Worcester Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · West Midlands · 35 seats in 16 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 4 May 2028

Labour run Worcester Council as a minority administration. The council has 35 councillors in 16 wards. Seats by party: Labour 17, Green 11, Lib Dem 5, Reform 1, Other 1. The next election is on 4 May 2028.

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

Labour (Minority)

35 seats - 18 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 17Lib Dem 5Green 11Other 1

Seat changes since the 2 May 2024 election Reform +1 Other +1 Conservative −1 Green −1

Vote share at the 2 May 2024 election (35 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Green32.7%12

Labour27.4%17

Conservative18.9%1

Lib Dem14.5%5

Other5.4%0

Reform1.0%0

Next election

4 May 2028

all 35 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 17

1 short of the 18 needed for a majority

Closest result

Cathedral

Labour won the last seat by 16 votes over Green, 2 May 2024

Latest by-election

Warndon Parish South

Green gain from Conservative, 21 October 2023 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

54%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemGreen

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 16 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Arboretum Hannah Cooper, Karen Lewing	2 May 2024 Green 66.2% lead 48.6 pts
Battenhall Paul Sobczyk, Louis Stephen	2 May 2024 Green 66.7% lead 51.0 pts
Cathedral Lynn Denham, Adam Scott	2 May 2024 Labour 40.7% lead 7.5 pts
Claines Mel Allcott, Jessie Jagger, Karen Holmes	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 62.2% lead 45.9 pts
Dines Green & Grove Farm Matthew Lamb, Robyn Norfolk	2 May 2024 Labour 53.0% lead 34.7 pts
Fort Royal Jabbar Riaz, Atif Sadiq	2 May 2024 Labour 40.2% lead 23.4 pts
Leopard Hill Katie Collier, Andrew Cross	2 May 2024 Green 62.1% lead 40.1 pts
Lower Wick & Pitmaston Alan Amos, Sue Smith	2 May 2024 Conservative 42.7% lead 3.4 pts
Nunnery Patricia Agar, Bash Ali, Elaine Willmore	2 May 2024 Labour 36.3% lead 19.1 pts
Rainbow Hill Zoe Cookson, Adrian Gregson	2 May 2024 Labour 44.0% lead 4.9 pts
St Clement Alex Kinnersley, Tor Pingree	2 May 2024 Green 45.4% lead 14.7 pts
St John's Jenny Barnes, Richard Udall	2 May 2024 Labour 60.1% lead 35.4 pts
St Nicholas Sarah Murray, John Rudge	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 45.0% lead 21.5 pts
St Peter's Parish Steve Cockeram, Elena Round	2 May 2024 Green 42.1% lead 15.0 pts
St Stephen Neil Laurenson, Alex Mace	2 May 2024 Green 65.1% lead 48.3 pts
Warndon & Elbury Park Jill Desayrah, Naz Hussain, Ed Kimberley	2 May 2024 Labour 46.3% lead 25.6 pts

Arboretum

Hannah Cooper GreenKaren Lewing Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green66.2%

Labour17.6%

Conservative8.4%

Lib Dem5.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hannah Cooper Elected	Green	1,183
Karen Lewing Elected	Green	1,090
Andrew James Tull	Labour	314
Nazrul Haque	Labour	261
Zoe Coldicott	Conservative	151
Angela Stanley	Conservative	120
Jon Taylor	Lib Dem	106
Alison Ann Morgan	Lib Dem	94
Calvin Stephen Fowler	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Battenhall

Louis Stephen GreenPaul Sobczyk Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green66.7%

Labour15.7%

Conservative14.6%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Louis Stephen Elected	Green	1,367
Paul Sobczyk Elected	Green	1,213
Graham Taylor	Labour	322
Ian Keith Benfield	Labour	306
Parveen Akhtar	Conservative	300
Naseeb Hussain	Conservative	253
Pyers Hugh Symon	Lib Dem	59

