Redditch Borough Council election, 2012
The Redditch Borough Council Election of 2012 was held on 3 May 2012. All Council wards, apart from Abbey, Astwood Bank & Feckenham and Crabbs Cross & Rural wards, voted in the local elections, in the Church Hill ward two councillors were up for election, due to a by-election which was called after the death of Labour councillor Robin King, who died in February 2012.
Election Results
Redditch Local Election Result 2012 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 14 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 48.3% | 33.0% | 5,009 | |||
Labour | 15 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 51.7% | 47.8% | 7,246 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 9.7% | 1,471 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7.2% | 1,086 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.3% | 344 | |||
All parties received less votes compared to 2011, this is probably due to low tunouts across Redditch and because Astwood Bank & Feckenham ward and Crabbs Cross & Rural Ward were not voting, these wards normally have higher than average turnouts.
Ward Results
Batchley and Brockhill Ward
Batchley and Brockhill Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Pattie Hill | 816 | |||
Conservative | Tom Baker-Price | 410 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Merricks | 168 | |||
Green | Loretta Griffin | 108 | |||
Majority | 406 | ||||
Turnout | 1,512 | 26.2% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Central Ward
Central Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Greg Chance | 763 | |||
Conservative | David Smith | 351 | |||
Green | Mohammed Khan | 104 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Diane Thomas | 79 | |||
Majority | 412 | ||||
Turnout | 1,303 | 27.9% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Church Hill Ward
Church Hill Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bill Hartnett | 883 | |||
Labour | Pat Witherspoon | 793 | |||
Conservative | Kathy Haslam | 466 | |||
Conservative | Kath Banks | 430 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Taylor | 106 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Gee | 102 | |||
Green | Lee Bradley | 90 | |||
Green | Rosemary Kerry | 71 | |||
Independent | Isabel Armstrong | 51 | |||
Independent | Richard Armstrong | 47 | |||
Independent | Agnes Wiecek | 41 | |||
Majority | 417 | ||||
Majority | 327 | ||||
Turnout | 1,624 | 26.1% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Greenlands Ward
Greenlands Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Joe Baker | 877 | |||
Conservative | William Norton | 391 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Pitt | 120 | |||
Green | Rylma White | 120 | |||
Majority | 486 | ||||
Turnout | 1,517 | 23.8% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Roger Bennett | 910 | |||
Labour | Yassar Mahmood | 592 | |||
Green | Alistair Waugh | 235 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Stanley | 167 | |||
Majority | 318 | ||||
Turnout | 1,911 | 27.9% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lodge Park Ward
Lodge Park Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Mark Shurmer | 704 | |||
Conservative | Jean Smith | 258 | |||
Green | Kevin White | 86 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Webster | 48 | |||
Independent | Orion Monn | 6 | |||
Independent | Pam Moon | 5 | |||
Majority | 446 | ||||
Turnout | 1,114 | 27.7% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Matchborough Ward
Matchborough Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Fisher | 699 | |||
Conservative | Anita Clayton | 609 | |||
Green | Emma Bradley | 114 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Simon Oliver | 78 | |||
Majority | 90 | ||||
Turnout | 1,505 | 32.8% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West Ward
West Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Braley | 767 | |||
Labour | John Witherspoon | 396 | |||
Green | Louise Deveney | 103 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rita Hindle | 79 | |||
Majority | 371 | ||||
Turnout | 1,353 | 29.8% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Winyates Ward
Winyates Ward | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Yvonne Smith | 723 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Hall | 524 | |||
Conservative | Michael Slevin | 417 | |||
Independent | Paul Swansborough | 194 | |||
Green | Bev Minto | 55 | |||
Majority | 199 | ||||
Turnout | 1,917 | 29.6% | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.