Electoral History
None of the 10 Democratic Labour candidates in the 1998 local elections won a seat, losing four seats including that of the deputy leader John Rothery to Labour. Labour returned to overall control of the council, and Democratic Labour were left with six councillors. The party lost its remaining seats in the 1999 election, three to Labour and three to the Conservatives, and despite standing 15 candidates at the 2000 election did not win back any seats.
Joined by other local left-wingers, they helped set up their local Socialist Alliance, and stood as candidates under its banner in elections until it was disbanded. Dave Church stood for the Socialist Alliance in Walsall North in the 2001 general election, gaining 410 votes (1.3%).
In the 2005 general election, Church stood for Democratic Labour, again in Walsall North, receiving 770 votes (2.3%).
In 2007 Peter Smith won a council seat on Walsall Council from Labour in the Blakenall ward. Smith is stood in Walsall North and gained 842 votes, 2.3% of the vote at the 2010 general election. In 2011 Smith unsuccessfully defended his Blakenall seat, losing to the Labour candidate.
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