Election Name: | 2023 Redditch Borough Council election |
Country: | Worcestershire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2022 Redditch Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2022 |
Next Election: | 2024 Redditch Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Seats For Election: | 10 out of 29 seats on Redditch Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 15 |
Leader1: | Matthew Dormer |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 43.9% |
Seats Before1: | 19 |
Seats After1: | 16 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,286 |
Percentage1: | 38.8% |
Leader2: | Joe Baker[1] |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 7 seats, 43.0% |
Seats Before2: | 8 |
Seats After2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 7,098 |
Percentage2: | 43.8% |
Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election4: | 1 seat, 7.6% |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 0 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 1,317 |
Percentage4: | 8.1% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 3.4% |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 332 |
Percentage5: | 2.0% |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Matthew Dormer |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Matthew Dormer |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 2023 Redditch Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. There were 10 of the 29 seats on the council up for election, being the usual nominal third of the council. The Conservatives retained control of the council.[3]
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. Since this set of seats was last contested in 2019, two councillors defected from the Conservative Party: David Thain to the Green Party[4] and Juliet Brunner to sit as an independent.[5] These two councillors were up for re-election, but failed to be re-elected.
The Conservative Party lost an additional 4 seats at this election, but held 4 seats, and gained back the West ward from the Green Party.
The Labour Party held Greenlands and gained 5 seats, with 4 from the Conservatives, and Matchborough from the Independent.
This election saw the mayor, Ann Isherwood, lose her seat to 18-year-old James Fardoe.[6] The deputy mayor, Tom Baker-Price, also lost his seat.
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[7]
In January 2024 Kerrie Miles defected from Labour to the Liberal Democrats.[8]