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 controlYears
No overall control1974–1976
Conservative1976–1980
Labour1980–1983
No overall control1983–1986
Labour1986–2000
No overall control2000–2003
Conservative2003–2007
No overall control2007–2011
Conservative2011–2012
No overall control2012–2015
Conservative2015–2016
No overall control2016–2021
Conservative2021–2022
No overall control2022–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:[7]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Stephen Inman[8] Conservative2002May 2006
Simon Geraghty ConservativeMay 200614 May 2013
Adrian Gregson Labour14 May 20133 Jun 2014
Simon Geraghty[9] Conservative3 Jun 20145 Feb 2016
Marc Bayliss Conservative23 Feb 201617 May 2016
Adrian Gregson Labour17 May 201627 Mar 2018
Marc Bayliss[lower-alpha 1] Conservative27 Mar 2018
  1. Nominally "joint leader" after 17 May 2022, but the other joint leader position left vacant.

Council elections

District result maps
  • 2004 results map
    2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
    2008 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results
Holy Trinity By-Election 26 September 1996
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
St Clement By-Election 20 September 2007[6]
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
Bedwardine By-Election 10 May 2017[6][13]
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
  1. "The City of Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/3225, retrieved 22 September 2022
  2. "Worcester Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 September 2022
  4. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. "Worcester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  6. "Conservatives lose overall control of Worcester City Council". Worcester News. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  7. "Council minutes". Worcester City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. "Shock as council's top man quits job". Worcester News. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. The City of Worcester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  12. "Worcester council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  13. "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedwardine Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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