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2026 Redditch Borough Council election
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7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 (TBD) →
9 out of 27 seats to Redditch Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sharon Harvey
Party Labour Reform Conservative
Last election 21 seats, 48.2% Did not stand 4 seats, 37.2%
Seats before 18[1] 0 5
Seats won 1 8 0
Seats after 13 8 4
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 8 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,510 9,581 4,791
Percentage 18.4% 39.2% 19.6%
Swing Decrease 29.8% N/A Decrease 17.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Green
Last election 1 seats, 0.7% 1 seat, 8.7%
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 2 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote Did not stand 4,169
Percentage Did not stand 17.0%
Swing Decrease 0.7% Increase 8.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2026 Redditch Borough Council election.
Leader before election

Sharon Harvey
Labour

Leader after election

TBD
No overall control

The 2026 Redditch Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 9 of 27 members of Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire, England.[2]

Summary

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Background

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In 2024, the Labour Party retained majority control of the council.[3][4] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[5][6] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[7]


On 10 March 2026, the leader of Redditch Council Conservative group and councillor for Webheath and Callow Hill Matt Dormer was suspended by the Conservative party after he was linked to a potential defection to Reform UK.[8] This leaves four sitting Conservative councillors on the borough council.[9]

Election result

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2026 Redditch Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 1 Decrease 5 11.1 12 13 48.1 4,510 18.4 –29.8
  Reform 8 Increase 1 88.9 0 8 29.6 9,581 39.2 N/A
  Conservative 0 Decrease 1 0.0 4 4 14.8 4,791 19.6 –17.6
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 7.4 N/A[a] N/A –0.7
  Green 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,169 17.0 +8.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,408 5.8 +0.6

Incumbents

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Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Astwood & Freckenham Chris Holz Conservative Yes
Batchley & Brockhill Sachin Mathur Labour No
Central Gary Slim Labour Yes
Greenlands & Lakeside Juma Begum Labour Yes
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw David Munro Labour Yes
Matchborough & Woodrow Paul Wren Labour No
North Sid Khan Independent No
Webheath & Callow Hill Claire Davies Green Yes
Winyates Alan Mason Labour No

Ward results

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Astwood Bank & Feckenham

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Astwood Bank & Feckenham[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Roger Bennett 1,140 36.8 N/A
Conservative Christopher Holz* 990 31.9 –11.6
Labour Monica Fry 425 13.7 –23.2
Green Kevin White 369 11.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats John Marsh 176 5.7 –2.5
Majority 150 4.8 N/A
Turnout 3,117 45.1 +13.4
Registered electors 6,914
Reform gain from Conservative

Batchley & Brockhill

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Batchley & Brockhill[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Ashley Monk 1,038 39.8 N/A
Labour Mark Tomes 533 20.4 –29.8
Green Lisa King 512 19.6 +10.5
Conservative Julian Grubb 400 15.3 –15.1
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Coope 125 4.8 –5.5
Majority 505 19.4 N/A
Turnout 2,619 35.2 +8.3
Registered electors 7,437
Reform gain from Labour

Central

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Central[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Slim* 652 30.6 –24.3
Reform Stephen Lloyd 614 28.8 N/A
Green Tim Bradley 555 26.0 +11.2
Conservative Alan Smith 237 11.1 –7.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Gee 74 3.5 –7.9
Majority 38 1.8 N/A
Turnout 2,150 30.8 +5.4
Registered electors 6,987
Labour hold

Greenlands & Lakeside

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Greenlands & Lakeside[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Nikki Lloyd 1,086 40.8 N/A
Labour Juma Begum* 652 24.5 –28.4
Green Margot Bish 385 14.5 +2.1
Conservative David Bowater 381 14.3 –11.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt 158 5.9 –3.1
Majority 434 16.3 N/A
Turnout 2,669 35.2 +9.0
Registered electors 7,581
Reform gain from Labour

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

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Headless Cross & Oakenshaw[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Susan Eacock 1,190 39.3 N/A
Labour David Munro* 595 19.7 –26.8
Conservative Kyle Wakefield 526 17.4 –18.5
Green Ben Bradley 378 12.5 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough 338 11.2 +5.0
Majority 595 19.7 N/A
Turnout 3,038 42.7 +9.5
Registered electors 7,121
Reform gain from Labour

Matchborough & Woodrow

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Matchborough & Woodrow[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform David Meredith 947 42.6 N/A
Conservative Juliet Brunner 453 20.4 –4.9
Labour Mark Harvey 421 18.9 –22.5
Green Keith Manning 296 13.3 +3.3
Liberal Democrats David Gee 107 4.8 –1.8
Majority 494 22.2 N/A
Turnout 2,229 29.5 +5.9
Registered electors 7,566
Reform gain from Labour

North

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North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Nic Pioli 1,177 43.2 N/A
Conservative Karen Ashley 600 22.0 –15.3
Labour Debbie Chance 496 18.2 –25.0
Green Adam Price 275 10.1 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Andy Thompson 178 6.5 –4.5
Majority 577 21.2 N/A
Turnout 2,732 38.6 +8.1
Registered electors 7,078
Reform gain from Independent

Webheath & Callow Hill

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Webheath & Callow Hill[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Simon Farmer 1,177 35.4 N/A
Green Claire Davies* 1,072 32.3 –2.6
Conservative Finlay Heath 720 21.7 –18.9
Labour Paul Wren 261 7.9 –12.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Killworth 93 2.8 –1.8
Majority 105 3.2 N/A
Turnout 3,328 46.6 +11.1
Registered electors 7,139
Reform gain from Green

Winyates

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Winyates[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform James Aston 1,212 45.6 N/A
Conservative Anita Clayton 484 18.2 –18.8
Labour Jim Heaney 475 17.9 –21.6
Green Clare Beckhelling 327 12.3 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Jade Taylor 159 6.0 –4.3
Majority 728 27.4 N/A
Turnout 2,663 39.1 +7.0
Registered electors 6,817
Reform gain from Labour

References

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  1. ^ Did not stand candidates.
  1. ^ "Redditch Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ mhclgpress (16 February 2026). "Update on May 2026 local authority elections – MHCLG in the Media". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ Guttridge, Richard (3 May 2024). "Redditch local election results in full as Labour seize control of council". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Redditch result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Plans put forward to postpone local elections in Redditch". BBC News. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Redditch council leader says cancelling election was 'right thing'". BBC News. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Redditch election set to go ahead after government reverses postponement decision". Redditch Advertiser. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv699p8ydno
  9. ^ https://redditchstandard.co.uk/news/councillor-matt-dormer-leaves-redditch-conservatives-amidst-reform-uk-rumours/
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Simon Coyle (7 May 2026). "Redditch local election results 2026 in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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