2019 Wyre Forest District Council election explained
| Election Name: | 2019 Wyre Forest District Council election |
| Country: | Worcestershire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Wyre Forest District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Wyre Forest District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | All 33 seats to Wyre Forest District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 23 seats, 41.2% |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,827 |
| Percentage1: | 31.6% |
| Swing1: | 9.6% |
| Party2: | Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern |
| Last Election2: | 2 seats, 12.9% |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,763 |
| Percentage2: | 17.3% |
| Swing2: | 4.4% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 5.1% |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,983 |
| Percentage3: | 10.6% |
| Swing3: | 5.5% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 8.6% |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,919 |
| Percentage4: | 10.5% |
| Swing4: | 1.9% |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 4 seats, 26.5% |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 9,053 |
| Percentage5: | 16.1% |
| Swing5: | 10.4% |
| Party6: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election6: | 0 seats, 3.9% |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 4,325 |
| Percentage6: | 7.7% |
| Swing6: | 3.8% |
| Council control |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | No overall control |
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.
Background
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]
Summary
Election result
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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.
Council Composition
Before the election
See main article: 2018 Wyre Forest District Council election.
| 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Conservatives | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Independent Community and Health Concern | |
After the election
| 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservatives | Independent Community and Health Concern | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | |
Ward results
Aggborough & Spennells
Helen Elizabeth Dyke, Peter Dyke and John Cedric Aston were elected.[3]
Areley Kings & Riverside
Claire June Barnett, John William Roland Thomas and Ken Henderson were elected.[4]
Bewdley & Rock
Anna Coleman, Calne Elaine Edinton-White and Roger Hugh Coleman were elected.[5]
Blakebrook & Habberley South
Tracey Onslow, Vicky Caulfield and Leigh Andrew John Robert Whitehouse.[6]
Broadwaters
Mary Alice Rayner, Peter Winston Montgomery Young and Sarah Elizabeth Nicole Rook were elected.[7]
Foley Park & Hoobrook
Nathan John Desmond, Sally Jane Chambers and Nicky Gale were elected.[8]
Franche & Habberley North
Susie Griffiths, Graham William Ballinger and Anna Louise L'Huillier were elected.[9]
Lickhill
Dixon Raynong Sheppard was elected.[10]
Mitton
Nicky Martin, Chris Rogers and Berenice Susan Dawes were elected.[11]
Offmore & Comberton
Frances Mary Oborski, Shazu Miah and Alan John Totty were elected.[12]
Wribbenhall & Arley
Paul Harrison and John Frederick Byng were elected.[13]
Wyre Forest Rural
Ian David Hardiman, Marcus John Hart and Lisa Joan Jones were elected.[14]
By-elections between 2019 and 2023
David Ross was electedBen Brookes was elected
References
- Web site: Election of District Councillors - Summary. Council. Wyre Forest District. www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk. 2019-12-02.
- Web site: Wyre Forest local election results: Tories suffer losses but remain in control. Madeley. Peter. www.expressandstar.com. en. 2019-12-13.
- Web site: Declaration of result for Aggborough & Spennells 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 4 December 2019. 4 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204144615/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434948/DECLARATION-OF-RESULT-Aggborough-Spennells.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Declaration of result for Arley Kings and Riverside 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre forest District Council. 6 December 2019. 6 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206124437/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434933/Arley-Kings-and-Riverside.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Deceleration of result for Bewdley & Rock 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 7 December 2019. 7 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191207155527/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434936/Bewdley-and-Rock.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Deceleration of result for Blakebrook & Habberley South 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 8 December 2019. 8 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191208204601/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434954/DeCLARATION-OF-RESULT-Blakebrook-Habberley-South.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Deceleration of result for Broadwaters 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 9 December 2019. 9 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209190428/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434957/DeCLARATION-OF-RESULT-Broadwaters.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Deceleration of result of Foley Park & Hoobrook 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 10 December 2019. 10 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210143431/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434975/Foley-Park-and-Hoobrook.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Full Results For The Election of District Councillors. Council. Wyre Forest District. www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk. 2019-12-11. 2019-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018173536/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/the-council/elections-and-voting/election-results/2019-results-breakdown/district-results-summary/district-results-full.aspx#Franche%20and%20Habberley%20North. dead.
- Web site: Declaration of result of Lickhill 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 11 December 2019. 11 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211132556/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434963/DECLARATION-OF-RESULT-Lickhill.pdf. dead.
- Web site: "Deceleration of result for Mitton 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 11 December 2019. 26 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126122105/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434978/Mitton.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Declaration of result for Offmore & Comberton result 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213020443/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434966/deCLARATION-OF-RESULT-Offmore-Comberton.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Deceleration of result for Wribbenhall & Arley 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District elections. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213101107/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4434972/DECLARATION-OF-RESULT-Wribbenhall-Arley.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Deceleration of result for Wyre Forest Rural 2019. 2 May 2019. Wyre Forest District Council. 13 December 2019. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213105537/https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/4435002/Wyre-Forest-Rural.pdf. dead.
