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2024 Redditch Borough Council election
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All 27 seats to Redditch Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Joe Baker Matthew Dormer
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 12 16
Seats won 21 5
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 11
Popular vote 24,751 19,125
Percentage 48.2% 37.2%
Swing Increase 4.3% Decrease 1.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,460 2,698
Percentage 8.7% 5.2%
Swing Increase 0.6% Decrease 1.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Redditch Borough Council election
Leader before election

Matthew Dormer
Conservative

Leader after election

Joe Barker
Labour

The 2024 Redditch Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom, which were held on the same day. All 27 seats on Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire were up for election, following boundary changes. The Labour Party took control of the council.

Background

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Redditch was a traditionally Labour council. Labour controlled the council from 1976 until 2000, and again from 2004 to 2006.[1] The Conservatives took control of the council from no overall control in 2010, but lost control to Labour in 2012.[2]

The Conservatives had held a majority on the council since 2018.[3] In the 2023 local elections, the Conservatives lost 5 seats with a vote share of 38.8%, and Labour gained 5 with 43.8%.

Boundary changes

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Redditch usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards.[4] The change reduces the number of councillors by 2.

Old wards[5] No. of seats New wards No. of seats
Abbey 2 Astwood Bank and Feckenham 3
Astwood Bank and Feckenham 2 Batchley and Brockhill 3
Batchley[a] 3 Central 3
Central 2 Greenlands and Lakeside 3
Church Hill 3 Headless Cross and Oakenshaw 3
Crabbs Cross 2 Matchborough and Woodrow 3
Greenlands 3 North 3
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw 3 Webheath and Callow Hill 3
Lodge Park 2 Winyates 3
Matchborough 2
West 2
Winyates 3

Previous council composition

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After 2023 election Before 2024 election[6] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 16 Conservative 16 Conservative 5
Labour 13 Labour 12 Labour 21
Green 0 Green 0 Green 1
Liberal Democrats 0 Liberal Democrats 1 Liberal Democrats 0

Changes:

  • January 2024: Kerrie Miles joins Liberal Democrats from Labour[7]

Summary

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Election result

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2024 Redditch Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 27 21 7 0 Increase 9 77.8 48.2 24,751 +4.3
  Conservative 27 5 0 6 Decrease 11 18.5 37.2 19,125 –1.7
  Green 11 1 0 0 Increase 1 3.7 8.7 4,460 +0.6
  Liberal Democrats 15 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0 5.2 2,698 –1.9
  Independent 1 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.7 358 –1.3

Labour won a majority of the seats on the council at the election.[8] Their group leader, Joe Baker, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 20 May 2024.[9]

Candidates

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Astwood Bank & Feckenham

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Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward (3)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Warhurst* 1,054 48.5
Conservative Brandon Clayton* 1,036 47.7
Conservative Christopher Holz* 900 41.5
Labour Gilly Cooper 896 41.3
Labour Matt Smith 776 35.7
Labour Colin Smith 724 33.3
Green Glen Theobald 277 12.8
Liberal Democrats David Gee 198 9.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall 174 8.0
Turnout 2,186 31.7
Registered electors 6,906
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Batchley & Brockhill

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Batchley & Brockhill Ward (3)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Baker* 1,061 54.9
Labour Wanda King 905 46.8
Labour Sachin Mathur 893 46.2
Conservative Lucy Harrison* 643 33.2
Conservative Finlay Heath 543 28.1
Conservative Christopher Marshall 483 25.0
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Miles* 218 11.3
Green Lea Room 193 10.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Mcleod 178 9.2
Liberal Democrats Sara Allmark 165 8.5
Turnout 1,945 26.9
Registered electors 7,233
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Central

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Central Ward (3)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Harvey* 1,032 60.5
Labour William Boyd 1,007 59.0
Labour Gary Slim 956 56.0
Conservative Ummar Memi 354 20.7
Conservative Sully Mohammed 344 20.2
Conservative Junior Qadeer 326 19.1
Green David Heaselgrave 279 16.3
Liberal Democrats Glenn Harris 215 12.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Magara 162 9.5
Turnout 1,731 25.4
Registered electors 6,811
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour win (new seat)

