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][3]

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.[4][5] The number of councillors was reduced from 42 to 33 for the 2015 election.[2]

Year Conservative Labour Independent Health Concern UK Independence Party Liberal Liberal Democrats Green Vacant Notes
1990[8] 10 16 3 0 0 0 13 0 0
1991[9] 8 21 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10][11][12]
1992[13] 9 21 1 0 0 0 11 0 0
1994[14] 8 18 1 0 0 0 15 0 0
1995[15] 6 20 1 0 0 0 15 0 0
1996[16] 3 26 2 0 0 3 8 0 0
1998[17] 4 28 1 0 0 3 6 0 0
1999[18][19] 5 18 5 7 0 3 4 0 0
2000[20] 5 11 0 19 0 3 4 0 0
2002[21] 6 5 2 21 0 5 2 1 1
2003[22] 9 4 1 19 0 7 2 0 0
2004[4] 19 4 1 8 0 8 2 0 0 New ward boundaries[23]
2006[24] 18 4 2 9 0 7 2 0 0
2007[25] 18 3 2 10 0 7 2 0 0
2008[26] 22 2 0 10 0 6 2 0 0
2010[27] 23 3 1 8 0 5 2 0 0
2011[28] 24 6 3 4 0 5 0 0 0
2012[29] 20 8 2 8 0 4 0 0 0
2014[30] 15 9 4 7 5 2 0 0 0
2015[31] 23 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[3]
2016[32] 22 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
2018[33] 21 4 3 2 0 0 3 0 0
2019[34] 14 2 5 8 0 0 3 0 0
2023[35] 20 4 6 0 0 0 2 1

District result maps

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
Broadwater 12 December 1996 Labour Labour
Oldington and Foley Park 16 October 1997 Labour Labour
Oldington and Foley Park by-election 3 December 1998 Liberal Democrats Labour
Chaddesley by-election 18 February 1999 Conservative Conservative
Sutton Park by-election 13 June 2002 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Aggborough and Spennells by-election 27 October 2005 Conservative Conservative
Lickhill by-election 10 September 2009 Health Concern Health Concern
Areley Kings by-election 10 December 2009 Conservative Labour
Blakebrook and Habberley South by-election 24 September 2015 Conservative Conservative
Mitton by-election 4 May 2017 Conservative Conservative
Bewdley and Rock by-election 20 September 2018 Conservative Conservative
Franche and Habberley North by-election 30 November 2021 Health Concern Conservative
Franche and Habberley North by-election 16 June 2022 Health Concern Conservative

References

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  2. ^ a b Bate, Gema (22 April 2015). "Record numbers register for postal vote". The Shuttle. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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  5. ^ Bate, Gema (2 April 2015). "Deadline to register to vote closing soon". The Shuttle. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ The District of Wyre Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1495)
  7. ^ The Hereford and Worcester (Areas) Order 1985
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  9. ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
  10. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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  29. ^ "Election results 2012: Non-Metro". The Guardian. NewsBank. 5 May 2012.
  30. ^ "Results Elections 2014". The Times. NewsBank. 24 May 2014. pp. 88–89.
  31. ^ "Wyre Forest Tories tighten grip on council". Evesham Journal. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  32. ^ "Wyre Forest District Council election results: Full breakdown". Express and Star. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  33. ^ "Wyre Forest District Council". BBC News. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018.
  34. ^ "Wyre Forest District Council". BBC News. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  35. ^ "Wyre Forest result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  36. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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