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All 31 seats to Malvern Hills District Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Malvern Hills District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Malvern Hills District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Malvern Hills District Council in Worcestershire, England.[5][6] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, reducing the number of seats on the council from 38 to 31.[7]
Summary
[edit]Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a coalition of the independents and Greens, led by independent councillor Tom Wells. The Liberal Democrats had also been part of the ruling coalition following the 2019 election, but withdrew from it in 2020.[3] There had also been a split amongst the independent councillors in 2022 which led to the formation of a new group called the Malvern Hills Independents, which subsequently registered itself as a political party with the Electoral Commission.[8][4]
Following the election the council remained under no overall control. The independents and Greens both increased their numbers of seats, largely at the expense of the Conservatives, and the independent and Green coalition continued to run the council.[9]
The Liberal Democrat group leader prior to the election, Kaleem Aksar, did not stand for re-election. They chose Paul Bennett as their new group leader after the election.[10]
Election result
[edit]2023 Malvern Hills District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Independent | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
35.5 | 25.7 | 10,470 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
22.6 | 28.3 | 11,538 | –0.6 | |
Green | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22.6 | 18.2 | 7,394 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
9.7 | 16.3 | 6,635 | –11.3 | |
Malvern Hills Independents | 4 | 3 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 2,759 | N/A | ||||
Labour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 4.2 | 1,717 | –2.7 | |
Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.5 | 202 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Malvern Hills District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[11] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[12][13]
Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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MH Independents | Sarah Rouse* | 1,030 | 71.0 | ||
MH Independents | Peter Whatley* | 992 | 68.4 | ||
Conservative | Paul Selway-Swift | 300 | 20.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Hardwick | 239 | 16.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,451 | 37.2 | |||
Registered electors | 3,902 | ||||
MH Independents win (new seat) | |||||
MH Independents win (new seat) |
Baldwin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pamela Cumming* | 905 | 62.6 | –15.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Cumming* | 902 | 62.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Cramp | 436 | 30.2 | +7.8 | |
Green | Seyi Latunde-Dada | 382 | 26.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,445 | 37.7 | |||
Registered electors | 3,833 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Barnards Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Green | Mark Driscoll | 786 | 36.5 | ||
Green | Malcolm Victory | 772 | 35.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Mead | 755 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clive Fletcher | 596 | 27.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pete Benkwitz | 521 | 24.2 | ||
Conservative | Ian Hopwood | 463 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | Julie Maclusky | 423 | 19.7 | ||
Independent | Adrian Vines | 376 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Louise Lowton | 369 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | Iain Dawson | 307 | 14.3 | ||
Independent | Nick Houghton | 296 | 13.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,151 | 33.2 | |||
Registered electors | 6,488 | ||||
Green win (new seat) | |||||
Green win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Broadheath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Daniel Walton* | 511 | 76.8 | +25.5 | |
Conservative | Carl Fordington | 131 | 19.7 | –10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Sandys | 23 | 3.5 | –14.8 | |
Majority | 380 | 57.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 666 | 42.3 | |||
Registered electors | 1,539 | ||||
Independent hold |
Castlemorton, Welland & Wells
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | John Gallagher* | 864 | 48.1 | ||
Independent | Christine Wild | 727 | 40.4 | ||
Conservative | Jill Campbell | 587 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eva Fielding | 550 | 30.6 | ||
Conservative | Marc Bayliss | 489 | 27.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,798 | 42.5 | |||
Registered electors | 4,230 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Great Malvern
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | Beverley Nielsen* | 798 | 50.4 | ||
Independent | Cynthia Palmer* | 726 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | Hannah Campbell | 491 | 31.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jed Marson | 458 | 28.9 | ||
Conservative | James Jarvis | 425 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,584 | 40.5 | |||
Registered electors | 3,915 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Hallow & Holt
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | Dean Clarke* | 495 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | Mel Fordington | 264 | 31.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Drage | 74 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 231 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 836 | 37.6 | |||
Registered electors | 2,221 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Kempsey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | David Harrison* | 917 | 67.3 | –15.9 | |
Independent | John Michael* | 665 | 48.8 | –30.9 | |
Conservative | Ian Daly | 548 | 40.2 | +28.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Drage | 218 | 16.0 | +7.9 | |
Turnout | 1,362 | 34.5 | |||
Registered electors | 3,946 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Lindridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Douglas Godwin* | 479 | 64.9 | –3.6 | |
Green | Mary-Louise Thompson | 159 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John O'Loghlen | 100 | 13.6 | –17.9 | |
