Herefordshire Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · West Midlands · 53 seats in 53 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives run Herefordshire Council as a minority administration. The council has 53 councillors in 53 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 20, Other 12, Lib Dem 12, Green 8, Labour 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

53 seats - 27 for a majority

Labour 1Conservative 20Lib Dem 12Green 8Other 12

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +2 Conservative −1 Green −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (53 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative34.6%21

Lib Dem24.2%12

Other23.2%10

Green13.3%9

Labour4.1%1

Reform0.6%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 53 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 20

7 short of the 27 needed for a majority

Closest result

Castle

Conservative won by 1 vote over Independent, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Bishops Frome & Cradley

Green hold, 7 November 2024 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

59%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependentOther

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 53 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Arrow Roger Phillips	4 May 2023 Conservative 72.8% lead 58.9 pts
Aylestone Hill Adam Spencer	4 May 2023 Labour 37.9% lead 12.3 pts
Backbury Graham Biggs	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.2% lead 0.8 pts
Belmont Rural Mark Dykes	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 35.8% lead 12.3 pts
Birch Toni Fagan	4 May 2023 Green 45.1% lead 2.3 pts
Bircher Dan Hurcomb	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.2% lead 15.5 pts
Bishops Frome & Cradley Rebecca Tully	4 May 2023 Green 68.9% lead 41.7 pts
Bobblestock Rob Owens	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 29.4% lead 0.4 pts
Bromyard Bringsty Pete Stoddart	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.4% lead 16.2 pts
Bromyard West Clare Davies	4 May 2023 Independent 62.2% lead 44.7 pts
Castle Robert Highfield	4 May 2023 Conservative 28.6% lead 0.1 pts
Central Catherine Gennard	4 May 2023 Green 46.4% lead 16.3 pts
College Ben Proctor	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 29.5% lead 1.0 pts
Credenhill Charlotte Taylor	4 May 2023 Independent 38.3% lead 4.7 pts
Dinedor Hill Dave Davies	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.9% lead 3.0 pts
Eign Hill Elizabeth Foxton	4 May 2023 Independent 38.4% lead 15.6 pts
Golden Valley North Philip Price	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.6% lead 7.4 pts
Golden Valley South Matthew Engel	4 May 2023 Independent 52.3% lead 17.1 pts
Greyfriars Diana Toynbee	4 May 2023 Green 41.2% lead 14.2 pts
Hagley Ivan Powell	4 May 2023 Independent 33.0% lead 2.1 pts
Hampton Bruce Baker	4 May 2023 Conservative 44.2% lead 10.1 pts
Hinton & Hunderton Kevin Tillett	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 66.9% lead 46.7 pts
Holmer Frank Cornthwaite	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.4% lead 4.7 pts
Hope End Helen Heathfield	4 May 2023 Green 59.5% lead 27.5 pts
Kerne Bridge Simeon Cole	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.9% lead 12.8 pts
Kings Acre Rob Williams	4 May 2023 Conservative 32.2% lead 3.6 pts
Kington Terry James	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 48.5% lead 18.2 pts
Ledbury North Liz Harvey	4 May 2023 It's Our County (Herefordshire) 44.0% lead 20.0 pts
Ledbury South Stef Simmons	4 May 2023 Green 38.6% lead 6.6 pts
Ledbury West Justine Peberdy	4 May 2023 Green 46.1% lead 22.8 pts
Leominster East Jenny Bartlett	4 May 2023 Green 50.0% lead 15.2 pts
Leominster North & Rural John Stone	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.0% lead 6.3 pts
Leominster South Mark Woodall	4 May 2023 Green 45.0% lead 13.9 pts
Leominster West Allan Williams	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.7% lead 14.0 pts
Llangarron Elissa Swinglehurst	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.2% lead 8.4 pts
Mortimer Carole Gandy	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.8% lead 30.8 pts
Newton Farm Jacqui Carwardine	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 44.7% lead 12.3 pts
Old Gore Barry Durkin	4 May 2023 Conservative 44.4% lead 12.9 pts
Penyard Harry Bramer	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.4% lead 14.8 pts
Queenswood Pauline Crockett	4 May 2023 Independent 31.2% lead 5.1 pts
Red Hill Daniel Powell	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 64.1% lead 28.2 pts
Ross East Ed O'Driscoll	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 36.5% lead 10.9 pts
Ross North Chris Bartrum	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 37.8% lead 4.0 pts
Ross West Louis Stark	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 43.3% lead 18.7 pts
Saxon Gate Aubrey Oliver	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 54.1% lead 34.0 pts
Stoney Street David Hitchiner	4 May 2023 Independent 35.3% lead 2.8 pts
Sutton Walls Peter Hamblin	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.8% lead 27.1 pts
Three Crosses Jonathan Lester	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.9% lead 22.2 pts
Tupsley Jim Kenyon	4 May 2023 Independent 48.0% lead 19.1 pts
Weobley Nick Mason	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.9% lead 4.0 pts
Whitecross Dave Boulter	4 May 2023 It's Our County (Herefordshire) 29.8% lead 3.8 pts
Widemarsh Polly Andrews	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 38.9% lead 4.8 pts
Wormside Richard Thomas	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.5% lead 10.2 pts

