Bromsgrove council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 30 wards · 31 seats contested

Most seats
11
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
31
across 30 wards
Turnout
34.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 11 -6 10,065 37.2% -7.0
Labour Party 8 +3 5,946 22.0% +0.1
Independent 7 +2 4,967 18.3% +1.5
Liberal Democrats 5 +2 5,227 19.3% +9.1
Green Party 0 +0 741 2.7% +0.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 63 0.2% —
Reform UK 0 +0 63 0.2% —
Wythall Residents' Association 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 31
Conservative and Unionist Party 31
Labour Party 22
Liberal Democrats 21
Independent 13
Green Party 9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 31 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alvechurch South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Alan Bailes Elected 531 57.3% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Spencer Edward Loades 231 24.9% -12.5
Labour Party Eric Anthony Godfrey 131 14.1% +9.1
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Elizabeth Jane Nicholl 34 3.7% -1.0
Majority300
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors2,298
Ballots cast927

Independent hold

Alvechurch Village

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Rachael Anne Bailes Elected 487 55.7% -29.2
Labour Party Martin Malcolm McLeod 166 19.0% +14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry John Thornton 133 15.2% +4.7
Green Party Martin Antony Ball 64 7.3% —
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Ann Louise Stevens 25 2.9% —
Majority321
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors2,265
Ballots cast875

Independent hold

Aston Fields

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jane Elledge Elected 347 36.0% -13.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Kyle Daisley 283 29.4% -20.7
Liberal Democrats Martine Louise Reynolds 277 28.8% —
Green Party Nick Trow 56 5.8% —
Majority64
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors2,528
Ballots cast963

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Avoncroft

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Nicholl Elected 409 44.5% +22.1
Labour Party John Ralph Ellis 322 35.0% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Thomas 189 20.5% -30.2
Majority87
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors2,832
Ballots cast920

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Barnt Green & Hopwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Charlie Hotham Elected 682 68.9% -13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Amritjot Singh Nannar 185 18.7% +0.8
Labour Party Kiran Gulia 123 12.4% —
Majority497
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,384
Ballots cast990

Independent hold

Belbroughton & Romsley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Jane May Elected 1,354 69.0% -14.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Nock Elected 1,096 55.9% —
Labour Party Ros Cooke 381 19.4% -0.1
Independent Susan Jones 316 16.1% —
Independent Gary Brian Prescott 287 14.6% —
Independent Stan Francis 107 5.5% —
Majority715
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors5,316
Ballots cast1,961

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bromsgrove Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Robinson Elected 763 73.7% +23.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Luv Datta 154 14.9% -20.9
Labour Party David Edward Peters 118 11.4% -2.7
Majority609
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors2,345
Ballots cast1,035

Liberal Democrats hold

Catshill North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bernard Martin McEldowney Elected 203 36.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Glanville 191 33.9% -8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Amin 141 25.0% -32.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Philip German 29 5.1% —
Majority12
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors2,134
Ballots cast564

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Catshill South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Shirley Anne Webb Elected 300 51.6% -7.4
Labour Party Jenny Smith 204 35.1% +18.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara Christine Murphy 77 13.3% +5.9
Majority96
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors2,203
Ballots cast581

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Charford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sam Ammar Elected 284 57.7% -19.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Johnson 146 29.7% +6.4
Liberal Democrats Gillian Ruth Bell 62 12.6% —
Majority138
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors2,307
Ballots cast492

Labour Party hold

Cofton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anita Maria Dale Elected 318 37.9% +6.2
Labour Party Christine Margaret McDonald 277 33.0% +20.6
Green Party Jill Harvey 175 20.9% +3.1
Liberal Democrats David Andrew Nicklin 68 8.1% -1.5
Majority41
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors2,610
Ballots cast839

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Drakes Cross

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sue Baxter Elected 372 56.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Holman 195 29.6% -12.1
Green Party Matt Tovey 48 7.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alan James Bell 43 6.5% —
Majority177
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors2,441
Ballots cast658

