Wychavon Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · West Midlands · 43 seats in 27 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives have a majority on Wychavon Council. The council has 43 councillors in 27 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 26, Lib Dem 8, Green 5, Other 2, Reform 1, Labour 1. 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 (Majority)

43 seats - 22 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 1Conservative 26Lib Dem 8Green 5Other 2

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +2 Reform +1 Lib Dem +1 Green −1 Conservative −3

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (43 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative44.4%29

Lib Dem25.4%7

Green12.4%6

Labour9.0%1

Other8.2%0

Reform0.6%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 43 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 26

majority of 9; 22 needed

Closest result

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington

Conservative won the last seat by 11 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Hartlebury

Conservative hold, 22 October 2026 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

58%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

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 27 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Badsey & Aldington Mark Ward	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.2% lead 12.4 pts
Bengeworth Mark Goodge, Emma Stokes	4 May 2023 Conservative 32.9% lead 6.9 pts
Bowbrook Margaret Rowley	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.5% lead 31.0 pts
Bredon Adrian Hardman	4 May 2023 Conservative 61.2% lead 37.5 pts
Bredon Hill Beverley Hardman	4 May 2023 Conservative 59.4% lead 18.8 pts
Bretforton & Offenham Matthew Winfield	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.5% lead 25.6 pts
Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham Emma Kearsey, Emma Sims	4 May 2023 Conservative 61.0% lead 29.9 pts
Dodderhill Rick Deller	4 May 2023 Conservative 59.5% lead 19.0 pts
Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington Liz Turier, Rob Adams	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.8% lead 1.6 pts
Droitwich East Neil Franks, Nicola Morris	4 May 2023 Green 59.5% lead 24.3 pts
Droitwich South East John Grady, Richard Morris	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.5% lead 27.0 pts
Droitwich South West Gregory Wilkins, Eric Bowden	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.7% lead 19.4 pts
Droitwich West George Duffy, Jenny Chaudry	4 May 2023 Conservative 40.7% lead 7.1 pts
Eckington Paul Middlebrough	4 May 2023 Conservative 34.3% lead 1.4 pts
Evesham North Mary Tasker, Charlie Homer	4 May 2023 Conservative 26.1% lead 1.7 pts
Evesham South Julie Tucker, Peter Knight	4 May 2023 Green 49.2% lead 25.3 pts
Fladbury Angie Crump	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 53.7% lead 7.4 pts
Hampton Andrew Dyke, Robert Raphael, John Clatworthy	4 May 2023 Conservative 28.5% lead 10.5 pts
Hartlebury Tony Miller	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.5% lead 37.2 pts
Harvington & Norton Craig Reeves	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.1% lead 23.3 pts
Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons Hannah Robson, Judith Ciotti	4 May 2023 Green 65.5% lead 31.0 pts
Inkberrow Ben Hurdman, Nick Dawkes	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.1% lead 26.0 pts
North Claines & Salwarpe Daniel Birch, Nicolas Wright	4 May 2023 Conservative 59.5% lead 19.0 pts
Ombersley Christopher Day	4 May 2023 Conservative 76.1% lead 52.2 pts
Pershore Charles Tucker, Jodi Arnold, Dan Boatright-Greene	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 64.2% lead 39.1 pts
Pinvin Liz Tucker	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 79.5% lead 59.0 pts
Upton Snodsbury Linda Robinson	4 May 2023 Conservative 69.9% lead 39.8 pts

Badsey & Aldington

Mark Ward Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative56.2%

Labour43.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philippa Capel Elected	Conservative	372	56.2%
Mary Campbell	Labour	290	43.8%

Last by-election, 29 August 2024

Conservative32.7%

Lib Dem28.8%

Independent27.4%

Labour11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Kingsley Ward Elected	Conservative	186	32.7%
Matthew Jones	Lib Dem	164	28.8%
Rob Robinson	Independent	156	27.4%
Mary Campbell	Labour	63	11.1%

Bengeworth

Emma Stokes ConservativeMark Goodge Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative32.9%

Green26.0%

Independent21.3%

Independent19.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Katherine Stokes Elected	Conservative	441
Mark Sidney Goodge Elected	Conservative	433
Stephen Peter Squires	Green	348
Linda Tucker	Green	341
Julie Anne Haines	Independent	286
Callum Jones Gailey	Independent	266

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bowbrook

Margaret Rowley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem65.5%

Conservative34.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Margaret Rowley Elected	Lib Dem	644	65.5%
Tony Rowley	Conservative	339	34.5%

Bredon

Adrian Hardman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative61.2%

Lib Dem23.7%

Green15.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adrian Ingleby Hardman Elected	Conservative	647	61.2%
Michael Roger Doley	Lib Dem	251	23.7%
Martin Everett	Green	159	15.0%

