Redditch Borough Council elections

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Redditch Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Redditch Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 29 councillors are elected from 12 wards. [1]

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Council elections

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By-election results

1994-1998

West By-Election 13 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Lumley 85745.7
Labour Richard Timney 85545.6
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Cummings1226.5
Green Dave Glover402.0
Majority20.1
Turnout 1,87431.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Batchley By-Election 3 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Cookson63485.3+2.3
Conservative Juilet Brummer8611.6+1.2
Green Dave Glover233.1+3.1
Majority54873.7
Turnout 74314.6
Labour hold Swing
Lodge Park By-Election 3 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fry45560.5-1.6
Conservative Kath Banks21929.1+12.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Hicks709.3-1.2
Green Richard Armstrong81.0+1.0
Majority23631.4
Turnout 75216.5
Labour hold Swing
Greenlands By-Election 2 April 1998 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Cartwright58653.9-1.2
Conservative David Chart39836.6+6.5
Liberal Democrats Antony Pitt1039.5-5.3
Majority18817.3
Turnout 1,08716.9
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Crabbs Cross & Rural By-Election 3 April 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Field84355.7+5.2
Labour Richard Timney 53235.2-2.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Ashall1389.1-3.2
Majority31120.5
Turnout 1,51326.8
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

Batchley By-Election 17 July 2008 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Quinney63039.0-12.4
Labour Greg Chance53933.4-4.3
BNP Maurice Field29918.5+18.5
Liberal Democrats Russel Taylor1217.5-3.4
Independent Orion Moon251.5+1.5
Majority915.6
Turnout 1,61427.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Central By-Election 26 March 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Greg Chance70051.3+15.2
Conservative Terry Spencer51137.4-9.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt846.2-3.5
Green Kevin White362.6+2.6
Independent Richard Armstrong342.5-4.7
Majority18913.9
Turnout 1,36523.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw By-Election 26 March 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gay Hopkins76448.2-14.7
Labour Pattie Hill50231.7+8.5
Liberal Democrats John Stanley16210.2-3.7
Green Alistair Waugh1137.1+7.1
Independent Isabel Armstrong452.8+2.8
Majority26216.5
Turnout 1,58623.2
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Church Hill By-Election 14 July 2014 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nina Wood-Ford60043.9+11.7
Conservative Kathy Haslam33924.8+2.2
UKIP Len Harris33224.3-10.5
Liberal Democrats David Gee402.9-1.2
Green Lee Bradley342.5-1.7
Independent Isabel Armstrong131.0+1.0
Independent Agnieszka Wiecek90.7-0.7
Majority26119.1
Turnout 1,367
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

2022-2026

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw By-Election 1 September 2022 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Juliet Barker Smith76741.9+17.7
Conservative Helen Sanders68637.5-25.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough27415.0+9.3
Green Alistair Waugh1025.6-1.6
Majority814.4
Turnout 1,83328.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

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  2. The District of Redditch (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. "Redditch council". BBC Online . Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  5. "Labour hold ward seat". Birmingham Mail . 4 April 1998. p. 17.
  6. "Batchley by-election result". Redditch Borough Council. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
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