Oldbury

St Michael the Archangel, Tividale Road, Tividale, Oldbury

Princes End

William Perry Boxing Club, High Street, Princes End 

Tipton Sports Academy Social Club, Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton 

St Mark’s Church Hall, Ocker Hill Road, Tipton

Glebefields Library, St. Mark`s Road, Tipton

St John the Evangelist Church Hall, Upper Church Lane, Tipton

Rowley

Rowley Regis Sure Start Centre, Dudley Road, Rowley Regis 

Rowley Hall Primary School, Windsor Road, Rowley Regis

Temporary Hut, Blue Stone Walk, Portway Hill, Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis

Brickhouse Community Centre, Dudhill Road, Rowley Regis

St James’ W.R. Church, Highgate Street, Old Hill, Cradley Heath

Smethwick

Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Londonderry Lane, Smethwick

Smethwick Fire Station, Stony Lane, entrance via Green Street, Smethwick

Holy Trinity Church, Church Hill Street, Smethwick

Dance Studio at Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre, Broomfield, Smethwick 

Dorothy Parkes Centre, Church Road, Smethwick

New Beginnings Community, St Marks Church, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick

Soho and Victoria

Smethwick Baptist Church, Regent Street, Smethwick

Windmill Community Centre, Messenger Road, Smethwick

Community Action Project, Windmill Lane, Smethwick

Shireland Hall Primary Academy, Montague Road, Smethwick

Hadley Stadium Main Building, Wilson Road, Smethwick

Smethwick Heritage Centre, Victoria Park Lodge, High Street

St Paul’s

St Johns Community Centre, St Johns Church, St Johns Road, Oldbury

New Hope Christian Centre, Woodland Drive, Smethwick

North Smethwick Resource Centre, Cambridge Road, Smethwick

Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick

West Smethwick Methodist Church Parlour, Holly Lane, Smethwick

The Sons of Rest Building, West Smethwick Park, West Park Road, Smethwick

Tipton Green

Grace Community Church, Newhall Street, Tipton

The Nursery, St Paul’s Academy, Robert Road, Tipton

The Nursery Room, St. Martin`s Church of England Primary School, Lower Church Lane

Church of Sacred Heart & Holy Souls, (Church Hall), 31 Victoria Road

Tipton Christian Church, Waterloo Street, Tipton

Church Hall Rear of St. Matthew`s Church, Dudley Road, Tipton

Tividale

Oakham Evangelical Church, City Road, Tividale 

Tividale FC Sports Bar, Packwood Road, Tividale 

Oakham Library, Poplar Rise, Tividale 

Oakham Evangelical Church, City Road, Tividale

Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Lane, Oldbury

Wednesbury North

Temporary Hut , Cemetery, Beebee Road, Wednesbury

Albert Pritchard Infant School, Coleman Road and Crew Road entrances, Wednesbury 

Wednesbury Library, Walsall Street, Wednesbury 

Wood Green Junior School, Hobs Road, Wednesbury

Wednesbury Leisure Centre, High Bullen, Wednesbury

Wednesbury South

Leabrook Methodist Church Hall, (entrance Bannister Road), Leabrook Road

Wesley Centre, Central Methodist Church, Springhead, Wednesbury

Little Learners Building, Moorlands Primary School, Winchester Road, West Bromwich

Hill Top Methodist Church, New Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich

Harvills Hawthorn Primary School, Wolseley Road, West Bromwich

West Bromwich Central

Hallam Street Methodist Church, Community Room, Lewisham Street

Beeches Road Methodist Church, 1 Beeches Road, West Bromwich 

Holy Trinity Church Hall, Mary Road, West Bromwich

Kenrick Park Community Centre, Rear Entrance, 70 Glover Street

Temporary Hut, On Beeches Road, Opposite St Phillips Church, West Bromwich

Central Library, High Street, West Bromwich

Greets Green Access Centre, Tildasley Street, West Bromwich