Bredon Hill

Beverley Hardman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative59.4%

Lib Dem40.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Beverley Ann Hardman Elected	Conservative	537	59.4%
Derrick Alan Watt	Lib Dem	367	40.6%

Bretforton & Offenham

Matthew Winfield Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative55.5%

Labour29.9%

Lib Dem14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aaron James Powell Elected	Conservative	397	55.5%
Matthew Sidney Rea	Labour	214	29.9%
Christopher Martin Ounsted	Lib Dem	104	14.5%

Last by-election, 9 October 2025

Reform43.5%

Green25.9%

Conservative20.1%

Labour4.0%

Lib Dem3.8%

Independent1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew Roy Winfield Elected	Reform	357	43.5%
Marino Cretu	Green	213	25.9%
Mary Jane Smith	Conservative	165	20.1%
Amanda Sara Capewell	Labour	33	4.0%
Matt Jones	Lib Dem	31	3.8%
Joe Davin	Independent	12	1.5%
Rob Robinson	Independent	10	1.2%

Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham

Emma Kearsey ConservativeEmma Sims Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative61.0%

Lib Dem31.1%

Reform7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Jane Kearsey Elected	Conservative	1,102
Emma Augusta Sophia Sims Elected	Conservative	1,072
Alison Bethan Cort	Lib Dem	561
Anne Lord	Lib Dem	518
Phil Harmer	Reform	143

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dodderhill

Rick Deller Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative59.5%

Green40.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rick Deller Elected	Conservative	472	59.5%
Sue Howarth	Green	321	40.5%

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington

Liz Turier Lib DemRob Adams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem50.8%

Conservative49.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Liz Turier Elected	Lib Dem	800
Rob Adams Elected	Conservative	776
Tom Revell	Lib Dem	765
Mark Kingsley Ward	Conservative	617

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Droitwich East

Neil Franks IndependentNicola Morris Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green59.5%

Conservative35.2%

Reform5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Neil Franks Elected	Green	944
Nicola Louise Mary Morris Elected	Green	813
Kate Fellows	Conservative	558
Alex Sinton	Conservative	507
Warwick Bambrook	Reform	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Droitwich South East

John Grady ConservativeRichard Morris Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative63.5%

Lib Dem36.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Julian Morris Elected	Conservative	1,102
John Grady Elected	Conservative	904
Wendy Jane Carter	Lib Dem	634
John David Littlechild	Lib Dem	543

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Droitwich South West

Eric Bowden ConservativeGregory Wilkins Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative46.7%

Labour27.3%

Lib Dem26.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Eric John Bowden Elected	Conservative	828
Gregory Wilkins Elected	Conservative	616
Alan Humphries	Labour	485
Adrian Key	Lib Dem	461
Alex Stuart Knudsen	Labour	379

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Droitwich West

George Duffy ConservativeJenny Chaudry Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative40.7%

Labour33.6%

Lib Dem25.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
George Alexander Duffy Elected	Conservative	422
Jenny Chaudry Elected	Conservative	378
Val Humphries	Labour	348
Anthony John Kelly	Labour	327
Rod Hopkins	Lib Dem	266
Paul Martin Wiseman	Lib Dem	216

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eckington

Paul Middlebrough Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative34.3%

Independent32.9%

Lib Dem24.2%

Green8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Middlebrough Elected	Conservative	370	34.3%
Tim Knight	Independent	355	32.9%
Pauline Ann Newcombe	Lib Dem	261	24.2%
Mike Le Brun	Green	92	8.5%

Evesham North

Charlie Homer ConservativeMary Tasker Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative26.1%

Labour24.4%

Independent18.1%

Independent16.4%

Lib Dem10.5%

Independent4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Charlie Homer Elected	Conservative	401
Mary Elizabeth Tasker Elected	Labour	376
Nick Taylor	Conservative	353
David Martin Tasker	Labour	325
Tim Haines	Independent	279
Emma Suzanne Nishigaki	Independent	252
Diane Lesley Colvin	Lib Dem	162
Sam Bastow	Independent	68

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Evesham South

Julie Tucker GreenPeter Knight Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green49.2%

Conservative23.9%

Independent14.7%

Independent12.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Dawn Tucker Elected	Green	623
Ed Cohen Elected	Green	511
Stan Brotherton	Conservative	303
Paul Spencer Bennett	Conservative	298
Kyle Hotchkins	Independent	186
Joe Caine	Independent	154

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 10 August 2023

Green45.2%

Conservative25.1%

Independent11.6%

Labour11.2%

Independent5.1%

Lib Dem1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter John Knight Elected	Green	319	45.2%
Stan Brotherton	Conservative	177	25.1%
Julie Anne Haines	Independent	82	11.6%
David Martin Tasker	Labour	79	11.2%
Matt Snape	Independent	36	5.1%
David William Ernest Quayle	Lib Dem	12	1.7%