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cathedral

Adam Scott LabourLynn Denham Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour40.7%

Green33.2%

Conservative14.2%

Independent7.0%

Lib Dem2.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lynn Denham Elected	Labour	644
Adam Cedric Hudson Scott Elected	Labour	541
Jon Bodenham	Green	525
Leisa Taylor	Green	464
Adele Rimell	Conservative	225
Chris Rimell	Conservative	216
Francis David Lankester	Independent	111
Andrew Smith	Lib Dem	43
Stuart Wild	Lib Dem	37
Archie Michael Harrison	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Claines

Jessie Jagger Lib DemKaren Holmes Lib DemMel Allcott Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem62.2%

Conservative16.3%

Labour11.5%

Green10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mel Allcott Elected	Lib Dem	1,798
Jessie Jagger Elected	Lib Dem	1,401
Karen Holmes Elected	Lib Dem	1,333
Chris Thorp	Conservative	473
Trish Nosal	Conservative	373
Tom Wisniewski	Conservative	360
Joy Squires	Labour	333
Louis Allaway	Labour	309
Mandy Neill	Green	289
Tom Henri	Labour	267
Claire Nichols	Green	236
Simon Bovey	Green	221

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dines Green & Grove Farm

Matthew Lamb LabourRobyn Norfolk Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour53.0%

Conservative18.3%

Green13.3%

Lib Dem6.2%

UKIP5.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matt Lamb Elected	Labour	609
Robyn Norfolk Elected	Labour	478
Margarete Cawte	Conservative	211
Mike Wilson	Conservative	206
Katherine Pingree	Green	153
Nicola Silvester	Green	121
Andy Holmes	Lib Dem	71
Martin Julian Keith Potter	UKIP	68
Mark Patrick Davies	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fort Royal

Atif Sadiq LabourJabbar Riaz Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour40.2%

Green16.8%

Independent15.5%

Independent14.5%

Conservative8.0%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jabba Riaz Elected	Labour	655
Atif Sadiq Elected	Labour	504
Helen McCarthy	Green	274
Naheem Zafar	Independent	252
Resnu Meah	Independent	236
Justin Kirby	Green	179
Marta Martins	Conservative	130
Antonio Martins	Conservative	128
Andrew Ian James Lee	Lib Dem	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leopard Hill

Andrew Cross GreenKatie Collier Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green62.1%

Conservative22.0%

Labour12.0%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Cross Elected	Green	1,029
Katie Collier Elected	Green	906
Jithin Bittu	Conservative	364
Tony Lippett	Conservative	346
Jamsheyd Ali	Labour	199
Sunil Desayrah	Labour	176
Paul Richard Jagger	Lib Dem	64
Bart Ricketts	Lib Dem	46

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lower Wick & Pitmaston

Alan Amos ReformSue Smith Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative42.7%

Labour39.3%

Green10.1%

Lib Dem6.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Amos Elected	Conservative	817
Sue Smith Elected	Labour	752
Aaron Daniels	Labour	653
Lucy Hodgson	Conservative	569
Stephen Brohan	Green	194
Alaric Stephen	Green	170
John Gabor Ondreasz	Lib Dem	129
Eloise Jade Davies	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	23

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Nunnery

Bash Ali LabourElaine Willmore LabourPatricia Agar Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Labour36.3%

Conservative17.2%

Green12.4%

Independent9.5%

Reform7.4%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pat Agar Elected	Labour	994
Elaine Grace Willmore Elected	Labour	963
Bash Ali Elected	Labour	807
Allah Ditta	Conservative	472
Leon Babu	Conservative	442
Lucy Owen	Conservative	417
Barbara Mitra	Green	340
Alice Ponder	Green	302
Nadeem Ahmed	Independent	260
David Carney	Reform	203
Scott Butler	Lib Dem	184
Jacek Zmarzlik	Green	157
Asfand Ali	Independent	146
Mikaeel Zafar	Independent	143

