Malvern Hills District Council elections

Malvern Hills District's councillors in Worcestershire, England are elected by the public every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Independent1973 - 1987
No overall control1987 - 1991
Independent1991 - 1995
No overall control1995 - 2007
Conservative2007 - 2019
No overall control2019–Present

Following local Conservatives' loss of overall control in May 2019's Election:

The council is led a by a coalition of 9 (all but one) of the independents alongside 9 Liberal Democrat and 5 Green councillors, at whole-council votes on party/group-whipped matters the administration expects thus to carry 24 of the 38 votes. The rest are 13 Conservatives, the first Labour councillor since 1997 and an independent.[2]

Council elections
  • 1973 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1976 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1979 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
  • 1983 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1987 Malvern Hills District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
  • 1991 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1995 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1997 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2000 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2003 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)[6][7]
  • 2007 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2011 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2015 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2019 Malvern Hills District Council election

By-election results

1995-1997
Kempsey By-Election 12 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent 634 58.1
Liberal Democrats 458 41.9
Majority 176 16.2
Turnout 1,092 34.6
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

1997-2000
Temeside By-Election 2 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent 303 47.7 -16.6
Liberal Democrats 213 33.5 -2.2
Green 119 18.7 +18.7
Majority 90 14.2
Turnout 635
Independent hold Swing
Kempsey By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 726 62.8 +62.8
Liberal Democrats 430 37.2 +18.3
Majority 296 25.6
Turnout 1,156 37.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Upton on Severn By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 295 38.5 +16.6
Independent 257 33.5 +33.5
Conservative 215 28.0 -1.5
Majority 38 5.0
Turnout 767 33.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2000-2003
Tenbury Town By-Election 26 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 385 42.3
Conservative 305 33.5
Independent 137 15.0
Green 84 9.2
Majority 80 8.8
Turnout 911 38.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
West Malvern By-Election 8 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 363 51.1 +2.2
Conservative 347 48.9 +48.9
Majority 16 2.2
Turnout 710 26.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Trinity By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 1,125 57.3 +11.0
Liberal Democrats 839 42.7 -11.0
Majority 286 14.6
Turnout 1,964
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003-2007
Alfrick & Leigh By-Election 21 October 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Sheila Young 405 43.2 +43.2
Conservative 396 42.2 +8.8
Green 91 9.7 +9.7
UKIP 456 4.9 -7.4
Majority 9 1.0
Turnout 938 33.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2007-2011
Hallow By-Election 3 September 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 504 61.6 +16.5
Conservative 314 38.4 -16.5
Majority 190 23.2
Turnout 818
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "Malvern Hills". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/ce31zx1ney8t/malvern-hills-district-council
  3. The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. The Hereford and Worcester (Areas) Order 1985
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. "Labour wins byelection in army town". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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