2019 Wychavon District Council election

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2019 Wychavon District Council election
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All 45 seats to Wychavon District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election39 seats, 58.2%5 seats, 14.5%
Seats won366
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote20,6119,896
Percentage53.5%25.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.7%Increase2.svg 11.2%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Independent
Last election0 seats, 7.5%0 seats, 4.1%
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote3,1662,362
Percentage8.2%6.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.7%Increase2.svg 2.0%
Wychavon UK local election 2019 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2019 Wychavon District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Wychavon District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 433625Decrease2.svg 380.053.520,611–4.7
  Liberal Democrats 23621Increase2.svg 113.325.79,896+11.2
  Green 9220Increase2.svg 24.48.23,166+0.7
  Independent 6110Increase2.svg 12.26.12,362+2.0
  Labour 10000Steady2.svg0.06.12,360+0.1
  Monster Raving Loony 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3104–0.1

UKIP lost a seat which is not shown in the table above as they stood no candidates at this election.

Results by ward

Badsey

Badsey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mark Goodge 502 75.15
Labour Martin Vernall16624.85
Turnout 69927.54
Conservative hold

Bengeworth

Bengeworth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Martin King 636 49.92
Conservative Emma Stokes 618 48.51
Labour Mary Campbell34627.16
Liberal Democrats Julie Haines34226.84
Liberal Democrats Timothy Haines26720.96
Turnout 1,33325.08
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bowbrook

Bowbrook [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Rowley 603 64.35
Conservative Gordon Brookes33435.65
Turnout 95540.33
Liberal Democrats hold

Bredon

Bredon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Adrian Hardman 583 78.68
Labour Rehan Yunus15821.32
Turnout 77036.61
Conservative hold

Bretforton and Offenham

Bretforton and Offenham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Aaron Powell N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Broadway and Wickhamford

Broadway and Wickhamford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Nigel Robinson 914 59.70
Conservative Elizabeth Eyre 736 48.07
Conservative Emma Sims66743.57
Labour Sally Tomlinson19512.74
Turnout 1,53939.17
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Dodderhill

Dodderhill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Laurence Smith N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Drakes Broughton

Drakes Broughton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mark Ward 409 56.73
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Turier31243.27
Turnout 73435.56
Conservative hold

Droitwich Central

Droitwich Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Hartley 215 40.72
Labour Alan Humphries18034.09
Liberal Democrats Charles Murray13325.19
Turnout 54728.20
Conservative hold

Droitwich East

Droitwich East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alexander Sinton 838 65.16
Conservative Eric Bowden 739 57.47
Liberal Democrats Wendy Carter55142.85
Turnout 1,34031.40
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Droitwich South East

Droitwich South East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Morris 1,114 68.94
Conservative John Grady 891 55.14
Green Neil Franks30318.75
Liberal Democrats John Littlechild28817.82
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Vale23914.79
Green Jane Zurek20212.50
Turnout 1,64235.79
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Droitwich South West

Droitwich South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Morris 653 52.62
Conservative Matthew Hartley 589 47.46
Liberal Democrats Paul Wiseman57746.49
Liberal Democrats Adrian Key50540.69
Turnout 1,28933.63
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Droitwich West

Droitwich West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Duffy 384 47.41
Conservative Jennifer Chaudry 327 40.37
Labour Valerie Humphries26032.10
Liberal Democrats Rodney Hopkins24830.62
Labour Seth Pearson21426.42
Turnout 84622.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eckington

Eckington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ronald Davis N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Elmley Castle and Somerville

Elmley Castle and Somerville [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Mackison 470 60.18
Green Darren Corbett31139.82
Turnout 80039.31
Conservative hold

Evesham North

Evesham North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert Raphael 441 39.87
Conservative Peter Griffiths 421 38.07
Independent Gary Hale40636.71
Independent Emma Nishigaki37533.91
Labour John Gowers28625.86
Turnout 1,12629.70
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Evesham South

Evesham South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Julie Tucker 650 57.68
Green Edward Cohen 393 34.87
Conservative Paul Bennett35031.06
Conservative Matthew Snape33930.08
Independent Christine Smith21318.90
Monster Raving Loony Paul Brockman1049.23
Turnout 1,13628.64
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Fladbury

Fladbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Rowley 522 63.97
Liberal Democrats Diana Brown29436.03
Turnout 83236.22
Conservative hold

Great Hampton

Great Hampton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Gerald Bearcroft 459 56.95
Green Sarah Cohen34743.05
Turnout 84031.19
Conservative gain from UKIP

Gerald Bearcroft was the incumbent councillor, having been elected for UKIP in 2015.

Hartlebury

Hartlebury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stephen Bateman 467 71.08
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Parsons19028.92
Turnout 68029.10
Conservative hold

Harvington and Norton

Harvington and Norton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bradley Thomas N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Honeybourne and Pebworth

Honeybourne and Pebworth [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Thomas Havemann-Mart 404 58.64
Green Patrick Hogan28541.36
Turnout 68029.10
Conservative hold

Inkberrow

Inkberrow [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Audrey Steel N/A N/A
Conservative David Wilkinson N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

No contest was held here, as just 2 candidates ran for the 2 seats.

Little Hampton

Little Hampton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew Dyke 475 47.98
Conservative Frances Smith 419 42.32
Independent Sarah Schaathun30130.40
Liberal Democrats David Quayle20120.30
Labour Roslyn Gowers16616.77
Independent Jonathan Thompson15315.45
Turnout 1,00125.04
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lovett and North Claines

Lovett and North Claines [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Anthony Miller 1,097 66.53
Conservative Nicolas Wright 892 54.09
Liberal Democrats Judith Cussen38523.35
Green Sheila Grant34420.86
Liberal Democrats Thomas Coe25415.40
Turnout 1,68233.49
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Norton and Whittington

Norton and Whittington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert Adams N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Ombersley

Ombersley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Day 508 73.84
Liberal Democrats George Smart18026.16
Turnout 70736.15
Conservative hold

Pershore

Pershore [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Wood95640.92
Conservative Samuel Tarran81935.06
Labour Misan McFarland38916.65
Turnout 2,38338.15
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Pinvin

Pinvin [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Tucker 719 70.21
Conservative Joshua Godfrey30529.79
Turnout 1,03843.09
Liberal Democrats hold

South Bredon Hill

South Bredon Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Darby N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Liberal Democrats hold

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

The Littletons

The Littletons [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Lasota 398 54.60
Green Nicola Jennings33145.40
Turnout 73931.53
Conservative hold

Upton Snodsbury

Upton Snodsbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Linda Robinson 634 73.64
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire22726.36
Turnout 87539.20
Conservative hold

By-elections

Elmley Castle and Somerville

Elmley Castle and Somerville: 6 May 2021 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Kearsey 632 66.7 +6.5
Green Jeffrey Spragg31633.3-6.5
Majority31633.3
Turnout 948
Conservative hold Swing

The Littletons

The Littletons: 13 January 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Hannah Robson 291 39.1 -6.3
Conservative Mary Smith27436.8-17.8
Liberal Democrats David Quayle17924.1N/A
Majority172.3
Turnout 74432.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Dodderhill

Dodderhill: 11 August 2022 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rick Deller 199 48.9 N/A
Green Susan Howarth17643.2N/A
Liberal Democrats John Littlechild327.9N/A
Majority235.7
Turnout 407
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Wychavon District Council results for 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Election of DISTRICT COUNCILLORS for the Wards of Wychavon District Council" (PDF). Wynchavon.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elmley Castle and Somerville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dodderhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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