Worcester City Council elections
Worcester City Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Worcester City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 35 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.[1]
Political control
The city of Worcester was an ancient borough which had held city status from time immemorial. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Worcester became a county borough, being independent from the surrounding Worcestershire County Council.[2] In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the city had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district, with Hereford and Worcester County Council providing county-level services.[3] Hereford and Worcester was abolished in 1998, since when a re-established Worcestershire County Council has been the upper-tier authority for Worcester. The first elections to the reconstituted city council were held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:[4][5][6]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1974–1976 | |
| 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 | 2016–2021 | |
| Conservative | 2021–2022 | |
| No overall control | 2022–present | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:[7]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Inman[8] | Conservative | 2002 | May 2006 | |
| Simon Geraghty | Conservative | May 2006 | 14 May 2013 | |
| Adrian Gregson | Labour | 14 May 2013 | 3 Jun 2014 | |
| Simon Geraghty[9] | Conservative | 3 Jun 2014 | 5 Feb 2016 | |
| Marc Bayliss | Conservative | 23 Feb 2016 | 17 May 2016 | |
| Adrian Gregson | Labour | 17 May 2016 | 27 Mar 2018 | |
| Marc Bayliss[a] | Conservative | 27 Mar 2018 | ||
- ^ Nominally "joint leader" after 17 May 2022, but the other joint leader position left vacant.
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)[10]
- 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)[11]
- 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)[12][1]
- 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
- 2019 Worcester City Council election
- 2021 Worcester City Council election
- 2022 Worcester City Council election
District result maps
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2021 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Amos | 1,457 | 56.3 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Barnes | 816 | 31.6 | +5.6 | |
| Green | Daniel Daye | 189 | 7.3 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | Paul Hickling | 124 | 4.8 | -9.6 | |
| Majority | 641 | 24.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,586 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ a b "The City of Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/3225, retrieved 22 September 2022
- ^ "Worcester Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 September 2022
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Worcester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Conservatives lose overall control of Worcester City Council". Worcester News. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Council minutes". Worcester City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Shock as council's top man quits job". Worcester News. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Edwards, Tom (10 February 2016). "Tributes paid to Simon Geraghty's time as Worcester City Council leader - as new budget moves a step closer". Worcester News. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ 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 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedwardine Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
