Lou Yates: councillor for Tividale, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Lou Yates is a Reform UK councillor for the Tividale ward on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 8 May 2026.

Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Tividale
Party: Reform UK
Term began: 8 May 2026
Official profile: sandwell.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Lou Yates

These are the details Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Lou Yates, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: louise_yates@sandwell.gov.uk
Phone: 07785722586
Official profile: sandwell.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Tividale

Maria Crompton Labour and Co-operative Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Labour Group)
Ken Parsons Reform UK Cabinet Member for Housing and Deputy Leader (Political)

Reform UK on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Reform UK holds 41 of the 72 seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Reform UK 41, Labour 17, Labour and Co-operative 11, Green 2, Independent 1.

Leaders and post holders on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Ray Nock Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Growth
Nathan Williams Deputy Mayor of Sandwell
Margaret Sutton The Worshipful the Mayor of Sandwell
Paul Moore Leader of the Opposition (Labour Group)
Gary Dale Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services and Statutory Deputy Leader
Maria Crompton Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Labour Group)
Ken Parsons Cabinet Member for Housing and Deputy Leader (Political)

All 72 councillors of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Tividale

Lou Yates sits on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Sandwell, each with its own page:

West Midlands Combined Authority led by Richard Parker
West Midlands Police led by Simon Foster, Scott Green
Halesowen: Alex Ballinger (Labour) MP
Smethwick: Gurinder Singh Josan (Labour) MP
Tipton and Wednesbury: Antonia Bance (Labour) MP
West Bromwich: Sarah Coombes (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Sandwell, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.