Malvern Hills District Council elections

Malvern Hills District Council elections are held every four years. Malvern Hills District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 31 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.

Council elections

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  • 1973 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1976 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1979 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
  • 1983 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1987 Malvern Hills District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[2][3]
  • 1991 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1995 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 1997 Malvern Hills District Council election (Elections to shadow authority on new boundaries, councillors took office on 1 April 1998)[4]
  • 2000 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2003 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)[5][6]
  • 2007 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2011 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2015 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2019 Malvern Hills District Council election
  • 2023 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 7)[7]

Results maps

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By-election results

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1995-1997

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Kempsey By-Election 12 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 634 58.1
Liberal Democrats 458 41.9
Majority 176 16.2
Turnout 1,092 34.6
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

1997-2000

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Temeside By-Election 2 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 303 47.7 −16.6
Liberal Democrats 213 33.5 −2.2
Green 119 18.7 +18.7
Majority 90 14.2
Turnout 635
Independent hold Swing
Kempsey By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 726 62.8 +62.8
Liberal Democrats 430 37.2 +18.3
Majority 296 25.6
Turnout 1,156 37.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Upton on Severn By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 295 38.5 +16.6
Independent 257 33.5 +33.5
Conservative 215 28.0 −1.5
Majority 38 5.0
Turnout 767 33.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2000-2003

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Tenbury Town By-Election 26 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 385 42.3
Conservative 305 33.5
Independent 137 15.0
Green 84 9.2
Majority 80 8.8
Turnout 911 38.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
West Malvern By-Election 8 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 363 51.1 +2.2
Conservative 347 48.9 +48.9
Majority 16 2.2
Turnout 710 26.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Trinity By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,125 57.3 +11.0
Liberal Democrats 839 42.7 −11.0
Majority 286 14.6
Turnout 1,964
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003-2007

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Alfrick & Leigh By-Election 21 October 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Young 405 43.2 +43.2
Conservative 396 42.2 +8.8
Green 91 9.7 +9.7
UKIP 456 4.9 −7.4
Majority 9 1.0
Turnout 938 33.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2007-2011

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Hallow By-Election 3 September 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 504 61.6 +16.5
Conservative 314 38.4 −16.5
Majority 190 23.2
Turnout 818
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

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West By-Election 5 July 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Julian Roskams 490 44.2 −4.6
Conservative Jennie Kelly 329 29.7 −11.1
Independent Sarah Rouse 130 11.7 +11.7
UKIP Mike Savage 91 8.2 −2.3
Labour Christopher Burrows 68 6.1 +6.1
Majority 161 14.5
Turnout 1,108
Green hold Swing
Chase By-Election 2 May 2013[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melanie Baker 595 33.8 −9.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Tilley 513 29.1 −12.9
UKIP Jeanette Sheen 392 22.2 +7.8
Labour Jill Smith 262 14.9 +14.9
Majority 82 4.7
Turnout 1,762
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Lindridge By-Election 22 May 2014[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Dell 437 55.0 N/A
UKIP Andrew Dolan 229 28.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Gill 128 16.1 N/A
Majority 208 26.2
Turnout 794
Conservative hold Swing
Wells By-Election 7 August 2014[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris O'Donnell 317 37.3 −25.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Gill 227 26.7 +26.7
UKIP Richard Spencer 158 18.6 +18.6
Independent Louise Gibson 76 9.0 +9.0
Labour Christopher Burrows 71 8.4 +8.4
Majority 90 10.6
Turnout 849
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

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Teme Valley By-Election 3 December 2015[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Palethorpe 268 63.8 −8.5
Labour Daniel Walton 96 22.9 +22.9
UKIP Andrew Dolan 56 13.3 −14.4
Majority 172 41.0
Turnout 420
Conservative hold Swing
West By-Election 4 May 2017[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Natalie McVey 549 38.6 −20.9
Conservative Henry Clarke 437 30.7 −9.8
Liberal Democrats Dee Tomlin 268 18.8 +18.8
Labour Andy Gardner 169 11.9 +11.9
Majority 112 7.9
Turnout 1,423
Green hold Swing

2019-2023

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Tenbury By-Election 16 September 2021[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lesley Bruton 481 55.9 N/A
Conservative Liam Thompson 269 31.3 N/A
Labour Jonathan Morgan 78 9.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jed Marson 32 3.7 N/A
Majority 212 24.7
Turnout 860
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  2. ^ The Hereford and Worcester (Areas) Order 1985
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ "The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1996/1867, retrieved 22 September 2022
  5. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. ^ "The District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/3224, retrieved 22 September 2022
  7. ^ "The Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/23, retrieved 11 February 2024
  8. ^ "Labour wins byelection in army town". guardian.co.uk. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chase Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lindridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wells Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Teme Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tenbury Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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