Arrow

Roger Phillips Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative72.8%

Lib Dem13.9%

Green13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roger James Phillips Elected	Conservative	950	72.8%
Dan Ciolte	Lib Dem	181	13.9%
John Whitelegg	Green	174	13.3%

Aylestone Hill

Adam Spencer Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour37.9%

Independent25.6%

Lib Dem17.7%

Conservative16.0%

Reform2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam Spencer Elected	Labour	379	37.9%
Ange Tyler	Independent	256	25.6%
Anna Davey	Lib Dem	177	17.7%
Alexander Walsh	Conservative	160	16.0%
Fiona Mary Stokes	Reform	28	2.8%

Backbury

Graham Biggs Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative35.2%

Lib Dem34.4%

Independent30.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Graham Russell Biggs Elected	Conservative	394	35.2%
James Vidler	Lib Dem	385	34.4%
John Hardwick	Independent	341	30.4%

Belmont Rural

Mark Dykes Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem35.8%

Conservative23.5%

Independent22.6%

Independent10.6%

Reform7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Dykes Elected	Lib Dem	315	35.8%
Andy Cooper	Conservative	207	23.5%
Alan John Jones	Independent	199	22.6%
Rachael Percival	Independent	93	10.6%
Nigel Ely	Reform	67	7.6%

Birch

Toni Fagan Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green45.1%

Conservative42.8%

Lib Dem12.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Toni Anne Fagan Elected	Green	562	45.1%
Michael Nkansah Agyeman	Conservative	533	42.8%
Alex Griffiths	Lib Dem	151	12.1%

Bircher

Dan Hurcomb Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.2%

Independent33.7%

Green8.9%

Lib Dem8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Hurcomb Elected	Conservative	754	49.2%
Sebastian Bowen	Independent	516	33.7%
Tessa Emmaline Smith-Winnard	Green	137	8.9%
Angharad Beverly Pope	Lib Dem	126	8.2%

Bishops Frome & Cradley

Rebecca Tully Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green68.9%

Conservative27.2%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ellie Chowns Elected	Green	801	68.9%
Mark Franklin	Conservative	316	27.2%
Robert Henry Turner	Lib Dem	45	3.9%

Last by-election, 7 November 2024

Green60.1%

Conservative24.3%

Reform11.2%

Lib Dem3.1%

Labour1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rebecca Tully Elected	Green	531	60.1%
Mark Franklin	Conservative	215	24.3%
Dave James	Reform	99	11.2%
Nicki West	Lib Dem	27	3.1%
Sandy Grenar	Labour	12	1.4%

