Redditch Borough Council elections

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Redditch Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Redditch Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2024, 27 councillors are elected from 9 wards.

Council elections

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Results maps

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By-election results

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1994-1998

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West By-Election 13 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Lumley 857 45.7
Labour Richard Timney 855 45.6
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Cummings 122 6.5
Green Dave Glover 40 2.0
Majority 2 0.1
Turnout 1,874 31.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Batchley By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Cookson 634 85.3 +2.3
Conservative Juilet Brummer 86 11.6 +1.2
Green Dave Glover 23 3.1 +3.1
Majority 548 73.7
Turnout 743 14.6
Labour hold Swing
Lodge Park By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fry 455 60.5 −1.6
Conservative Kath Banks 219 29.1 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Hicks 70 9.3 −1.2
Green Richard Armstrong 8 1.0 +1.0
Majority 236 31.4
Turnout 752 16.5
Labour hold Swing
Greenlands By-Election 2 April 1998[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Cartwright 586 53.9 −1.2
Conservative David Chart 398 36.6 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Antony Pitt 103 9.5 −5.3
Majority 188 17.3
Turnout 1,087 16.9
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

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Crabbs Cross & Rural By-Election 3 April 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Field 843 55.7 +5.2
Labour Richard Timney 532 35.2 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Ashall 138 9.1 −3.2
Majority 311 20.5
Turnout 1,513 26.8
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

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Batchley By-Election 17 July 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Quinney 630 39.0 −12.4
Labour Greg Chance 539 33.4 −4.3
BNP Maurice Field 299 18.5 +18.5
Liberal Democrats Russel Taylor 121 7.5 −3.4
Independent Orion Moon 25 1.5 +1.5
Majority 91 5.6
Turnout 1,614 27.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Central By-Election 26 March 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Greg Chance 700 51.3 +15.2
Conservative Terry Spencer 511 37.4 −9.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt 84 6.2 −3.5
Green Kevin White 36 2.6 +2.6
Independent Richard Armstrong 34 2.5 −4.7
Majority 189 13.9
Turnout 1,365 23.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw By-Election 26 March 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gay Hopkins 764 48.2 −14.7
Labour Pattie Hill 502 31.7 +8.5
Liberal Democrats John Stanley 162 10.2 −3.7
Green Alistair Waugh 113 7.1 +7.1
Independent Isabel Armstrong 45 2.8 +2.8
Majority 262 16.5
Turnout 1,586 23.2
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

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Church Hill By-Election 14 July 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nina Wood-Ford 600 43.9 +11.7
Conservative Kathy Haslam 339 24.8 +2.2
UKIP Len Harris 332 24.3 −10.5
Liberal Democrats David Gee 40 2.9 −1.2
Green Lee Bradley 34 2.5 −1.7
Independent Isabel Armstrong 13 1.0 +1.0
Independent Agnieszka Wiecek 9 0.7 −0.7
Majority 261 19.1
Turnout 1,367
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

2022-2026

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Headless Cross and Oakenshaw By-Election 1 September 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Juliet Barker Smith 767 41.9 +17.7
Conservative Helen Sanders 686 37.5 −25.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough 274 15.0 +9.3
Green Alistair Waugh 102 5.6 −1.6
Majority 81 4.4
Turnout 1,833 28.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ The District of Redditch (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Redditch council". BBC Online. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  4. ^ "The Borough of Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2986, retrieved 20 September 2022
  5. ^ "Redditch voters set for biggest election in 20 years". BBC News. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/654, retrieved 3 May 2024
  7. ^ "Labour hold ward seat". Birmingham Mail. 4 April 1998. p. 17.
  8. ^ "Batchley by-election result". Redditch Borough Council. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ a b c "Labour makes sweeping gain from Tories in Redditch council by-election". 24dash.com. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Church Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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