2019 Redditch Borough Council election

The 2019 Redditch Borough Council elections took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council, a district-level local authority in Worcestershire, England.

2019 Redditch Borough Council election

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Third of the council, 10 seats
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Matt Dormer Bill Hartnett
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat West Church Hill
Last election 17 12
Seats before 18 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 6,670 4,395
Percentage 40.5 26.7

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Map showing the results of the 2019 Redditch Borough Council election

Results

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Redditch Local Election Result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 18 1 0 +1 62 40.5 6,670 -709
  Labour 11 0 1 -1 38 26.7 4,395 -2,270
  UKIP 0 15.8 2,603 +1,279
  Green 0 10.8 1,782 +909
  Liberal Democrats 0 6.2 1,015 +479

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey Ward[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Chalk 668 40.7 −5.8
Labour Nayab Patel 517 31.5 −10.1
UKIP Sandra Swansborough 191 11.6 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Russell Taylor 141 8.6 +2.8
Green Gabby Hemming 126 7.7 +4.6
Majority 151 +71
Turnout 1,650 35.85 −1.57
Conservative hold Swing  2.2

Astwood Bank & Feckenham

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Abbey Ward [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brandon Clayton 813 50.6 −14.4
Labour Benjamin Gibbs 263 16.4 −6.3
UKIP Bernard Pritchard 207 12.9 +9.4
Liberal Democrats John Marsh 173 10.8 +10.8
Green Lea Room 141 8.8 +0.6
Majority 550 −151
Turnout 1,606 34.32 −1.29
Conservative hold Swing  4.05

Batchley & Brockhill

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Batchley and Brockhill Ward [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nyear Nazir 583 34.5 −12.2
Labour Phil Berry 579 34.2 −10.6
UKIP Melvin Haigh 307 18.1 +14.1
Green Steve Pound 120 7.1 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Webster 93 5.5 +5.5
Majority 4 −28
Turnout 1,692 27.72 −1.62
Conservative hold Swing  0.8

Church Hill

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Church Hill Ward [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Isherwood 573 33.7 −8.7
Labour Hannah Cartwright 556 32.7 −9.6
UKIP Kathy Haslam 348 20.4 +13.5
Liberal Democrats David Gee 108 6.3 +1.5
Green Bob Wardell 107 6.3 +3.3
Majority 17 +16
Turnout 1,702 29.58 −1.51
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  0.5

Crabbs Cross

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Crabbs Cross Ward [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Prosser 567 38.3 −11.7
Green Claire Davies 388 26.2 +17.2
UKIP Chris Harrison 249 16.8 +8.0
Labour Monica Fry 197 13.3 −13.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Gee 77 5.2 +0.1
Majority 179 −160
Turnout 1,482 33.31 +0.02
Conservative hold Swing

Greenlands

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Greenlands Ward [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Wheeler 602 38.8 −8.1
Conservative Luke Court 561 36.1 +2.1
Green Rylma White 197 12.7 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Tony Pitt 159 10.2 3.7
Majority 41 −165
Turnout 1,553 23.29 −1.19
Labour hold Swing  5.1

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

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Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Baker-Price 846 41.7 −9.2
Labour John Witherspoon 441 21.7 −13.5
UKIP Trevor Magner 374 18.4 +11.7
Green Alistair Waugh 211 10.4 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Thompson 148 7.3 +7.3
Majority 405 +57
Turnout 2,030 31.15 −3.11
Conservative hold Swing  2.2

Matchborough

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Matchborough Ward [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Juliet Brunner 562 40.6
Labour Andrew Bevan 425 30.7
UKIP Jim Swansborough 268 19.4
Green Victoria Lees 121 8.7
Majority 137
Turnout 1,385 31.07 −1.07
Conservative hold Swing

West

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West Ward [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Thain 706 47.7
Labour Lisa King 288 19.5
UKIP Paul Swansborough 246 16.6
Green Simon Venables 232 15.7
Majority 418
Turnout 1,480 32.43 +0.21
Conservative hold Swing

Winyates

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Winyates Ward [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Fleming 791 39.5 −0.5
Labour Jim Heaney 527 26.3 −3.0
UKIP Scott Preston 413 20.6 −2.4
Green Steve Sargent 139 6.9 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas 116 5.8 +2.7
Majority 264 +34
Turnout 2,002 32.89 −2.35
Conservative hold Swing  1.3

References

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  1. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
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  3. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  4. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  5. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  6. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  7. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  8. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  9. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  10. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).