Wyre Forest council election, 2023
Most seats
20
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
33
across 12 wards
Turnout
28.2%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 20 | +6 | 22,197 | 41.7% | +10.0 |
| Independent | 6 | +1 | 9,799 | 18.4% | +7.8 |
| Labour Party | 4 | +2 | 8,871 | 16.6% | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | -1 | 6,154 | 11.5% | +1.0 |
| Green Party | 1 | +0 | 6,268 | 11.8% | +4.1 |
| Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern | 0 | -8 | 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 33 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 33 | |
| Green Party | 17 | |
| Independent | 17 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | |
| Labour Party | 15 |
A party standing a full slate could field 33 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.
Aggborough & Spennells 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Helen Elizabeth Dyke Elected | 1,324 | 71.4% | -7.4 |
| Independent | Peter Dyke Elected | 1,213 | 65.4% | — |
| Independent | John Cedric Aston Elected | 1,142 | 61.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Owen Boyd Cave | 483 | 26.0% | +2.4 |
| Labour Party | George Price | 426 | 23.0% | +9.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Jordan | 366 | 19.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Sherrey | 328 | 17.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Louise Akathiotis | 283 | 15.3% | — |
| Majority | 659 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,855 | |||
Independent hold
Areley Kings & Riverside 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ken Henderson Elected | 795 | 52.4% | +16.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Danny Russell Elected | 656 | 43.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Sutton Elected | 562 | 37.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Carol Warren | 519 | 34.2% | +6.5 |
| Labour Party | Nick Savage | 485 | 32.0% | — |
| Independent | Rob Lloyd | 424 | 28.0% | — |
| Independent | John William Roland Thomas | 325 | 21.4% | — |
| Green Party | Valerie Margaret Wood | 307 | 20.3% | +2.7 |
| Independent | Jason Foster | 288 | 19.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Schmeising-Barnes | 186 | 12.3% | +6.5 |
| Majority | 43 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,516 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bewdley & Rock 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emily Elizabeth Bourne Elected | 939 | 47.2% | -4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dan Morehead Elected | 841 | 42.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Wilson Elected | 723 | 36.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Rod Stanczyszyn | 685 | 34.5% | -9.4 |
| Independent | Calne Edginton-White | 629 | 31.6% | -19.0 |
| Labour Party | Nigel Knowles | 608 | 30.6% | — |
| Green Party | Janice Bell | 461 | 23.2% | -15.7 |
| Independent | Anna Coleman | 372 | 18.7% | — |
| Green Party | Nigel Alastair Geary | 297 | 14.9% | — |
| Independent | Roger Hugh Coleman | 253 | 12.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Cloud Clare Eloise Gollop | 156 | 7.8% | — |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,988 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Blakebrook & Habberley South 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Vicky Caulfield Elected | 765 | 49.9% | +2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracey Onslow Elected | 690 | 45.0% | -10.0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Leigh Whitehouse Elected | 678 | 44.2% | -2.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Juliet Denise Smith | 551 | 35.9% | — |
| Green Party | John Davis | 511 | 33.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edward James Stokes | 505 | 32.9% | — |
| Green Party | Clive Wood | 385 | 25.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Stanley Beavis | 212 | 13.8% | -22.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Heidi Ruth Worth | 187 | 12.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Ford | 114 | 7.4% | — |
| Majority | 127 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,533 | |||
Green Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Broadwaters 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mary Alice Rayner Elected | 893 | 75.5% | +25.4 |
| Labour Party | Mary McDonnell Elected | 634 | 53.6% | +20.2 |
| Independent | Peter Winston Montgomery Young Elected | 611 | 51.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan John Totty | 431 | 36.4% | +10.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Andrew Muir | 373 | 31.5% | +6.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig James Pedley | 354 | 29.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Howard Stuart Williams | 252 | 21.3% | — |
| Majority | 180 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,183 | |||
Independent gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern · Independent hold · Labour Party hold
Foley Park & Hoobrook 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nathan John Desmond Elected | 834 | 56.6% | +8.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicky Gale Elected | 742 | 50.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin George Gale Elected | 694 | 47.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Di Smith | 561 | 38.1% | +18.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Cassidy | 449 | 30.5% | +13.0 |
| Green Party | Doug Hine | 346 | 23.5% | -1.0 |
| Green Party | Nick Atkinson | 278 | 18.9% | — |
| Independent | Sue Meekings | 262 | 17.8% | — |
| Green Party | Dave Finch | 254 | 17.2% | — |
| Majority | 133 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,473 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Franche & Habberley North 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Brookes Elected | 823 | 49.2% | +4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Connolly Elected | 793 | 47.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Richard Ross Elected | 747 | 44.7% | — |
| Labour Party | John Beckingham | 685 | 41.0% | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Anne Madden | 551 | 33.0% | +14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Yasha Walker | 526 | 31.5% | — |
| Independent | Mark Watkins | 492 | 29.4% | — |
| Green Party | Lisa Jayne Allsopp | 398 | 23.8% | — |
| Majority | 62 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,672 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern
Lickhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Little Elected | 266 | 40.7% | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Schmeising-Barnes | 145 | 22.2% | +13.3 |
| Labour Party | Stephen Thorneycroft | 137 | 20.9% | +5.5 |
| Independent | Dixon Raymond Sheppard | 106 | 16.2% | — |
| Majority | 121 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 654 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern
Mitton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nicky Martin Elected | 771 | 50.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Rogers Elected | 733 | 48.1% | +5.5 |
| Labour Party | Jackie Griffiths Elected | 733 | 48.1% | +21.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dale Morris | 684 | 44.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Berenice Susan Dawes | 638 | 41.8% | — |
| Green Party | Michael Timothy Allarton | 546 | 35.8% | +8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Pratt | 471 | 30.9% | +16.4 |
| Majority | 49 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,525 | |||
Independent gain from Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Offmore & Comberton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Fran Oborski Elected | 777 | 48.0% | -26.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Shazu Miah Elected | 685 | 42.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Liam Denzel Peter Carroll Elected | 599 | 37.0% | +12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel John Grace | 561 | 34.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rose Bishop | 548 | 33.9% | +6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Hopkins | 482 | 29.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin John Stooke | 438 | 27.1% | — |
| Independent | Ollie Swain | 438 | 27.1% | — |
| Green Party | Brett Raymond Caulfield | 326 | 20.1% | — |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,618 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Wribbenhall & Arley 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Harrison Elected | 692 | 51.9% | +6.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Byng Elected | 685 | 51.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Nicole Harper | 426 | 31.9% | +4.3 |
| Green Party | Corinne Bailey | 272 | 20.4% | -7.6 |
| Independent | Pauline Watkins | 256 | 19.2% | — |
| Green Party | Rob Ireland | 208 | 15.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Harvey | 129 | 9.7% | — |
| Majority | 259 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,334 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wyre Forest Rural 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marcus John Hart Elected | 1,433 | 62.5% | +17.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robin Macdonald Drew Elected | 1,325 | 57.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian David Hardiman Elected | 1,222 | 53.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Dean Cox | 886 | 38.6% | +17.9 |
| Labour Party | David Paul Jones | 809 | 35.3% | — |
| Green Party | Kate Spohrer | 378 | 16.5% | -0.4 |
| Green Party | Gilda Davis | 336 | 14.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Marcin Marek Gorecki | 291 | 12.7% | — |
| Green Party | Dean Jon Warren | 200 | 8.7% | — |
| Majority | 336 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,293 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold