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The 2019 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. [1] They were held on the same day as other local elections.
At the previous election, the Conservative Party had control with 21 councillors with the closest party being the Labour Party who had 4 councillors. [2]
2019 Wyre Forest District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 27 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 42.4 | 31.6 | 17,827 | –9.6 | |
Health Concern | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24.2 | 17.3 | 9,763 | +4.4 | |
Independent | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 5,983 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 5,919 | +1.9 | |
Labour | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.1 | 16.1 | 9,053 | –10.4 | |
Green | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 4,325 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3,491 | +4.4 |
The Conservatives lost their majority by losing 7 councillors taking their number to 14, while Health Concern and independent councillors made substantial gains while Labour halved their number of councillors from 4 to 2. Vicky Caulfield was the only Green Party Councillor to be elected in the district.
Following the elections, a coalition was formed between the Independent Health Concern, Independents, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Green councillors.
21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Conservatives | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Independent Community and Health Concern |
14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Conservatives | Independent Community and Health Concern | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Helen Elizabeth Dyke* | 1,583 | 67.5 | ||
Independent | Peter Dyke* | 1,455 | 62.0 | ||
Independent | John Cedric Aston* | 1,277 | 54.5 | ||
Conservative | Tony Andrew Muir | 476 | 20.3 | ||
Health Concern | Keith Roderick Robertson | 398 | 17.0 | ||
Green | Maxine Elizabeth Watkins | 322 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | George Price | 262 | 11.2 | ||
UKIP | Warren Gregory Rogers | 256 | 10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,345 | 36.14 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Helen Elizabeth Dyke, Peter Dyke and John Cedric Aston were elected. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Health Concern | Claire June Barnett | 724 | 37.7 | ||
Health Concern | John William Roland Thomas | 724 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | Ken Henderson* | 608 | 31.7 | ||
Conservative | Lin Henderson* | 564 | 29.4 | ||
Conservative | Gary Martyn Talbot | 507 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | Vi Higgs | 473 | 24.6 | ||
Labour | Cliff Brewer | 398 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | Rob Lloyd | 395 | 20.6 | ||
UKIP | Nick Jolly | 328 | 17.1 | ||
Green | Luke Thomas Clasper | 300 | 15.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anita Ellen Beavis | 99 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,920 | 30.22 | |||
Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Health Concern gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Claire June Barnett, John William Roland Thomas and Ken Henderson were elected. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anna Coleman | 969 | 39.8 | ||
Independent | Calne Elaine Edinton-White | 947 | 38.9 | ||
Conservative | Roger Hugh Coleman | 866 | 35.6 | ||
Conservative | Becky Vale | 852 | 35.0 | ||
Labour | Rod Stanczyszyn | 821 | 33.7 | ||
UKIP | Paul Stephen Rogers | 428 | 17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,436 | 35.78 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anna Coleman, Calne Elaine Edinton-White and Roger Hugh Coleman were elected. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tracey Onslow | 752 | 39.9 | ||
Green | Vicky Caulfield | 645 | 34.2 | ||
Labour | Leigh Andrew John Robert Whitehouse | 636 | 33.7 | ||
Conservative | Juliet Denise Smith* | 599 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative | John Arthur Hart | 577 | 30.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Eric Hollyoak | 497 | 26.4 | ||
UKIP | George Anthony Connolly | 393 | 20.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,885 | 28.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Tracey Onslow, Vicky Caulfield and Leigh Andrew John Robert Whitehouse. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mary Alice Rayner* | 721 | 40.3 | ||
Health Concern | Peter Winston Montgomery Young | 682 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Sarah Elizabeth Nicole Rook | 481 | 26.9 | ||
Labour | Gareth David Webster | 461 | 25.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Abdur Rizan Razzak | 375 | 21.0 | ||
UKIP | Bill Hopkins | 370 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Steve Walker | 365 | 20.4 | ||
Green | Anita Ostrowski | 332 | 18.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clare Ramona Cassidy | 304 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Ford | 227 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,788 | 27.21 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Health Concern hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |
Mary Alice Rayner, Peter Winston Montgomery Young and Sarah Elizabeth Nicole Rook were elected. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nathan John Desmond* | 788 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | Sally Jane Chambers* | 728 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | Nicky Gale | 647 | 33.6 | ||
