# 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

* 1973 Malvern Hills District Council election
* 1976 Malvern Hills District Council election
* 1979 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 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)
* 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)
* 2000 Malvern Hills District Council election
* 2003 Malvern Hills District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)
* 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)

## Results maps

* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1997

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

### 1997-2000

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

### 2000-2003

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

### 2003-2007

Alfrick & Leigh By-Election 21 October 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

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

### 2011-2015

West By-Election 5 July 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 161 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,108 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
Chase By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 82 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Lindridge By-Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 208 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 794 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wells By-Election 7 August 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 90 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 849 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Teme Valley By-Election 3 December 2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 172 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 420 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 112 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Tenbury By-Election 16 September 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 212 | 24.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |