2018 Redditch Borough Council election

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2018 Redditch Borough Council election
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Third of the council, 10 seats
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderJuliet Brunner
Bill Hartnett
Paul Swansborough
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Leader's seatMatchboroughChurch HillWinyates
(lost re-election)
Last election13151
Seats before17120
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote7,3796,6651,324
Percentage43.9839.737.89
Redditch wards 2018.svg
2018 local election results in Redditch
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Redditch Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council in England. [1] The Conservatives won control of the council from Labour with 17 seats, compared to 12 for Labour and 0 for the UKIP. [2]

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Background

Redditch Borough Council was one of the smallest councils in England to hold elections in 2018 and ten of its 29 councillors were up for election. [3] The election came with the Labour majority council being under criticism for "controversial" proposals for four new 'quarters' of Redditch, the demolition of the library and police station and the relocation of the borough's civic headquarters. [4]

Three sitting councillors did not seek re-election at this election (1 Labour, 2 Conservatives). [4]

The Conservatives ultimately gained four seats to take their total to 17 and which meant that they took control of the council, the only example of a direct change of power from Labour to Conservatives at these elections. Labour lost three seats while UKIP lost its last remaining councillor in the Winyates ward. The result also meant that Labour no longer controlled any local authority in Worcestershire. [5]

Results

Redditch Local Election Result 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1203-34139.736,665
  Conservative 1740+45943.987,379
  Green 000005.20873
  Liberal Democrats 000003.19536
  UKIP 001-107.891,324

Ward Results

Abbey

Abbey Ward [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Grubb 767 46.3
Labour Nayab Patel68741.5
Liberal Democrats Russel Taylor955.7
UKIP Sandra Swansborough523.1
Green Gabby Hemming503.0
Majority804.83
Turnout 1,65537.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Warhurst 1,077 65.4
Labour David McDonald37622.8
Green Simon Venables1368.3
UKIP Bernard Pritchard593.6
Majority701
Turnout 1,64935.6
Conservative hold Swing

Batchley & Brockhill

Batchley & Brockhill Ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gemma Monaco 809 46.9
Labour Natalie Brooks77745.0
UKIP Melvin Haigh714.1
Green Steven Pound683.9
Majority32
Turnout 1,72729.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Central

Central Ward [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debbie Chance 883 60.8
Conservative Kurt Warhurst37625.9
Green Rachel Wardell714.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas634.3
UKIP Jim Swansborough604.1
Majority507
Turnout 1,45733.8
Labour hold Swing

Church Hill

Church Hill Ward [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Rouse 766 42.56 19.60
Labour Nina Wood-Ford76542.509.89
UKIP Kathy Haslam1287.11-28.15
Liberal Democrats David Gee874.83
Green Robert Wardell543.00
Majority1
Turnout 1,80231.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 14.74

Crabbs Cross

Crabbs Cross Ward [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Salman Akbar 737 50.0
Labour Monica Fry39827.0
Green Claire Davies1339.0
UKIP Chris Harrison1308.8
Liberal Democrats Ann Gee755.1
Majority339
Turnout 1,47633.3
Conservative hold Swing

Greenlands

Greenlands Ward [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wanda King 762 47.8
Conservative David Checkley55634.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Pitt1086.8
UKIP Scott Preston956.0
Green Rylma White744.6
Majority206
Turnout 1,59824.5
Labour hold Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Beecham 1,128 51.0
Labour Phil Berry78035.3
UKIP Trevor Magner1516.8
Green Alistair Waugh1516.8
Majority348
Turnout 2,21634.3
Conservative hold Swing

Lodge Park

Lodge Park Ward [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fry 610 55.5
Conservative Nicolas Houslip30627.8
UKIP Trevor Blake857.7
Green Kevin White565.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Webster423.8
Majority304
Turnout 1,09929.6
Labour hold Swing

Winyates

Winyates Ward [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Lovell 857 40.4
Labour Jim Heaney62729.5
UKIP Paul Swansborough49323.2
Green Angela Day803.8
Liberal Democrats Hans Windheuser663.1
Majority230
Turnout 2,12735.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

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