2022 Redditch Borough Council election

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2022 Redditch Borough Council election

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Third of the council, 11 seats
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Matt Dormer Joe Baker
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat West Batchley & Brockhill
Last election 23 4
Seats before 20 7
Seat change -3 +3

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2022 Redditch Borough Council elections took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council, a district-level local authority in Worcestershire, England.[1]

2022 local election results in Redditch

Results summary[edit]

2022 Redditch Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4 Decrease 3 36.4 16 20 69.0 8,062 43.9 -12.6
  Labour 7 Increase 3 63.6 0 7 24.1 7,895 43.0 +11.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 3.4 1,398 7.6 +2.1
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 3.4 N/A N/A -1.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 894 4.9 -0.8
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 103 0.6 N/A

Ward results[edit]

Abbey[edit]

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sid Khan 870 44.4 +12.9
Conservative Jamie Walsh 827 42.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough 156 8.0 -0.6
Green Gabby Hemming 105 5.4 -2.3
Majority 43 2.2
Turnout 1,969 39.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.7

Astwood Bank & Feckenham[edit]

Astwood Bank & Feckenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Warhurst 931 55.0 +4.4
Labour Wanda King 479 28.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Pickles 152 9.0 -1.8
Green Glen Theobald 131 7.7 -1.1
Majority 452 26.7
Turnout 1,698 35.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.8

Batchley & Brockhill[edit]

Batchley & Brockhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Baker 952 49.2 +14.7
Conservative Gemma Monaco 792 40.9 -17.5
Reform UK Frank Knight 103 5.3 N/A
Green Lea Room 88 4.5 -2.6
Majority 160 8.3
Turnout 1,942 29.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase16.1

Central[edit]

Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Harvey 829 56.9 +14.5
Conservative Ummar Memi 468 32.1 -13.2
Green Victoria Lees 161 11.0 +4.0
Majority 361 24.8
Turnout 1,468 32.3
Labour hold Swing Increase13.9

Church Hill[edit]

Church Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Hartnett 794 43.5 +12.2
Conservative Mike Rouse 729 39.9 -10.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Tomes 218 11.9 -6.6
Green Chris Hudson 85 4.7 N/A
Majority 65 3.6
Turnout 1,833 31.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.3

Crabbs Cross[edit]

Crabbs Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Salman Akbar 675 47.7 +9.4
Labour Monica Fry 410 29.0 +15.7
Green Claire Davies 245 17.3 -8.9
Liberal Democrats David Gee 85 6.0 +0.8
Majority 265 18.7
Turnout 1,426 32.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.2

Greenlands[edit]

Greenlands (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanna Kane 740 47.6 +10.9
Labour Juma Begum 633 40.8 +4.1
Conservative Lee Avery-Sherwood 627 40.4 -13.7
Conservative Jo Monk 596 38.4 -15.7
Green Steve Sergent 177 11.4 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Preston 158 10.2 +5.6
Turnout 1,553 22.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw[edit]

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Beecham 1,059 49.6 -13.3
Labour Juliet Barker Smith 864 40.4 +16.2
Green Alistair Waugh 214 10.0 +2.9
Majority 195 9.2
Turnout 2,144 33.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.8

Lodge Park[edit]

Lodge Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fry 697 61.7 +20.3
Conservative Chris Holz 361 32.0 -18.2
Green Rylma White 71 6.3 +0.7
Majority 336 29.7
Turnout 1,132 29.7
Labour hold Swing Increase19.3

Winyates[edit]

Winyates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Lovell 997 53.3 -5.7
Labour Ian Woodall 627 33.5 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Ann Gee 125 6.7 +2.9
Green Jem Bailey 121 6.5 +1.5
Majority 370 19.8
Turnout 1,884 30.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Current Elections". Redditch Borough Council. Retrieved 23 May 2022.