2010 Wyre Forest District Council election

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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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats John Stephen36512.9+12.9
Majority55219.6+1.9
Turnout 2,81971.2+32.0
Conservative hold Swing

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