2019 Worcester City Council election

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  2018 2 May 2019 2021  

11 seats
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election17 seats, 41.9%15 seats, 33.8%
Seats before1615
Seats won73
Seats after1515
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote7,7535,479
Percentage36.9%26.1%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election3 seats, 12.1%0 seats, 7.6%
Seats before31
Seats won10
Seats after41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,9471,949
Percentage18.8%9.3%

Worcester UK local election 2019 map.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Worcester City Council election

The 2019 Worcester City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect councillors to the Worcester City Council in England. [1]

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Results summary

2019 Worcester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 7Decrease2.svg 163.681542.97,75336.9-5.0
  Labour 3Steady2.svg27.3121542.95,47926.1-7.7
  Green 1Increase2.svg 19.13411.43,94718.8+6.7
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0112.91,9499.3+1.7
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,7038.1+4.5
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0700.3-0.4
  Socialist Alternative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0450.2New
  Democrats and Veterans 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0340.2New
 British Resistance0Steady2.svg0.0000.0170.1±0.0

Ward results

Arboretum

Arboretum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Barnes 667 38.4 -19.3
Green Stephen Brohan44225.4+6.7
Conservative Tori Merrett39222.6-0.9
Liberal Democrats Jon Taylor1277.3New
UKIP Ken Humphries1106.3New
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bedwardine

Bedwardine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marc Bayliss 992 45.3 -5.1
Labour Sue Smith47721.8-4.4
UKIP John Beacham23210.6+7.2
Green Claire Nichols22310.2+4.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Mullins1979.0+1.6
Women's Equality Leisa Taylor703.2-4.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Cathedral

Cathedral
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allah Ditta 1,119 37.3 -0.2
Labour Emma Simovic1,05035.0-11.8
Green Sheena Mackenzie38112.7+5.2
Liberal Democrats Ken Carpenter2438.1+2.9
UKIP Hazel Finch2086.9+3.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Claines

Claines
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Stafford 1,252 42.6 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Mel Allcott1,15739.4+1.1
Green Stephen Dent2458.3+3.1
Labour Saiful Islam1454.9-9.7
UKIP Mark Hulme1374.7+3.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Nunnery

Nunnery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Cronin 726 43.1 -7.6
Conservative Francis Lankester48428.8-6.7
Green Barbara Mitra25815.3+7.9
UKIP David Carney19811.8+6.3
British ResistanceCarl Mason171.0+0.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St. Clement

St. Clement
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Mitchell 619 45.3 -1.1
Labour Ian Craigan39228.7-0.8
Green Frazer Bufton19914.6+6.0
UKIP John Butterfield15711.5-4.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St. John

St. John
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Udall 916 56.9 +0.5
Conservative Chris Rimell28517.7-11.0
UKIP Owen Cleary18411.4+8.3
Green Sarah Dukes18111.2+5.9
Socialist Alternative Mark Davies452.8New
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St. Peter's Parish

St. Peter's Parish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Mackay 877 54.7 -9.2
Labour Chris Giles29018.1-0.9
Green Alaric Stephen27217.0+2.4
UKIP Linda Murray16510.3+7.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St. Stephen

St. Stephen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Marjory Bisset 1,067 57.9 +7.3
Conservative Gareth Jones51127.7-4.0
Labour Ruth Coates1146.2-2.3
UKIP Tim Hopkins844.6-4.6
Democrats and Veterans Paul Hicking341.8New
Liberal Democrats Karen Lawrance321.7New
Majority
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Warndon Parish North

Warndon Parish North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nida Hassan 651 44.3 -0.9
Labour Andy Graham45430.9-5.2
Green Jane Moorhouse1429.7-2.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Murray1127.6+4.1
UKIP Chris Roberts1127.6+5.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Warndon Parish South

Warndon Parish South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Hodgson 571 36.8 -20.8
Green Andrew Cross53734.6+28.8
Labour James Linsey24816.0-12.5
UKIP Phil Clarke1167.5+5.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Mather815.2-0.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "2019 Election Results - Worcester City Council".