Greenlands & Lakeside

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Greenlands & Lakeside Ward (3)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fry 1,177 59.1
Labour Joanna Kane* 1,078 54.1
Labour Juma Begum* 1,023 51.4
Conservative Susan Clarke 571 28.7
Conservative Timothy Pearman 550 27.6
Conservative Peter Fleming 517 26.0
Green Kevin White 275 13.8
Liberal Democrats Jade Taylor 201 10.1
Turnout 1,992 26.2
Registered electors 7,611
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

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Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward (3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Juliet Barker Smith 1,192 50.3
Labour Ian Woodall 1,088 45.9
Labour David Munro 1,070 45.1
Conservative Tom Baker-Price 921 38.8
Conservative Helen Sanders 788 33.2
Conservative Roger Bennett 785 33.1
Green Stuart Davies 290 12.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Killworth 159 6.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough 158 6.7
Turnout 2,382 33.2
Registered electors 7,165
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Matchborough & Woodrow

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Matchborough & Woodrow Ward (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Spilsbury* 888 49.8
Labour James Fardoe 860 48.2
Labour Paul Wren 819 45.9
Conservative Emma Marshall 543 30.5
Conservative Theo Ellinas 537 30.1
Conservative Nathan Winter 423 23.7
Independent Juliet Brunner 358 20.1
Green Kath Manning 214 12.0
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas 141 7.9
Liberal Democrats Andy Thompson 96 5.4
Turnout 1,791 23.6
Registered electors 7,586
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

North

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North Ward (3)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Hartnett* 1,027 47.9
Labour Monica Stringfellow* 1,021 47.6
Labour Sid Khan* 929 43.3
Conservative Karen Ashley* 886 41.3
Conservative Mike Chalk 734 34.2
Conservative Kerry Simons 639 29.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Tomes 261 12.2
Green Jo Heaselgrave 204 9.5
Turnout 2,161 30.5
Registered electors 7,094
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Webheath & Callow Hill

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Webheath & Callow Hill Ward (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Dormer* 1,101 43.7
Conservative Gemma Monaco* 994 39.5
Green Claire Davies 948 37.7
Conservative Salman Akbar* 886 35.2
Green Margot Bish 859 34.1
Green Sharon Howard 603 24.0
Labour Hannah McGahan 541 21.5
Labour Monica Fry 482 19.1
Labour Mark Harvey 470 18.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Gee 125 5.0
Turnout 2,533 35.5
Registered electors 7,134
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Winyates

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Winyates Ward (3)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rita Rogers 949 43.8
Labour Jen Snape 946 43.6
Labour Alan Mason 941 43.4
Conservative Luke Court* 890 41.0
Conservative Amanda Canning 880 40.6
Conservative Julian Grubb 797 36.7
Green Clare Beckhelling 318 14.7
Liberal Democrats John Marsh 247 11.4
Turnout 2,183 32.1
Registered electors 6,810
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Notes

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  1. ^ Renamed Batchley and Brockhill in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Redditch Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Tories lose control of Worcester and Wyre Forest, Labour gain Redditch". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Local elections 2018: Tories gain control of Redditch council". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "The Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/654, retrieved 25 March 2024
  5. ^ "The Borough of Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2986, retrieved 25 March 2024
  6. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Redditch Borough Council. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Redditch Labour councillor defects to Lib Dems ahead of May election". Redditch Standard. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Labour takes Redditch for first time since 2018". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ Asokan, Shyamantha; Pearson, James (21 May 2024). "Library demolition halted by new council leader". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Astwood-Bank-Feckenham-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Batchley-Brockhill-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Central-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Greenlands-and-Lakeside-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Headless-Cross-Oakenshaw-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Matchborough-Woodrow-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  16. ^ "North Declaration of results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Webheath-Callow-Hill-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Winyates-Declaration-of-results.pdf" (PDF). www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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