Worcester City Council elections

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Worcester City Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Worcester City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 35 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.[1]

Council elections[edit]

District result maps[edit]

By-election results[edit]

Holy Trinity By-Election 26 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 633 70.0
Liberal Democrats 171 18.9
Conservative 100 11.0
Majority 462 51.1
Turnout 904 21.1
Labour hold Swing
St Clement By-Election 20 September 2007[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Barnes 604 42.5 +19.5
Conservative Lisa Ventura-Whiting 478 33.6 -15.8
BNP Peter Beechey 166 11.7 -4.1
UKIP John Butterfield 122 8.6 +8.6
Green Olaf Twiehaus 52 3.7 -8.1
Majority 126 8.9
Turnout 1,422 31.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bedwardine By-Election 10 May 2017[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Amos 1,457 56.3 +13.2
Labour Jennifer Barnes 816 31.6 +5.6
Green Daniel Daye 189 7.3 +1.4
UKIP Paul Hickling 124 4.8 -9.6
Majority 641 24.8
Turnout 2,586
Conservative hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The City of Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/3225, retrieved 22 September 2022
  2. ^ The City of Worcester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Worcester council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Conservatives lose overall control of Worcester City Council". Worcester News. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedwardine Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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