Majority | 320 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 745 | 35.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,103 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Link
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kwai Chan* | 589 | 28.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Neville Mills* | 568 | 27.7 | –10.2 | |
Green | Fran Victory | 563 | 27.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Danielle Bennett | 527 | 25.7 | –19.0 | |
Conservative | David Watkins | 504 | 24.6 | –1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clifford Hobbs | 467 | 22.8 | –14.2 | |
Conservative | Karen Hanks | 442 | 21.6 | –3.7 | |
Labour | Susan Dalley | 437 | 21.3 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Christopher Burrows | 429 | 20.9 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Clive Hooper | 305 | 14.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Anne Robinson | 285 | 13.9 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Richard Case | 141 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,050 | 36.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,701 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
Longdon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jennie Watkins | 461 | 60.3 | –1.8 | |
Green | Tim Kershaw | 161 | 21.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Liz Smith | 143 | 18.7 | –19.2 | |
Majority | 300 | 39.3 | |||
Turnout | 767 | 39.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,938 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Martley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Jones-Williams* | 504 | 58.7 | –13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bateman | 197 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Independent | George Wilesmith | 105 | 12.2 | N/A | |
MH Independents | Matthew Oliver | 53 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 307 | 35.8 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 37.1 | |||
Registered electors | 2,327 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Pickesleigh
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Bennett* | 212 | 45.5 | –5.8 | |
Conservative | David Chambers | 104 | 22.3 | –2.1 | |
Labour | Owen Walters | 84 | 18.0 | –6.3 | |
Independent | Caroline Bovey* | 66 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 108 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 470 | 23.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,011 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Powick & the Hanleys
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | Tom Wells* | 1,461 | 78.9 | ||
Independent | Kathy Wells* | 1,283 | 69.3 | ||
Conservative | Sebastian Barbour | 365 | 19.7 | ||
Conservative | Oliver Watkins | 250 | 13.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Aksar | 158 | 8.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,851 | 43.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,303 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Tenbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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MH Independents | Lesley Brunton* | 684 | 57.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Willmott | 605 | 50.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Paul Owen | 367 | 30.6 | N/A | |
Green | Peter Jones | 331 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,198 | 33.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,626 | ||||
MH Independents gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Upper Howsell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Green | Jules Wood* | 335 | 54.8 | ||
Conservative | Surbjit Brierley | 146 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | Jan Blazak | 91 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Will Chaundy | 39 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 189 | 30.9 | |||
Turnout | 615 | 28.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,176 | ||||
Green win (new seat) |
Upton & Ripple
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Green | Martin Allen* | 1,172 | 71.4 | ||
Conservative | Jeremy Owenson | 608 | 37.1 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Waddell | 463 | 28.2 | ||
Green | Rebecca Rollinson | 459 | 28.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Liz Mills | 143 | 8.7 | ||
Reform UK | Doug Guest | 61 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,641 | 42.0 | |||
Registered electors | 3,912 | ||||
Green win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Natalie McVey* | 1,152 | 74.3 | +2.3 | |
Green | John Raine* | 1,122 | 72.3 | –4.5 | |
Conservative | Jennie Kelly | 312 | 20.1 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Whitehead | 211 | 13.6 | –1.0 | |
Turnout | 1,551 | 37.6 | |||
Registered electors | 4,128 | ||||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Banner, Tom (19 May 2020). "Malvern Hills Conservative councillors choose new leader and vow to 'rebuild' town". Malvern Gazette. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson-Jones, Phil (5 May 2023). "Greens narrowly defeat Conservatives in Malvern by-election". Worcester News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b Barnett, Christian (9 July 2020). "Four councillors in Malvern quit Lib Dems over new leader's decision to leave administration". Worcester News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Malvern Hills Independents". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Malvern Hills District Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Malvern Hills result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "The Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/23, retrieved 11 February 2024
- ^ Banner, Tom (19 April 2022). "Malvern Hills District Council leadership chaos worsens". Malvern Gazette. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson-Jones, Phil (25 May 2023). "Greens and independents in charge of Malvern Hills District Council". Malvern Gazette. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "College row hits 'crisis point' in wake of High Court ruling". Malvern Observer. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Malvern Hills District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Election of councillors for the wards of Malvern Hills District Council: Summary of results" (PDF). Malvern Hills District Council. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Malvern Hills District Council. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.