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2019 Wychavon District Council election

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All 45 seats to Wychavon District Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 39 seats, 58.2% 5 seats, 14.5% Seats won 36 6 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 20,611 9,896 Percentage 53.5% 25.7% Swing 4.7% 11.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Green Independent Last election 0 seats, 7.5% 0 seats, 4.1% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 3,166 2,362 Percentage 8.2% 6.1% Swing 0.7% 2.0%
Map of the results of the 2019 Wychavon District Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2019 Wychavon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wychavon District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council (45 seats) was up for election. The Conservatives lost 5 seats (2 to the Liberal Democrats, 2 to the Green Party, and 1 to an independent), and gained 2 seats (1 from the Liberal Democrats, and 1 held defection from UKIP), bringing their total on the council to 36. 7 wards (Bretforton & Offenham, Dodderhill, Eckington, Harvington & Norton, Inkberrow, Norton and Whittington, and South Bredon Hill) did not hold a vote, as an equal number of candidates ran as seats available.

Summary

Election result

2019 Wychavon District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	43	36	2	5	3	80.0	53.5	20,611	–4.7
	Liberal Democrats	23	6	2	1	1	13.3	25.7	9,896	+11.2
	Green	9	2	2	0	2	4.4	8.2	3,166	+0.7
	Independent	6	1	1	0	1	2.2	6.1	2,362	+2.0
	Labour	10	0	0	0		0.0	6.1	2,360	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	104	–0.1

UKIP lost a seat which is not shown in the table above as they stood no candidates at this election.

Results by ward

Badsey

Bengeworth

Bowbrook

Bredon

Bretforton and Offenham

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Broadway and Wickhamford

Dodderhill

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Drakes Broughton

Droitwich Central

Droitwich Central ward was abolished in the 2023 Boundary Commission review.

Droitwich East

Droitwich South East

Droitwich South West

Droitwich West

Eckington

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Elmley Castle and Somerville

Evesham North

Evesham South

Fladbury

Great Hampton

Gerald Bearcroft was the incumbent councillor, having been elected for UKIP in 2015.

Hartlebury

Harvington and Norton

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Honeybourne and Pebworth

Inkberrow

No contest was held here, as just 2 candidates ran for the 2 seats.

Little Hampton

Lovett and North Claines

Norton and Whittington

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Ombersley

Pershore

Pinvin

South Bredon Hill

No contest was held here, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

The Littletons

Upton Snodsbury

By-elections

Elmley Castle and Somerville

The Littletons

The Littletons: 13 January 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Hannah Robson	291	39.1	−6.3
	Conservative	Mary Smith	274	36.8	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Quayle	179	24.1	N/A
Majority			17	2.3
Turnout			744	32.0
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	5.8

Dodderhill

References

1. "Wychavon District Council results for 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
2. ^ "Election of DISTRICT COUNCILLORS for the Wards of Wychavon District Council" (PDF). Wynchavon.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
3. "Local Elections Archive Project — Elmley Castle and Somerville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Dodderhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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