Bromsgrove Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · West Midlands · 31 seats in 30 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Bromsgrove Council is run by a Conservative / Independent coalition. The council has 31 councillors in 30 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 10, Other 8, Lib Dem 6, Labour 6. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Conservative / Independent Coalition

31 seats - 16 for a majority

Labour 6Conservative 10Lib Dem 6Other 8Vacant 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Lib Dem +1 Other +1 Conservative −1 Labour −2 1 vacant

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (31 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative34.5%11

Labour22.9%8

Lib Dem20.1%5

Other19.4%7

Green2.9%0

Reform0.2%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 31 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 10

6 short of the 16 needed for a majority

Closest result

Catshill North

Independent won by 12 votes over Labour, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Sidemoor

Lib Dem gain from Labour, 19 September 2024 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

55%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependentSplit evenly

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 30 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alvechurch South Alan Bailes	4 May 2023 Independent 57.3% lead 32.4 pts
Alvechurch Village Rachael Bailes	4 May 2023 Independent 55.7% lead 36.7 pts
Aston Fields Jane Elledge	4 May 2023 Labour 36.0% lead 6.6 pts
Avoncroft David Nicholl	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 44.5% lead 9.5 pts
Barnt Green & Hopwood Charlie Hotham	4 May 2023 Independent 68.9% lead 50.2 pts
Belbroughton & Romsley Simon Nock, Karen May	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.4% lead 39.8 pts
Bromsgrove Central Siobhan Robinson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 73.7% lead 58.8 pts
Catshill North Bernard McEldowney	4 May 2023 Independent 36.0% lead 2.1 pts
Catshill South Shirley Webb	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.6% lead 16.5 pts
Charford Sam Ammar	4 May 2023 Labour 57.7% lead 28.0 pts
Cofton Anita Dale	4 May 2023 Conservative 37.9% lead 4.8 pts
Drakes Cross Sue Baxter	4 May 2023 Independent 56.5% lead 26.9 pts
Hagley East Ruth Lambert	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.8% lead 4.0 pts
Hagley West Steven Colella	4 May 2023 Independent 78.0% lead 63.4 pts
Hill Top David Hopkins	4 May 2023 Labour 67.1% lead 50.4 pts
Hollywood Derek Forsythe	4 May 2023 Conservative 74.3% lead 48.6 pts
Lickey Hills Bakul Kumar	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.5% lead 20.2 pts
Lowes Hill Joshua Robinson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 73.9% lead 47.8 pts
Marlbrook Vacant	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.8% lead 25.3 pts
Norton Rob Hunter	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 89.4% lead 78.8 pts
Perryfields Kit Taylor	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.5% lead 12.8 pts
Rock Hill Harrison Rone-Clarke	4 May 2023 Labour 61.8% lead 38.6 pts
Rubery North Peter McDonald	4 May 2023 Labour 65.1% lead 30.2 pts
Rubery South Esther Gray	4 May 2023 Labour 56.6% lead 21.4 pts
Sanders Park Mick Marshall	4 May 2023 Labour 37.5% lead 11.3 pts
Sidemoor James Clarke	4 May 2023 Labour 45.8% lead 18.1 pts
Slideslow Samuel Evans	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.1% lead 30.2 pts
Tardebigge Peter Whittaker	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.9% lead 29.8 pts
Wythall East Justin Stanley	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.9% lead 9.8 pts
Wythall West Stephen Peters	4 May 2023 Independent 51.2% lead 2.4 pts

Alvechurch South

Alan Bailes Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent57.3%

Conservative24.9%

Labour14.1%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Bailes Elected	Independent	531	57.3%
Spencer Edward Loades	Conservative	231	24.9%
Eric Anthony Godfrey	Labour	131	14.1%
Suzanne Elizabeth Jane Nicholl	Lib Dem	34	3.7%

Alvechurch Village

Rachael Bailes Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent55.7%

Labour19.0%

Conservative15.2%

Green7.3%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachael Anne Bailes Elected	Independent	487	55.7%
Martin Malcolm McLeod	Labour	166	19.0%
Barry John Thornton	Conservative	133	15.2%
Martin Antony Ball	Green	64	7.3%
Rebecca Ann Louise Stevens	Lib Dem	25	2.9%

