2024 Redditch Borough Council election

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2024 Redditch Borough Council election
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All 27 seats to Redditch Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderJoe BakerMatthew Dormer
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before1216
Seats won215
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 11
Popular vote24,75119,125
Percentage48.2%37.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.3%Decrease2.svg 1.7%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before01
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,4602,698
Percentage8.7%5.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.6%Decrease2.svg 1.9%
Redditch UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Redditch Borough Council election
Leader before election

Matthew Dormer
Conservative

Leader after election

Joe Barker
Labour

The 2024 Redditch Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom, which were held on the same day. All 27 seats on Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire were up for election, following boundary changes. The Labour Party took control of the council.

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Background

Redditch was a traditionally Labour council. Labour controlled the council from 1976 until 2000, and again from 2004 to 2006. [1] The Conservatives took control of the council from no overall control in 2010, but lost control to Labour in 2012. [2]

The Conservatives had held a majority on the council since 2018. [3] In the 2023 local elections, the Conservatives lost 5 seats with a vote share of 38.8%, and Labour gained 5 with 43.8%.

Boundary changes

Redditch usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. [4] The change reduces the number of councillors by 2.

Old wards [5] No. of seatsNew wardsNo. of seats
Abbey2Astwood Bank and Feckenham3
Astwood Bank and Feckenham2Batchley and Brockhill3
Batchley [lower-alpha 1] 3Central3
Central2Greenlands and Lakeside3
Church Hill3Headless Cross and Oakenshaw3
Crabbs Cross2Matchborough and Woodrow3
Greenlands3North3
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw3Webheath and Callow Hill3
Lodge Park2Winyates3
Matchborough2
West2
Winyates3

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [6] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 16 Conservative 16 Conservative 5
Labour 13 Labour 12 Labour 21
Green 0 Green 0 Green 1
Liberal Democrats 0 Liberal Democrats 1 Liberal Democrats 0

Changes:

Summary

Election result

2024 Redditch Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 272170Increase2.svg 977.848.224,751+4.3
  Conservative 27506Decrease2.svg 1118.537.219,125–1.7
  Green 11100Increase2.svg 13.78.74,460+0.6
  Liberal Democrats 15001Decrease2.svg 105.22,698–1.9
  Independent 1000Steady2.svg00.7358–1.3

Labour won a majority of the seats on the council at the election. [8] Their group leader, Joe Baker, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 20 May 2024. [9]

Candidates

Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward (3) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Warhurst* 1,054 48.5
Conservative Brandon Clayton* 1,036 47.7
Conservative Christopher Holz* 900 41.5
Labour Gilly Cooper89641.3
Labour Matt Smith77635.7
Labour Colin Smith72433.3
Green Glen Theobald27712.8
Liberal Democrats David Gee1989.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall1748.0
Turnout 2,18631.7
Registered electors 6,906
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Batchley & Brockhill

Batchley & Brockhill Ward (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Baker* 1,061 54.9
Labour Wanda King 905 46.8
Labour Sachin Mathur 893 46.2
Conservative Lucy Harrison*64333.2
Conservative Finlay Heath54328.1
Conservative Christopher Marshall48325.0
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Miles*21811.3
Green Lea Room19310.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Mcleod1789.2
Liberal Democrats Sara Allmark1658.5
Turnout 1,94526.9
Registered electors 7,233
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Central

Central Ward (3) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Harvey* 1,032 60.5
Labour William Boyd 1,007 59.0
Labour Gary Slim 956 56.0
Conservative Ummar Memi35420.7
Conservative Sully Mohammed34420.2
Conservative Junior Qadeer32619.1
Green David Heaselgrave27916.3
Liberal Democrats Glenn Harris21512.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Magara1629.5
Turnout 1,73125.4
Registered electors 6,811
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour win (new seat)

Greenlands & Lakeside

Greenlands & Lakeside Ward (3) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fry 1,177 59.1
Labour Joanna Kane* 1,078 54.1
Labour Juma Begum* 1,023 51.4
Conservative Susan Clarke57128.7
Conservative Timothy Pearman55027.6
Conservative Peter Fleming51726.0
Green Kevin White27513.8
Liberal Democrats Jade Taylor20110.1
Turnout 1,99226.2
Registered electors 7,611
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward (3) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Juliet Barker Smith 1,192 50.3
Labour Ian Woodall 1,088 45.9
Labour David Munro 1,070 45.1
Conservative Tom Baker-Price92138.8
Conservative Helen Sanders78833.2
Conservative Roger Bennett78533.1
Green Stuart Davies29012.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Killworth1596.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough1586.7
Turnout 2,38233.2
Registered electors 7,165
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Matchborough & Woodrow

Matchborough & Woodrow Ward (3) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Spilsbury* 888 49.8
Labour James Fardoe 860 48.2
Labour Paul Wren 819 45.9
Conservative Emma Marshall54330.5
Conservative Theo Ellinas53730.1
Conservative Nathan Winter42323.7
Independent Juliet Brunner35820.1
Green Kath Manning21412.0
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas1417.9
Liberal Democrats Andy Thompson965.4
Turnout 1,79123.6
Registered electors 7,586
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

North

North Ward (3) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Hartnett* 1,027 47.9
Labour Monica Stringfellow* 1,021 47.6
Labour Sid Khan* 929 43.3
Conservative Karen Ashley*88641.3
Conservative Mike Chalk73434.2
Conservative Kerry Simons63929.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Tomes26112.2
Green Jo Heaselgrave2049.5
Turnout 2,16130.5
Registered electors 7,094
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Webheath & Callow Hill

Webheath & Callow Hill Ward (3) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Dormer* 1,101 43.7
Conservative Gemma Monaco* 994 39.5
Green Claire Davies 948 37.7
Conservative Salman Akbar*88635.2
Green Margot Bish85934.1
Green Sharon Howard60324.0
Labour Hannah McGahan54121.5
Labour Monica Fry48219.1
Labour Mark Harvey47018.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Gee1255.0
Turnout 2,53335.5
Registered electors 7,134
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Winyates

Winyates Ward (3) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rita Rogers 949 43.8
Labour Jen Snape 946 43.6
Labour Alan Mason 941 43.4
Conservative Luke Court*89041.0
Conservative Amanda Canning88040.6
Conservative Julian Grubb79736.7
Green Clare Beckhelling31814.7
Liberal Democrats John Marsh24711.4
Turnout 2,18332.1
Registered electors 6,810
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Notes

  1. ↑ Renamed Batchley and Brockhill in 2008.

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