2023 Worcester City Council election
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Worcester City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Worcester City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council had been under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party and their group leader, Chris Mitchell, was the leader of the council. The council remained under no overall control after the election, but the Conservatives went from being the largest party to being the third largest party, not winning any of the seats available at this election. Conservative leader Chris Mitchell was one of those who lost his seat. Labour were the largest party after the election, for the first time since 2000, and the Greens made the most gains, gaining four new seats and winning the popular vote for the first time.[3]
The Labour group leader, Lynn Denham, and the Green group leader, Marjory Bisset, were appointed joint leaders of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 16 May 2023.[4]
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]2023 Worcester City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Green | 5 | ![]() |
45.5 | 5 | 10 | 28.6 | 6,161 | 28.4 | +10.3 | |
Labour | 4 | ![]() |
36.4 | 9 | 13 | 37.1 | 6,052 | 28.0 | –4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | ![]() |
18.2 | 2 | 4 | 11.4 | 3,523 | 16.3 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 8 | 8 | 22.9 | 5,488 | 25.4 | –6.1 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 108 | 0.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
[edit]The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Worcester City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5]
Arboretum
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Hannah Cooper | 1,134 | 61.0 | +35.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Jenny Barnes | 505 | 27.2 | −11.2 | |
Conservative | Anja Potze | 152 | 8.2 | −14.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Taylor | 59 | 3.2 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 629 | ||||
Turnout | 1860 | 39.3 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,732 | ||||
Green gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 23.4 |
Bedwardine
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Smith | 993 | 43.8 | +22.0 | |
Conservative | Adele Rimell | 847 | 37.4 | −7.9 | |
Green | Phil Gilfillan | 221 | 9.8 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Ondreasz | 183 | 8.8 | −0.2 | |
TUSC | Eloise Davies | 19 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 146 | ||||
Turnout | 2,265 | 33.4 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,791 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.0 |
Cathedral
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Atif Sadiq | 1,238 | 45.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Haris Saleem | 806 | 29.3 | −8.0 | |
Green | Jon Bodenham | 420 | 15.3 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Fenton | 199 | 7.2 | −0.9 | |
TUSC | Archie Harrison | 54 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 432 | ||||
Turnout | 2,753 | 32.8 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,403 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.0 |
Claines
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jessie Venegas | 1,641 | 63.8 | +24.4 | |
Conservative | Angela Stanley | 483 | 18.8 | −23.8 | |
Labour | Tom Henri | 227 | 8.8 | +3.9 | |
Green | Alex Mace | 205 | 8.0 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 1158 | ||||
Turnout | 2571 | 39.9 | −5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,451 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.1 |
Nunnery
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Simon Cronin | 1,018 | 47.6 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Allah Ditta | 688 | 32.2 | +3.4 | |
Green | Jacek Zmarzlik | 182 | 8.5 | −6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Scott Butler | 134 | 6.3 | New | |
Independent | David Carney | 108 | 5.0 | New | |
Majority | 330 | ||||
Turnout | 2139 | 32.3 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,627 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 |
St Clement
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Tor Pingree | 703 | 43.2 | +28.6 | |
Conservative | Christopher Mitchell | 615 | 37.8 | −7.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Aaron Daniels | 217 | 13.3 | −15.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Mather | 58 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 88 | ||||
Turnout | 1629 | 38.3 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,253 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.1 |
St John
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Udall | 1,199 | 70.5 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Bertie Ballinger | 249 | 14.6 | −3.1 | |
Green | Susan Avery | 135 | 7.9 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Jackson | 68 | 4.0 | New | |
TUSC | Mark Davies | 30 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 950 | ||||
Turnout | 1700 | 26.6 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,379 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.4 |
St Peter's Parish
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Elena Round | 817 | 44.9 | 27.9 | |
Conservative | James Woolgar | 523 | 28.8 | −25.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Renshaw | 305 | 16.8 | New | |
Labour | Chris Giles | 124 | 6.8 | −11.3 | |
Reform UK | Paul Hickling | 39 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 294 | ||||
Turnout | 1819 | 40.9 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,448 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 26.8 |
St Stephen
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Marjory Bisset | 1,058 | 66.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Tom Wisniewski | 309 | 19.4 | −8.3 | |
Labour | Ruth Coates | 180 | 11.3 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Morgan | 39 | 2.4 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 749 | ||||
Turnout | 1595 | 36.8 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,329 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | +8.4 |
Warndon Parish North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sarah Murray | 795 | 54.9 | +47.3 | |
Conservative | Chris Rimell | 402 | 27.8 | −16.5 | |
Labour | Michelle Hughes | 168 | 11.6 | −19.3 | |
Green | Alaric Stephen | 80 | 5.5 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 393 | ||||
Turnout | 1448 | 36.2 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,999 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 31.9 |
Warndon Parish South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Andrew Cross | 1,206 | 65.3 | +30.7 | |
Conservative | Lucy Hodgson | 414 | 22.4 | −14.4 | |
Labour | Graham Taylor | 183 | 9.9 | −6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Rudge | 42 | 2.3 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 792 | ||||
Turnout | 1847 | 40.2 | +5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,590 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.6 |
By-elections
[edit]Nunnery
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Elaine Willmore | 1,048 | 59.7 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | Allah Ditta | 518 | 29.5 | –2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Scott Butler | 102 | 5.8 | –0.5 | |
Independent | David Carney | 88 | 5.0 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 530 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,759 | 26.5 | |||
Registered electors | 6,644 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Warndon Parish South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Katie Collier | 733 | 53.5 | –11.8 | |
Conservative | Janet Lippett | 340 | 24.8 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Sunil Desayrah | 171 | 12.5 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Jagger | 92 | 6.7 | +4.4 | |
Reform UK | Paul Hickling | 29 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 393 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,369 | 30.0 | −10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,564 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Barnett, Christian (9 May 2022). "Change at the top as Worcester's Labour leader steps down". Worcester News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "The race is on for Worcester City Council elections". Worcester City Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Worcester: Huge defeat for Tories as Labour biggest party". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Barnett, Christian (16 May 2023). "Worcester City Council agrees to joint Labour and Green leaders". Worcester News. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Worcester City Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.