Bobblestock

Rob Owens Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem29.4%

Conservative29.0%

Independent24.3%

Labour17.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rob Owens Elected	Lib Dem	244	29.4%
Clive Richard Butler	Conservative	241	29.0%
Tim Price	Independent	202	24.3%
Anna Coda	Labour	143	17.2%

Bromyard Bringsty

Pete Stoddart Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative47.4%

Green31.2%

Independent11.7%

Lib Dem9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter John Stoddart Elected	Conservative	562	47.4%
Karen Dawn Rock	Green	370	31.2%
Roger Page	Independent	139	11.7%
Clare Hobbs	Lib Dem	115	9.7%

Bromyard West

Clare Davies Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent62.2%

Conservative17.5%

Labour13.0%

Lib Dem7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clare Davies Elected	Independent	412	62.2%
Paul Christopher Harper	Conservative	116	17.5%
Liam Frank Dylan Holman	Labour	86	13.0%
Clare West	Lib Dem	48	7.3%

Castle

Robert Highfield Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative28.6%

Independent28.5%

Independent26.1%

Lib Dem16.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Arnold Highfield Elected	Conservative	346	28.6%
Alan Richard Watkins	Independent	345	28.5%
Rob Rimmer	Independent	316	26.1%
Scott Shaw	Lib Dem	203	16.8%

Central

Catherine Gennard Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green46.4%

Lib Dem30.1%

Conservative23.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Catherine Ruth Gennard Elected	Green	413	46.4%
Mal Williams	Lib Dem	268	30.1%
Michael Edward Peter Gray	Conservative	210	23.6%

College

Ben Proctor Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem29.5%

Labour28.5%

Conservative26.8%

Independent9.4%

Independent5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben Proctor Elected	Lib Dem	230	29.5%
Kath Hey	Labour	222	28.5%
Rachel Louise Taylor	Conservative	209	26.8%
Ian Mark Skyrme	Independent	73	9.4%
Amanda Jane Yilmaz	Independent	46	5.9%

Credenhill

Charlotte Taylor Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent38.3%

Conservative33.6%

Lib Dem15.0%

Independent13.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Matthews Elected	Independent	351	38.3%
Gareth Edward Johnston	Conservative	308	33.6%
Paula Bessie Chambers	Lib Dem	137	15.0%
Charlie Taylor	Independent	120	13.1%

Last by-election, 26 September 2024

Independent33.8%

Independent25.3%

Conservative18.2%

Reform15.0%

Lib Dem4.5%

Labour3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlie Taylor Elected	Independent	201	33.8%
Mike Jones	Independent	150	25.3%
Gareth Edward Johnston	Conservative	108	18.2%
Brian Michael Evans	Reform	89	15.0%
Debbie Hobbs	Lib Dem	27	4.5%
Mike Crofts	Labour	19	3.2%

Dinedor Hill

Dave Davies Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative38.9%

Lib Dem35.9%

It's Our County (Herefordshire)25.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Eirian Davies Elected	Conservative	401	38.9%
Cat Hornsey	Lib Dem	370	35.9%
David Summers	It's Our County (Herefordshire)	260	25.2%

Eign Hill

Elizabeth Foxton Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent38.4%

Lib Dem22.8%

Labour20.8%

Conservative18.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elizabeth Mary Foxton Elected	Independent	440	38.4%
Sam Potts	Lib Dem	261	22.8%
Steven William Woolley	Labour	238	20.8%
Anthony Stephen Geoffrey Thompson	Conservative	207	18.1%

Golden Valley North

Philip Price Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative46.6%

Independent39.2%

Lib Dem14.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip David Price Elected	Conservative	584	46.6%
Jennie Hewitt	Independent	492	39.2%
Brett Lewis Jenkins	Lib Dem	178	14.2%

Golden Valley South

Matthew Engel Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent52.3%

Conservative35.2%

Lib Dem12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Charles Jinman Elected	Independent	594	52.3%
Dave Greenow	Conservative	400	35.2%
Duncan James Starling	Lib Dem	142	12.5%

