2012 Redditch Borough Council election

The 2012 Redditch Borough Council election for the Redditch Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. All Council wards, apart from Abbey, Astwood Bank & Feckenham, and Crabbs Cross & Rural wards, voted in the local elections. In the Church Hill ward, two councillors were up for election, due to a by-election which was called after the death of Labour councillor Robin King, who died in February 2012.

Map of the results

Election results

Redditch Local Election Result 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	14	0	3	-3	48.3%	33.0%	5,009
	Labour	15	4	0	+4	51.7%	47.8%	7,246
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	1	-1	0%	9.7%	1,471
	Green	0	0	0	0	0%	7.2%	1,086
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	2.3%	344

All parties received fewer votes compared to 2011. This is probably due to low turnouts across Redditch and because Astwood Bank & Feckenham ward and Crabbs Cross & Rural Ward were not voting. These wards normally have higher than average turnouts.

Ward Results

Batchley and Brockhill Ward

Batchley and Brockhill Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pattie Hill	816
	Conservative	Tom Baker-Price	410
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Merricks	168
	Green	Loretta Griffin	108
Majority			406
Turnout			1,512	26.2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Central Ward

Central Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Greg Chance	763
	Conservative	David Smith	351
	Green	Mohammed Khan	104
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Thomas	79
Majority			412
Turnout			1,303	27.9%
	Labour hold		Swing

Church Hill Ward

Church Hill Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Hartnett	883
	Labour	Pat Witherspoon	793
	Conservative	Kathy Haslam	466
	Conservative	Kath Banks	430
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Taylor	106
	Liberal Democrats	David Gee	102
	Green	Lee Bradley	90
	Green	Rosemary Kerry	71
	Independent	Isabel Armstrong	51
	Independent	Richard Armstrong	47
	Independent	Agnes Wiecek	41
Majority			417
Majority			327
Turnout			1,624	26.1%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Greenlands Ward

Greenlands Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Baker	877
	Conservative	William Norton	391
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Pitt	120
	Green	Rylma White	120
Majority			486
Turnout			1,517	23.8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Bennett	910
	Labour	Yassar Mahmood	592
	Green	Alistair Waugh	235
	Liberal Democrats	John Stanley	167
Majority			318
Turnout			1,911	27.9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lodge Park Ward

Lodge Park Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Shurmer	704
	Conservative	Jean Smith	258
	Green	Kevin White	86
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Webster	48
	Independent	Orion Monn	6
	Independent	Pam Moon	5
Majority			446
Turnout			1,114	27.7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Matchborough Ward

Matchborough Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Fisher	699
	Conservative	Anita Clayton	609
	Green	Emma Bradley	114
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Oliver	78
Majority			90
Turnout			1,505	32.8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

West Ward

West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Braley	767
	Labour	John Witherspoon	396
	Green	Louise Deveney	103
	Liberal Democrats	Rita Hindle	79
Majority			371
Turnout			1,353	29.8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winyates Ward

Winyates Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Smith	723
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Hall	524
	Conservative	Michael Slevin	417
	Independent	Paul Swansborough	194
	Green	Bev Minto	55
Majority			199
Turnout			1,917	29.6%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing