2010 Redditch Borough Council election

The 2010 Redditch Borough Council election was held on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire, England. A total of eleven council seats were up for election: six Conservative, four Labour and one British National Party. The death of Conservative Cllr. Jack Field on 10 March triggered a by-election in the Crabbs Cross ward. No Liberal Democrat councillors defended seats.

Map of the results

Before the election the council was made up of:

• 15 Conservative councillors
• 10 Labour councillors
• 3 Liberal Democrat councillors
• 1 British National councillor

Election results

Redditch Local Election Result 2010

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17	2	0	+2	58.62	41.28	14,915	+7,100
	Labour	9	0	1	-1	31.03	30.16	10,880	+5,999
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	0	0	10.34	22.30	8,056	+5,853
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	1,374	+1,374
	BNP	0	0	1	-1	0	1.49	539	-10
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.56	201	-507
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	162	+162

Seats up for election

Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Stood?
Abbey	Conservative	2006	Colin MacMillan	No
Astwood Bank & Feckenham	Conservative	2006	Michael Chalk	Yes
Batchley & Brockhill	Conservative	2008	Brenda Quinney	Yes
Central	Labour	2006	Debbie Taylor	Yes
Church Hill	Labour	2006	David Hunt	Yes
Crabbs Cross (includes the village of Callow Hill)	Conservative	2006	David Smith	No
Crabbs Cross (includes the village of Callow Hill)	Conservative	2007	Jack Field (deceased)	No
Greenlands	Labour	2006	Philip Mould	No
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw	Conservative	2009	Gay Hopkins	Yes
Lodge Park	Labour	2006	Andrew Fry	Yes
Winyates	British National	2006	David Enderby	Yes

Ward results

Abbey Ward

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Chalk	1,015
	Labour	Alan Mason	881
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Oliver	672
	English Democrat	Scott Preston	162
	Green	Lisa Kite	82
Majority			134
Turnout			2,812	64.7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Astwood Bank & Feckenham Ward

Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Chalk	1,871
	Labour	Neal Stote	802
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hennessey	654
	Green	Joshua Harvey	151
Majority			1,069
Turnout			3,478	74%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Batchley & Brockhill Ward

Batchley & Brockhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Quinney	1,361
	Labour	Pattie Hill	1,335
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Hennessey	597
	Green	Loretta Griffin	160
Majority			26
Turnout			3,453	59%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central Ward

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debbie Taylor	1,112
	Conservative	Roger Bennett	975
	Liberal Democrats	Mo Farooqui	565
	Green	Bryn Colvin	110
	Independent	Orion Moon	78
Majority			137
Turnout			2,840	59.7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Church Hill Ward

Church Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Hill	1,301
	Labour	David Hunt	1,282
	Liberal Democrats	David Gee	788
	Independent	Pamela Forsyth	123
	Green	Lee Bradley	93
Majority			19
Turnout			3,587	58%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Crabbs Cross Ward

Crabbs Cross (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Taylor	1,553
	Conservative	Andrew Brazier	1,506
	Labour	Philip Bowes	706
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Kilworth	696
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Isherwood	641
	Labour	John Fisher	568
	Green	Yvonne Rhodes	189
Majority			800
Turnout			5,859	70%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Greenlands Ward

Greenlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Vickery	1,358
	Conservative	Taff Davies	1,235
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Pitt	778
	Green	Rylma White	155
Majority			123
Turnout			3,526	55.8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gay Hopkins	2,094
	Labour	Yvonne Smith	1,294
	Liberal Democrats	John Stanley	1,008
	Green	Alistair Waugh	228
Majority			800
Turnout			4,624	67.4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lodge Park Ward

Lodge Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fry	1,135
	Conservative	David Bush	749
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Webster	434
	Green	Kevin White	107
Majority			386
Turnout			2,425	60.1%
	Labour hold		Swing

Winyates Ward

Winyates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Griffin	1,255
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Walker	1,223
	Labour	Clive Cheetham	1,113
	BNP	David Enderby	539
	Green	Emma Bradley	99
Majority			32
Turnout			4,229	64.3%
	Conservative gain from BNP		Swing