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 - present |
Council elections
- Worcester City Council election, 1973
- Worcester City Council election, 1975
- Worcester City Council election, 1976
- Worcester City Council election, 1978
- Worcester City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Worcester City Council election, 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 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Worcester City Council election, 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 (New ward boundaries)[6][7]
- Worcester City Council election, 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
District result maps
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
By-election results
| Holy Trinity By-Election 26 September 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 633 | 70.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | ||||
References
- ↑ "City Council". Worcester City Council. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ↑ "Worcester". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- 1 2 "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.
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