Last by-election, 26 October 2023

Independent61.2%

Conservative27.8%

Independent3.8%

Labour3.8%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew Engel Elected	Independent	548	61.2%
Dave Greenow	Conservative	249	27.8%
Mike Jones	Independent	34	3.8%
Sandy Grenar	Labour	34	3.8%
Cat Hornsey	Lib Dem	30	3.4%

Greyfriars

Diana Toynbee Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green41.2%

Lib Dem27.0%

Conservative22.2%

Independent9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Diana Toynbee Elected	Green	398	41.2%
Matt Lane	Lib Dem	261	27.0%
Keith Jonah Farmer	Conservative	214	22.2%
Neil Christopher Clark	Independent	92	9.5%

Hagley

Ivan Powell Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent33.0%

Conservative30.9%

Lib Dem18.1%

Independent18.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ivan Glenn James Powell Elected	Independent	407	33.0%
Josh Smith	Conservative	381	30.9%
Stephen Williams	Lib Dem	224	18.1%
Paul Michael Andrews	Independent	223	18.1%

Hampton

Bruce Baker Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative44.2%

Independent34.1%

Lib Dem21.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bruce Allen Baker Elected	Conservative	545	44.2%
John Dennis Harrington	Independent	420	34.1%
William Motley	Lib Dem	268	21.7%

Hinton & Hunderton

Kevin Tillett Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem66.9%

Conservative20.2%

Independent12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Paul Tillett Elected	Lib Dem	417	66.9%
Jeremy Walter Alastair Chapman	Conservative	126	20.2%
Amanda Suna Martin	Independent	80	12.8%

Holmer

Frank Cornthwaite Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative33.4%

Lib Dem28.7%

Independent18.7%

Independent14.5%

Independent4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Cornthwaite Elected	Conservative	366	33.4%
Paul Nicholas Stevens	Lib Dem	315	28.7%
Stephen Tannatt Nash	Independent	205	18.7%
John Charles Phipps	Independent	159	14.5%
Mark Weaden	Independent	51	4.7%

Hope End

Helen Heathfield Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green59.5%

Conservative32.0%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Helen Heathfield Elected	Green	856	59.5%
Keith John Pieri	Conservative	461	32.0%
Kim Marie James	Lib Dem	122	8.5%

Kerne Bridge

Simeon Cole Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative39.9%

Lib Dem27.1%

Independent25.3%

Independent7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simeon Wood Cole Elected	Conservative	442	39.9%
Sarah Caroline Freer	Lib Dem	300	27.1%
Katie Lousie Fowler	Independent	280	25.3%
Andrew Julian Terry	Independent	85	7.7%

Kings Acre

Rob Williams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative32.2%

Independent28.6%

Lib Dem28.1%

Independent11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Geofrey Charles Williams Elected	Conservative	270	32.2%
Graham Rowland Andrews	Independent	240	28.6%
Debbie Hobbs	Lib Dem	236	28.1%
James William Murphy	Independent	93	11.1%

Kington

Terry James Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem48.5%

Green30.3%

Independent11.5%

Conservative9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terry James Elected	Lib Dem	487	48.5%
Helen Elizabeth Hamilton	Green	304	30.3%
Fred Hawkins	Independent	115	11.5%
Natasha Victoria Saunders	Conservative	98	9.8%

Ledbury North

Liz Harvey It's Our County (Herefordshire)

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

It's Our County (Herefordshire)44.0%

Independent24.0%

Lib Dem17.9%

Conservative14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Liz Harvey Elected	It's Our County (Herefordshire)	424	44.0%
Ewen John Sinclair	Independent	231	24.0%
Gem Murray	Lib Dem	172	17.9%
Cole Raymond Thomas Michael Fellows	Conservative	136	14.1%

Ledbury South

Stef Simmons Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green38.6%

Conservative32.0%

Lib Dem21.9%

Labour7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stef Simmons Elected	Green	424	38.6%
Helen Ruth I'Anson	Conservative	352	32.0%
Matthew John George Eakin	Lib Dem	241	21.9%
Will Hopkins	Labour	82	7.5%

