2023 English local election
2023 Wychavon District Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Worcestershire_flag.svg/50px-Worcestershire_flag.svg.png)
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All 43 seats to Wychavon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 32.5% |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Bradley Thomas | Margaret Rowley | Julie Tucker | Party | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Green | Last election | 36 seats, 53.5% | 6 seats, 25.7% | 2 seats, 8.2% | Seats before | 35 | 6 | 3 | Seats won | 29 | 7 | 6 | Seat change | 7 | 1 | 4 | Popular vote | 25,678 | 14,146 | 7,465 | Percentage | 46.6% | 25.7% | 13.6% | Swing | 6.9% | 0.0% | 5.4% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Labour | Independent | Last election | 0 seats, 6.1% | 1 seat, 6.1% | Seats before | 0 | 1 | Seats won | 1 | 0 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | Popular vote | 4,641 | 2,898 | Percentage | 8.4% | 5.3% | Swing | 2.3% | 0.8% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Wychavon_UK_ward_map_2023.svg/300px-Wychavon_UK_ward_map_2023.svg.png) Winner of each seat at the 2023 Wychavon District Council election |
Leader before election Bradley Thomas Conservative | Leader after election Bradley Thomas Conservative | |
The 2023 Wychavon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, decreasing the number of seats from 45 to 43.[1]
The Conservatives lost seats, but retained their majority on the council.[2]
Summary
Election result
2023 Wychavon District Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 43 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 67.4 | 46.6 | 25,678 | –6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.3 | 25.7 | 14,146 | ±0.0 |
| Green | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 7,465 | +5.4 |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 4,641 | +2.3 |
| Independent | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2,898 | –0.8 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 228 | N/A |
Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows:[3][4]
Badsey & Aldington
Badsey & Aldington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philippa Capel | 372 | 56.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Mary Campbell | 290 | 43.8 | N/A |
Majority | 82 | 12.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 669 | 28.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,360 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bengeworth
Bengeworth (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Emma Stokes* | 441 | 38.6 | –9.9 |
| Conservative | Mark Goodge | 433 | 37.9 | –12.0 |
| Green | Stephen Squires | 348 | 30.5 | N/A |
| Green | Linda Tucker | 341 | 29.9 | N/A |
| Independent | Julie Haines | 286 | 25.0 | N/A |
| Independent | Callum Gailey | 266 | 23.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,142 | 23.6 | –1.5 |
Registered electors | 4,831 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Bowbrook
Bowbrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rowley* | 644 | 65.5 | +1.1 |
| Conservative | Tony Rowley | 339 | 34.5 | –1.1 |
Majority | 305 | 31.0 | |
Turnout | 993 | 41.7 | +1.4 |
Registered electors | 2,382 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
Bredon Hill
Bredon Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Beverley Hardman | 537 | 59.4 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Derrick Watt | 367 | 40.6 | N/A |
Majority | 170 | 18.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 910 | 38.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,380 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bredon
Bredon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Adrian Hardman* | 647 | 61.2 | –17.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Doley | 251 | 23.7 | N/A |
| Green | Martin Everett | 159 | 15.0 | N/A |
Majority | 396 | 37.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,063 | 39.6 | +3.0 |
Registered electors | 2,683 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Bretforton & Offenham
Bretforton & Offenham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Aaron Powell* | 397 | 55.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Matthew Rea | 214 | 29.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ounsted | 104 | 14.5 | N/A |
Majority | 183 | 25.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 721 | 31.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,274 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham
Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Emma Kearsey | 1,102 | 58.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Emma Sims | 1,072 | 57.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Cort | 561 | 29.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Lord | 518 | 27.5 | N/A |
| Reform UK | Phil Harmer | 143 | 7.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,882 | 35.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,244 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Dodderhill
Dodderhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rick Deller | 472 | 59.5 | N/A |