Aston Fields

Jane Elledge Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour36.0%

Conservative29.4%

Lib Dem28.8%

Green5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jane Elledge Elected	Labour	347	36.0%
Kyle Daisley	Conservative	283	29.4%
Martine Louise Reynolds	Lib Dem	277	28.8%
Nick Trow	Green	56	5.8%

Avoncroft

David Nicholl Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem44.5%

Labour35.0%

Conservative20.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Nicholl Elected	Lib Dem	409	44.5%
John Ralph Ellis	Labour	322	35.0%
Phil Thomas	Conservative	189	20.5%

Barnt Green & Hopwood

Charlie Hotham Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent68.9%

Conservative18.7%

Labour12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlie Hotham Elected	Independent	682	68.9%
Amritjot Singh Nannar	Conservative	185	18.7%
Kiran Gulia	Labour	123	12.4%

Belbroughton & Romsley

Karen May ConservativeSimon Nock Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative55.4%

Labour15.6%

Independent12.9%

Independent11.7%

Independent4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Jane May Elected	Conservative	1,354
Simon Nock Elected	Conservative	1,096
Ros Cooke	Labour	381
Susan Jones	Independent	316
Gary Brian Prescott	Independent	287
Stan Francis	Independent	107

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bromsgrove Central

Siobhan Robinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem73.7%

Conservative14.9%

Labour11.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Siobhan Robinson Elected	Lib Dem	763	73.7%
Luv Datta	Conservative	154	14.9%
David Edward Peters	Labour	118	11.4%

Catshill North

Bernard McEldowney Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent36.0%

Labour33.9%

Conservative25.0%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bernard Martin McEldowney Elected	Independent	203	36.0%
Andrew Glanville	Labour	191	33.9%
Amin	Conservative	141	25.0%
Martin Philip German	Lib Dem	29	5.1%

Catshill South

Shirley Webb Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative51.6%

Labour35.1%

Lib Dem13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shirley Anne Webb Elected	Conservative	300	51.6%
Jenny Smith	Labour	204	35.1%
Barbara Christine Murphy	Lib Dem	77	13.3%

Charford

Sam Ammar Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour57.7%

Conservative29.7%

Lib Dem12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Ammar Elected	Labour	284	57.7%
Sam Johnson	Conservative	146	29.7%
Gillian Ruth Bell	Lib Dem	62	12.6%

Cofton

Anita Dale Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative37.9%

Labour33.1%

Green20.9%

Lib Dem8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anita Maria Dale Elected	Conservative	318	37.9%
Christine Margaret McDonald	Labour	277	33.1%
Jill Harvey	Green	175	20.9%
David Andrew Nicklin	Lib Dem	68	8.1%

Drakes Cross

Sue Baxter Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent56.5%

Conservative29.6%

Green7.3%

Lib Dem6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Baxter Elected	Independent	372	56.5%
Trevor Holman	Conservative	195	29.6%
Matt Tovey	Green	48	7.3%
Alan James Bell	Lib Dem	43	6.5%

Hagley East

Ruth Lambert Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative45.8%

Independent41.8%

Lib Dem12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ruth Emma Lambert Elected	Conservative	387	45.8%
Lorraine Ann Johnson	Independent	353	41.8%
Mark Gibbons	Lib Dem	105	12.4%

Hagley West

Steven Colella Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent78.0%

Conservative14.6%

Green7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven Robert Colella Elected	Independent	827	78.0%
Jayne Belinda Willetts	Conservative	155	14.6%
Susan Robbins	Green	78	7.4%

Hill Top

David Hopkins Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour67.1%

Conservative16.7%

Lib Dem9.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Hopkins Elected	Labour	401	67.1%
Martin Richard Connellan	Conservative	100	16.7%
Sara Jane Woodhouse	Lib Dem	55	9.2%
Chloe Rae Leslie	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	42	7.0%

Hollywood

Derek Forsythe Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative74.3%

Labour25.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Derek John Alexander Forsythe Elected	Conservative	538	74.3%
Douglas Anthony Bridger	Labour	186	25.7%

