Worcester City Council elections

One third of Worcester City Council (technically a District Council) in Worcestershire, England, is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 35 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973 - 1976
Conservative1976 - 1980
Labour1980 - 1983
No overall control1983 - 1986
Labour1986 - 2000
No overall control2000 - 2003
Conservative2003 - 2007
No overall control2007 - 2011
Conservative2011 - 2012
No overall control2012 - 2015
Conservative2015 - 2016
No overall control2016–present

Council elections

District result maps
  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map

By-election results
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[3]
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
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References
  1. "City Council". Worcester City Council. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  2. "Worcester". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  3. "Conservatives lose overall control of Worcester City Council". Worcester News. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  4. The City of Worcester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Worcester council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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