Wyre Forest District Council election, 2010

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Map of the results of the 2010 Wyre Forest District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Health Concern in pink and Liberals in orange. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010. Wyre Forest UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Wyre Forest District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Health Concern in pink and Liberals in orange. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

The 2010 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1]

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Worcestershire County of England

Worcestershire is a county in the West Midlands of England. Between 1974 and 1998, it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire as Hereford and Worcester.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Independent Community and Health Concern, previously Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern is a political party based in Kidderminster, United Kingdom. It grew out of the campaign to restore the casualty unit at Kidderminster Hospital, and the National Health Service is still its primary focus, but the party has since diversified. Since 2015 it has also been known as the Wyre Forest Independent Party and has successfully contested local elections within the Wyre Forest local government area, which includes Kidderminster.

Liberal Party (UK, 1989) political party of the United Kingdom, from 1989

The Liberal Party is a British political party that was founded in 1989 by members of the original Liberal Party opposed to its merger with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the Liberal Democrats. The party holds seven local council seats.

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 65.6%. [3]

Wyre Forest local election result 2010 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 920+264.339.118,175-2.0%
  Health Concern 302-221.424.811,517+0.1%
  Liberal 200014.36.93,216-3.5%
  Labour 0000018.68,657+4.8%
  Liberal Democrat 000009.04,190+2.7%
  Green 000001.6765+1.6%

Ward results

Aggborough and Spennells [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Aston1,34938.1+9.8
Liberal Democrat David Ross1,21634.3-15.7
Health Concern Peter Young59116.7+0.9
Labour Leroy Wright38610.9+4.9
Majority1333.8
Turnout 3,54268.0+33.0
Conservative hold Swing
Areley Kings [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Health Concern Nigel Thomas1,17638.8+9.6
Conservative Kenneth Henderson1,09636.2+1.0
Labour Violet Higgs75725.0-7.8
Majority802.6
Turnout 3,02966.1+25.2
Health Concern hold Swing
Bewdley and Arley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Clee1,55039.9-2.2
Health Concern Derek Killingworth1,07027.5+7.5
Liberal Democrat Dorothy Smith71518.4+18.4
Labour Samuel Arnold54914.1+0.0
Majority48012.4-5.9
Turnout 3,88472.9+31.9
Conservative hold Swing
Blakedown and Chaddesley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Hayward1,68567.4
Health Concern Elizabeth Davies57222.9
Labour Diana Udall2439.7
Majority1,11344.5
Turnout 2,50076.5
Conservative hold Swing
Broadwaters [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Health Concern Howard Martin1,34538.4+13.6
Conservative Steven Walker1,14732.7+0.2
Labour Adrian Sewell78122.3+12.6
Green John Harris2336.6+6.6
Majority1985.6
Turnout 3,50659.0+29.1
Health Concern hold Swing
Franche [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel McCann1,37436.7-18.2
Labour Nigel Knowles94325.2+10.4
Health Concern Michael Shellie88423.6-2.9
Liberal Democrat Michael Dixon44611.9+11.9
Green Phillip Oliver942.5+2.5
Majority43111.5-16.9
Turnout 3,74168.8+31.0
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Greenhill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Timothy Ingham1,56741.7-10.5
Conservative Christopher Morrall1,18131.4+12.5
Labour Paul Mills76220.3+11.6
Green Alexandra Heelis2486.6+6.6
Majority38610.3-21.7
Turnout 3,75861.8+32.3
Liberal hold Swing
Habberley and Blakebrook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Hardiman1,27536.8-2.8
Labour Barry McFarland84224.3-2.1
Health Concern Gillian Carr81423.5+1.8
Liberal Democrat Clare Cassidy45813.2+13.2
Green David Finch782.2+2.2
Majority43312.5-0.7
Turnout 3,46766.8+26.8
Conservative gain from Health Concern Swing
Lickhill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Health Concern Dixon Sheppard1,51742.0-7.6
Conservative Michael Freeman1,42039.3-0.6
Labour Jennifer Knowles67618.7+8.2
Majority972.7-7.0
Turnout 3,61366.2+32.2
Health Concern hold Swing
Mitton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Salter1,80246.0-0.2
Health Concern Clifford Brewer1,40235.8-2.8
Labour Gary Watson71718.3+6.8
Majority40010.2+2.6
Turnout 3,92167.4+33.4
Conservative hold Swing
Offmore and Comberton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Rosemary Bishop1,64945.2-6.7
Conservative Christopher Rogers1,04628.7+1.2
Labour Matthew Nicholls48913.4+5.0
Health Concern Raymond Barber46512.7+0.5
Majority60316.5-7.9
Turnout 3,64968.3+31.3
Liberal hold Swing
Oldington and Foley Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nichola Gale58433.4-17.0
Labour Dan Watson41523.7+10.0
Liberal Democrat Adrian Beavis37821.6+6.6
Health Concern Caroline Shellie37321.3+0.5
Majority1699.7-19.9
Turnout 1,75047.5+19.6
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John-Paul Campion1,40942.2-17.4
Liberal Democrat Samantha Walker61218.3+9.3
Labour David Prain60518.1+8.8
Health Concern John Griffiths60318.0-4.1
Green Michael Whitbread1123.4+3.4
Majority79723.9-13.6
Turnout 3,34159.5+25.5
Conservative hold Swing
Wribbenhall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gordon Yarranton1,25744.6-2.9
Health Concern Linda Candlin70525.0-4.8
Labour Dean Cox49217.5-1.5
Liberal Democrat John Stephen36512.9+12.9
Majority55219.6+1.9
Turnout 2,81971.2+32.0
Conservative hold Swing

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