Ledbury West

Justine Peberdy Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green46.1%

Conservative23.3%

Lib Dem20.8%

Labour9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Justine Anne Haslewood Peberdy Elected	Green	431	46.1%
Rachael Anne Fitzgerald-Finch	Conservative	218	23.3%
Phillip Howells	Lib Dem	194	20.8%
Jon Browning	Labour	91	9.7%

Leominster East

Jenny Bartlett Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green50.0%

Conservative34.8%

Lib Dem15.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jenny Bartlett Elected	Green	452	50.0%
Simon Patrick Donegan	Conservative	315	34.8%
Marcus Murray	Lib Dem	137	15.2%

Leominster North & Rural

John Stone Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.0%

Green42.7%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Stone Elected	Conservative	524	49.0%
Bryony Clare John	Green	456	42.7%
Mary Jemima Caroline Springer	Lib Dem	89	8.3%

Leominster South

Mark Woodall Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green45.0%

Conservative31.1%

Lib Dem12.3%

Labour11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Alexander Woodall Elected	Green	379	45.0%
Angeline Logan	Conservative	262	31.1%
Lorraine Chatwin	Lib Dem	104	12.3%
Nick Comley	Labour	98	11.6%

Leominster West

Allan Williams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.7%

Green35.7%

Lib Dem14.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Allan Merlyn Williams Elected	Conservative	371	49.7%
Jill Valerie Hanna	Green	267	35.7%
Clive Thomas	Lib Dem	109	14.6%

Llangarron

Elissa Swinglehurst Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.2%

Lib Dem45.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elissa Jane Swinglehurst Elected	Conservative	652	54.2%
Michelle Setchfield	Lib Dem	551	45.8%

Mortimer

Carole Gandy Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.8%

Lib Dem24.0%

Green21.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carole Gandy Elected	Conservative	562	54.8%
Susan Jane Roberts	Lib Dem	246	24.0%
Callum William Coomber	Green	217	21.2%

Newton Farm

Jacqui Carwardine Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem44.7%

Labour32.4%

Conservative22.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jacqui Carwardine Elected	Lib Dem	277	44.7%
Joe Emmett	Labour	201	32.4%
John Jones	Conservative	142	22.9%

Old Gore

Barry Durkin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative44.4%

Independent31.5%

Lib Dem24.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barry Alan Durkin Elected	Conservative	524	44.4%
Gemma Nicola Davies	Independent	372	31.5%
Linden Delves	Lib Dem	285	24.1%

Penyard

Harry Bramer Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative57.4%

Lib Dem42.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harry Bramer Elected	Conservative	738	57.4%
John James Winder	Lib Dem	547	42.6%

Queenswood

Pauline Crockett Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent31.2%

Conservative26.1%

Independent25.0%

Lib Dem17.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pauline Elizabeth Crockett Elected	Independent	346	31.2%
Nicholas Mark Warwick Entwisle	Conservative	290	26.1%
Colin David Williams	Independent	277	25.0%
Tim Fry	Lib Dem	196	17.7%

Red Hill

Daniel Powell Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem64.1%

Conservative35.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Powell Elected	Lib Dem	539	64.1%
Steve Williams	Conservative	302	35.9%

Ross East

Ed O'Driscoll Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem36.5%

Conservative25.6%

Independent22.6%

Labour13.3%

Independent2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ed O'Driscoll Elected	Lib Dem	417	36.5%
Becky Walsh	Conservative	293	25.6%
Milly Boylan	Independent	258	22.6%
Nick Richmond	Labour	152	13.3%
Adam Martin Andrew Fielding	Independent	24	2.1%

Ross North

Chris Bartrum Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem37.8%

Independent33.8%

Conservative16.5%

Labour12.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Bartrum Elected	Lib Dem	350	37.8%
Daniel William Edward Lister	Independent	313	33.8%
Valerie Elizabeth Anne Coker	Conservative	153	16.5%
Mel Hodges	Labour	111	12.0%

