2018 Redditch Borough Council election

The 2018 Redditch Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council in England.^[1] The Conservatives won control of the council from Labour with 17 seats, compared to 12 for Labour and 0 for the UKIP.^[2]

2018 Redditch Borough Council election

← 2016 3 May 2018 2019 →
Third of the council, 10 seats 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Juliet Brunner Bill Hartnett Paul Swansborough Party Conservative Labour UKIP Leader's seat Matchborough Church Hill Winyates (lost re-election) Last election 13 15 1 Seats after 17 12 0 Seat change 4 3 1 Popular vote 7,379 6,665 1,324 Percentage 43.98% 39.73% 7.89%
2018 local election results in Redditch
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Conservative

Background

Redditch Borough Council was one of the smallest councils in England to hold elections in 2018 and ten of its 29 councillors were up for election.^[3] The election came with the Labour majority council being under criticism for "controversial" proposals for four new 'quarters' of Redditch, the demolition of the library and police station and the relocation of the borough's civic headquarters.^[4]

Three sitting councillors did not seek re-election at this election (1 Labour, 2 Conservatives).^[4]

The Conservatives ultimately gained four seats to take their total to 17 and which meant that they took control of the council, the only example of a direct change of power from Labour to Conservatives at these elections. Labour lost three seats while UKIP lost its last remaining councillor in the Winyates ward. The result also meant that Labour no longer controlled any local authority in Worcestershire.^[5]

Results summary

Redditch Local Election Result 2018

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12	0	3	-3	41.0	39.73	6,665
	Conservative	17	4	0	+4	59.0	43.98	7,379
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.20	873
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.19	536
	UKIP	0	0	1	-1	0.0	7.89	1,324

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey Ward ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Grubb	767	46.3
	Labour	Nayab Patel	687	41.5
	Liberal Democrats	Russel Taylor	95	5.7
	UKIP	Sandra Swansborough	52	3.1
	Green	Gabby Hemming	50	3.0
Majority			80	4.83
Turnout			1,655	37.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Craig Warhurst	1,077	65.4
	Labour	David McDonald	376	22.8
	Green	Simon Venables	136	8.3
	UKIP	Bernard Pritchard	59	3.6
Majority			701
Turnout			1,649	35.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Batchley & Brockhill

Batchley & Brockhill Ward ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gemma Monaco	809	46.9
	Labour	Natalie Brooks	777	45.0
	UKIP	Melvin Haigh	71	4.1
	Green	Steven Pound	68	3.9
Majority			32
Turnout			1,727	29.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Central

Central Ward ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debbie Chance	883	60.8
	Conservative	Kurt Warhurst	376	25.9
	Green	Rachel Wardell	71	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Thomas	63	4.3
	UKIP	Jim Swansborough	60	4.1
Majority			507
Turnout			1,457	33.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Church Hill

Church Hill Ward ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Rouse	766	42.56	19.60
	Labour	Nina Wood-Ford	765	42.50	9.89
	UKIP	Kathy Haslam	128	7.11	−28.15
	Liberal Democrats	David Gee	87	4.83
	Green	Robert Wardell	54	3.00
Majority			1
Turnout			1,802	31.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.74

Crabbs Cross

Crabbs Cross Ward ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Salman Akbar	737	50.0
	Labour	Monica Fry	398	27.0
	Green	Claire Davies	133	9.0
	UKIP	Chris Harrison	130	8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Gee	75	5.1
Majority			339
Turnout			1,476	33.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Greenlands

Greenlands Ward ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wanda King	762	47.8
	Conservative	David Checkley	556	34.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Pitt	108	6.8
	UKIP	Scott Preston	95	6.0
	Green	Rylma White	74	4.6
Majority			206
Turnout			1,598	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanne Beecham	1,128	51.0
	Labour	Phil Berry	780	35.3
	UKIP	Trevor Magner	151	6.8
	Green	Alistair Waugh	151	6.8
Majority			348
Turnout			2,216	34.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lodge Park

Lodge Park Ward ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fry	610	55.5
	Conservative	Nicolas Houslip	306	27.8
	UKIP	Trevor Blake	85	7.7
	Green	Kevin White	56	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Webster	42	3.8
Majority			304
Turnout			1,099	29.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Winyates

Winyates Ward ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Lovell	857	40.4
	Labour	Jim Heaney	627	29.5
	UKIP	Paul Swansborough	493	23.2
	Green	Angela Day	80	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hans Windheuser	66	3.1
Majority			230
Turnout			2,127	35.2
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

External links

• Redditch local elections
• Redditch Borough Council
• 2018 United Kingdom local elections