| Green | Sue Howarth | 321 | 40.5 | N/A |
Majority | 151 | 19.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 798 | 29.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,687 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington
Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Turier* | 800 | 51.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | Rob Adams* | 776 | 49.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Revell | 765 | 49.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Mark Ward* | 617 | 39.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,559 | 30.9 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,047 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Droitwich East
Droitwich East (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Neil Franks | 944 | 61.7 | N/A |
| Green | Nicola Morris | 813 | 53.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Kate Fellows | 558 | 36.5 | –21.0 |
| Conservative | Alex Sinton* | 507 | 33.1 | –32.1 |
| Reform UK | Warwick Bambrook | 85 | 5.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,530 | 35.2 | +3.8 |
Registered electors | 4,353 | | |
| Green gain from Conservative |
| Green gain from Conservative |
Droitwich South East
Droitwich South East (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Morris* | 1,102 | 64.3 | –4.6 |
| Conservative | John Grady* | 904 | 52.7 | –2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Carter | 634 | 37.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | John Littlechild | 543 | 31.7 | +13.9 |
Turnout | 1,714 | 31.8 | –4.0 |
Registered electors | 5,383 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Droitwich South West
Droitwich South West (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric Bowden* | 828 | 53.8 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | Gregory Wilkins | 616 | 40.0 | –7.5 |
| Labour | Alan Humphries | 485 | 31.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Key | 461 | 30.0 | –10.7 |
| Labour | Alex Knudsen | 379 | 24.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,539 | 29.8 | –3.8 |
Registered electors | 5,163 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Droitwich West
Droitwich West (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Duffy* | 422 | 40.1 | –7.3 |
| Conservative | Jenny Chaudry* | 378 | 35.9 | –4.5 |
| Labour | Valerie Humphries | 348 | 33.0 | +0.9 |
| Labour | Anthony Kelly | 327 | 31.1 | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Hopkins | 266 | 25.3 | –5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Wiseman | 216 | 20.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,053 | 24.9 | +2.6 |
Registered electors | 4,226 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Eckington
Eckington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Middlebrough | 370 | 34.3 | N/A |
| Independent | Tim Knight | 355 | 32.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Newcombe | 261 | 24.2 | N/A |
| Green | Mike Le Brun | 92 | 8.5 | N/A |
Majority | 15 | 1.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,080 | 45.7 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,362 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Evesham North
Evesham North (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charlie Homer | 401 | 33.7 | –6.2 |
| Labour | Mary Tasker | 376 | 31.6 | +5.7 |
| Conservative | Nick Taylor | 353 | 29.7 | –8.4 |
| Labour | David Tasker | 325 | 27.3 | N/A |
| Independent | Tim Haines | 279 | 23.5 | N/A |
| Independent | Emma Nishigaki | 252 | 21.2 | –12.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Colvin | 162 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Independent | Sam Bastow | 68 | 5.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,189 | 27.0 | –2.9 |
Registered electors | 4,404 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Evesham South
Evesham South (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Julie Tucker* | 623 | 55.9 | –1.8 |
| Green | Ed Cohen* | 511 | 45.9 | +11.0 |
| Conservative | Stan Brotherton | 303 | 27.2 | –2.9 |
| Conservative | Paul Bennett | 298 | 26.8 | –4.3 |
| Independent | Kyle Hotchkins | 186 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Independent | Joe Caine | 154 | 13.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,114 | 25.2 | –3.4 |
Registered electors | 4,420 | | |
| Green hold |
| Green hold |
Fladbury
Fladbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Angie Crump | 518 | 53.7 | +17.7 |
| Conservative | Matthew Winfield | 446 | 46.3 | –17.7 |
Majority | 72 | 7.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 971 | 43.1 | +6.9 |
Registered electors | 2,254 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.7 | |
Hampton
Hampton (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Dyke* | 688 | 41.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | Robert Raphael* | 660 | 39.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | John Clatworthy | 619 | 37.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Brian Gregory | 434 | 26.1 | N/A |
| Labour | Heather Kelleher | 433 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Independent | Peter Scurfield | 349 | 21.0 | N/A |
