Wyre Forest District Council elections

Wyre Forest District Council elections are held every four years.[1] Wyre Forest District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, England. Prior to 2019 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 33 councillors have been elected from 12 wards.[2][3]

Map showing the composition of Wyre Forest District Council after the 2015 election. Conservatives in blue, Health Concern in pink, independents in light grey, Liberal Democrats in amber, Labour in red and Greens in green.

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[4][5][6][7][8]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1976
Conservative1976–1979
No overall control1979–1996
Labour1996–1999
No overall control1999–2002
Health Concern2002–2002
No overall control2002–2008
Conservative2008–2009
No overall control2009–2010
Conservative2010–2012
No overall control2012–2015
Conservative2015–2019
No overall control2019–2023
Conservative2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:[9][10]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Graham Smith[11] Labour19741975
Malcolm Cooper[12] Conservative19751979
Anthony Batchelor[13] Liberal1979May 1983
Graham Ballinger[14] Conservative19831984
Anthony Batchelor Liberal19841985
Mike Oborski Liberal19851986
Gilbert Edwards Liberal19861989
Jamie Shaw[15] Labour19891994
Jane Bonnick[16][17] Liberal Democrats1994Oct 1995
Jamie Shaw[18][19] Labour19961999
(no leader)19992000
Mike Oborski[20][21] Liberal200015 May 2002
Liz Davies[22] Health Concern15 May 200214 May 2003
Howard Martin[23] Health Concern14 May 200313 Jun 2004
Stephen Clee Conservative30 Jun 200416 May 2007
John Campion Conservative16 May 20072 Apr 2014
Marcus Hart Conservative2 Apr 201422 May 2019
Graham Ballinger Health Concern22 May 201912 May 2021
Helen Dyke[16] Independent12 May 2021

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 and 2015 elections, leading to the whole council bring elected in those years.[24][25] The number of councillors was reduced from 42 to 33 for the 2015 election.[2]

  • 1973 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1975 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1976 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1978 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1979 Wyre Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)[26]
  • 1980 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1982 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1983 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1984 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1986 Wyre Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[27]
  • 1987 Wyre Forest District Council election
  • 1988 Wyre Forest District Council election
Year Conservative Labour Independent Health Concern UK Independence Party Liberal Liberal Democrats Green Vacant Notes
1990[28] 10 16 3 0 0 0 13 0 0
1991[29] 8 21 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[30][31][32]
1992[33] 9 21 1 0 0 0 11 0 0
1994[34] 8 18 1 0 0 0 15 0 0
1995[35] 6 20 1 0 0 0 15 0 0
1996[36] 3 26 2 0 0 3 8 0 0
1998[37] 4 28 1 0 0 3 6 0 0
1999[38][39] 5 18 5 7 0 3 4 0 0
2000[40] 5 11 0 19 0 3 4 0 0
2002[41] 6 5 2 21 0 5 2 1 1
2003[42] 9 4 1 19 0 7 2 0 0
2004[24] 19 4 1 8 0 8 2 0 0 New ward boundaries[43]
2006[44] 18 4 2 9 0 7 2 0 0
2007[45] 18 3 2 10 0 7 2 0 0
2008[46] 22 2 0 10 0 6 2 0 0
2010[47] 23 3 1 8 0 5 2 0 0
2011[48] 24 6 3 4 0 5 0 0 0
2012[49] 20 8 2 8 0 4 0 0 0
2014[50] 15 9 4 7 5 2 0 0 0
2015[51] 23 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[3]
2016[52] 22 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
2018[53] 21 4 3 2 0 0 3 0 0
2019[54] 14 2 5 8 0 0 3 0 0
2023[55] 20 4 6 2 1

District result maps
  • 2002 results map
    2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2004 results map
    2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
    2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
    2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[56] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Broadwater 12 December 1996 Labour Labour
Oldington and Foley Park 16 October 1997 Labour Labour
Oldington and Foley Park by-election 3 December 1998 Liberal Democrats Labour
Chaddesley by-election 18 February 1999 Conservative Conservative
Sutton Park by-election 13 June 2002 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Aggborough and Spennells by-election 27 October 2005 Conservative Conservative
Lickhill by-election 10 September 2009 Health Concern Health Concern
Areley Kings by-election 10 December 2009 Conservative Labour
Blakebrook and Habberley South by-election 24 September 2015 Conservative Conservative
Mitton by-election 4 May 2017 Conservative Conservative
Bewdley and Rock by-election 20 September 2018 Conservative Conservative
Franche and Habberley North by-election 30 November 2021 Health Concern Conservative
Franche and Habberley North by-election 16 June 2022 Health Concern Conservative

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