2012 Redditch Borough Council election

The2012 Redditch Borough Council election for the Redditch Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. All Council wards, apart from Abbey, Astwood Bank & Feckenham, and Crabbs Cross & Rural wards, voted in the local elections. In the Church Hill ward, two councillors were up for election, due to a by-election which was called after the death of Labour councillor Robin King, who died in February 2012.

Election results
Redditch Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 0 3 -3 48.3% 33.0% 5,009
  Labour 15 4 0 +4 51.7% 47.8% 7,246
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 -1 0% 9.7% 1,471
  Green 0 0 0 0 0% 7.2% 1,086
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 2.3% 344

All parties received fewer votes compared to 2011. This is probably due to low turnouts across Redditch and because Astwood Bank & Feckenham ward and Crabbs Cross & Rural Ward were not voting. These wards normally have higher than average turnouts.

Ward Results

Batchley and Brockhill Ward
Batchley and Brockhill Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Pattie Hill 816
Conservative Tom Baker-Price 410
Liberal Democrats Peter Merricks 168
Green Loretta Griffin 108
Majority 406
Turnout 1,512 26.2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Central Ward
Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Greg Chance 763
Conservative David Smith 351
Green Mohammed Khan 104
Liberal Democrats Diane Thomas 79
Majority 412
Turnout 1,303 27.9%
Labour hold Swing

Church Hill Ward
Church Hill Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Hartnett 883
Labour Pat Witherspoon 793
Conservative Kathy Haslam 466
Conservative Kath Banks 430
Liberal Democrats Daniel Taylor 106
Liberal Democrats David Gee 102
Green Lee Bradley 90
Green Rosemary Kerry 71
Independent Isabel Armstrong 51
Independent Richard Armstrong 47
Independent Agnes Wiecek 41
Majority 417
Majority 327
Turnout 1,624 26.1%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Greenlands Ward
Greenlands Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joe Baker 877
Conservative William Norton 391
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt 120
Green Rylma White 120
Majority 486
Turnout 1,517 23.8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roger Bennett 910
Labour Yassar Mahmood 592
Green Alistair Waugh 235
Liberal Democrats John Stanley 167
Majority 318
Turnout 1,911 27.9%
Conservative hold Swing

Lodge Park Ward
Lodge Park Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mark Shurmer 704
Conservative Jean Smith 258
Green Kevin White 86
Liberal Democrats Ian Webster 48
Independent Orion Monn 6
Independent Pam Moon 5
Majority 446
Turnout 1,114 27.7%
Labour hold Swing

Matchborough Ward
Matchborough Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Fisher 699
Conservative Anita Clayton 609
Green Emma Bradley 114
Liberal Democrats Simon Oliver 78
Majority 90
Turnout 1,505 32.8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

West Ward
West Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Braley 767
Labour John Witherspoon 396
Green Louise Deveney 103
Liberal Democrats Rita Hindle 79
Majority 371
Turnout 1,353 29.8%
Conservative hold Swing

Winyates Ward
Winyates Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Yvonne Smith 723
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall 524
Conservative Michael Slevin 417
Independent Paul Swansborough 194
Green Bev Minto 55
Majority 199
Turnout 1,917 29.6%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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