Fladbury

Angie Crump Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem53.7%

Conservative46.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Angie Crump Elected	Lib Dem	518	53.7%
Matthew Roy Winfield	Conservative	446	46.3%

Hampton

Andrew Dyke ConservativeJohn Clatworthy ConservativeRobert Raphael Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative28.5%

Labour18.0%

Independent14.4%

Independent13.9%

Independent13.2%

Lib Dem12.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Dyke Elected	Conservative	688
Robert Raphael Elected	Conservative	660
John Clatworthy Elected	Conservative	619
Brian Roy Gregory	Labour	434
Heather Pearl Kelleher	Labour	433
Peter Scurfield	Independent	349
Terri Gailey	Independent	336
Ann Elizabeth Lyon	Independent	318
Diana Clare Brown	Lib Dem	292
David William Ernest Quayle	Lib Dem	251

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hartlebury

Tony Miller Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative57.5%

Green20.3%

Lib Dem15.8%

Independent6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony Arnold Hartley Elected	Conservative	444	57.5%
Edward James Broadley	Green	157	20.3%
Sebastian David Adrian John Parsons	Lib Dem	122	15.8%
Sheridan Leon Tranter	Independent	49	6.3%

Last by-election, 22 October 2026

Conservative49.1%

Reform38.7%

Labour12.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Miller Elected	Conservative	315	49.1%
Jake Richardson	Reform	248	38.7%
Susan Anne Evans	Labour	78	12.2%

Harvington & Norton

Craig Reeves Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.1%

Lib Dem30.8%

Green15.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bradley Thomas Elected	Conservative	484	54.1%
Pete Johnson	Lib Dem	276	30.8%
Sarah Judith Cohen	Green	135	15.1%

Last by-election, 29 August 2024

Independent42.6%

Conservative25.4%

Lib Dem25.0%

Labour6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Haydon Reeves Elected	Independent	327	42.6%
Steve Mackay	Conservative	195	25.4%
Pete Johnson	Lib Dem	192	25.0%
Alan Humphries	Labour	53	6.9%

Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons

Hannah Robson GreenJudith Ciotti Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green65.5%

Conservative34.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hannah Mary Robson Elected	Green	1,047
Judith Florence Ciotti Elected	Green	944
Thomas Pietuys Havemann-Mart	Conservative	552
Neil Stuart Tustin	Conservative	535

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Inkberrow

Ben Hurdman ConservativeNick Dawkes Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative53.1%

Green27.1%

Lib Dem19.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ben Hurdman Elected	Conservative	1,076
Nick Dawes Elected	Conservative	1,070
David Charles Chamberlain	Green	549
Doug Hincks	Green	481
Paul Anthony Francis Greene	Lib Dem	402

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Claines & Salwarpe

Daniel Birch ConservativeNicolas Wright Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative59.5%

Labour40.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nicolas James Wright Elected	Conservative	815
Daniel Brian Birch Elected	Conservative	813
James Aaron Stephen Kundsen	Labour	554

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ombersley

Christopher Day Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative76.1%

Labour23.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher John Day Elected	Conservative	578	76.1%
Catherine Mary Neville	Labour	182	23.9%

Pershore

Charles Tucker Lib DemDan Boatright-Greene Lib DemJodi Arnold Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem64.2%

Conservative25.1%

Labour10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Boatright-Greene Elected	Lib Dem	1,763
Jodi Claire Arnold Elected	Lib Dem	1,466
Charles Gordon John Tucker Elected	Lib Dem	1,435
Val Wood	Conservative	689
Michael James Hodges	Conservative	621
Sam Tarran	Conservative	503
John Stephen Rees	Labour	294

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pinvin

Liz Tucker Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem79.5%

Conservative20.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Liz Tucker Elected	Lib Dem	795	79.5%
Sharon Lee Stirling	Conservative	205	20.5%

Upton Snodsbury

Linda Robinson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative69.9%

Lib Dem30.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda Robinson Elected	Conservative	635	69.9%
Trevor Roland Battersby	Lib Dem	273	30.1%

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
Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham	Emma Sims	Conservative 2023	Lib Dem
Droitwich East	Neil Franks	Green 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

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

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
22 October 2026	Hartlebury	Conservative hold	49.9%
9 October 2025	Bretforton & Offenham	Reform gain from Conservative	44.0%
6 September 2024	Badsey & Aldington	Conservative hold
6 September 2024	Harvington & Norton	Independent gain from Conservative
18 August 2023	Evesham South	Green hold
24 August 2022	Dodderhill	Conservative hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Droitwich and Evesham	74%	Conservative	Conservative 39%
West Worcestershire	16%	Conservative	Conservative 35%
Redditch	10%	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.

People

Who lives in Wychavon

132,492 residents in 57,329 households

Voted Leave in 2016

58% 6 above GB

Degree or higher

33% 1 below GB

No qualifications

18% same as GB

Own their home

70% 9 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

29% 7 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.