Wyre Forest District Council elections explained

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]

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.[3] [4] The number of councillors was reduced from 42 to 33 for the 2015 election.[2]

YearConservativeLabourIndependentHealth ConcernUK Independence PartyLiberalLiberal DemocratsGreenVacantNotes
1990[7] 101630001300
1991[8] 82130001000District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9] [10] [11]
1992[12] 92110001100
1994[13] 81810001500
1995[14] 62010001500
1996[15] 3262003800
1998[16] 4281003600
1999[17] [18] 5185703400
2000[19] 51101903400
2002[20] 6522105211
2003[21] 9411907200
20041941808200New ward boundaries[22]
2006[23] 1842907200
2007[24] 18321007200
2008[25] 22201006200
2010[26] 2331805200
2011[27] 2463405000
2012[28] 2082804000
2014[29] 1594752000
2015[30] 2333211000New ward boundaries[31]
2016[32] 2243200200
2018[33] 2143200300
2019[34] 14258003 00
2023[35] 204600021

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[36] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Broadwater12 December 1996
Oldington and Foley Park16 October 1997
Oldington and Foley Park by-election3 December 1998
Chaddesley by-election18 February 1999
Sutton Park by-election13 June 2002
Aggborough and Spennells by-election27 October 2005
Lickhill by-election10 September 2009
Areley Kings by-election10 December 2009
Blakebrook and Habberley South by-election24 September 2015
Mitton by-election4 May 2017
Bewdley and Rock by-election20 September 2018
Franche and Habberley North by-election30 November 2021
Franche and Habberley North by-election16 June 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: When do elections take place? . Wyre Forest District Council . 19 September 2022.
  2. News: Record numbers register for postal vote. Bate. Gema. 22 April 2015. The Shuttle. 8 May 2015.
  3. News: Wyre Forest council. 12 June 2004. BBC News Online. 14 April 2015.
  4. News: Deadline to register to vote closing soon. Bate. Gema. 2 April 2015. The Shuttle. 8 May 2015.
  5. The District of Wyre Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1495)
  6. The Hereford and Worcester (Areas) Order 1985
  7. News: Local election results. 5 May 1990. The Times. NewsBank.
  8. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. 4 May 1991. The Times. NewsBank.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. News: Local election results 1992. 9 May 1992. The Times. NewsBank.
  13. News: Non Metropolitan Districts - Local elections. 7 May 1994. The Times. NewsBank. 9.
  14. News: Complete list of results from thursday's council elections. 6 May 1995. The Times. NewsBank.
  15. News: Complete list of results. 4 May 1996. The Times. NewsBank. 8.
  16. News: Local Elections results. 9 May 1998. The Times. NewsBank. 46.
  17. News: How the nations voted. 8 May 1999. The Times. NewsBank. 48.
  18. News: Pressure group's gain - In brief. 8 May 1999. The Times. NewsBank. 21.
  19. News: Hospital Gives Healthy Majority: Labour Pushed Out By Campaigners' Success. Walker. Jonathan. 6 May 2000. Birmingham Post. NewsBank. 5.
  20. News: Election results - Local Elections. 4 May 2002. The Times. NewsBank. 16.
  21. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 14 April 2015.
  22. si. The District of Wyre Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. 2002. 2985. 19 September 2022.
  23. News: Local elections: Wyre Forest. 5 May 2006. BBC News Online. 14 April 2015.
  24. News: Wyre Forest. 4 May 2007. BBC News Online. 14 April 2015.
  25. News: Wyre Forest. 2 May 2008. BBC News Online. 14 April 2015.
  26. News: Wyre Forest. 7 May 2010. BBC News Online. 14 April 2015.
  27. News: Local authority elections: England. 7 May 2011. The Guardian. NewsBank.
  28. News: Election results 2012: Non-Metro. 5 May 2012. The Guardian. NewsBank.
  29. News: Results Elections 2014. 24 May 2014. The Times. NewsBank. 88–89.
  30. News: Wyre Forest Tories tighten grip on council. 10 June 2015. Evesham Journal. 10 June 2015.
  31. si. The Wyre Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. 2015. 70. 19 September 2022.
  32. News: Wyre Forest District Council election results: Full breakdown . 6 May 2016. Express and Star. 8 May 2019.
  33. News: Wyre Forest District Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505193910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c95egxg00kpt/wyre-forest-district-council. dead. 3 May 2018. BBC News. 5 May 2018.
  34. News: Wyre Forest District Council. 2 May 2019. BBC News. 8 May 2019.
  35. News: Wyre Forest result - Local Elections 2023 . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-05-07.
  36. Web site: Local Authority Byelection Results. 15 April 2015.

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