Bromsgrove District Council elections are held every four years. Bromsgrove District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 31 councillors are elected from 30 wards.[1]

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:[2][3]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1974–1995
Labour 1995–1999
Conservative 1999–2023
No overall control 2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1995 have been:[4]

Councillor Party From To
Nick Psirides Conservative May 1995
Trevor Porter[5] Labour May 1995 9 May 1999
Nick Psirides[6] Conservative May 1999 May 2002
Dennis Norton[7][8] Conservative May 2002 26 Sep 2005
Roger Hollingworth[9] Conservative 19 Oct 2005 14 May 2014
Margaret Sherrey[10] Conservative 14 May 2014 29 Jun 2016
Geoff Denaro Conservative 20 Jul 2016 22 May 2019
Karen May Conservative 22 May 2019

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Catshill By-Election 22 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam Collins 639 64.4 +27.2
Labour 353 35.6 -27.2
Majority 286 28.8
Turnout 992 20.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

Catshill By-Election 28 October 1999[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Len Boden 577 57.5 -9.0
Labour Gordon Witcomb 426 42.5 +9.0
Majority 151 15.0
Turnout 1,003 20.5
Conservative hold Swing
Whitford By-Election 16 December 1999[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Dent 343 51.1 +4.3
Labour Judy Marshall 314 43.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Mihailovic 39 5.4 -7.4
Majority 55 7.6
Turnout 696 16.0
Conservative hold Swing
Furlongs By-Election 13 April 2000[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janice Boswell 574 78.4 +3.8
Labour Anthony Zalin 158 21.6 -3.8
Majority 416 56.8
Turnout 732 22.0
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Sidemoor By-Election 19 February 2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Athol Deakin 549 52.3 -7.9
Independent Angela Hadley 349 33.3 +33.3
Conservative Sally Harfield 151 14.4 -25.4
Majority 200 19.0
Turnout 1,049 27.0
Labour hold Swing
Slideslow By-Election 9 December 2004[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Selway 435 47.2 +14.8
Conservative Sheila Blagg 207 22.5 -25.2
Independent David Pardoe 165 17.9 +17.9
Labour Elaine Shannon 114 12.4 -7.5
Majority 228 24.7
Turnout 921 23.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wythall South By-Election 6 April 2006[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Duddy 526 71.1 +38.1
Independent Nigel Huggins 165 22.3 -44.7
Labour Christopher Bloore 49 6.6 +6.6
Majority 361 48.8
Turnout 740 38.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2007-2011

Slideslow By-Election 28 February 2008[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Campbell 372 33.9 -11.9
Independent Dean Smith 317 28.8 +15.7
Labour Christopher Bloore 304 27.7 +27.7
UKIP Dale Carter 104 9.5 +9.5
Majority 55 5.0
Turnout 1,097 28.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marlbrook By-Election 16 December 2010[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ruck 284 35.0 -27.7
Labour Martin Knight 236 29.1 -8.2
Independent Charlie Bateman 138 17.0 +17.0
UKIP Steven Morson 68 8.4 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Janet King 67 8.3 +8.3
Green Peter Harvey 14 1.7 +1.7
Independent Kenneth Wheatley 4 0.5 +0.5
Majority 48 5.9
Turnout 811
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Norton By-Election 19 January 2017[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Webb 219 43.2 -16.6
Labour Rory Shannon 186 36.7 +7.1
UKIP Adrian Smart 82 16.2 +16.2
Green Michelle Baker 20 3.9 -6.6
Majority 33 6.5
Turnout 507
Conservative hold Swing
Alvechurch Village By-Election 8 June 2017[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kate van der Plank 893 51.0 +51.0
Conservative Luisa Nixon 583 33.3 -12.3
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Hughes 175 10.0 +10.0
Independent Kenneth Wheatley 99 5.7 +5.7
Majority 310 17.7
Turnout 1,750
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  22. ^ "Whitford ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.[dead link]
  23. ^ "Furlongs ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.[dead link]
  24. ^ "Sidemoor ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.[dead link]
  25. ^ "Slideslow ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 9 June 2009.[dead link]
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  31. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alvechurch Village Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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