Bromsgrove District Council elections

Bromsgrove District Council in Worcestershire, England is elected every four years. The elections take place on the first Thursday of May and elect 39 councillors from 23 wards.^[1] By-elections are held for any seats which become vacant between the four yearly elections.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1995
Labour	1995 - 1999
Conservative	1999 - present

Council elections

• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1973
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1976
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1983
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1987
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1991
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1995 (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)^{[4][5][6][7][8]}
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 1999^[9] - Conservative 30, Labour 7, Others 2
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[10][11] - Conservative 26, Labour 8, Residents Association 4, Independent 1
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 2007^[2][12] - Conservative 26, Labour 6, Residents Association 2, Liberal Democrat 1, Others 4
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 2011
• Bromsgrove District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[13]

By-election results

1995-1999

Catshill By-Election 22 October 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		639	64.4	+27.2
	Labour		353	35.6	-27.2
Majority			286	28.8
Turnout			992	20.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1999-2003

Catshill By-Election 28 October 1999[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L H Boden	577	57.5	-9.0
	Labour	G F Witcomb	426	42.5	+9.0
Majority			151	15.0
Turnout			1,003	20.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Witford By-Election 16 December 1999[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A J Dent	343	51.1	+4.3
	Labour	J A Marshall	314	43.5	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	M M Mihailovic	39	5.4	-7.4
Majority			55	7.6
Turnout			696	16.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Furlongs By-Election 13 April 2000[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J M Boswell	574	78.4	+3.8
	Labour	A M Zalin	158	21.6	-3.8
Majority			416	56.8
Turnout			732	22.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Sidemoor By-Election 19 February 2004[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Athol Deakin	549	52.3	-7.9
	Independent	Angela Hadley	349	33.3	+33.3
	Conservative	Sally Harfield	151	14.4	-25.4
Majority			200	19.0
Turnout			1,049	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Slideslow By-Election 9 December 2004[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Selway	435	47.2	+14.8
	Conservative	Sheila Blagg	207	22.5	-25.2
	Independent	David Pardoe	165	17.9	+17.9
	Labour	Elaine Shannon	114	12.4	-7.5
Majority			228	24.7
Turnout			921	23.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Wythall South By-Election 6 April 2006[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Duddy	526	71.1	+38.1
	Independent	Nigel Huggins	165	22.3	-44.7
	Labour	Christopher Bloor	49	6.6	+6.6
Majority			361	48.8
Turnout			740	38.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011

Slideslow By-Election 28 February 2008[20][21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diane Campbell	372	33.9	-11.9
	Independent	Dean Smith	317	28.8	+15.7
	Labour	Christopher Bloore	304	27.7	+27.7
	UKIP	Dale Carter	104	9.5	+9.5
Majority			55	5.0
Turnout			1,097	28.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

1. "Electoral Services". Bromsgrove District Council. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
2. "Bromsgrove council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
3. The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester and West Midlands (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1995. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
9. "Bromsgrove". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
11. "Bromsgrove". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
12. "They were out to get me - Independent ; ELECTION RESULTS ROUND-UP BROMSGROVE". Birmingham Mail. 2007-05-04. p. 30.
13. legislation.gov.uk - The Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
14. "Catshill ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
15. "Whitford ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
16. "Furlongs ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
17. "Sidemoor ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
18. "Slideslow ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
19. "Wythall South ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
20. "Slideslow ward by-election" (PDF). Bromsgrove District Council. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
21. "POLITICS: Tories gain seat in Bromsgrove poll". Birmingham Post. 2008-03-01. p. 4.

• By-election results

External links

• Bromsgrove District Council