1996 Redditch Borough Council election

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Redditch Borough Council elections were held on Thursday 2 May 1996. Nine council wards were up for election.

Ward results

Batchley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Betty Passingham1,01783.0
Conservative R. Bailey12810.4
Liberal Democrats D. Pelling816.6
Majority88972.5
Turnout 1,22627.8
Labour hold Swing


Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Witherspoon88659.2
Conservative Freda Ludwig34723.2
Independent Labour G. Inniss17811.9
Green M. Wisniewski865.7
Majority53936.0
Turnout 1,49727.8
Labour hold Swing


Church Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hartnett81764.7
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas20316.1
Conservative L. Greenway20115.9
Green Isabelle Armstrong413.2
Majority61448.7
Turnout 1,26224.4
Labour hold Swing


Feckenham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Mutton80854.0
Conservative Keith Boyd-Carpenter68846.0
Majority1208.0
Turnout 1,49632.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Greenlands [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Stone1,00255.1
Conservative Gavin Smithers54830.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt27014.8
Majority45425.0
Turnout 1,82027.9
Labour hold Swing


Lodge Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Timney89662.0
Conservative Jack Field23516.3
Independent Davey James16211.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Webster15110.5
Majority66145.8
Turnout 1,44428.3
Labour hold Swing


Matchborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Francis1,00452.2
Conservative Patricia Wilson60631.5
Liberal Democrats D Ward31516.4
Majority39820.7
Turnout 1,92530.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing


West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Gandy92448.8
Labour Raymond Beech68936.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Ashall28114.8
Majority23512.4
Turnout 1,89432.5
Conservative hold Swing


Winyates [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall86445.8
Labour Mark Shurmer83044.0
Conservative Gay Hopkins1427.5
Green Richard Armstrong492.6
Majority341.8
Turnout 1,88538.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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