2023 Wychavon District Council election

2023 Wychavon District Council election
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All 43 seats to Wychavon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.5%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Bradley Thomas Margaret Rowley Julie Tucker
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 36 seats, 53.5% 6 seats, 25.7% 2 seats, 8.2%
Seats before 35 6 3
Seats won 29 7 6
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 1 Increase 4
Popular vote 25,678 14,146 7,465
Percentage 46.6% 25.7% 13.6%
Swing Decrease 6.9% Steady 0.0% Increase 5.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election 0 seats, 6.1% 1 seat, 6.1%
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease1
Popular vote 4,641 2,898
Percentage 8.4% 5.3%
Swing Increase 2.3% Decrease 0.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Wychavon District Council election
Leader before election

Bradley Thomas
Conservative

Leader after election

Bradley Thomas
Conservative

The 2023 Wychavon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, decreasing the number of seats from 45 to 43.[1]

The Conservatives lost seats, but retained their majority on the council.[2]

Summary

Election result

2023 Wychavon District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 43 29 0 4 Decrease 7 67.4 46.6 25,678 –6.9
  Liberal Democrats 26 7 1 0 Increase 1 16.3 25.7 14,146 ±0.0
  Green 15 6 2 0 Increase 4 14.0 13.6 7,465 +5.4
  Labour 13 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.3 8.4 4,641 +2.3
  Independent 12 0 0 0 Decrease 1 0.0 5.3 2,898 –0.8
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 228 N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows:[3][4]

Badsey & Aldington

Badsey & Aldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philippa Capel 372 56.2 N/A
Labour Mary Campbell 290 43.8 N/A
Majority 82 12.4 N/A
Turnout 669 28.4 N/A
Registered electors 2,360
Conservative win (new seat)

Bengeworth

Bengeworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Stokes* 441 38.6 –9.9
Conservative Mark Goodge 433 37.9 –12.0
Green Stephen Squires 348 30.5 N/A
Green Linda Tucker 341 29.9 N/A
Independent Julie Haines 286 25.0 N/A
Independent Callum Gailey 266 23.3 N/A
Turnout 1,142 23.6 –1.5
Registered electors 4,831
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bowbrook

Bowbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rowley* 644 65.5 +1.1
Conservative Tony Rowley 339 34.5 –1.1
Majority 305 31.0
Turnout 993 41.7 +1.4
Registered electors 2,382
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.1

Bredon Hill

Bredon Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beverley Hardman 537 59.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Derrick Watt 367 40.6 N/A
Majority 170 18.8 N/A
Turnout 910 38.2 N/A
Registered electors 2,380
Conservative win (new seat)

Bredon

Bredon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Hardman* 647 61.2 –17.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Doley 251 23.7 N/A
Green Martin Everett 159 15.0 N/A
Majority 396 37.5 N/A
Turnout 1,063 39.6 +3.0
Registered electors 2,683
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Bretforton & Offenham

Bretforton & Offenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aaron Powell* 397 55.5 N/A
Labour Matthew Rea 214 29.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ounsted 104 14.5 N/A
Majority 183 25.6 N/A
Turnout 721 31.7 N/A
Registered electors 2,274
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham

Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Kearsey 1,102 58.6 N/A
Conservative Emma Sims 1,072 57.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alison Cort 561 29.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anne Lord 518 27.5 N/A
Reform UK Phil Harmer 143 7.6 N/A
Turnout 1,882 35.9 N/A
Registered electors 5,244
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Dodderhill

Dodderhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rick Deller 472 59.5 N/A
Green Sue Howarth 321 40.5 N/A
Majority 151 19.0 N/A
Turnout 798 29.7 N/A
Registered electors 2,687
Conservative hold

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Turier* 800 51.3 N/A
Conservative Rob Adams* 776 49.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tom Revell 765 49.1 N/A
Conservative Mark Ward* 617 39.6 N/A
Turnout 1,559 30.9 N/A
Registered electors 5,047
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Droitwich East

Droitwich East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Neil Franks 944 61.7 N/A
Green Nicola Morris 813 53.1 N/A
Conservative Kate Fellows 558 36.5 –21.0
Conservative Alex Sinton* 507 33.1 –32.1
Reform UK Warwick Bambrook 85 5.6 N/A
Turnout 1,530 35.2 +3.8
Registered electors 4,353
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Droitwich South East

Droitwich South East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Morris* 1,102 64.3 –4.6
Conservative John Grady* 904 52.7 –2.4
Liberal Democrats Wendy Carter 634 37.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Littlechild 543 31.7 +13.9
Turnout 1,714 31.8 –4.0
Registered electors 5,383
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Droitwich South West

Droitwich South West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Bowden* 828 53.8 +1.2
Conservative Gregory Wilkins 616 40.0 –7.5
Labour Alan Humphries 485 31.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Adrian Key 461 30.0 –10.7
Labour Alex Knudsen 379 24.6 N/A
Turnout 1,539 29.8 –3.8
Registered electors 5,163
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Droitwich West

Droitwich West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Duffy* 422 40.1 –7.3
Conservative Jenny Chaudry* 378 35.9 –4.5
Labour Valerie Humphries 348 33.0 +0.9
Labour Anthony Kelly 327 31.1 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Rod Hopkins 266 25.3 –5.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Wiseman 216 20.5 N/A
Turnout 1,053 24.9 +2.6
Registered electors 4,226
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eckington

