Redditch
District council · West Midlands · 27 seats in 9 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027
Redditch Council is run by a Conservative / Independent coalition. The council has 27 councillors in 9 wards. Seats by party: Labour 13, Reform 7, Conservative 4, Other 3. 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
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
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.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Astwood Bank & Feckenham Brandon Clayton, Craig Warhurst, Roger Bennett | 7 May 2026 Reform 36.8% lead 4.9 pts |
| Batchley & Brockhill Wanda King, Joe Baker, Ashley Monk | 7 May 2026 Reform 39.8% lead 19.4 pts |
| Central Gary Slim, William Boyd, Sharon Harvey | 7 May 2026 Labour 30.6% lead 1.8 pts |
| Greenlands & Lakeside Nicola Lloyd, Joanna Kane, Andrew Fry | 7 May 2026 Reform 40.8% lead 16.3 pts |
| Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Juliet Smith, Susan Eacock, Ian Woodall | 7 May 2026 Reform 39.3% lead 19.6 pts |
| Matchborough & Woodrow Jane Spilsbury, David Meredith, James Fardoe | 7 May 2026 Reform 42.6% lead 22.2 pts |
| North Monica Stringfellow, Bill Hartnett, Nic Pioli | 7 May 2026 Reform 43.2% lead 21.2 pts |
| Webheath & Callow Hill Gemma Monaco, Matthew Dormer, Simon Farmer | 7 May 2026 Reform 35.4% lead 3.1 pts |
| Winyates James Aston, Jen Snape, Rita Rogers | 7 May 2026 Reform 45.6% lead 27.4 pts |
Astwood Bank & Feckenham
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Michael Bennett Elected | Reform | 1,140 | 36.8% |
| Christopher Holz | Conservative | 990 | 31.9% |
| Monica Fry | Labour | 425 | 13.7% |
| Kevin White | Green | 369 | 11.9% |
| John Malcolm Marsh | Lib Dem | 176 | 5.7% |
Batchley & Brockhill
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Monk Elected | Reform | 1,038 | 39.8% |
| Mark Tomes | Labour | 533 | 20.4% |
| Lisa Marie King | Green | 512 | 19.6% |
| Julian Grubb | Conservative | 400 | 15.3% |
| Kerrie Elizabeth Coope | Lib Dem | 125 | 4.8% |
Central
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Slim Elected | Labour | 652 | 30.6% |
| Stephen Lloyd | Reform | 614 | 28.8% |
| Tim Bradley | Green | 555 | 26.0% |
| Alan John Smith | Conservative | 237 | 11.1% |
| Pamela Ann Gee | Lib Dem | 74 | 3.5% |
Greenlands & Lakeside
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Lloyd Elected | Reform | 1,086 | 40.8% |
| Juma Begum | Labour | 652 | 24.5% |
| Margot Bish | Green | 385 | 14.5% |
| David Bowater | Conservative | 381 | 14.3% |
| Anthony Pitt | Lib Dem | 158 | 5.9% |
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Eacock Elected | Reform | 1,190 | 39.3% |
| David Munro | Labour | 595 | 19.7% |
| Kyle Wakefield | Conservative | 526 | 17.4% |
| Ben Bradley | Green | 378 | 12.5% |
| Andrew Paul Fieldsend-Roxborough | Lib Dem | 338 | 11.2% |
Matchborough & Woodrow
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Norman Meredith Elected | Reform | 947 | 42.6% |
| Juliet Ann Brunner | Conservative | 453 | 20.4% |
| Mark Harvey | Labour | 421 | 18.9% |
| Kath Manning | Green | 296 | 13.3% |
| David Howard Gee | Lib Dem | 107 | 4.8% |
North
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Pioli Elected | Reform | 1,177 | 43.2% |
| Karen Ashley | Conservative | 600 | 22.0% |
| Debbie Chance | Labour | 496 | 18.2% |
| Adam Scott Price | Green | 275 | 10.1% |
| Andy Thompson | Lib Dem | 178 | 6.5% |
Webheath & Callow Hill
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Edward Farmer Elected | Reform | 1,177 | 35.4% |
| Claire Mary Davies | Green | 1,072 | 32.3% |
| Finlay Heath | Conservative | 720 | 21.7% |
| Paul Wren | Labour | 261 | 7.9% |
| Edward John Killworth | Lib Dem | 93 | 2.8% |
Winyates
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Aston Elected | Reform | 1,212 | 45.6% |
| Anita Janet Clayton | Conservative | 484 | 18.2% |
| Jim Heaney | Labour | 475 | 17.9% |
| Clare Beckhelling | Green | 327 | 12.3% |
| Jade Caroline Taylor | Lib Dem | 159 | 6.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batchley & Brockhill | Ashley Monk | Reform 2026 | Independent |
Seats up on 6 May 2027
9 of 27 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:
| Ward | Councillor whose term ends |
|---|---|
| Astwood Bank & Feckenham | Brandon Clayton Conservative |
| Batchley & Brockhill | Wanda King Independent |
| Central | William Boyd Labour |
| Greenlands & Lakeside | Joanna Kane Labour |
| Headless Cross & Oakenshaw | Ian Woodall Labour |
| Matchborough & Woodrow | James Fardoe Labour |
| North | Monica Stringfellow Labour |
| Webheath & Callow Hill | Gemma Monaco Conservative |
| Winyates | Jen Snape Labour |
Term end dates from Open Council Data.
Every council by-election since 2021
1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2022 | Headless Cross and Oakenshaw | Labour gain from Conservative | 41.9% |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redditch | 100% | Labour | Reform 29% |
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.
Who lives in Redditch
87,037 residents in 36,377 households
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 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.