Lickey Hills

Bakul Kumar Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative55.5%

Lib Dem35.3%

Labour9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bakul Kumar Elected	Conservative	522	55.5%
Janet Elizabeth King	Lib Dem	332	35.3%
John David Cochrane	Labour	87	9.2%

Lowes Hill

Joshua Robinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem73.9%

Conservative26.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joshua William Robinson Elected	Lib Dem	660	73.9%
Rod Laight	Conservative	233	26.1%

Marlbrook

Vacant Vacant

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative50.8%

Labour25.5%

Green16.4%

Reform7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Helen Jayne Jones Elected	Conservative	439	50.8%
Alan Frederick Cooper	Labour	220	25.5%
Peter James Harvey	Green	142	16.4%
Mason Cherrington	Reform	63	7.3%

Norton

Rob Hunter Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem89.4%

Conservative10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rob Hunter Elected	Lib Dem	926	89.4%
Kumar Muniandy	Conservative	110	10.6%

Perryfields

Kit Taylor Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative47.5%

Labour34.7%

Lib Dem17.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kit Taylor Elected	Conservative	240	47.5%
Tony Leslie Maslen	Labour	175	34.7%
Jo McKenna	Lib Dem	90	17.8%

Rock Hill

Harrison Rone-Clarke Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour61.8%

Conservative23.2%

Lib Dem9.4%

Green5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harrison Rone-Clarke Elected	Labour	453	61.8%
Richard Williams	Conservative	170	23.2%
Christopher John Paul Appleyard	Lib Dem	69	9.4%
Lee James Rowley	Green	41	5.6%

Rubery North

Peter McDonald Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour65.1%

Conservative34.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Michael McDonald Elected	Labour	518	65.1%
Drew Beaumont	Conservative	278	34.9%

Rubery South

Esther Gray Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour56.6%

Conservative35.2%

Green8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Esther Gray Elected	Labour	465	56.6%
Nick Psirides	Conservative	289	35.2%
Julian Malcolm Gray	Green	67	8.2%

Sanders Park

Mick Marshall Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour37.5%

Lib Dem26.2%

Conservative21.4%

Independent14.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mick Marshall Elected	Labour	347	37.5%
Vanessa Verlinden	Lib Dem	243	26.2%
Mark Boulton	Conservative	198	21.4%
David Lawrence Pardoe	Independent	138	14.9%

Sidemoor

James Clarke Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour45.8%

Lib Dem27.7%

Conservative23.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Graeme Stewart Elected	Labour	352	45.8%
James Andrew Clarke	Lib Dem	213	27.7%
Henry Stephen Whitlock Morris	Conservative	183	23.8%
Judi Byrne	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	21	2.7%

Last by-election, 19 September 2024

Lib Dem52.6%

Conservative26.9%

Labour16.6%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Andrew Clarke Elected	Lib Dem	276	52.6%
Rita Lorraine Dent	Conservative	141	26.9%
Jenny Smith	Labour	87	16.6%
Peter John Measham	Green	21	4.0%

Slideslow

Samuel Evans Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem65.1%

Conservative34.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Samuel Marc Evans Elected	Lib Dem	637	65.1%
Michael Thompson	Conservative	342	34.9%

Tardebigge

Peter Whittaker Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative53.9%

Labour24.1%

Lib Dem13.4%

Green8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter John Whittaker Elected	Conservative	442	53.9%
Sean Patrick Shannon	Labour	198	24.1%
Valerie Jane Clarke	Lib Dem	110	13.4%
John Smout	Green	70	8.5%

Wythall East

Justin Stanley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.9%

Independent45.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Justin David Stanley Elected	Conservative	378	54.9%
Keith Charles Yates	Independent	311	45.1%

Wythall West

Stephen Peters Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent51.2%

Conservative48.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Richard Peters Elected	Independent	353	51.2%
Geoff Denaro	Conservative	336	48.8%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Charford	Sam Ammar	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
19 September 2024	Sidemoor	Lib Dem gain from Labour	52.6%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bromsgrove	100%	Conservative	Conservative 33%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Bromsgrove

99,186 residents in 41,275 households

Voted Leave in 2016

55% 3 above GB

Degree or higher

37% 3 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

78% 17 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

11% 6 below GB

Rent privately

11% 9 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

28% 6 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.