Eckington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Middlebrough 370 34.3 N/A
Independent Tim Knight 355 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Newcombe 261 24.2 N/A
Green Mike Le Brun 92 8.5 N/A
Majority 15 1.4 N/A
Turnout 1,080 45.7 N/A
Registered electors 2,362
Conservative hold

Evesham North

Evesham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Homer 401 33.7 –6.2
Labour Mary Tasker 376 31.6 +5.7
Conservative Nick Taylor 353 29.7 –8.4
Labour David Tasker 325 27.3 N/A
Independent Tim Haines 279 23.5 N/A
Independent Emma Nishigaki 252 21.2 –12.7
Liberal Democrats Diane Colvin 162 13.6 N/A
Independent Sam Bastow 68 5.7 N/A
Turnout 1,189 27.0 –2.9
Registered electors 4,404
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Evesham South

Evesham South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Julie Tucker* 623 55.9 –1.8
Green Ed Cohen* 511 45.9 +11.0
Conservative Stan Brotherton 303 27.2 –2.9
Conservative Paul Bennett 298 26.8 –4.3
Independent Kyle Hotchkins 186 16.7 N/A
Independent Joe Caine 154 13.8 N/A
Turnout 1,114 25.2 –3.4
Registered electors 4,420
Green hold
Green hold

Fladbury

Fladbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Angie Crump 518 53.7 +17.7
Conservative Matthew Winfield 446 46.3 –17.7
Majority 72 7.4 N/A
Turnout 971 43.1 +6.9
Registered electors 2,254
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase17.7

Hampton

Hampton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Dyke* 688 41.3 N/A
Conservative Robert Raphael* 660 39.6 N/A
Conservative John Clatworthy 619 37.2 N/A
Labour Brian Gregory 434 26.1 N/A
Labour Heather Kelleher 433 26.0 N/A
Independent Peter Scurfield 349 21.0 N/A
Independent Terri Gailey 336 20.2 N/A
Independent Ann Lyon 318 19.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Diana Brown 292 17.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Quayle 251 15.1 N/A
Turnout 1,665 25.1 N/A
Registered electors 6,638
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hartlebury

Hartlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony Hartley 444 57.5 –13.6
Green Edward Broadley 157 20.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Parsons 122 15.8 –13.1
Independent Sheridan Tranter 49 6.3 N/A
Majority 287 37.2
Turnout 776 31.3 +2.2
Registered electors 2,476
Conservative hold

Harvington & Norton

Harvington & Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bradley Thomas* 484 51.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pete Johnson 276 32.3 N/A
Green Sarah Cohen 135 15.8 N/A
Majority 208 19.6 N/A
Turnout 901 38.3 N/A
Registered electors 2,353
Conservative hold

Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons

Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Hannah Robson 1,047 62.9 N/A
Green Judith Ciotti 944 56.7 N/A
Conservative Thomas Havemann-Mart* 552 33.2 N/A
Conservative Neil Tustin 535 32.1 N/A
Turnout 1,652 34.4 N/A
Registered electors 4,800
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Inkberrow

Inkberrow (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Hurdman 1,076 64.6 N/A
Conservative Nick Dawkes 1,070 64.3 N/A
Green David Chamberlain 549 33.0 N/A
Green Doug Hincks 481 28.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Greene 402 24.1 N/A
Turnout 1,933 37.2 N/A
Registered electors 5,203
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North Claines & Salwarpe

North Claines & Salwarpe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Wright* 815 56.9 N/A
Conservative Daniel Birch 813 56.8 N/A
Labour James Knudsen 554 38.7 N/A
Turnout 1,432 28.6 N/A
Registered electors 5,012
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ombersley

Ombersley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Day* 578 76.1 +2.3
Labour Catherine Neville 182 23.9 N/A
Majority 396 52.2
Turnout 766 31.3 –4.9
Registered electors 2,447
Conservative hold

Pershore

Pershore (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Boatright* 1,763 71.9 +19.1
Liberal Democrats Jodi Arnold 1,466 59.8 +13.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Tucker* 1,435 58.5 +6.2
Conservative Val Wood 689 28.1 –12.8
Conservative Michael Hodges 621 25.3 –9.8
Conservative Sam Tarran 503 20.5 N/A
Labour John Rees 294 12.0 –4.7
Turnout 2,453 37.0 –1.2
Registered electors 6,622
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Pinvin

Pinvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Tucker* 795 79.5 N/A
Conservative Sharon Stirling 205 20.5 N/A
Majority 590 59.0 N/A
Turnout 1,005 39.8 N/A
Registered electors 2,523
Liberal Democrats hold

Upton Snodsbury

Upton Snodsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Robinson* 635 69.9 –3.7
Liberal Democrats Trevor Battersby 273 30.1 +3.7
Majority 362 39.8
Turnout 913 41.2 +2.0
Registered electors 2,218
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.7

By-elections

Evesham South

Evesham South by-election 10 August 2023[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Peter Knight 319 45.2
Conservative Stan Brotherton 177 25.1
Independent Julie Haines 82 11.6
Labour David Tasker 79 11.2
Independent Julie Haines 36 5.1
Liberal Democrats David Quayle 12 1.7
Majority 142 20.1
Turnout 705
Green hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "The Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/26, retrieved 11 February 2024
  2. ^ "Wychavon election result". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ Albutt, Charlotte (5 May 2023). "Wychavon District Council 2023 election count underway". Worcester News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Wychavon District Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Evesham South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.