Ross West

Louis Stark Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem43.3%

Conservative24.6%

Independent21.2%

Labour10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louis Ian Stark Elected	Lib Dem	423	43.3%
Nigel Thomas Gibbs	Conservative	240	24.6%
Rob Taylor	Independent	207	21.2%
Edward Victor James Philpott	Labour	106	10.9%

Saxon Gate

Aubrey Oliver Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem54.1%

Conservative20.1%

Independent18.3%

Reform7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aubrey Thomas Oliver Elected	Lib Dem	363	54.1%
William John Norman	Conservative	135	20.1%
John Jones	Independent	123	18.3%
Daniel Joseph Coughlin	Reform	50	7.5%

Stoney Street

David Hitchiner Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent35.3%

Conservative32.5%

Lib Dem32.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Hitchiner Elected	Independent	406	35.3%
Phillip Grenfell Haydn Cutter	Conservative	374	32.5%
David Ludwig Howerski	Lib Dem	371	32.2%

Sutton Walls

Peter Hamblin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative45.8%

Green18.7%

Lib Dem18.2%

Independent17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Bryce Hamblin Elected	Conservative	483	45.8%
Taylor Sebastian Whitchurch	Green	197	18.7%
Scott Justin Richardson	Lib Dem	192	18.2%
Steve Williams	Independent	183	17.3%

Three Crosses

Jonathan Lester Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative55.9%

Green33.7%

Lib Dem10.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan Guy Lester Elected	Conservative	763	55.9%
Rebecca Tully	Green	461	33.7%
Duncan Cooper	Lib Dem	142	10.4%

Tupsley

Jim Kenyon Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent48.0%

Independent28.9%

Lib Dem12.3%

Conservative10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Kenyon Elected	Independent	556	48.0%
Liz Board	Independent	335	28.9%
Hugh Stephen Arthur Brooks	Lib Dem	142	12.3%
Patrick Pytka	Conservative	125	10.8%

Weobley

Nick Mason Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative38.9%

Independent34.9%

Lib Dem26.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicholas Mason Elected	Conservative	450	38.9%
Mike Jones	Independent	404	34.9%
Barry Ashton	Lib Dem	304	26.3%

Whitecross

Dave Boulter It's Our County (Herefordshire)

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

It's Our County (Herefordshire)29.8%

Lib Dem26.0%

Conservative20.1%

Labour17.1%

Reform7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dave Boulter Elected	It's Our County (Herefordshire)	212	29.8%
Emma Mayes	Lib Dem	185	26.0%
Marsha Elizabeth Barnsley	Conservative	143	20.1%
Billie Kupeli	Labour	122	17.1%
Richard Barrington Smith	Reform	50	7.0%

Widemarsh

Polly Andrews Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem38.9%

Labour34.1%

Conservative18.9%

Reform8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Polly Andrews Elected	Lib Dem	233	38.9%
Neil Barrington	Labour	204	34.1%
Kathy Handby	Conservative	113	18.9%
Mick Gunner	Reform	49	8.2%

Wormside

Richard Thomas Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative41.5%

Independent31.3%

Lib Dem20.9%

Reform6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard John Thomas Elected	Conservative	481	41.5%
Simon Davies	Independent	362	31.3%
Edward John Hickie	Lib Dem	242	20.9%
Robert John Cribb	Reform	73	6.3%

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
Greyfriars	Diana Toynbee	Green 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
7 November 2024	Bishops Frome & Cradley	Green hold	60.1%
26 September 2024	Credenhill	Independent hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Hereford and South Herefordshire	50%	Conservative	Conservative 31%
North Herefordshire	50%	Green	Green 30%

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 Herefordshire

187,029 residents in 82,823 households

Voted Leave in 2016

59% 7 above GB

Degree or higher

33% 1 below GB

No qualifications

18% same as GB

Own their home

66% 5 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

30% 8 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.