The 2019 Wychavon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wychavon District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council (45 seats) was up for election. The Conservatives lost 5 seats (2 to the Liberal Democrats, 2 to the Green Party, and 1 to an independent), and gained 2 seats (1 from the Liberal Democrats, and 1 held defection from UKIP), bringing their total on the council to 36.[1] 7 wards (Bretforton & Offenham, Dodderhill, Eckington, Harvington & Norton, Inkberrow, Norton and Whittington, and South Bredon Hill) did not hold a vote, as an equal number of candidates ran as seats available.
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All 45 seats to Wychavon District Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the results of the 2019 Wychavon District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary edit
Election result edit
2019 Wychavon District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 43 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 80.0 | 53.5 | 20,611 | –4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 25.7 | 9,896 | +11.2 | |
Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 3,166 | +0.7 | |
Independent | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 2,362 | +2.0 | |
Labour | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 2,360 | +0.1 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 104 | –0.1 |
UKIP lost a seat which is not shown in the table above as they stood no candidates at this election.
Results by ward edit
Badsey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Mark Goodge | 502 | 75.15 | |
Labour | Martin Vernall | 166 | 24.85 | |
Turnout | 699 | 27.54 | ||
Conservative hold |
Bengeworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Martin King | 636 | 49.92 | |
Conservative | Emma Stokes | 618 | 48.51 | |
Labour | Mary Campbell | 346 | 27.16 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Haines | 342 | 26.84 | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Haines | 267 | 20.96 | |
Turnout | 1,333 | 25.08 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Bowbrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Rowley | 603 | 64.35 | |
Conservative | Gordon Brookes | 334 | 35.65 | |
Turnout | 955 | 40.33 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Bredon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Adrian Hardman | 583 | 78.68 | |
Labour | Rehan Yunus | 158 | 21.32 | |
Turnout | 770 | 36.61 | ||
Conservative hold |
Bretforton and Offenham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Aaron Powell | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Broadway and Wickhamford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Nigel Robinson | 914 | 59.70 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Eyre | 736 | 48.07 | |
Conservative | Emma Sims | 667 | 43.57 | |
Labour | Sally Tomlinson | 195 | 12.74 | |
Turnout | 1,539 | 39.17 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | ||||
Conservative hold |
Dodderhill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Laurence Smith | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Conservative hold |
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Drakes Broughton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Mark Ward | 409 | 56.73 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Turier | 312 | 43.27 | |
Turnout | 734 | 35.56 | ||
Conservative hold |
Droitwich Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | John Hartley | 215 | 40.72 | |
Labour | Alan Humphries | 180 | 34.09 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Murray | 133 | 25.19 | |
Turnout | 547 | 28.20 | ||
Conservative hold |
Droitwich East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Alexander Sinton | 838 | 65.16 | |
Conservative | Eric Bowden | 739 | 57.47 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Carter | 551 | 42.85 | |
Turnout | 1,340 | 31.40 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Droitwich South East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Richard Morris | 1,114 | 68.94 | |
Conservative | John Grady | 891 | 55.14 | |
Green | Neil Franks | 303 | 18.75 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Littlechild | 288 | 17.82 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Vale | 239 | 14.79 | |
Green | Jane Zurek | 202 | 12.50 | |
Turnout | 1,642 | 35.79 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Droitwich South West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | David Morris | 653 | 52.62 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hartley | 589 | 47.46 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Wiseman | 577 | 46.49 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Key | 505 | 40.69 | |
Turnout | 1,289 | 33.63 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Droitwich West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | George Duffy | 384 | 47.41 | |
Conservative | Jennifer Chaudry | 327 | 40.37 | |
Labour | Valerie Humphries | 260 | 32.10 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Hopkins | 248 | 30.62 | |
Labour | Seth Pearson | 214 | 26.42 | |
Turnout | 846 | 22.32 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Eckington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Ronald Davis | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Conservative hold |
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Elmley Castle and Somerville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | George Mackison | 470 | 60.18 | |
Green | Darren Corbett | 311 | 39.82 | |
Turnout | 800 | 39.31 | ||
Conservative hold |
Evesham North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Robert Raphael | 441 | 39.87 | |
Conservative | Peter Griffiths | 421 | 38.07 | |
Independent | Gary Hale | 406 | 36.71 | |
Independent | Emma Nishigaki | 375 | 33.91 | |
Labour | John Gowers | 286 | 25.86 | |
Turnout | 1,126 | 29.70 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Evesham South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Green | Julie Tucker | 650 | 57.68 | |
Green | Edward Cohen | 393 | 34.87 | |
Conservative | Paul Bennett | 350 | 31.06 | |
Conservative | Matthew Snape | 339 | 30.08 | |
Independent | Christine Smith | 213 | 18.90 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Paul Brockman | 104 | 9.23 | |
Turnout | 1,136 | 28.64 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | ||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Fladbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Michael Rowley | 522 | 63.97 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diana Brown | 294 | 36.03 | |
Turnout | 832 | 36.22 | ||
Conservative hold |
Great Hampton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Gerald Bearcroft | 459 | 56.95 | |
Green | Sarah Cohen | 347 | 43.05 | |
Turnout | 840 | 31.19 | ||
Conservative gain from UKIP |
Gerald Bearcroft was the incumbent councillor, having been elected for UKIP in 2015.
