Redditch Borough Council elections
# Redditch Borough Council elections

Redditch Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Redditch Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 29 councillors are elected from 12 wards.

## Political control

From 1894 to 1974 the town of Redditch was governed by an urban district council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 Redditch became a non-metropolitan district, retaining the same boundaries as the old urban district, but with significantly different powers. The first elections to the new 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:

| Party in control | Years |
| - | - |
| Labour | 1974–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1983 |
| Labour | 1983–2002 |
| No overall control | 2002–2004 |
| Labour | 2004–2006 |
| No overall control | 2006–2008 |
| Conservative | 2008–2012 |
| Labour | 2012–2018 |
| Conservative | 2018–present |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2008 have been:

| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| Carol Gandy | Conservative | pre-2008 | 21 May 2012 |
| Bill Hartnett | Labour | 21 May 2012 | 21 May 2018 |
| Matthew Dormer | Conservative | 21 May 2018 | |

## Council elections

* 1973 Redditch District Council election
* 1976 Redditch District Council election
* 1979 Redditch District Council election
* 1983 Redditch Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1984 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1986 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1987 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1988 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1990 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1991 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1992 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1994 Redditch Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1996 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1998 Redditch Borough Council election
* 1999 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2000 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2002 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2003 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2004 Redditch Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2006 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2007 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2008 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2010 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2011 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2012 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2014 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2015 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2016 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2018 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2019 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2021 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2022 Redditch Borough Council election
* 2023 Redditch Borough Council election

## By-election results

### 1973-1996

Town Centre By-Election 15 May 1975 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | W W Hodge | 712 | |
| | Conservative | Mrs E Little | 705 | |
| | Liberal | Susan Spargo | 287 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,704 | 76.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 1997-2007

West By-Election 13 March 1997 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Karen Lumley | 857 | 45.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Timney | 855 | 45.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Cummings | 122 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Dave Glover | 40 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,874 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

Batchley By-Election 3 July 1997 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jack Cookson | 634 | 85.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Juilet Brummer | 86 | 11.6 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Dave Glover | 23 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 73.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 743 | 14.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Lodge Park By-Election 3 July 1997 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Andrew Fry | 455 | 60.5 | -1.6 |
| | Conservative | Kath Banks | 219 | 29.1 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Hicks | 70 | 9.3 | -1.2 |
| | Green | Richard Armstrong | 8 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752 | 16.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Greenlands By-Election 2 April 1998 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Helen Cartwright | 586 | 53.9 | -1.2 |
| | Conservative | David Chart | 398 | 36.6 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Pitt | 103 | 9.5 | -5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Crabbs Cross & Rural By-Election 3 April 2003 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jack Field | 843 | 55.7 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Timney | 532 | 35.2 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ashall | 138 | 9.1 | -3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2008-2018

Batchley By-Election 17 July 2008 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brenda Quinney | 630 | 39.0 | -12.4 |
| | Labour | Greg Chance | 539 | 33.4 | -4.3 |
| | BNP | Maurice Field | 299 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russel Taylor | 121 | 7.5 | -3.4 |
| | Independent | Orion Moon | 25 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,614 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Central By-Election 26 March 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Greg Chance | 700 | 51.3 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Terry Spencer | 511 | 37.4 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 84 | 6.2 | -3.5 |
| | Green | Kevin White | 36 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Richard Armstrong | 34 | 2.5 | -4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 23.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw By-Election 26 March 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gay Hopkins | 764 | 48.2 | -14.7 |
| | Labour | Pattie Hill | 502 | 31.7 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stanley | 162 | 10.2 | -3.7 |
| | Green | Alistair Waugh | 113 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Isabel Armstrong | 45 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 | 23.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Church Hill By-Election 14 July 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Nina Wood-Ford | 600 | 43.9 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Haslam | 339 | 24.8 | +2.2 |
| | UKIP | Len Harris | 332 | 24.3 | -10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 40 | 2.9 | -1.2 |
| | Green | Lee Bradley | 34 | 2.5 | -1.7 |
| | Independent | Isabel Armstrong | 13 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Agnieszka Wiecek | 9 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,367 | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### 2019-2029

Headless Cross and Oakenshaw By-Election 1 September 2022 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Juliet Barker Smith | 767 | 41.9 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Helen Sanders | 686 | 37.5 | -25.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough | 274 | 15.0 | +9.3 |
| | Green | Alistair Waugh | 102 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