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rainbow Hill

Adrian Gregson LabourZoe Cookson Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour44.0%

Green39.1%

Conservative12.9%

Lib Dem4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Adrian Stewart Gregson Elected	Labour	550
Zoe Cookson Elected	Labour	525
Nick Weeks	Green	488
Josh Trimmer	Green	464
Keith Burton	Conservative	161
Mike Rouse	Conservative	96
Susan Carpenter	Lib Dem	50

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Clement

Alex Kinnersley GreenTor Pingree Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green45.4%

Conservative30.7%

Labour15.1%

Reform5.4%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tor Pingree Elected	Green	788
Alex Kinnersley Elected	Green	598
Bertie Ballinger	Conservative	533
Seb James	Conservative	482
Ian Michael Craigan	Labour	263
Jacqui Wilde	Labour	179
Max Windsor-Peplow	Reform	94
Steve Mather	Lib Dem	59

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St John's

Jenny Barnes LabourRichard Udall Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour60.1%

Green24.7%

Conservative11.4%

Lib Dem3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Udall Elected	Labour	864
Jenny Barnes Elected	Labour	630
Rob Ottolangui	Green	355
Annie Swift	Green	322
Susan Burge	Conservative	164
Alexander Richard James Snell	Conservative	124
Peter Jackson	Lib Dem	55

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Nicholas

John Rudge Lib DemSarah Murray Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Lib Dem45.0%

Conservative23.5%

Green21.8%

Labour9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Philippa Jane Murray Elected	Lib Dem	796
John Rudge Elected	Lib Dem	569
Stephen Hodgson	Conservative	415
Martyn Hencher	Green	385
Janet Lippett	Conservative	298
Clare Wratten	Green	295
Mike Stafford	Labour	172
Chris Taylor	Labour	132

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Peter's Parish

Elena Round IndependentSteve Cockeram Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green42.1%

Lib Dem27.1%

Conservative21.6%

Labour9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Cockeram Elected	Green	832
Elena Round Elected	Green	724
John Renshaw	Lib Dem	537
Steve Mackay	Conservative	428
James Woolgar	Conservative	248
Ken Carpenter	Lib Dem	216
Jenny Benfield	Labour	181
Stephen Geoffrey Tallett	Labour	142

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Stephen

Alex Mace GreenNeil Laurenson Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green65.1%

Conservative16.8%

Labour14.7%

Lib Dem3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alex Mace Elected	Green	995
Neil Laurenson Elected	Green	981
Jason Wild	Conservative	256
Ruth Mary Coates	Labour	224
Angelika Wisniewska	Conservative	202
Mark Willmore	Labour	138
Andrew John Melville	Lib Dem	53

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Warndon & Elbury Park

Ed Kimberley LabourJill Desayrah LabourNaz Hussain Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Labour46.3%

Conservative20.7%

Green15.4%

Independent7.5%

Lib Dem5.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jill Marjorie Desayrah Elected	Labour	868
Ed Kimberley Elected	Labour	783
Naz Hussain Elected	Labour	708
James Stanley	Conservative	389
Owen Tomas Cleary	Conservative	388
Shazad Ditta	Conservative	325
Sue Braithwaite	Green	288
Sarah Dukes	Green	235
Phil Gilfillan	Green	165
Mohammed Awais	Independent	140
Simon Paul Cottingham	Lib Dem	111
Jason Thomas Ford	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Lower Wick & Pitmaston	Alan Amos	Conservative 2024	Reform
St Peter's Parish	Elena Round	Green 2024	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
21 October 2023	Warndon Parish South	Green gain from Conservative
29 July 2023	Nunnery	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Worcester	100%	Labour	Labour 32%

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 Worcester

103,872 residents in 44,737 households

Voted Leave in 2016

54% 2 above GB

Degree or higher

34% same as GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

61% same as GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

21% 1 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

33% 2 above GB

Aged 65 and over

21% 1 below 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.