Independent gain from Wythall Residents' Association

Hagley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruth Emma Lambert Elected 387 45.8% +22.6
Independent Lorraine Ann Johnson 353 41.8% -35.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Gibbons 105 12.4% —
Majority34
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors2,451
Ballots cast845

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent

Hagley West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steven Robert Colella Elected 827 78.0% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jayne Belinda Willetts 155 14.6% -7.5
Green Party Susan Robbins 78 7.4% —
Majority672
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,971
Ballots cast1,060

Independent hold

Hill Top

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Hopkins Elected 401 67.1% -23.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Richard Connellan 100 16.7% +7.4
Liberal Democrats Sara Jane Woodhouse 55 9.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chloe Rae Leslie 42 7.0% —
Majority301
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors1,814
Ballots cast598

Labour Party hold

Hollywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek John Alexander Forsythe Elected 538 74.3% +17.7
Labour Party Douglas Anthony Bridger 186 25.7% +16.3
Majority352
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors2,346
Ballots cast724

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lickey Hills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bakul Kumar Elected 522 55.5% +11.9
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth King 332 35.3% -21.1
Labour Party John David Cochrane 87 9.2% —
Majority190
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,242
Ballots cast941

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Lowes Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Joshua William Robinson Elected 660 73.9% +50.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Rod Laight 233 26.1% -20.5
Majority427
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors2,561
Ballots cast893

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Marlbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Jayne Jones Elected 439 50.8% -5.6
Labour Party Alan Frederick Cooper 220 25.5% +6.4
Green Party Peter James Harvey 142 16.4% -8.1
Reform UK Mason Cherrington 63 7.3% —
Majority219
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,394
Ballots cast864

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rob Hunter Elected 926 89.4% +12.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Kumar Muniandy 110 10.6% -12.7
Majority816
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,560
Ballots cast1,036

Liberal Democrats hold

Perryfields

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kit Taylor Elected 240 47.5% -9.6
Labour Party Tony Leslie Maslen 175 34.7% -8.2
Liberal Democrats Jo McKenna 90 17.8% —
Majority65
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors1,512
Ballots cast505

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rock Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Harrison Rone-Clarke Elected 453 61.8% +16.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Williams 170 23.2% -10.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Paul Appleyard 69 9.4% +0.7
Green Party Lee James Rowley 41 5.6% —
Majority283
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors2,409
Ballots cast733

Labour Party hold

Rubery North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Michael McDonald Elected 518 65.1% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Drew Beaumont 278 34.9% +1.9
Majority240
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,386
Ballots cast796

Labour Party hold

Rubery South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Esther Gray Elected 465 56.6% +20.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Psirides 289 35.2% -4.5
Green Party Julian Malcolm Gray 67 8.2% +0.6
Majority176
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors2,538
Ballots cast821

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sanders Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mick Marshall Elected 347 37.5% -6.9
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Verlinden 243 26.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Boulton 198 21.4% -34.2
Independent David Lawrence Pardoe 138 14.9% —
Majority104
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors2,768
Ballots cast926

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sidemoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Graeme Stewart Elected 352 45.8% +5.1
Liberal Democrats James Andrew Clarke 213 27.7% +5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry Stephen Whitlock Morris 183 23.8% -13.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Judi Byrne 21 2.7% —
Majority139
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors2,697
Ballots cast769

Labour Party hold

Slideslow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Samuel Marc Evans Elected 637 65.1% +47.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Thompson 342 34.9% -30.1
Majority295
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors2,701
Ballots cast979

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Tardebigge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Whittaker Elected 442 53.9% -1.2
Labour Party Sean Patrick Shannon 198 24.1% +9.1
Liberal Democrats Valerie Jane Clarke 110 13.4% +4.4
Green Party John Smout 70 8.5% —
Majority244
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,417
Ballots cast820

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wythall East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin David Stanley Elected 378 54.9% +3.7
Independent Keith Charles Yates 311 45.1% —
Majority67
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors2,461
Ballots cast689

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wythall West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Stephen Richard Peters Elected 353 51.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Denaro 336 48.8% -0.8
Majority17
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors2,309
Ballots cast689

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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