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 control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - 1980 |
| Labour | 1980 - 1983 |
| No overall control | 1983 - 1986 |
| Labour | 1986 - 2000 |
| No overall control | 2000 - 2003 |
| Conservative | 2003 - 2007 |
| No overall control | 2007 - 2011 |
| Conservative | 2011 - 2012 |
| No overall control | 2012 - 2015 |
| Conservative | 2015 - 2016 |
| No overall control | 2016–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Worcester City Council election
- 1975 Worcester City Council election
- 1976 Worcester City Council election
- 1978 Worcester City Council election
- 1979 Worcester City Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1980 Worcester City Council election
- 1982 Worcester City Council election
- 1983 Worcester City Council election
- 1984 Worcester City Council election
- 1986 Worcester City Council election
- 1987 Worcester City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1988 Worcester City Council election
- 1990 Worcester City Council election
- 1991 Worcester City Council election
- 1992 Worcester City Council election
- 1994 Worcester City Council election
- 1995 Worcester City Council election
- 1996 Worcester City Council election
- 1998 Worcester City Council election
- 1999 Worcester City Council election
- 2000 Worcester City Council election
- 2002 Worcester City Council election
- 2003 Worcester City Council election
- 2004 Worcester City Council election (New ward boundaries)[6][7]
- 2006 Worcester City Council election
- 2007 Worcester City Council election
- 2008 Worcester City Council election
- 2010 Worcester City Council election
- 2011 Worcester City Council election
- 2012 Worcester City Council election
- 2014 Worcester City Council election
- 2015 Worcester City Council election
- 2016 Worcester City Council election
- 2018 Worcester City Council election
District result maps
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2007 results map -
2008 results map
By-election results
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
References
- ^ "City Council". Worcester City Council. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ "Worcester". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ a b "Conservatives lose overall control of Worcester City Council". Worcester News. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ The City of Worcester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Worcester council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