| Independent | Terri Gailey | 336 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Independent | Ann Lyon | 318 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Brown | 292 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | David Quayle | 251 | 15.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,665 | 25.1 | N/A |
Registered electors | 6,638 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Hartlebury
Hartlebury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Antony Hartley | 444 | 57.5 | –13.6 |
| Green | Edward Broadley | 157 | 20.3 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Parsons | 122 | 15.8 | –13.1 |
| Independent | Sheridan Tranter | 49 | 6.3 | N/A |
Majority | 287 | 37.2 | |
Turnout | 776 | 31.3 | +2.2 |
Registered electors | 2,476 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Harvington & Norton
Harvington & Norton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bradley Thomas* | 484 | 51.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Johnson | 276 | 32.3 | N/A |
| Green | Sarah Cohen | 135 | 15.8 | N/A |
Majority | 208 | 19.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 901 | 38.3 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,353 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons
Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Hannah Robson | 1,047 | 62.9 | N/A |
| Green | Judith Ciotti | 944 | 56.7 | N/A |
| Conservative | Thomas Havemann-Mart* | 552 | 33.2 | N/A |
| Conservative | Neil Tustin | 535 | 32.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,652 | 34.4 | N/A |
Registered electors | 4,800 | | |
| Green win (new seat) |
| Green win (new seat) |
Inkberrow
Inkberrow (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ben Hurdman | 1,076 | 64.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | Nick Dawkes | 1,070 | 64.3 | N/A |
| Green | David Chamberlain | 549 | 33.0 | N/A |
| Green | Doug Hincks | 481 | 28.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Greene | 402 | 24.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,933 | 37.2 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,203 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
North Claines & Salwarpe
North Claines & Salwarpe (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Wright* | 815 | 56.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Daniel Birch | 813 | 56.8 | N/A |
| Labour | James Knudsen | 554 | 38.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,432 | 28.6 | N/A |
Registered electors | 5,012 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ombersley
Ombersley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Day* | 578 | 76.1 | +2.3 |
| Labour | Catherine Neville | 182 | 23.9 | N/A |
Majority | 396 | 52.2 | |
Turnout | 766 | 31.3 | –4.9 |
Registered electors | 2,447 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Pershore
Pershore (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Boatright* | 1,763 | 71.9 | +19.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jodi Arnold | 1,466 | 59.8 | +13.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Tucker* | 1,435 | 58.5 | +6.2 |
| Conservative | Val Wood | 689 | 28.1 | –12.8 |
| Conservative | Michael Hodges | 621 | 25.3 | –9.8 |
| Conservative | Sam Tarran | 503 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Labour | John Rees | 294 | 12.0 | –4.7 |
Turnout | 2,453 | 37.0 | –1.2 |
Registered electors | 6,622 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Pinvin
Pinvin Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Tucker* | 795 | 79.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Sharon Stirling | 205 | 20.5 | N/A |
Majority | 590 | 59.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,005 | 39.8 | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,523 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Upton Snodsbury
Upton Snodsbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Linda Robinson* | 635 | 69.9 | –3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Battersby | 273 | 30.1 | +3.7 |
Majority | 362 | 39.8 | |
Turnout | 913 | 41.2 | +2.0 |
Registered electors | 2,218 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
By-elections
Evesham South
Evesham South by-election 10 August 2023[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Peter Knight | 319 | 45.2 | |
| Conservative | Stan Brotherton | 177 | 25.1 | |
| Independent | Julie Haines | 82 | 11.6 | |
| Labour | David Tasker | 79 | 11.2 | |
| Independent | Julie Haines | 36 | 5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Quayle | 12 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 142 | 20.1 | |
Turnout | 705 | | |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "The Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/26, retrieved 11 February 2024
- ^ "Wychavon election result". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Albutt, Charlotte (5 May 2023). "Wychavon District Council 2023 election count underway". Worcester News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Wychavon District Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Evesham South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.