Hartlebury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Stephen Bateman | 467 | 71.08 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Parsons | 190 | 28.92 | |
Turnout | 680 | 29.10 | ||
Conservative hold |
Harvington and Norton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Bradley Thomas | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Conservative hold |
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Honeybourne and Pebworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Thomas Havemann-Mart | 404 | 58.64 | |
Green | Patrick Hogan | 285 | 41.36 | |
Turnout | 680 | 29.10 | ||
Conservative hold |
Inkberrow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Audrey Steel | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | David Wilkinson | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
No contest was held here, as just 2 candidates ran for the 2 seats.
Little Hampton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Andrew Dyke | 475 | 47.98 | |
Conservative | Frances Smith | 419 | 42.32 | |
Independent | Sarah Schaathun | 301 | 30.40 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Quayle | 201 | 20.30 | |
Labour | Roslyn Gowers | 166 | 16.77 | |
Independent | Jonathan Thompson | 153 | 15.45 | |
Turnout | 1,001 | 25.04 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Lovett and North Claines edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Anthony Miller | 1,097 | 66.53 | |
Conservative | Nicolas Wright | 892 | 54.09 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Cussen | 385 | 23.35 | |
Green | Sheila Grant | 344 | 20.86 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Coe | 254 | 15.40 | |
Turnout | 1,682 | 33.49 | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Norton and Whittington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Robert Adams | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Conservative hold |
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
Ombersley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Christopher Day | 508 | 73.84 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Smart | 180 | 26.16 | |
Turnout | 707 | 36.15 | ||
Conservative hold |
Pershore edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Charles Tucker | 1,234 | 52.83 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Harford | 1,082 | 46.32 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Boatright | 1,065 | 45.59 | |
Conservative | Valerie Wood | 956 | 40.92 | |
Conservative | Samuel Tarran | 819 | 35.06 | |
Labour | Misan McFarland | 389 | 16.65 | |
Turnout | 2,383 | 38.15 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Pinvin edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Tucker | 719 | 70.21 | |
Conservative | Joshua Godfrey | 305 | 29.79 | |
Turnout | 1,038 | 43.09 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
South Bredon Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adrian Darby | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats hold |
No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.
The Littletons edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Richard Lasota | 398 | 54.60 | |
Green | Nicola Jennings | 331 | 45.40 | |
Turnout | 739 | 31.53 | ||
Conservative hold |
Upton Snodsbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Linda Robinson | 634 | 73.64 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Wiltshire | 227 | 26.36 | |
Turnout | 875 | 39.20 | ||
Conservative hold |
By-elections edit
Elmley Castle and Somerville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Emma Kearsey | 632 | 66.7 | +6.5 | |
Green | Jeffrey Spragg | 316 | 33.3 | -6.5 | |
Majority | 316 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 948 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The Littletons edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Hannah Robson | 291 | 39.1 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Mary Smith | 274 | 36.8 | -17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Quayle | 179 | 24.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 17 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 744 | 32.0 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.8 |
Dodderhill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rick Deller | 199 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Green | Susan Howarth | 176 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Littlechild | 32 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 23 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 407 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Wychavon District Council results for 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Election of DISTRICT COUNCILLORS for the Wards of Wychavon District Council" (PDF). Wynchavon.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elmley Castle and Somerville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dodderhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.