Worcestershire County Council elections

Worcestershire County Council elections are held every four years. Worcestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 57 councillors have been elected from 52 electoral divisions.[1]

Council elections

County result maps

  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

2005-2009

St Chads by-election 12 April 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Ballinger 1,059 50.0 +8.7
Conservative Tracey Onslow 672 31.8 +9.6
Health Concern Howard Martin 252 11.9 +2.4
Labour Dan Watson 133 6.3 −13.9
Majority 387 18.3
Turnout 2,116
Liberal hold Swing
Arrow Valley East by-election 17 July 2008[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Juliet Brunner 1,437 42.2 +9.9
Labour Debbie Taylor 1,041 30.6 −15.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas 455 13.4 −7.9
BNP Maurice Field 367 10.8 +10.8
Independent Richard Armstrong 103 3.0 +3.0
Majority 396 11.6
Turnout 3,403
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2009-2013

Bowbrook by-election 25 November 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Miller 1,088 59.2 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rowley 536 29.2 +7.2
Labour Chris Barton 213 11.6 +4.6
Majority 552 30.0
Turnout 1,837
Conservative hold Swing
Alvechurch by-election 16 December 2010[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Griffiths 637 52.6 +11.6
Labour Christopher Bloore 189 15.6 +6.3
Independent Dee Morton 157 13.0 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Allen 83 6.9 −6.3
Independent Kenneth Wheatley 79 6.5 +6.5
UKIP Steven Morson 65 5.4 −16.6
Majority 448 37.0
Turnout 1,210
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Stourport-on-Severn by-election 27 June 2013[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Health Concern John Thomas 1,055 30.6 +4.1
UKIP John Holden 892 25.8 −1.7
Conservative Chris Rogers 753 21.8 +2.3
Labour Carol Warren 607 17.6 −5.0
Green Angela Hartwich 77 2.2 −1.7
BNP Carl Mason 39 1.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Preston 30 0.9 +0.9
Majority 163 4.7
Turnout 3,453
Health Concern gain from UKIP Swing
St Marys by-election 1 August 2013[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nathan Desmond 504 28.0 +2.9
UKIP Peter Willoughby 442 24.6 −2.8
Labour Mumshad Ahmed 338 18.8 −4.6
Health Concern Graham Ballinger 321 17.8 +2.3
Independent Helen Dyke 195 10.8 +10.8
Majority 62 3.4
Turnout 1,800
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Arrow Valley East by-election 22 May 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Peter Bridle 2,017 35.2 +1.2
Labour Phil Mould 1,601 28.0 −1.3
Conservative Juliet Brunner 1,448 25.3 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Oliver 286 5.0 +1.2
Green Emma Bradley 241 4.2 +0.6
Independent Isabel Armstrong 133 2.3 +2.3
Majority 416 7.3
Turnout 5,726
UKIP hold Swing
Stourport-on-Severn by-election 17 December 2015[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Muir 763 28.7 +9.2
Health Concern Nicky Martin 725 27.3 +0.8
Labour Jill Hawes 581 21.9 −0.7
UKIP John Holden 547 20.6 −6.1
Green Phil Oliver 42 1.6 −2.3
Majority 38 1.4
Turnout 2,658
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Ombersley by-election 11 August 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Tomlinson 956 63.2 +15.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Evans 224 14.8 +8.8
UKIP Richard Keel 212 14.0 −19.2
Independent Douglas Ingram 120 7.9 N/A
Majority 732 48.4
Turnout 1,518 18.00
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Bromsgrove South by-election 31 October 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kyle Daisley 769 40.2 −0.3
Independent Rachel Jenkins 436 22.8 +22.8
Liberal Democrats Joshua Robinson 357 18.7 +13.8
Labour Bren Henderson 351 18.3 −32.2
Majority 333 17.4
Turnout 1,913
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2021-2025

Arrow Valley West by-election 1 September 2022[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fry 1,342 53.7
Conservative Gemma Monaco 893 35.7
Green Glen Theobald 146 5.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Tomes 120 4.8
Majority 449 18.0
Turnout 2,501 15.87
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Malvern Chase by-election 4 May 2023[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Malcolm Victory 740 25.4 +25.4
Conservative David Watkins 737 25.3 −6.3
Liberal Democrats Pete Benkwitz 684 23.5 −13.9
Labour Martin Willis 388 13.3 +5.0
MH Independents Sarah Rouse 364 12.5 +12.5
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 2,913
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Warndon Parish by-election 19 October 2023[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Cross 1,139 44.1 +28.6
Conservative Lucy Hodgson 623 24.1 −37.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Murray 579 22.4 +16.2
Labour Robyn Norfolk 239 9.3 −7.4
Majority 516 20.0
Turnout 2,580
Green gain from Conservative Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The County of Worcestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2005/174, retrieved 19 September 2022
  2. ^ Whittaker, Paul (13 April 2007). "Liberal by-election victory". Kidderminster Shuttle. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ Paine, David (19 July 2008). "Tories take by-election seat". Worcester News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bowbrook Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alvechurch Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stourport-on-Severn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Marys Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Arrow Valley East Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stourport-on-Severn Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ombersley Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromsgrove South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Arrow Valley West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Malvern Chase Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Warndon Parish Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.