Health Concern | Sue Meekings | 625 | 32.4 | ||
Green | Dave Finch | 404 | 21.0 | ||
UKIP | Craig Ashley Leonard | 375 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | John Beckingham | 328 | 17.0 | ||
Labour | Gerald Crumpton | 299 | 15.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Stanley Beavis | 288 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leia Rachel Devon Beavis | 235 | 12.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Heidi Ruth Worth | 226 | 11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,928 | 26.30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Nathan John Desmond, Sally Jane Chambers and Nicky Gale were elected. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Health Concern | Susie Griffiths | 956 | 42.6 | ||
Health Concern | Graham William Ballinger | 890 | 39.7 | ||
Health Concern | Anna Louise L'Huillier | 651 | 29.0 | ||
Labour | Nigel Knowles* | 628 | 28.0 | ||
Conservative | Mike Cheeseman | 628 | 28.0 | ||
Conservative | David Richard Ross | 536 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | Mary Clive McDonnell | 502 | 22.4 | ||
UKIP | Tony Whitmore | 338 | 15.1 | ||
Green | Brett Raymond Caulfield | 318 | 14.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Yasha Walker | 311 | 13.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,243 | 29.81 | |||
Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Health Concern gain from Labour | Swing |
Susie Griffiths, Graham William Ballinger and Anna Louise L'Huillier were elected. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Health Concern | Dixon Raymond Sheppard | 263 | 37.2 | ||
Conservative | David Little* | 241 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | Carol Gwyneth Warren | 109 | 15.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Pratt | 63 | 8.9 | ||
Green | Nick Atkinson | 31 | 4.4 | ||
Turnout | 707 | 33.21 | |||
Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing |
Dixon Raynong Sheppard was elected. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Health Concern | Nicky Martin | 1,013 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Chris Rogers* | 662 | 34.5 | ||
Conservative | Berenice Susan Dawes | 647 | 33.7 | ||
Conservative | Howard Stuart Williams | 514 | 26.8 | ||
Green | Phil Oliver | 426 | 22.2 | ||
Labour | Jackie Griffiths | 411 | 21.4 | ||
Labour | Jill Hawes | 399 | 20.8 | ||
Labour | Daniel Colin Rees | 365 | 19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Louise Akathiotis | 225 | 11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,920 | 26.65 | |||
Health Concern gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Nicky Martin, Chris Rogers and Berenice Susan Dawes were elected. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Frances Mary Oborski* | 1,183 | 56.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Shazu Miah | 960 | 45.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan John Totty | 926 | 44.3 | ||
UKIP | Dave Field | 482 | 23.1 | ||
Conservative | Kevin George Gale | 429 | 20.5 | ||
Labour | Nick Savage | 394 | 18.9 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Francis Viner | 384 | 18.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,090 | 28.67 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Health Concern | Swing |
Frances Mary Oborski, Shazu Miah and Alan John Totty were elected. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Harrison | 648 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | John Frederick Byng | 631 | 40.9 | ||
Health Concern | Liz Davies | 561 | 36.3 | ||
Green | Megan Jane Williams | 397 | 25.7 | ||
Labour | Dan Crampton | 392 | 25.4 | ||
UKIP | Christopher Robert Wood | 205 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,544 | 36.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Paul Harrison and John Frederick Byng were elected. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian David Hardiman* | 1,136 | 42.1 | ||
Conservative | Marcus John Hart* | 1,115 | 41.3 | ||
Conservative | Lisa Joan Jones | 958 | 35.5 | ||
Health Concern | Adrian Mark Carlos | 881 | 32.7 | ||
Health Concern | Vince Smith MBE | 777 | 28.8 | ||
Health Concern | Harry Kenelm Dakeyne Grove | 618 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | Chris Nicholls | 520 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | David Paul Jones | 484 | 17.9 | ||
Green | Kate Spohrer | 423 | 15.7 | ||
UKIP | Steven Harrington | 316 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | Barry Mcfarland | 295 | 10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,698 | 37.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ian David Hardiman, Marcus John Hart and Lisa Joan Jones were elected. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Ross | 564 | 40.9 | +21.1 | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles | 372 | 27.0 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Walker | 245 | 17.8 | +8.0 | |
Independent | Doug Hine | 198 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 192 | 13.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,379 | ||||
Conservative gain from Health Concern | Swing |
David Ross was elected
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ben Brookes | 826 | 45.2 | ||
Labour | Kate Sewell | 656 | 35.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Walker | 347 | 19.0 | ||
Majority | 170 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,835 | 24.51 | |||
Conservative gain from Health Concern | Swing |
Ben Brookes was elected